Some of our relatives and friends are concerned about our spartan life in the Appalachia and worry about our nutritional status at present time. Lily asked me to take pictures of last three meals to calm then down. Yes, America is in depression and Americans are having hard time now, but we still are getting by with proper meals to survive the coming cruel Winter.

The first two pictures are our breakfast this morning. A plate of fruits, a cup of coffee and bread. Lily’s was the small portion and I had the large portion. The next two pictures are today’s lunch. Salad and tomato soup. The small portion was Lily’s and I had the big portion. The last two pictures are last night’s supper. We had fish soup. Turnip suteed with soy sauce, Spinach and stir-fried mushroom with chicken. As before, the small portion was Lily’s and the large portion was consumed by her husband.

While this is the real secret of Lily’s to keep her thin and my weight at around 160 lbs, our neighbor’s meal are definitely more richer than ours. They surely eat fried chicken, steak, BBQ ribs and Hamburgs always and spend much more money than we do. Lily has even not cooked rice for the past six month for us.