On Sun 19 Mar 2006 08:47:56p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it The Bubbo?

> Curly Sue wrote:
>
>>
>> I'm not so much concerned about the loss of cooking skills due to
>> women having other options, but instead the disregard for teaching
>> good eating habits (nutrition) to children.
>>
>> Sue(tm)
>> Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!
>
> case in point...
> today in line at the grocery store, the woman in front of me was very
> very large and she had two kids with her. Her cart was just packed full
> of pre-packaged food, candy, treats, and other unhealthy items including
> 4 cases of soda. It just made me crazy, I completely understand the
> occasional indulgence but the legitimate healthy items were few and far
> between in that cart, even the frozen vegetables came in their own
> cheese or butter sauces.
>
> Of course, I could feel all self righteous at that moment because my
> cart was full of things like okra, collard greens, plantains, fennel
> bulb, spinach...and on and on. Of course the 15 pack of mac and cheese
> was already at home in the pantry so it was a false self righteousness!

Chances are she wouldn't have had a clue what to do with anything in your
cart. But she would probably have pounced on those packs of mac and
cheese. :-)

> anyway, it just made me sad that those kids won't be taught proper
> eating, just how to cook convenience and stuff it in.

David grew up in a household like that, and it's taken 14 years to
"enlighten" him to better eating. I'm still at it!

--
Wayne Boatwright o¿o
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