JabberJay

yeah you're right there, I was just concerned today when I saw what looked to be a 200 pound 8 year old

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Banjo

Yesterday, I was driving down a road, I saw a young girl. I would say maybe 8 or 9 years old. She was hopping, but also struggling at the same. She was panting and puffing while she was hopping across the road. Honestly, I'm not sure if I could even call it hopping, but she was trying her best to. I would say she weighs approximately 150 or more.

Dixie

Sounds like this 8 year old outweighs me and I'm 28!

Well when I move out and apply for assistance, food stamps will be one of them. I have already explained to my DD that we won't be buying junks and snacks to be left around like her grandparents do. We will be buying stuff like vegetables, fruits, lean meats, canned goods, and sandwhich stuff like bread, lunch meat, mayo, cheese, etc., then we buy healthy breakfast cereals like whole grain cheerios, or corn flakes, or something like that.

But here's a question how do you feel about people who purchase bagged salads, mac n' cheese in a box, or ramen noodles as quick sides to a meal?

I have to agree that you shouldn't be allowed to buy candy, sodas, and sweets with food stamps. That's not wise use of the assistance being provided to you. It chapped my rump when I was working at walmart in addition to working two other jobs while going to school when a snotty young black girl came through my line paying for an entire cart load of candy with her food stamp card. I had to bite my tongue on that one!

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waterdreamer

I agree with you on this topic. Sad part is that heathy food cost more than some of processed food. It is amazed me how much more at times.

waterdreamer

How true that is. On top of that look how few gadget these people have compare to what they do now. Not only that people just seem more in shape by eat right portion size, heather eat style, moving more. Look how much children (adult too) are glue to compter, video games, and TV.

Also HFCS is terriable part thing to be listed as ingrendents. It is very hard to find food that does not have HFCS.

DeafCaroline

bagged salads are ok. mac and cheese in a box is ok on occasion. ramen noodles is empty calories.

Rice, potatoes and pasta noodles can go a long way on a small budget.

waterdreamer

Amen!!! I drink a lot of water. I also do drink lot of tea (hot and cold). I tend to reuse my tea bags at lest two time for hot, then re use it for cold. Seems to work out just fine for me.

Plus you are right about Rice.

Bottesini

They can go a long way, and the things you eat with them like tomato sauce can also be cheap and very good for you.

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DeafTim

broccoli,califlower and carrots for super bowl snacks.. most of you probably had ice cream and beer

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whatdidyousay!

I my sister water is the city water. My governor want to put a tax on bottled water as he know so many people in Massachusetts buy bottled water ! If this does pass I am going to tax free New Hampshire and stock on bottled water and I will not be the only person doing this.

whatdidyousay!

My dad had a buckle factory and he made a lot of money during WW11 making
buckles for the government.

whatdidyousay!

You have to be joking!! My granddaughter is bugging her mom to give her junky snacks instead of healthy one. You're forgetting some kids parents are very poor and can't afford to give their kid a snack everyday. My point is it not the teacher job to stick her big fat nose into other people life. The schools and governments are trying to take too much control over people lives. How would like some stranger telling you how to feed or dress your child? It is not the teachers jobs to tell a child what they should eat! Maybe you don't mind having people telling you what to do but I sure don't. If my child was in that class I would had said something to the school.

whatdidyousay!

My daughter works at the school as a lunch lady and I think she feel uncomfortable saying anything. I would love to call the school and say something but my daughter would not like it. She is not as out spoken as I am.
My daughter think it a bad idea too. It is good to see someone feel the same as me! I am afraid this will setup some kids to be picked on too, you know how kids can be mean about the littlest thing. I feel really bad for kids that come from poor families and can't afford to buy fresh fruits or a snack for their child.
I think this teacher is using very poor judgement.

Banjo

Honestly, I think the teachers should mind their own business. They have no business looking at what the kids are eating. Let alone talking them into talking to their parents about it. If the child's eating habits is a real concern, then that should be brought to the attention of the school administration and make a decision on whether a social worker should be called in or not.

JanatheShort

I keep hearing that the US government gives money to companies making things like chips, so they can make the chips cheap... I know they want companies to buy more corn from american farms, but why can't they subsidize healthier foods instead? Then American farms could grow healthier vegetables and fruits.

Banjo

Corn is heavily subsidized... and I mean heavily subsidized! That's why it's so cheap to make sugar out of it compared to cane sugar and other types of sugar.

