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Originally posted by gariig
[B]...great you bought Snackwells at 10 calories a cookie, but going home and eating the bag with "no-sugar" added gallon of vanilla isn't healthy.
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Several times, Snackwells brand has been used as an example. *No-fat* cookies are not worth eating. Better to have 2 regular cookies and be satisfied. In re: eating a gallon of ice cream, do you truly believe that this is what an average fat person does? How many fat people are you aquainted with?
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Also, companies mislabel there food as healthy. Being "Low Fat" doesn't mean it is healthy. For example, Bennigan's(a family type resteraunt and pub) has a "Fit" dessert that is only 6g of fat. That is great, know how many calories? 1000 plus. That isn't healthy! Most people can only eat 1800-2400 calories a day! Super sizing is another problem, you can add almost 700 calories to a meal for 30 cents!
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It's commendable that you seem to have an almost encyclopedic knowledge of fat & calorie counts. However, only living things can be healthy. Food can be healthful or unhealthful.
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What we need done is several different things. One advertising does need to be changed. We need fat people eating a Big Mac on our commercials, not some skinny little twerp.
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It's great too, that you have a purpose for fat people.
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Public schools NEED to teach proper nutrition, I'm not talking something stupid and easy like the food pyramid..I'm talking fool out calorie counting, how to exercise, and reading information labels.
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This is not realistic in the current environment of the American school systems- they are not going to find money for the suggestions you make, when they are in the midst of laying off teachers and cutting out art, music & gym class. A suggestion I think could be implemented is replacing unhealthful vending machine items in the schools with more healthful fare ( juices, water, fruit, crackers).
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As far as labeling, it only helps if you are conscious of it and know how to take that information and apply it.
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Resteraunts need to advertise calorie counts for their food. An Awesome Blossom (its an onion that is battered and fried) at Chili's has something like 2500 plus calories in it!
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Er, I'm confused, which is it that you want, labeling or no labeling?
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Most importantly, people just need to want to be thin and diet and take pride in their lives.
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If it's this easy to get thin, don't you think more people would be?
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If you don't have pride for yourself, no government is going to give or teach you too.
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So this whole thing is a question of *pride?* How does a fat person get this pride, when there are a slew of *people,* that feel that a fat person is a weak-willed, stupid person?