Asking Eric: She makes scornful jokes about anyone who violates her clean eating rules
Dear Eric: I have a sister who is very focused on healthy eating, exercising regularly and maintaining a BMI within a very narrow (low-normal) range. She has always had the economic support to easily afford this lifestyle. She also carries a thinly veiled disdain for those whose dietary choices or exercise habits are less pristine than what she considers healthy. At large and small family gatherings, she notices who went back for seconds, and who ate how many helpings of dessert, and makes a “joke” about it (to others, not to the culprit). I find this attitude and these jokes not only offensive but unenlightened and embarrassing. Yet I’m at a loss as to what to say to quash the attitude. What are your thoughts? – Food for Thought Dear Thought: How boring her life must be that she entertains herself by staring down other people’s meals. This kind of mockery may feel good in the moment, but it’s made of such empty, miserable calories. Yuck. There’s likely little you can do to get your sibling to cut it out, because these kinds of comments