Baggers
Practically Family
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Feraud, generally, yes, your comments are true. We are a fat and lazy nation. Although I must admit that I find the statement about obesity and cancer levels being at "unacceptable" levels amusing. What would be an "acceptable" level, in your opinion? 
No, it's my thinking that we have more than enough education being thrust at us by both government and nongovernmental agencies for everyone to make informed decisions for themselves.
Frankly, I don't buy the argument that people are either too poor or too busy to eat anything but junk. If someone has a refrigerator in which they can stash their 24 pack of beer or soda and can also afford to eat at Micky D's at least three times a week, they can put some fresh fruit, cheese, and a carton of (lowfat) milk in there too. Add a package of lunch meat a loaf of bread and a box of raisin bran, and you have the minimum necessary to keep away from fast food for a week or more. And that's just the adults. Their children are already getting a free lunch and breakfast courtesy of you and me at school. If people are unwilling to take advantage of the information and programs already available, they're on they're own.
And to bring this back to the topic, where is Mr. DeNiro's restaurant located and what's the average price of an entree? If he really wants to do something to change the way people eat, why doesn't he open a chain of restaurants that offer his non transfat recipes at prices that would directly compete with the current popular range of fast food options? Because he'd rather force a law through that would make everyone else conform to his way of thinking instead of risking his own capital to test the concept in the open market.
I think we've compromised enough. It's time to say NO to this nonsense. Stop blaming everyone else for your own failings and take some personal responsibilty for your actions!
Cheers!
No, it's my thinking that we have more than enough education being thrust at us by both government and nongovernmental agencies for everyone to make informed decisions for themselves.
Frankly, I don't buy the argument that people are either too poor or too busy to eat anything but junk. If someone has a refrigerator in which they can stash their 24 pack of beer or soda and can also afford to eat at Micky D's at least three times a week, they can put some fresh fruit, cheese, and a carton of (lowfat) milk in there too. Add a package of lunch meat a loaf of bread and a box of raisin bran, and you have the minimum necessary to keep away from fast food for a week or more. And that's just the adults. Their children are already getting a free lunch and breakfast courtesy of you and me at school. If people are unwilling to take advantage of the information and programs already available, they're on they're own.
And to bring this back to the topic, where is Mr. DeNiro's restaurant located and what's the average price of an entree? If he really wants to do something to change the way people eat, why doesn't he open a chain of restaurants that offer his non transfat recipes at prices that would directly compete with the current popular range of fast food options? Because he'd rather force a law through that would make everyone else conform to his way of thinking instead of risking his own capital to test the concept in the open market.
I think we've compromised enough. It's time to say NO to this nonsense. Stop blaming everyone else for your own failings and take some personal responsibilty for your actions!
Cheers!