SteveMcGarrett

I hope Obama admin gets involved. Get the DOJ to strike down Florida food stamps law just like DOJ told South Carollina voter ID law they cant do it. Just like DOJ told Arizona you cant enforce illegal immingration only federal government can enforce it.

Foxrac

I hope DOJ knocks all gay marriage ban down in all states.

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Grayma

War doesn't help the economy. That's the Broken Window Fallacy. It ignores the lost opportunity costs- money was spent on some businesses, but that only means that same money was NOT spent on other businesses where it might have been.
Who knows how many entrepreneurs who could have created jobs are cut down in their prime through war?

This also ignores the cost of unintended consequences.

And it requires false comparisons. You can't compare private sector employment, which contributes to the economy, with government sector employment, which depletes resources from the private sector. In WWII many private businesses suffered because they were unable to find employees or resources to continue to manufacture and sell their products.

Some of them turned to manufacturing for the government, but, again, this depleted private sector businesses.

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Grayma

Welcome to Soviet Russia, then. It is certainly NOT the job of any creature of the state (which state employed teachers are) to meddle in what the family fixes for lunch and it really not their job to encourage kids to pressure their parents. Egad.

maybe the school should focus on reading, writing, math, and science literacy and let the kids and their parents apply that knowledge themselves.

JabberJay

Bagged salads should be ok, I don't buy them myself due to freshness and price but I have no problem with them at all.

Mac n'cheese I admit not the healthiest in a box but also not the worst, I do usually keep one pack in the back of the pantry somewhere.

Ramen noodles a staple of college living and I would prefer to keep those back in my college days but I won't argue with it because for a cheap side you can also toss some steamed veggies and meats into the mix to make it really delicious and healthy, my fiance loves ramen noodles with peppers, peas, spinach and chicken or beef.

As long as they're not the entire meal every day of the week then I say knock yourself out cause I do it too sometimes. Though from what I've seen people my age do with their kids, it's usually not a sometimes thing, it's an every night thing as an entire meal not the side, which makes me worry about the kids.

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Amen.........and sex too.

Reba

I agree with you. It's not right to penalize kids for their parents' food choices.

My daughter would be in that teacher's face in a flash. She's, um, very assertive.

Dixie

When I cook Mac and cheese, I usually have grilled chicken breast, steamed veggies, and about 1 cup of Mac n cheese.

As for ramen noodles I usually mix in a bag of mixed vegetables, and chopped chicken breast. It's a one-dish meal when I make it. I may or may not cook some type of bread with it, depending on my mood.

Other good but cheap meals I like- elbow macaroni with tomato soup mixed together. Side of one or two garlic chicken tenders or some type of sandwich.

Another I've recently discovered is chili-Mac it's cheap and very easy to make but downside is that it's not the most nutritious. This would be more like a once a week easy meal if I can't be bothered with cooking a full meal.

I also like just cooking some ground beef and throw in some taco mix and have lettuce, tomatoes, onions, Spanish rice, and beans and wheat taco shells and have tacos. One taco will fill you up so this could be used as war overs for 2-3 days. An alternative is exchanging the beef for black beans and rice as filling.

There's lots of meals you can come up with that are cheap yet healthy for you. I want to try grilled fruits and vegetables this summer when it warms up if I can get a small grill. I also think there's nothing better than a burger made off an outdoor grill. Yum. Block party at my place this summer!!

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Grayma

Ramen noodles aren't any more empty in calories than white rice or pasta. It's how they are cooked. If you just make the noodles and nothing else, that's empty calories, but add an egg and or some diced vegetables and you can get a full meal for about .50 cents.

We use them to make vegetable and noodle fritters for lunch.


Of course, the flavor packet is frankenfood, so I prefer to make the fritters from leftover spaghetti noodles.

DeafCaroline

Most people I know don't add anything to Ramen noodles but the flavouring packet which is full of sodium and MSG. That stuff is really bad for you. So, that's why I don't recommend it. But yeah, of course if you add healthy stuff to it and don't use the flavouring packets, it's fine. If there's a Chinatown wherever you live, get the noodles there, way way cheaper, same for rice and any other Asian ingredients.

TXgolfer

I see you left out the "real unemployment" figures, the debt and gas prices.... Looks like you are drinking Obama's snake oil flavored Kool aid.

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Grayma

I'm encouraged by the drop in gold prices, but there is more to the unemployment figures:
And:

DeafCaroline

It's yum yum delicious. You must have had some too since you said you're voting for this guy next term.

So, what do you think is the actual unemployment rate?