After spending more time than I cared to, I can not find the origin of "National Eat What You Want Day". No one seems to be stepping forward to lay claim to starting it. No one seems to agree on when it was first celebrated or where it all started. I checked with Hallmark, but since they have yet to design a card for this event they preferred to issue a "No Comment".So rather than dwell on who, what, when, where and how, how about putting some thought into these few facts for this day in history:
1972 - Capt. Robert Gray discovers the Columbia River
1816 - The American Bible Society is formed in NYC
1858 - Minnesota becomes the 32nd US State
1910 - Glacier National Park in Montana is established
1951 - Jay Forrester patents the computer core memory
So eat if you must, but be thoughtful of your health and I am sure that whoever is responsible for "Eat What You Want Day" is probably now a member of Jenny Craig or Weight Watchers!