Food Habit Vis' -a-Vis' Age Factor 

Partha Pratim Majumder

As a young corporate executive of 26/27 yrs. I used to go to the then Bombay with my boss Sr. V.P (55/56 yrs) and stay in West End Hotel @ New Marine Lines.After my heavy breakfast for the day with Double egged Omelette, Bread & Butter Toast , Coffee and bananas , I used to visit his room being ready.

The breakfast used to be so heavy, that we could skip our lunch religiously.

He was a decent person with pleasant personality and fatherly attitude. With smile, he used to ask, "Aaj ki ki khele ? (What did you take this morning ? ")

Fruit Salad @ Home

He, to the contrary, used to have any of the two items - (a) either a bowl of Milk with cornflakes or, (b) Fruitsalad alongwith a cup of tea without milk and sugar.

On seeing my open mouth with popping out eyes, he used to smile and say, " Surprised !!! Once you have my age...... you 'll have to adopt such typically health warming breakfast with more nutrients, if you want to survive.................."

Now, I have already crossed his age , I follow the path shown by my boss.

Fruit Salad @ Hotel

A dish of fruitsalad is now breakfast friend .............. as under on my breakfast table to gift me a healthy life :

(a) Grapes (b) Apple (c) Panifal ( water chestnut ) with cream & Chat Masala etc.

                                                     Result ? It is energy unlimited ............... 

Cost ? Obviously not heaven but more than the cost of peanuts !!! Ha... Ha... Ha...