Are you Jack Sprat or his wife?

[NMAmy]

We had this discussion at Thanksgiving. My nephew, my great-nephew, dd, and I are all Jack Sprats. You know the old nursery rhyme--Jack Sprat could eat no fat; his wife could eat no lean.

All 4 of us insist on cutting all visible fat off any piece of meat. My niece, her husband, my mom, and my sister think the fat is the best part. Which actually works out well because they're always grabbing the gross stuff off our plates and eating it.

Oddly enough, this turned into a good natured argument. My favorite part of it was when my adorable 4 yo great niece turned to me and said, "But, Auntie Amy, the fat is where all the flavor is!" Her mother has brainwashed her.

So--are you Jack Sprat or his wife?

 

[Maleficent13]

The fat *is* where all the flavor is.

 

[NMAmy]

The fat *is* where all the flavor is.

Juliet? I didn't know you could type yet!

 

[piratesmate]

I'm Jack Sprat & DH is his wife. And he does the same thing with grabbing all the gross stuff off my plate.

What I think isn't fair is that when you look at us as a couple, he looks like Jack Sprat in the nursery rhyme books & I look like his wife. You know - he looks like a stick & could be a body double for Jabba the Hut.

 

[Maleficent13]

Even Emeril says pork fat rules.

 

[tngramma]

A Jack here. The thought of puttin fat in my mouth turns my stomach. I like my bacon extra crispy please.

 

[NMAmy]

Even Emeril says pork fat rules.

Ick. This is one incidence where Emeril is just WRONG.

 

[Maleficent13]

Emeril is never wrong. Emeril is fabulous.

I bet you don't eat the chicken/turkey skin either. YUM!

 

[NMAmy]

Emeril is never wrong. Emeril is fabulous.

I bet you don't eat the chicken/turkey skin either. YUM!

How did you know? Even with fried chicken, I pull the skin off. All the fat eaters in my family LOVE that.

 

[Maleficent13]

New sig just for you!

 

[NMAmy]

 

[Mrs.Toad]

I am Jack Sprat when it comes to meat, cutting every single little bit off and removing chicken skin before eating it. Same with milk - I like skim, but even 2% tastes like cream to me.

Fat just completely grosses me out, except when it's in cheese.

 

[Merriwind]

Just call me Jack--fat, yuck! DH is definitely the wife in this case. DD won't eat the fat, but loves the skin, eeew!

 

[Briarmom]

The fat and the skin is all so nasty! I can't even look at it.
I am another one of those who is fat anyway though. The fact that fat terrifies me hasn't helped my butt any.

 

[SleepyMom]

I am Jack and DD and DH are the wife. My skills at removing the icky part rival a surgeon.

When I was younger I had a disease and could not eat any fatty or fried foods, so I think that stayed with me. My throat closes up just thinking of it, blech!

 

[Pooh67_68]

All fat must be cut off, or I don't eat.

 

[Pooh67_68]

Gag, no!!!!

I bet you don't eat the chicken/turkey skin either. YUM!

 

[NMAmy]

HA!! I'm feeling vindicated. I'm not one of the only Jack Sprats.

However, I must admit, my aversion to fat on meats does not carry over to an aversion to fat in any kind of dessert.

 

[nataliela]

I'm a jack. Just thinking of people eating the fat off of meat is making me gag. I also drink skim milk, I like it borderline watery.

I don't eat the skin off of chicken and I pull out the vein?(the little clear string thing) on chicken tenders.

It drives my husband crazy because I pick apart all my food!

 

[malibuconlee]

I'm Jack Sprat. I hate getting that big bite of gristle, YUK!!!