For Better or For Worse by Lynn Johnston for January 16, 2024

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    Black76Manta  10 months ago

    The dog does not eat that because he is smart, as for the leftovers, well the one who made the food must eat them (fair is fair)

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    Enter.Name.Here  10 months ago

    Ye must eat what ye sow.

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    hubbard3188  10 months ago

    Nonsense. Dogs will eat nearly anything, but they sort of test it first. Rice and beans? No problem.

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    9thCapricorn  10 months ago

    Of the “Never too much vegetables to eat” school, Elly?

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    TexTech  10 months ago

    Doesn’t eating all the leftovers sort of defeat the whole losing weight vegetarian diet idea?

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    Last Rose Of Summer Premium Member 10 months ago

    That’s rather…er…blocking.

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    snsurone76  10 months ago

    They live in an isolated area, or else there would be a neighborhood uproar over the smell of their constant farts!! ;-)

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    Tantor  10 months ago

    It is not a good idea to give musical beans to large dogs. It would be lethal

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    mourdac Premium Member 10 months ago

    Throw some summer squash into that recipe, delicious.

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    trainnut1956  10 months ago

    If even your dog won’t eat your cooking, that’s a major clue right there…

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    Acworthless  10 months ago

    I just had a vegetarian lunch yesterday. It was made with corn, avocado, tomatoes, tomatillos, peppers, onions, garlic, cilantro and lime juice (among other ingredients). OK, so it was Fritos with guacamole and salsa verde. I just said it was vegetarian. I never said it was healthy!

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    French Persons Premium Member 10 months ago

    Yeech.

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    nancyb creator 10 months ago

    Vegetarian food has greatly improved since this strip was published in the Nineties.

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    nancyb creator 10 months ago

    Incidentally, Lynn’s first new book in the Alottabotz series is now available! The characters and concept are completely different from FBOFW, and very cute.

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    Frank Salem Premium Member 10 months ago

    That’s my wife and she wonders why she is gaining weight.

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    KageKat  10 months ago

    It’s a shame, because the base recipe doesn’t sound so bad!

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    rhpii  10 months ago

    The rest of the family will now order a meat lovers pizza.

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    Redd Panda  10 months ago

    Splash some Tabasco or B B Q sauce on it. Close your eyes and swallow. Wait ’till she gets to the Brussell Sprouts casserole.

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    DawnQuinn1  10 months ago

    Losing weight is theoretically simple. To lose weight, caloric output must exceed caloric input. Burn the extra calories in one way or another.

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    calliarcale  10 months ago

    Dogs will eat it, but the gas will make you regret it. :-D

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    rshive  10 months ago

    Farley knows exactly what to do with the leftovers.

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    Daltongang Premium Member 10 months ago

    Beans, Beans,

    Their natures fruit.

    The more you eat,

    The more you toot.

    The more you toot,

    The better you feel.

    So eat some beans,

    With every meal.

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    ladykat  10 months ago

    Well, it was your decision to cook the stuff, Elly.

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    kamoolah  10 months ago

    Elly could have yelled at April “You are lucky to get this. A child in Ethiopia sure would eat it all and be happy!”

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    g04922  10 months ago

    Well, if the dog won’t eat it…. that tells you something.

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    jmorris9999 Premium Member 10 months ago

    Save them for another meal didn’t enter anyone’s mind? That is the purpose of leftovers.

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    suelou  10 months ago

    Dogs will eat most anything… just look at what’s in most cheap dog foods…. it’s just not good for them!

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    Angry Indeed Premium Member 10 months ago

    I was reading about “whole protein” which is protein that contains all the necessary nutrients such as selenium that the body needs to survive. Beans with rice is such a protein just as is meat, eggs and dairy. Vegans, as a opposed to Vegetarians, do not ingest complete proteins and must take supplements in order to maintain their health. I used to watch “The Amazing Dr. Pol” on TV and learned that ruminants like cows may not get some of those micro nutrients and must get injections in order to thrive.

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    GKBOWOOD Premium Member 10 months ago

    I would not want my dentist to eat a lot of beans…

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    [Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce]  10 months ago

    John has smuggled a cow into the garage

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    rebelstrike0  10 months ago

    Or this strip…

    April: Then what do we do with the leftovers?

    Elly: Wait until later.

    April: When is later?

    Elly: Tomorow morning. We will be having cold beans for breakfast.

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    MuddyUSA  Premium Member 10 months ago

    Mom solves the left over issue…..

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    eced52  10 months ago

    So, she overeats and destroys her diet, because nobody will eat the stuff.

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    The Great_Black President  10 months ago

    Why is Elly so obsessed with her health? Is she worried about a heart attack or stroke? She is acting as if OHIP has been repealed.

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    cstewart23  10 months ago

    I don’t trust any food the dog won’t eat.

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    JanLC  10 months ago

    Elly appears to be eating just what’s left on April’s plate. Eeewww!

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    Walter Parmantie Premium Member 10 months ago
    I tried Veganism once. Longest afternoon of my life.
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    kamoolah  10 months ago

    Poor Elly. She is trying to make her family understand that healthy eating is for their own good. Also for them not to be freeloaders of OHIP.

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    DanMercer  10 months ago

    No wonder he divorced her.

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    maverick.kaminski  10 months ago

    When I was much poorer I sometimes would eke out the dog food by feeding them rice and beans. They loved it. After observing whole beans coming out the back end the first time I mashed the beans before serving. Didn’t want to waste them!

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    Lisa Marie Chamberlain  10 months ago

    I hate same thing over and over again the food

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