my two weeks with law students
+ some thoughts on snacks
Good morning everyone.
I just got back from Virginia, where I spent two weeks surrounded by law students. I am not a law student and I’m still unsure how I ended up there. Most of the conversations revolved around 17th-century common law, which, tragically, is not my area of expertise.
How I survived? These helpful articles:
Needless to say, I couldn’t wait to get back to you. The lawyers were starting to catch on that I didn’t belong. They were quoting Blackstone, I was citing butter facts. I was being exposed—rightly—as a fraud.
But in all seriousness, I got to meet and catch up with some truly great people. I came away from the trip not only deeply grateful that I’m not in law school, but freshly motivated to keep pouring my high-LDL-cholesterol heart into Running On Butter.
Last night, fresh off the plane, I headed straight to Sprouts to stock up on real food. And as I slowly meandered through the aisles (don’t rush me in the grocery store!), I was reminded—yet again—how much I dislike prepackaged snacks. Even the “healthy” ones.
Sprouts features dozens of cool, crunchy brands claiming to offer healthier alternatives to the usual junk. Instead of Fruit by the Foot, they’ve got dried fruit rolls, which, to be fair, is a huge upgrade. But then there are the endless shelves of “healthier” snacks that aren’t really that healthy. They’re just a more expensive way to stay malnourished.
These are the kinds of foods that give healthy eating a bad rap for being expensive. I snapped some photos below.
While many of these brands are better than their conventional counterparts, they’re not nutrient-dense. They’re not real food.
When I’m grocery shopping, I’m looking for ingredients that truly nourish. Seasonal fruits and vegetables, quality dairy and meat, pasture-raised eggs, fresh herbs and spices. These are the foods that bring life to the body and clarity to the mind. Not just “clean” calories. Not just macros.
So my exhortation to you, dear Buttercups: When you’re filling your cart, think nourishment first. Not calories, not protein grams. As we talked about last week, a product can have “great” macros on the label and still do more harm than good.
Photos from DC!
