How this Fast Diet Lifestyle works: Eat these meals tomorrow, for a calorie total of less than 600. On another day this week, eat the meals from a different post, another day of eating 600 calories or less. Eat sensibly the other days of the week. That’s it: a simple way to lose weight and be healthier.

Bet you thought the first American revolt was in 1776 — well, it wasn’t. Some say the start of the revolution was in 1676, in the area around Jamestown, Virginia — but it wasn’t. The antagonists in this story were the respected war veteran, Sir William Berkeley, gover-nor of Virginia Colony, and Nathaniel Bacon, Jr., a young arrival to Virginia who was sent there to try to make something of himself. The colony had prospered on tobacco sales and trade with England. The Indigenous People were mostly friendly and all was well. But then: the weather affected the crops, the price of tobacco dropped, England put up trade barriers, and newly-prosperous neighboring colonies provided competition. Bacon, who had been appointed to the Governor’s Council by his cousin-by-marriage Berkeley, decided that the local natives were a good scapegoat for colonists’ woes. He demanded that the governor drive them from the colony. When Berkeley refused, Bacon raised a militia of persuadable hot-heads to fight the natives. Some of Bacon’s rebels were indentured servants who wanted to settle on land held by Indigenous People. What followed were two years of declarations from the governor which were ignored by Bacon; attacks on native peoples by Bacon, resulting in deaths; and the burning of Jamestown, then the capital city. During one negotiation, the governor bared his chest and dared Bacon to shoot him. Bacon backed down, Berkeley left town. After a while, Bacon’s supporters left him, and soon after he died of dysentery. Bacon was not fighting against English domination, as some historians have said. He posed as a fighter against tyranny while seeking aggrandizement and power. To seem important, Bacon picked on a minority group and rallied the disaffected. Does history repeat itself? One outcome of the rebellion was the decline of indentured servants and in increase of slave labor from Africa. Does one unsolved problem lead to another? Sadly, yes.

How can we resist? Bacon is on the menu today, for breakfast and for dinner.

Leek & Bacon Bake: 153 calories… 7 g fat… 1 g fiber… 8 g protein… 14.7 g carbs… 87 mg Calcium…  NB: The food values given above are for the egg bake and fruit only, not the optional beverages. PB GF Once you make this, you will want to repeat it.

++ One 2-oz egg ++++ ¼ cup Leek & Bacon Filling** ++++ 1½ oz applesauce, unsweetened OR 1½ oz apple ++++ Optional: 5 oz fruit smoothie or berry-yogurt smoothie [88 calories] ++++  Optional: blackish coffee  [53 calories] or blackish tea or mocha cafe au lait [65 calories] ++

Combine the egg with the bacon filling. Pour into an oil-spritzed baking dish. Bake at 350 F. for 12-15 minutes. Portion the applesauce and pour the beverages. Umm-umm. And very simple too.

**BACON & LEEK FILLING: makes ~1½ cups= ++ 2 oz American/streaky bacon ++++ 3 cups sliced leeks ++++ 1 clove garlic ++++ ¼ cup Gruyere cheese, shredded ++++ 2 tsp mayonnaise/plain yogurt ++  Saute the bacon in a large skillet, remove and slice into strips. Saute leeks and garlic in the bacon fat until limp. Off heat, stir Gruyere and yogurt/mayo into the mixture.

Sarney & Salad: 271 calories… 11 g fat… 6 g fiber… 12 g protein… 27 g carbs… 108.5 mg Calcium… PB The ‘Sarney’ is a ‘Bacon Butty’ with an egg added to it. Nutritious, despite its street food origins. I serve it with a take-away package of ketchup, but substitute 1 Tablespoon of the condiment, if you lack those hard-to-open packets.

++ “Sandwich Thin” with 100 calories total ++++ 2 slices ‘streaky’ American bacon ++++ 1 package/1 Tbsp ketchup ++++ one 2-oz egg ++++ Side Salad with Tomato ++

Lightly toast both halves of the Sandwich Thin. Cut bacon strips in half and cook until it is crispy. Pour most of fat from pan, fry egg as you wish it. Arrange bacon on one half of the bread. Put cooked egg atop the bacon, smear with ketchup, and place the other bread half on top. Plate with the salad.

Ingredients for next week: Breakfast, single portion for Monday …………………………… single portion for Thursday:

1.5 two-oz eggs = US large	1.5 two-oz eggs
apple + cooked spinach	feta cheese + apple
black olive + basil	2%-fat cottage cheese
creamy goat cheese	[Greek] oregano
optional smoothie	optional smoothie
optional hot beverage	optional hot beverage

Dinner, single portion for Monday:………………………….. single portion for Thursday:

left-over roast lamb ++ one 2-oz egg +++	olive oil ++ onion ++ garlic ++ ground lamb
olive oil ++ tomato ++ mashed potatoes ++	tomato puree ++ ground coriander ++ paprika
lemon juice/cider vinegar ++ lamb gravy	ground cumin ++ fresh spinach ++ mint leaves
mashed cauliflower ++ lettuce	scallion ++ parsley ++ tomato ++ olives ++ lemon
Sparkling water	gozleme bread ++ Sparkling water