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Dear gummint food police,
My grandchildren live in Alaska. A place at the same time more challenging and beautiful than you living in your hallowed D.C. halls could ever understand.
They sneak out the doggy door to play in the snow in their diapers and underwear. They eat great amounts of moose and salmon and halibut their parents harvest themselves from the wild. Not grain and grass fed cow. When they do eat beef, if it's not from their (paternal) grandparent's ranch they don't drain the fat off because, quite frankly, they need the calories in that environment.
They are lean tough little fighting machines who will hopefully grow up to "ride, shoot straight and speak the truth."
They run with wolves and wrestle bears.
And they are far healthier than the little roly-poly's watching teevee and playing X-box and reading your The Perils of Eating Piggies.
You mind your grandkids and we'll mind ours.
Washington Free Beacon:
USDA to Grandparents: Read Government Bedtime Stories to Encourage Healthy Eating
‘Hugs are much better than sweet treats’
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is giving advice to grandparents on how they can get their grandkids to eat healthier, including instructions to give them “hugs” instead of treats, and read government bedtime stories.
“Take time to share and listen to your grandchild—the time you spend together offers wonderful opportunities to understand one another,” a USDA blog post entitled, “Grandparents Help Kids Develop Good Eating Habits,” said on Monday.
“Discuss likes and dislikes of different foods and talk about what they eat at school or at home,” the agency said. “Involve grandkids in selecting and preparing foods for meals, and offer the same foods to everyone. Avoid making different dishes to please young, fussy eaters.”
The USDA then tells grandma to serve her grandchildren baby carrots, applesauce, and string cheese to “meet their daily food group needs.”
“Reward them with your attention,” the USDA said. “Hugs are much better than sweet treats.”
The department also directed grandparents to read government bedtime stories to “show how much they love and care about their grandchildren.”
“Show your grandchild games, activity sheets, and other fun ways to learn about good nutrition at My Plate Kids’ Place,” the USDA said. “For a bedtime story, read The Two Bite Club.”
“The Two Bite Club,” which is available in English and Spanish, is a USDA “educational storybook” about a family of cats that uses government charts to determine its food intake. The story encourages children to try two bites of foods in the USDA’s “My Plate” food diagram. After trying broccoli, yellow apples, low-fat yogurt, and “hard-cooked” eggs, the children in the story get certificates of participation.
“I am so proud of myself. I tried some new foods and I learned about My Plate,” a cat says at the end of the story.
The book also includes activities in the back and tips for parents on “growing healthy eaters,” such as avoid “placing a television set in their child’s bedroom.”
Other tips include: “Family meals are important for everyone. Eat at a table. During mealtime, turn off the TV and your phone,” and “Skip the urge to offer a snack to quiet tears or reward behavior … These practices can lead to emotional overeating later on,” the USDA said.
The Monday blog post, which was written by Patricia Britten, a nutritionist at the USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP), also advised grandparents to take their grandchildren to farmer’s markets and “talk about the choices you are making.”
“Help them learn cooking skills, which will benefit them throughout their lives,” the blog said. “Encourage them to be active throughout the day.”
The CNPP had a proposed budget of $8.7 million in fiscal year 2013, which Rajen Anand, the executive director, said would allow the office to enhance “cutting-edge web-based systems designed to empower consumers” and “foster behavioral changes toward positive dietary practices and active lifestyle.”
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Dear gummint food police,
My grandchildren live in Alaska. A place at the same time more challenging and beautiful than you living in your hallowed D.C. halls could ever understand.
They sneak out the doggy door to play in the snow in their diapers and underwear. They eat great amounts of moose and salmon and halibut their parents harvest themselves from the wild. Not grain and grass fed cow. When they do eat beef, if it's not from their (paternal) grandparent's ranch they don't drain the fat off because, quite frankly, they need the calories in that environment.
They are lean tough little fighting machines who will hopefully grow up to "ride, shoot straight and speak the truth."
