In the beginning, God covered the earth with broccoli, cauliflower and spinach combined with an abundance of green, yellow and redvegetables.He did this so that Man and Woman would live long and healthy lives.Then, using God’s bountiful gifts, Satan created Dairy Queen and TimHorton’s. And Satan said: “You want hot fudge with that?” And Mansaid:Yes!” And Woman said: “I’ll have one, too…with sprinkles.” And loand behold they gained 10 pounds. And God created the healthful yogurt that Woman might keep the figurethat Man found so fair. And Satan brought forth white flour from thewheat, and sugar from the cane, and combined them. And Woman went fromsize 2 to size 14. So God said: “Try my fresh green garden salad.” AndSatan presented crumbled Bleu Cheese dressing and garlic toast on theside. And Man and Woman unfastened their belts following the repast.God then said: “I have sent you heart-healthy vegetables and olive oilin which to cook them.” And Satan brought forth deep-fried coconutshrimp, butter-dipped lobster chunks, and chicken-fried steak so bigit needed its own platter. And Man’s cholesterol went through the roof.Then God brought forth the potato, naturally low in fat and brimmingwith potassium and good nutrition. Then Satan peeled off the healthfulskin, sliced the starchy center into chips and deep-fried them in animalfats adding copious quantities of salt. And Man packed on more pounds.God then brought forth running shoes so that his children might losethose extra pounds. And Satan introduced cable TV with remote controlso Man would not have to toil changing the channels. And Man and Womanlaughed and cried before the flickering light and started wearingstretchy lycra jogging suits. God then gave lean beef so that Man might consume fewer calories andstill satisfy his appetite. And Satan created McDonald’s and the 99-centdouble cheeseburger. Then Satan said: “You want fries with that?” AndMan replied: “Yes! And super size ’em!” And Satan said: ” It is good.”And Man and Woman went into cardiac arrest. God sighed…and created quadruple by-pass surgery. Satan chuckled and created Medicare & The Australian Health Care System.Here endeth the parable….