{"id":3132,"date":"2013-04-12T08:35:37","date_gmt":"2013-04-12T12:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=3132"},"modified":"2013-04-12T08:40:43","modified_gmt":"2013-04-12T12:40:43","slug":"food-and-sex-graham-crackers-curb-sexual-tendencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2013\/04\/food-and-sex-graham-crackers-curb-sexual-tendencies.html","title":{"rendered":"Food and Sex: Graham Crackers Curb Sexual Tendencies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"There was a man whose name was Graham: Sylvester Graham. <\/strong>He was a man on a mission; his main thrust<\/em><\/strong> was to curb lust<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Graham (1794 \u20131851), the 17th<\/sup> child of the Reverend John Graham was \u2013 in 1826 – ordained a Presbyterian minister.\u00a0 He became an early advocate of dietary reform in the United States, and he was best known for his positions on vegetarianism, dietary habits, the temperance movement, and last but not least, Graham is THE man who put the \u2018graham\u2019 into the cracker.<\/p>\n

Graham, a ferocious advocate for healthful living, preached that a vegetarian diet cured alcoholism, and even better, a vegetarian diet \u2018cured\u2019 sexual urges<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 He believed that an unhealthy diet stimulated excessive sexual desire<\/strong>, which in turn caused diseases such as, but not limited to, epilepsy, pulmonary consumption, spinal diseases, insanity, headaches and indigestion.<\/p>\n

Those who followed him, and there were many during America\u2019s health craze of the 1820\u2019s and 1830\u2019s (never underestimate a good health\/diet craze)<\/em> were known as Grahamites. He urged his followers to combat their lustful desires by eating a diet that was heavy in fiber and devoid of meats.\u00a0 Bland foods, he thought, curbed sexual tendencies like masturbation. <\/strong>(Well, maybe he’s got something there!)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Graham also warned that ‘mustard and catsup cause insanity<\/strong>.’\u00a0 He recommended drinking water only, sleeping with one\u2019s windows open, regardless of the weather; and he touted the merits of a high-fiber diet, promoting the use of homemade unsifted wheat flour instead of refined white flour, which brings us to Graham bread!<\/p>\n

In 1829, he invented Graham bread, an additive-free bread, made from unsifted flour, thus inadvertently paving the way for the modern, asexual graham cracker that we know and love today.<\/p>\n

The Reverend Sylvester Graham also helped found the American Vegetarian Society.\u00a0 He wrote a number of books, articles and presented many a lecture on the Science of Human Life.\u00a0\u00a0 It is reported that \u2018many women fainted\u2019 during his lectures, especially when he spoke about \u2018sexual relations\u2019 and the \u2018wearing of the corset.\u2019 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Fascinating, no?\u00a0 And now, in celebration of lustful living, here are four (4) Kick Tush Graham Cracker Recipes from your favorite dysFUNctional chef, Janice Taylor (that’s me :), she who puts the FUN into dysFUNctional!<\/p>\n

4 GRAHAM CRACKER RECIPES.<\/strong><\/p>\n

PEANUT BUTTER SURPRISE<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Graham Cracker
\n1 Tablespoon Peanut Butter
\n1 Teaspoon Dried Cranberries<\/p>\n

Spread the peanut butter on cracker, sprinkle cranberries atop.<\/p>\n

***
\nHONEY LOVE
\n<\/strong>
\n1 Graham Cracker
\n1 Tablespoon Honey
\nBlueberries (or Blackberries or Raspberries or Strawberries \u2013 any berry\u00a0 will do)<\/p>\n

Spread the honey on the cracker, sprinkle berries atop.<\/p>\n

***
\nGRAHAM PUDDIN\u2019
\n<\/strong>
\n1 Graham Cracker
\n1 Tablespoon Pudding, Chocolate
\n1 Apple Slice<\/p>\n

***
\nFAUX ICE CREAM SANDWICH
\n<\/strong>
\n2 Graham Crackers
\n1 Big Dollop Cool Whip<\/p>\n

Make a \u2018cool whip sandwich.\u2019
\nWrap in plastic.\u00a0 Freeze.<\/p>\n

Eat when frozen.<\/p>\n

For the best in wellness and weight loss, visit:\u00a0 Facebook\/Kick in the Tush Club<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Spread the word\u2013NOT the icing!<\/strong><\/em>
\nJanice<\/p>\n

PS:\u00a0 Dictated but not read by OLWL.\u00a0 Excuse all typos!
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