"That has too much fiber" Mr. Ferret's American friend is visiting again this weekend. Tonight we had a BBQ - Mr. Ferret worked the grill while I handled the side dishes. I didn't do anything too fancy, seeing as I know his friend doesn't eat anything green, I figured I wouldn't waste any effort. So I bought pre-packaged potato salad and pre-packaged sweet potato fries (two things which I normally wouldn't buy) plus frozen cut beans. I also made a gorgeous, fresh salad - spring mixed greens with cucumber, red onions, walnuts, goat cheese, and dried cranberries. Knowing full-well that Mr. Ferret's friend wasn't going to eat any of the vegetables, I purposefully put the beans and the salad in front of him when I set the table. I kept the beans in the pot I had cooked them in. He lifted the lid, saw what was inside, and immediately put the lid back down without saying a word. We always have our salad at the end of our meal (Italian thing, I guess) so when I was finished eating, I asked for Mr. Ferret's friend to pass me the bowl. I took what I wanted, and passed it to Mr. Ferret. He asked his friend, "do you want some of this?" to which his friend replied, "no, that has too much fiber." I must say, I've never heard a fatty use that excuse before. So I piped up, "fiber is good for you, it's healthy. We're not carnivores, we need to have vegetables in our diet. Maybe that's why you've been having stomach issues lately?" I tried to sound as innocent as possible, but Mr. Ferret knew what I was driving at and gave me "the look" which meant I needed to stop. His friend made a comment about being a "meat and potatoes kind of guy", and quickly changed the subject.