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Filet O'Fish Sucks, But I Love the commercial!
by the way filet o'fish very Unappetizing no matter what.
Filet O'Fish Sucks, But I Love the commercial!
no i am not kidding and that is the freaky part ( believe me i am as shocked as you). I like that stupid song. Its a creepy funny commercial at least to me.... I know it's weird ;0(
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Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
I work as a School Food Service Manager. That tells you I am in the trenches of this topic. yes you ultimately choose what you eat, and home education on the subject is very influential. But kids need guidance and education, and food is a matter that I would include in those two points. If it didn't matter as much then why are fast food companies spending millions if not more on marketing that targets kids and teenager? They don't care about adults as much because they already got them. And most likely a lot of them are so hooked up on these fast food, junk foods that they are obese or getting there with all its implications.
As a food professional in the educational system I believe this is imperative even if its a little step, it brings us closer to the awareness needed to avoid future babysitting. Young people (kids and teenagers) are seduced since they are born to be mass consumer, unfortunately fast food chains don't offer the options that they need to grow up as healthy adults if anything is the other way around.
When you not only hear but see day to day overweight, obese and diabetic children in your heart you would feel that there is something really wrong with their nutrition and it must change.
Filet O'Fish Sucks, But I Love the commercial!
by the way filet o'fish very Unappetizing no matter what.
Filet O'Fish Sucks, But I Love the commercial!
no i am not kidding and that is the freaky part ( believe me i am as shocked as you). I like that stupid song. Its a creepy funny commercial at least to me.... I know it's weird ;0(
Paula Deen is pantsless
Caution:! Too much butter may cause risk of slippery pants!
In Videos: Parry Gripp's 'Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom Nom'
nom nom nom nom nom ! (in my head for the rest of the day..... makes me happy!)
Large-Scale Enticing Food Smells
A cookie factory in san jose , Costa Rica (where I was born and raised). The factory is at this intersection on the way out of the capital city into the next provinces. So, on occasional Sunday afternoons when my whole family would go out for a picnic or any kind of trip (or paseo in Spanish) we had to go through that intersection. And that smell of cookies being baked was always comforting. Costa Rica 30 years ago was a gem, a very special place to grow up. I love it still with all my heart in spite of the many changes that snowballed through globalization, and still when I go home on my way from the airport and pass that factory just a whiff is enough to make my memory dance in comfy thoughts.
How Well Will the Obama Administration Handle Food Issues?
Its still up to us and I think even if we had a supporting president/government we still have to hold this issue close, because the minute we let it go that's when food becomes a stranger and that is our present catastrophe, at least in a majority. We must always embrace grassroots initiatives and getting involved within our communities efforts is always a must to give food the value it deserves. So we must never feel like we are waiting for a president or a government to come to the rescue but be the rescue ourselves.
Photo of the Day: Salad Dressing Cake
I like mayo very much , far from hating it. But mayo cake?! Some things are designed to be eaten ,or rather I should say tasted , in more measured quantities. Mayo is one of them, too much mayo not only is very nutritionally unbalanced but kills the whole point of it which is , at least to me, to dress or condiment a dish with its flavor, not over power it or become the dish for that matter. But that i just my point of view. For those who claim to enjoy the slice of mayo in their lives so be it, bon apetit!
Spread Heads Spew Condiments onto Your Food
oink oink fo' me!
How Organic Are You Going This Thanksgiving?
I guess I'll try to make the effort the best supports my wallet and that does not jeopardize my health.But that is a tough challenge now a days As much of a fan I am of organic food, it makes me sad its sometimes so out of reach. Good food should be available to all. If you live under the poverty lines you would never even consider organic as a choice, ever, and that is simply not fair. I hope that we see a change in this trend. Everyone deserves good food, not only the financially privileged.
I am still thankful that I can afford a good turkey this year, I hope that others less fortunate are blessed as well , organic or not.
Ferran Adria: The New Foam Meets the Old Foam
I took a friend to Katz to give him just that, an experience that really feels like you are in New York. Even though I appreciate good talented fine dinning experiences they are not what makes me love food.
The "connection" is where that soul (as said by Adria) can be transmitted by the moment you come in, order, eat and then leave the spot with that happy grin that no one can take away. How blissful!
Jewish deli's are at the very heart and soul of New York, is sad to know that they have diminished in number due to lack of appreciation or simply because people are bombarded with too many global choices or who knows what else.
Regardless, I just want to say Kudos Ed! for keeping it real, we need more writers like you, who bring time and again that emotional love for food into your work and shares it with the rest of us.
