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Abstinence based obesity education
Posted by Agit8r • 8/02/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: abstinence, junk food, satire
DAMNIT!
The other day, I saw a commercial telling kids to put unhealthy junk food in a bowl as a means of diease prevention.
This is clearly unnacceptable! What message does this send to our kids? That it is okay to indulge their wanton junk food desires so long as it doesn't cause life changing disease?!
We need to insist that the only complete means of preventing obesity is not eating junk food at all. We realize that other people's poorly raised children may just wolf down the whole bag, but that is the responsibility of parents to teach their children the good dietary habits, and just because they are irresponsible doesn't mean that our children have to be exposed to the loose morals of "putting it in a bowl"
We--as good health-consious parents--ought to be outraged!!!
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Indeed. Parents really aren't taking the health risks involved seriously if they believe that cooking for their child for 20 minutes is too much of a hassle, and that it's easier to just dump a cheeseburger in front of the kid. What you eat becomes a habit, so if you get your kids used to junk food, you're really doing them a disfavor. If I remember correctly, Jamie Oliver (the naked chef dude) went on this campaign to try and get school kids in the UK to eat healthier food. Some of the parents actually worked against him and brought their kids pizza and burgers to school. That really bugged me. Were those parents insisting on their kids getting obese or something, or just that stupid?-
Although I agree with you, I also hear a lot of complaints from parents ('round these parts) about the schools not only dictating what the kids eat, but also ostracizing them for eating junk food even occasionally.
In our schools right now, the kids can't even bring a cookie in with their lunch if they want to. Regardless of how healthy they are.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with a little junk food in moderation. I remember being in school when we got to have "pizza day", which was about once a month. It was fun, exciting, and way better tasting than what the school usually offered
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@Rainhat
Though i agree with some of your sentiment, I was actually poking fun at "abstinence only" sex ed, here in the states. The "put it in a bowl" campaign is about portion control, so even if parents keep buying junk food, at least they are being taught to control the portion of said junk that they eat.
all good until you get the odd "that bowl didn't wash itself" parents out there, but lets hope by the time kids are serving themselves, that they are also cleaning up after themselves -
Ah...
When I was in school there was never any junk food, but the food that was served was pretty horrible. We had this little kiosk right next to school, so if the food was particularly bad, the kids would just skip lunch and go buy chocolate chip cookies for lunch instead.
I've wondered about fast food portion sizes, though. Ever since McDonalds and other similar chains started, the portion sizes have consistently grown bigger. The original meal was supposedly smaller than the smallest size meal you can get anywhere today. Why? -
in this case, they are talking about things like chips, crackers, animal cookies... essentially non-food.
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ha! You could maim people with the Salisbury steak they served But, school was an enclosed deal. So it was eat that crap, or bring your own food.
Portion sizes of ALL prepared foods have gone up considerably. Why? People feel they are entitled to large portions of food for what they are paying - and even if they get a plate that has three servings of food on it, it may not be enough for them.
We used to serve an 18 and 20 ounce prime rib slice as an entree, with a starch, veggie, and starter salad. And the people who would order it would eat ALL of it! *yick* So it's not just fast food
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Yeah, that's another weird thing. If you keep bringing people bigger and bigger servings, they will more often than not finish the whole thing, even if the smallest size would get them full. I think it was in the movie "supersize me". People have been kind of programmed to think that emptying the plate is good manners, even if it means overeating.
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Yep, I think that's about right. Although I wonder if the "clean your plate" and "there are starving children!" ideology instilled by Mom plus an aversion to taking home leftovers is to blame for that?
There were days when I would actually get sick to my stomach watching people eat the way they did. *barf* And then they order a vodka and diet soda. Because they're watchng their weight. *headdesk* -
As a custodian, I have on serveral occasions seen the "other end" of this as well. A lot of unhappy digestive tracts out there
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HahahHAAAAAAAAAahahahaha
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Good to see parents with sane, reasonable approaches to healthy eating! -
hmmm... too political?
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hehehe
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Can't stop people from craving fat, salt and sugar. If putting it in a bowl will help them eat it slower, it might help, but probably not if the kid is stress-eating.
I saw a commercial, too, about helping to save the environment by cleaning messy cars so that the car's gas mileage go up. That'll solve the problem.-
so... wash the car in the driveway... throw all the junk out the window... problem solved
Also, please note the tag "satire"
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I read the title wrong and was all set to rant about people thinking abstinence from sex being achieved through obesity.
I need a nap, a cocktail, or reading glasses...-
LOL!
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Ironically, often that is a means by which individuals attempt to satisfy appetites they are forbidden from satisfying directly
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Nah.... the solution is to get the kids to exercise. They can eat all the junk food they want if they're willing to run for it. (Puts huge bag of dorito on pickup truck, while kids in running clothes wait for the whistle to blow so they can run to catch up with the truck and get their snacky's.) -
maybe my sarcasm was too subtle
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as always... luckily I read sarcasm (just not thread titles)
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thanks.
Maybe people aren't familiar with "abstinence-only sex education" unless they are politically for, or opposed to it.
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