We had Friday pizza day yesterday at the office, and a totally remarkable situation arose.
Stephanie, who was ordering the pizza and salads, asked,”Do you eat anything? Or do you have things you can’t eat?”
The rest of us – two dudes – said no, we were cool with anything she might order. Truly remarkable!
Now, I understand that lots of people have legitimate food allergies. That’s not what I’m addressing here.
I started to wonder if all the crazy food marketing of the past few decades has been teaching us to be overly-selective, finicky, obnoxious, high maintenance eaters.
Think about it. Never before have we been subjected to some much information and marketing on food packages. Heck, even vegetables are now packaged in plastic and cardboard that are oozing with subtle and not so subtle messages. Stickers are everywhere, too.
Check out your local Target when you get a chance. They’re getting into the food biz in a big way, and they’re selling produce that’s entirely pre-packaged.
Interesting stuff, ay?
What do you think? Are we training ourselves to be annoying?


