The Fight for Britannia by Saxon Andrew

Author:Saxon Andrew [Andrew, Saxon]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Saxon Andrew Publishing LLC
Published: 2018-07-27T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twelve

Taffy looked at Grady and asked, “We haven’t started using the processed balls yet. Shouldn’t we be using some of them and saving the food in the freezers.”

Grady nodded, “I guess.”

“You don’t sound very excited about it.”

“They’re tasteless and meals are little more than just swallowing them like pills.”

“Let’s give it a try. I’d like to see what eating them is like for myself.”

Grady shrugged, “We can only eat two of them at a time. I’d suggest you select a vegetable and protein ball. Later, we’ll swallow a carbohydrate and mineral ball.”

“I think I might want to skip the carbs, Grady; I don’t want to start gaining weight.”

“You won’t.”

Taffy’s expression turned serious, “Grady, it’s carbohydrates that get converted into fat. Trust me, I know about them putting weight on me. I’m not able to exercise like I need and have to watch what I eat.”

Grady turned his chair and faced her, “Taffy, the carb-balls are processed such that they cannot be stored as fat. Whatever you don’t burn goes out as waste. Those balls will give you everything you need for a day.”

Taffy stared at him for a long moment, before asking, “You’re serious?” Grady nodded. “So, you’re telling me that I can consume carbohydrates and I won’t gain weight?”

“That’s what I’ve been told by the scientists that developed them. The Navy didn’t want its crews getting out of shape and gaining weight. The four balls will provide all the nourishment a person needs for a day and anything not used, won’t be stored as fat.”

“GRADY, HOW LONG HAVE THESE BALLS BEEN AROUND!!”

“Hey, what’s got you worked up? They’ve been used by the military for decades.” Taffy’s head fell, and Grady’s eyes narrowed, “What’s the problem?”

Taffy looked up and huffed out a breath, “So, if I had these balls when I was fifty-pounds overweight, I could have taken them for a few months and lost that weight!”

“Not if you kept eating taffy.”

“IT WASN’T ONLY THE TAFFY, GRADY!!” Grady stared at her and wondered what had her so worked up. “Do you know how many diets I tried to lose weight?” Grady shrugged. “More than I can count! If I had these balls, I could have lost it before I ran away. The diet industry on Britannia was a multi-billion solar industry. These balls would have made someone more solars than they could ever spend!”

Grady’s head straightened, and he remembered seeing all the ads on the entertainment monitor pushing diets to lose weight. He chuckled, “The balls were a military secret; the Union didn’t want the Coalition to have access to them. But you’re right, the balls would be a great way to maintain or lose weight. Of course, anyone using them would be forced to eat tasteless food.”

“Grady, the foods used in most diets are horrid! Tasteless would be a selling point.”

Grady thought about it and said absently, “Eating the balls would provide enough nourishment to maintain your weight. However, if you cut them in half, you would lose weight.

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