“I’ m boycotting MacBurgers!” Little Mohan declared loudly as he came home from school with his older brother Malik. Both Pa and Ma looked up in surprise.

“Why? I thought you loved fast food?” Ma asked suspiciously.

“Not anymore,” Mohan said with resolve. “A nurse came to our school today to give a health talk. She said that fast food is deep-fried and unhealthy. We should eat food that’s mostly steamed, grilled or boiled.”

“That’s good advice, Mohan.” Ma smiled as Mohan skipped away to his room to take a shower. Pa looked puzzled. Malik shook his head in disbelief. That night, the entire family was in high spirits. Dinner was always the best time of the day, when everyone gathered round the dining table to enjoy Ma’s tasty meals.

Ma brought out a tray of food from the kitchen. She announced, “Gentlemen, tonight we shall sample Ma’ s healthy steamed fish, grilled chicken and boiled vegetables.”

Pa and Malik’ s jaws almost dropped. So did Mohan’s. He then asked innocently, “Ma, whatever happened to your famous fried chicken?”

It was no wonder that at that moment, Pa and Malik yelled together in exasperation, “Mohan!!”