Summary

The next diary entry is titled Thursday. Mrs. Heffley says that being healthy requires exercise and healthy eating habits. Greg's little brother Manny usually goes shopping with Mrs. Heffley, meaning he is the one choosing things. Greg says “that's why we have all this random stuff in our cabinets” (39). The next image shows the cabinet that contains adult diapers, ham chews, quail eggs, hair dye, and lard. Mrs. Heffley chooses healthy snacks that no one likes. The next image shows sweet potato cookies, prune jerky, beet dip, haddock skin chips, chickpea clusters, and seaweed bars. Mrs. Heffley refuses to buy more snacks until they eat the items in the cabinet. Greg's invites his friend Rowley over to help eat those terrible snacks.

At the store, Greg takes a buggy and chooses some things he wants. He believes some of his choices are healthy...