In Videos: Monkeys Make Terrific Waiters
monkeys should be in trees dealing with their monkey business. Besides restaurant work sucks give 'em something fun to do, Poor moneys they should go on strike for good!
Is it Rude to Eat on Mass Transit?
I personally dont think its rude, I dont take it personal. But I do think its sad. When I see people eating on the train or in their cars, participating in the grub and go that modern life has imposed as an accepted habit, I cant but feel melancholy of days where that would've been looked upon as simply strange. Why would you eat on a train and not on a table at your house or a park even? Unless you dont have a home it might be justifiable, but because there isnt enough time? to eat? What?
To me nobody that eats within the mean time of their transportation journey seems to be at 100% ease. Maybe the Dominican guy does, who knows, I would've had to be there and see his composure to make the conclusion. Regardless, I think the question posed should be what happened that we ended up eating in our cars, trains, etc?
Let bring back the joys and pleasures of the table, even if we are so busy we think eating in the train is ok. Lets not participate in that madness. Lets be seriously happy eaters !
Buen provecho!
Photo of the Day: Turtle Attacks Strawberry
"The turtle and the strawberry" is my new wallpaper!
Are Wine Clubs Worth it?
Thank you everybody. Very useful info. Now I need to do some wine meditating and draw conclusions. Salud!!
Welcome to Serious Eats New York
I was wondering if you guys had t-shirts or totebags with your " I (serioues eats smile) NY" . What can I say , I'm a fan!
How to Make Grilled Pizza: Some Quick Tips
If you happen to be in Hawaii , Oahu to be exact, try to stop by at the KCC farmers market every Saturday morning. Then go ahead and look for the North Shore Farms stand and have a taste of their grilled pesto pizza. Farm fresh vine -riped (different varieties ) tomato, homemade amazing pesto and hand made fresh mozzarella. Off the hook!
great posting by the way...!
Racial Tipping point
Dear evilchefmom daughter/souschef,
It's terrible you are discriminated for being a teenager. Especially when polite teenagers are a true blessing. I work in the food industry as well and will make conscience to treat teenagers as good as they behave when I serve them.
In Videos: 'Pretz' Japanese Snack Commercials
Robyn Lee.I must say that I love your posts. I usually have them with my first cup of coffee of the day and it usually is my first laugh of the day as well. I honestly enjoy your appreciation skills! Keep up the good work girl!
Valentine's Day Chocolate Giveaway
My general mood dictates DARK. Usually 70% is my beloved one. Flavored, or not , I love it equally in my heart.
But when I want a little piece of heaven MILK is what I like.
And, if I need a measured slice of sweetness WHITE will do just fine.
Large-Scale Enticing Food Smells
Hi I realize this is pretty late in the game to post but esmesbell mentioned the Cheerios smell in Buffalo, NY. It's from the General Mills Plant on the canal. They alternate between Cheerios and Coco Puffs.
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
Why are we, as a society, allowing such poor quality food (and I'm not talking about the taste) to exist and be consummed. There is a serious problem when low quality and nearly-poisonous "foods" are targeted to low income groups (students, neighborhoods) because they're cheap. Well of course, they're cheap! You get what you pay for... and worse, you'll keep on paying for it with your health.... Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol, Obesity. Shouldn't we be supporting and defending companies that take pride in their quality foods? Moe importantly, fast foods and soft drinks should be banned INSIDE of our schools. Students should have healthy options -- at least in one area of their lives!
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
My high school (which had a closed campus to all but seniors) offered a lunch item that was 3 breadsticks, a cup of marinara, and a cup of cheese sauce..... not exactly healthy. They did have salads but they were always brown and watery and cost about a buck more than regular (read: unhealthy) lunches. So I don't really see how fastfood can be that much worse.
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
While I'm all about nutrition for kids (and in my universe it's organic and local)...I do believe in choice and democracy and freedom. That said...I didn't read all the posts but I'd love to hear from a progressive urban planner. As much as we might think things "just happen" in terms of what ends up where in a neighborhood, I do think there might be more to it than that. No conspiracy theories forming here but communities can have a say regarding what goes where and even limit the numbers and it's not considered particularly heinous...unless you're a Libertarian (big or small "L").
Spend the time, money and energy to improve school lunches, get gardens in the schoolgrounds (even window boxes or green roof gardens), have curriculum related to these subjects to support it, get the PTA on board to help parents have their kids eating healthier, watch the movie "Two Angry Moms" and when you're about to blow your head off from dealing with school officials, employees and parents (trying to change the system) who think it's just fine and dandy to live on fried, processed "food-like" substances (because they eat it and that's what they serve their families)...make the bag lunch, be a good example for your kids at home, and move on.