They run with wolves and wrestle bears.
And they are far healthier than the little roly-poly's watching teevee and playing X-box and reading your The Perils of Eating Piggies.
You mind your grandkids and we'll mind ours.
Washington Free Beacon:
USDA to Grandparents: Read Government Bedtime Stories to Encourage Healthy Eating
‘Hugs are much better than sweet treats’
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is giving advice to grandparents on how they can get their grandkids to eat healthier, including instructions to give them “hugs” instead of treats, and read government bedtime stories.
“Take time to share and listen to your grandchild—the time you spend together offers wonderful opportunities to understand one another,” a USDA blog post entitled, “Grandparents Help Kids Develop Good Eating Habits,” said on Monday.
“Discuss likes and dislikes of different foods and talk about what they eat at school or at home,” the agency said. “Involve grandkids in selecting and preparing foods for meals, and offer the same foods to everyone. Avoid making different dishes to please young, fussy eaters.”
The USDA then tells grandma to serve her grandchildren baby carrots, applesauce, and string cheese to “meet their daily food group needs.”
“Reward them with your attention,” the USDA said. “Hugs are much better than sweet treats.”
The department also directed grandparents to read government bedtime stories to “show how much they love and care about their grandchildren.”
“Show your grandchild games, activity sheets, and other fun ways to learn about good nutrition at My Plate Kids’ Place,” the USDA said. “For a bedtime story, read The Two Bite Club.”
“The Two Bite Club,” which is available in English and Spanish, is a USDA “educational storybook” about a family of cats that uses government charts to determine its food intake. The story encourages children to try two bites of foods in the USDA’s “My Plate” food diagram. After trying broccoli, yellow apples, low-fat yogurt, and “hard-cooked” eggs, the children in the story get certificates of participation.
“I am so proud of myself. I tried some new foods and I learned about My Plate,” a cat says at the end of the story.
The book also includes activities in the back and tips for parents on “growing healthy eaters,” such as avoid “placing a television set in their child’s bedroom.”
Other tips include: “Family meals are important for everyone. Eat at a table. During mealtime, turn off the TV and your phone,” and “Skip the urge to offer a snack to quiet tears or reward behavior … These practices can lead to emotional overeating later on,” the USDA said.
The Monday blog post, which was written by Patricia Britten, a nutritionist at the USDA’s Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP), also advised grandparents to take their grandchildren to farmer’s markets and “talk about the choices you are making.”
“Help them learn cooking skills, which will benefit them throughout their lives,” the blog said. “Encourage them to be active throughout the day.”
The CNPP had a proposed budget of $8.7 million in fiscal year 2013, which Rajen Anand, the executive director, said would allow the office to enhance “cutting-edge web-based systems designed to empower consumers” and “foster behavioral changes toward positive dietary practices and active lifestyle.”
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They want to fundamentally transform the food system. They recommend "interventions", "peer-to-peer support", and "electronic tracking" to "eliminate unhealthy options." Their justification for such policies is, primarily, "environmental sustainability."...
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Kentucky school children talking to Michelle Obama.Daily Caller:Students in a rural Kentucky county — and their parents — are the latest to join a growing national chorus of scorn for the healthy school lunches touted by first lady Michelle Obama.“They...
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One of the few things I don't mind my tax dollars (back when I had an income to pay them) paying for is the National School Lunch Program. Reduced cost or free lunches for kids from families who cannot afford it. Yeah, I know it can be abused. But...
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The Blaze: Hold the Brownies! Obama Set to Sign Bill Limiting School Bake Sales WASHINGTON (AP) — Don’t touch my brownies! A child nutrition bill on its way to President Barack Obama — and championed by the first lady — gives the government power...
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In order to maintain good health, we should eat a healthy, balanced diet which can help us feel our best. It is not very difficult to maintain this food habit. For this, we should follow some food habits. We should eat the right number of calories in...