Yesterday’s manifesto against food in the classroom, which I pounded out at my keyboard in a fit of complete frustration and anger, has clearly resonated with a lot of people. With three exceptions (two of which I couldn’t print because they contained such foul language), comments posted here and on Twitter and Facebook have uniformly [...]
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Yesterday I posted Part One of my interview with retired Air Force General Norman Seip of “Mission Readiness,” a bipartisan group of retired senior military officers concerned that 75% of American youth aged 17-24 are currently unfit to serve in the armed forces. Obesity is the leading medical reason why potential recruits are disqualified, with nine [...]
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There was a while back there when it seemed like my sole purpose in life was to banish the birthday treat from school classrooms. I discussed the issue during my very first week of writing The Lunch Tray. I wrote about it some more when a libertarian reader took me on. It came up again when [...]
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Well, this put a smile on my face on a Monday morning. In a recent interview with Associated Press Food Editor J.M. Hirsch (TLT’s friend from “Lunch Box Blues” and High Flavor Low Labor), celebrity chef Jamie Oliver had some choice words for Sarah Palin for criticizing Michelle Obama’s anti-childhood obesity efforts. According to the [...]
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If you want to know anything about the Obama White House relating to food, from the administration’s agricultural policy to what dessert is being served at the next state dinner, Obama Foodorama is the blog you’re looking for. Yesterday ObFo had two interesting posts on Let’s Move!, First Lady Michelle Obama’s initiative to combate childhood [...]
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Over the TLT winter break, the Wall Street Journal editorial page did a nice job of skewering Sarah Palin for her recent, well-publicized attacks on Michelle Obama’s anti-childhood obesity efforts, all in the name of “personal freedom.” As I wrote here a few weeks ago, coming down on the First Lady for her concern over [...]
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A few weeks ago I reported on former Alaska governor Sarah Palin’s protest against a proposed Pennsylvania regulation that would restrict sugary treats in public schools. Palin must have gotten some political traction (or just valuable publicity) with this gambit, because she’s once again taking an odd “anti-anti-obesity” stance in the name of “personal freedom.” According [...]
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We love the Wellness Bitch around here – a foul-mouthed, take-no-prisoners blogger who specializes in sending out wake-up calls on various health-related issues that are often a much-needed slap in the face. Last week the WB, aka Jen Maidenberg, asked if I’d write a guest post summarizing my views on the birthday cupcake issue. TLT [...]
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Former Alaska governor and Tea Party favorite Sarah Palin has criticized proposed school nutrition guidelines in Pennsylvania which would limit the sweets allowed for classroom and holiday parties at school, and which would encourage parents to serve more healthy snacks like fruits or vegetables. The Pennsylvania State Board of Education is scheduled to vote on the [...]
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Sarah Palin and Birthday Sweets Redux
by Bettina Elias Siegel on November 11, 2010
Yesterday I posted a news item about Sarah Palin’s publicity stunt of bringing 200 sugar cookies to a Pennsylvania school to protest the proposed regulations in that state which will limit sweets in school for classroom and holiday parties. There were quite a lot of comments generated by that post, both here and on Facebook [...]
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