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
thepirateking -
As another Canadian I couldn't agree more about your take on this.
Allowing our government to "regulate" our own freedoms is just asking for our democracy to be taken from us. Take some responsibility, eh?!
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
WHAT!? PE is not required!?
at my elementary school they forced us to run around in T-shirts and shorts (we had to change into athletic clothes every morning) in addition to PE classes. I hated the winter morning runs, but I guess they did earn a "healthiest kids award" or something...
Also from elementary to high school we had to clean our own rooms (when it's your group's turn to clean restrooms it makes kids unhappy). I'm guessing that doesn't happen in this country.
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
The candy store next to my elementary school turned me from a skinny young kid into a fat preteen. No question about it. If I were more partial to authoritarian policies, banning junk food near schools would probably be at the top of my list of new rules I'd support...
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
The schools here do not require Physical Education. Also the technology of computers has put everyone in a sedentary state. Myself, I eat what I want but I exercise. That does not say eating fast food is ok, however, perhaps schools should re-instate the PE requirement and teach nutrition as well.
We are globally considered an obese society. We received some company shirts the other day that were made in India. Even the medium sized ones could fit a small elephant, obviously this is a reflection on how they perceive Americans.
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
I'm a Canadian, and likely one of the oddest ducks around here. I have a son and a daughter. at 4 years old, my daughter and I built her first computer. She has access to the internet. I spend part of my day on World of Warcraft, rather then watching TV like regular people. I can be found reading Web Comics, surfing porn and 4chan. If you don't know what 4chan is, I don't want to be the one to explain it. I'm also 30 years old. But I remember what it is like to be a student. I hated only having fast food around, I wanted something tasty, not that bland cardboard shit.
I also remember being a kid. and doing elementry and high school in a town of 1000 people, and walking home for lunch, having to make my own damned food (breakfasts and lunches I cooked since I was very young for myself, I could do it, why shouldn't I?). I didn't make all the best choices when I was young but they were MINE. They shaped who I am today. And I'd be damned if I'd let someone else interfere with my children and their making choices.
Damnit, you don't need the government to decide things for you! And you don't need to hover over your children and protect them from every single thing. They are going to eat bad things, make stupid choices, see things you don't want them too, and learn about things you wish they wouldn't. It's part of what makes children into actual adults, instead of whiny clingy morons who can't move out till they are in there 30s. Give them some good and tasty alternatives to the junk food, things they can get at a reasonable price. Some of them will take it, some won't. That's part of growing up.
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
This reminds me of my upstate NY high school (class of '72) which had an open campus. It was one of the few saving graces of that miserable place, with it's burned-out staff and underacheiving students, and it made my experience there much more bearable than if I had been forced to put up with the barely-under-control, grimly institutional cafeteria.
There was a pizza place right across the street, but my lunch companion and I would walk down to Carroll'ss, and have their grilled cheese and a soda, every single day. You may recall the Carroll's grilled cheese - a burger bun with the insides facing out, and a slice of processed cheese melted between them. Other vendors in proximity to the school were an office supply store that did as much business in candy as it did in typewriter ribbons and wite-out.
Those and many other temptations of every variety were accessible to us. You either succumbed to them to one degree or another, or you didn't. It was not the age of "helicopter parents" or bumper stickers that announce that your child (and everyone else's) is an Honor Student. We survived and even thrived.
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
thats horrible. if you don't want kids eating fast food while at school, don't let them leave campus during school hours. maybe feed them something good at school? oh no. much too difficult for our liberal government who would rather exercise as much power as possible to violate our rights.
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
"Land of the Free" does not mean fat-free, sugar-free, and sodium-free.
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
Nah. Silly idea. If they are going to ban fast food near schools, then they also need to ban pizza joints, ice cream parlors, candy stores, movie theaters, convenience stores, super markets... all places where kids can go to devour junk food. What schools need to do is provide a good cafeteria with good food so kids have no reason to go elsewhere.
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
This will work about as well as banning drugs in the US.
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
Children's nutrition is important--their bodies and brains are still under construction. I think fast food on a regular basis is not good for anyone, but I don't understand why students don't bring lunches from home. For many years I have brown bagged lunch to school and work, and almost always have a better meal than the fast carryouts of my friends and coworkers. U.S. school cafeterias are victims of the lowest bidder syndrome--the cost is low, but so is the quality of the product and service. It's not just parents but all of us who are now adults who must vote in favor of better quality food for children, which means better ingredients, more labor, and more appealing service. And we must be willing to pay for it through our taxes. The students who are our future caretakers will make good choices, given better nutrition education and genuine options.
