Does it really matter how you serve s***?
"US serves new ‘plate’ of food choices" by Deborah Kotz June 3, 2011
A new icon to replace the complicated and confusing food pyramid: It’s a plate divided into four sections, with fruits and vegetables on one half and protein and grains on the other. A circle for dairy — indicating a glass of milk or container of yogurt — rests to the right of the plate.
“The new icon is simple and easy to understand, with more emphasis placed on fruits and vegetables,’’ Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin said in a statement. It’s designed, she said, to “help individuals and families make healthier meal choices.’’
This is the same government saying oil-soaked seafood is safe to eat?
Michelle Obama, who was involved in the “MyPlate’’ initiative as part of her efforts to prevent childhood obesity, said in a statement that it’s important for parents to scan their children’s plates. “As long as they’re half full of fruits and vegetables, and paired with lean proteins, whole grains, and low-fat dairy, we’re golden,’’ the president’s wife said. “That’s how easy it is.’’
Related: Michelle Obama's Appetite
Hypocrisy can really fill you up.
Outside experts generally agree that a plate is far better than a pyramid in helping visualize what the composition of meals should look like....
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Related:
"Lawmakers, schools worry about school meal costs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eating healthy food isn't always cheap, and some conservatives in Congress are concerned that the Obama administration's effort to make school lunches more nutritious is a luxury the nation can't afford.
These are the same guys that care so much about the kids they lie them into war?
Yup, the government can afford TRILLIONS for WARS, BANKS, and ISRAEL, but NOTHING for the KID'S LUNCH!!
Many schools, especially the poorest ones, agree. They say new rules issued by the Agriculture Department in January will require them to buy pricier foods and more equipment at a time when federal and state budgets are tight and food costs are rising....
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Sorry, readers, I've lost my appetite for AmeriKan media.
Time for dinner.