All these snarky comments about obesity are also unfair. Many Americans now live in areas where walking and exercise of the kinds that used to be free are now dangerous, ugly, or difficult and expensive. We have eliminated recess from many schools (low bidder idea), children don't have free play time to run around like I did as a kid, and there isn't much healthy home cooking going on, either. Trends in the grocery business are for more "shortcut" products, which means more salt, sugar, and fat. Try walking around an American residential area some time and see how many kids are having healthy play time. Look at the school playgrounds. Look in the mirror. Our culture has sold out exercise to the almighty car in all kinds of ways, and we are all less healthy for it.
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
my lunch every day at school that i bothered to buy it there: bagel, cream cheese, milk from carton. it was $1.25. i dont know how much off the dollar menus i could handle (and have a drink)...
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
i agree with jerzeetomato. the schools are not suppossed to let the students leave campus for food. they are allowed to leave when classes are over. and where they go at that time is suppossed to be between the child and the parent...
(side note: when i grew up in nh, we had a major emergency where we had to evacuate the building and we were told we were not allowed to be sent home because the school was responsible for our safety until the end of the school day.)
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
I agree with all the people who said that kids have to learn to make healthy choices. Banning fast food doesn't teach kids anything, and like several people said, a lot of sit-down restaurants are worse for you anyway (compare nutritional stats at the Cheesecake Factory vs. Chick-fil-A for example). Provide healthy options too, and hope that parents make an effort to instill some healthy habits in their kids, and maybe when those kids grow up and get out in the real world they'll actually know how to feed themselves.
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
REGULATE. LEGISLATE. PROTECT. BAN AND TAX. LIMIT PERSONAL FREEDOMS. STOP EVERYTHING.
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
I agree with those who say schools should have closed campuses, not just because of the junk food issue, but because all the jaywalking students in our town cause at least 2 or 3 traffic accidents a day.
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
I have to agree with previous posters thoughts: get fast/ frozen/ fried/ processed foods out of school cafeterias first. then worry about what's going on in the surrounding community.
It's funny how our (and by our, i mean ALL the citizens' of this country, cause whether you have kids or not, they are the future of YOUR country) childrens' educations cease during lunch hour. Kids learn about hypocrisy early on when they are taught about agriculture, or different cultures or science and health and p.e. then go to the cafeteria to see that their government doesn't give a shit about any of that stuff when it comes to putting it into practice. Just eat this super cheap, processed flavorless junk. Then you better be bright eyed, bushy-tailed and focused the rest of the day! And get good test scores for us!
It's just a (easy and fun) missed learning opportunity for everybody.
But yeah, there are always more fast food places in low income neighborhoods, where schools have the least amount of money for decent lunches anyways. But first things first.
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
I'm all for healthier alternatives, and if the same people who do the banning do the organizing and have some affordable healthy places open up, that's great. That being said, I would have freaked out if someone tried to take away my Pizza Hut lunch buffet when I was in school. Jerks.
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
I agree with most of the commenters that it should be a mass movement, not just a school thing. As long as there will still be a decent variety of options there to replace the fast food restaurants, I guess it could be okay.
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Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
we are in the era of "it's not my fault",your children are fat because it's too easy for YOU to have them plop their fat rear ends in front of the tv or computer and let those contraptions entertain them instead of YOU going outside with them with a ball and doing YOUR job as a parent to ensure that YOUR children grow up healthy. stop blaming fast food joints for YOUR inability to raise children properly.
Banning fast food near schools? Your take.
Stop with the baby sitting "laws" this only weakens the idea of rule of law and make people more willing to break laws.
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I work as a School Food Service Manager. That tells you I am in the trenches of this topic. yes you ultimately choose what you eat, and home education on the subject is very influential. But kids need guidance and education, and food is a matter that I would include in those two points. If it didn't matter as much then why are fast food companies spending millions if not more on marketing that targets kids and teenager? They don't care about adults as much because they already got them. And most likely a lot of them are so hooked up on these fast food, junk foods that they are obese or getting there with all its implications.
As a food professional in the educational system I believe this is imperative even if its a little step, it brings us closer to the awareness needed to avoid future babysitting. Young people (kids and teenagers) are seduced since they are born to be mass consumer, unfortunately fast food chains don't offer the options that they need to grow up as healthy adults if anything is the other way around.
When you not only hear but see day to day overweight, obese and diabetic children in your heart you would feel that there is something really wrong with their nutrition and it must change.