America - Imagine the World without Her - Great Movie to see on the 4th of July

http://www.americathemovie.com/

Great movie!  I've always said to our children, "no one ever dies trying to escape America, but many die trying to get here."

I've been curious for some time now why America's medical insurance companies are not going after our "diet of diseases"the way they strategically went after cigarette smoking. . .  America - The Movie - answered that question for me.  Deserves a discussion under a separate post.

Suffice it to say:

"The person who signs your pay check tells you a lot about the person cashing the check and what they believe... follow the money."  - My grandfather with a genuine smile that I miss

To Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness - Declaration of Independence

Happy Fourth of July!

Fooducate:New York Judges Strike a Blow to Public Health

Response to Post on Fooducate:

Thanks for your reply. Water can't be offered as a beverage choice in the public school lunch line or on the menu choices at elementary schools. (Plain natural water is sold separately but you have to pay extra.) Our school district won't be reimbursed by the federal government's school lunch program if water is offered with the lunch. The reason: water has no nutritional value.*

(Now, I wonder what lobby group had water banned and chocolate candy in a carton on the menu?) Sorry, couldn't resist.

Does your child attend a private school? We live in a fairly affluent community and still have families that require subsidized school lunches so our system definitely participates in the federal programs.

*Our school food director shared this with me when our children were in elementary school and sadly it hasn't changed. Our daughter has always preferred water. She would have to "choose" one of the cow's milk products and throw it away. She would tell me how wasteful she felt it was to take something you don't want and have to then throw it away. She's since graduated high school.

Just walked past a big MILK poster in the middle school the other night and the athletes with milk mustaches in elementary school. It really is subliminal advertising at its worse and no one to stick up for the benefits of plain ol' natural water.

Our children play a lot of sports and not once have they run off a court or field and asked for a milk bottle. Wait, maybe I just gave the industry a marketing idea.

Thanks for reading.

Best regards.

The Unhealthy Truth featured on The SuperMom101 Show

The SuperMom101 Show  
(watch Episode 4 here)

One Mother's Shocking Investigation
into the 
Dangers of America's Food Supply

by Robyn O'Brien

The Unhealthy Truth: One Mother's Shocking Investigation into the Dangers of America's Food Supply-- and What Every Family Can Do to Protect Itself

Will they publish a study that doesn't support their companies? Corn Refiners to test the new food label - HFCS

Corn Refiners to test the new food label

Curious if the Corn Refiners Association (manufacturers of High Fructose Corn Syrup - HFCS) will publish studies that don't support their organizations.

p.s. Odd.  You need a PhD in chemistry to "manufacture" HFCS.

Common sense is not so common.  - Voltaire

Is food too cheap for our own good?

Chart of the Week: Is food too cheap for our own good?

And now the food manufacturers are hungry to get on the breakfast trays as well.
Meanwhile, America's children have never been fatter or sicker.

SuperMom101's Response to the post:

If food is too cheap – why is the government wanting to introduce free breakfasts at school?

Reply

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   SuperMom101 • 1 min ago

   Yes. Exactly! It’s the manufacturers that are hungry to get on the school breakfast menu. . .

   Had no idea about America’s highly processed, genetically engineered, chemically manufactured, artificially colored, steroid injected, arsenic feed, factory farmed, pesticide sprayed, antibiotic laced, sugar addicted, low fat, food supply when I experienced cancer over 12 years ago – and I thought I was eating healthy.

   Here’s a thought to Carolyn’s point. Ever wonder why Chocolate Cow’s Milk is offered on a school lunch tray as a beverage “choice” (along with three other types of cow’s milk) but water is banned? “The Federal Government sees no nutritional value in water and your local school lunch program won’t be reimbursed if it’s offered as a “choice.” Hmmmm…. and we can’t seem to figure out why America (and her children) have never been fatter or sicker. Common sense is not so common. – Voltaire

   Changed what’s on my plate, in my shopping cart, and in the kitchen cabinet and thankfully have been healthy ever since.

   Best health always,
   SuperMom101

Ever wonder why water isn't offered as a school lunch tray beverage "choice" but chocolate cow's milk is? #SaveSchoolLunch

Ever wonder why Congress says, "pizza" is a vegetable?

Our teenage daughter can not "choose" water as a beverage "choice" with her school lunch.  (It costs extra.)  She's told that she can "choose" one type of cow's milk (including chocolate) but no water!  Huh?

And, in your elementary schools, you can check off the box for chocolate cow's milk, but there's not one for water? We can select french fries and chocolate milk, but no water?

The reason:  "the federal government sees no nutritional value in water and won't reimburse your school lunch program if it's offered on the school lunch menu."  (My husband has always felt that chocolate milk has flavoring added because it's about to spoil.)  Wonder what industry got water banned from the lunch menu?

Join me in supporting the "real" change to our children's school lunch programs that's taking place and tell corporation's hungry to get on our children's lunch AND breakfast trays that we want to keep "real" change and keep creating "real choices."

Join me in supporting the "real" change that's helping keep America's children healthy and strong

Back to the water issue: a simple solution would be to offer filtered water - and let everyone refill their own water bottles.  Our children play sports and the last time I checked they don't run off the courts or fields looking for a milk bottle.

Common sense is not so common. - Voltaire

p.s. This is not a promo for Dansai water (manufactured by Coca Cola) because, as my niece pointed out, Dansai water's ingredients include: "water, magnesium sulfate, potassium chloride, salt." Be sure to read your labels .  Most of these water's are "enhanced"and not just water. UGH!

Join me in keeping "real" food on our school lunch trays

Food Revolution Day - Making Salmon Fishcake's from scratch

Signed up and cooking Salmon* Fishcakes for dinner in honor of Food Revolution Day!  Thanks Jamie for the recipe: Salmon Fishcakes - From Food Revolution.

Plus, terrific, free resources: Food Revolution Day.   Here's a quick resource below (makes you wonder what U.S. children would say.)

According to an Australian survey, 20% of children believe that pasta comes from animals and 27% believe that yoghurt comes from plants. In the UK, one in ten secondary school children believe that tomatoes grow underground, and nearly one in five primary to an Australian survey, 20% of children believe that pasta comes from animals and 27% believe that yoghurt comes from plants. In the UK, one in ten secondary school children believe that tomatoes grow underground, and nearly one in five primary school children say that fish fingers come from chicken. Children from around the world are so out of touch with what's on their plate that they can’t even recognize where fresh ingredients come from.

Best health always,

SuperMom-in-training

*Wild caught and not farm raised :)

Fed Up - The Movie - Ever Wonder Why America (and her children) have never been fatter or sicker?

Terrific movie! Finally an explanation as to why America (and her children) have never been fatter or sicker. (Here's a hint: has nothing to do with lack of exercise and self control.) 

Very much appreciate the family physician explaining the difference between eating real food and all the "nutritional nonsense" from the food and beverage industries. 

After I experienced cancer at age 38, I had no idea about America's highly processed, genetically engineered, sugar addicted, chemically manufactured, artificially flavored, food supply and I thought I as eating healthy.

p.s. Thankfully that was over 12 years ago and if I can't pronounce the ingredient (or "manufacture" it in my kitchen) - it doesn't go in the shopping cart.

p.s.s. Let's get the "daily amount of recommended sugar" on "nutrition" labels!

Best health always,
SuperMom101

"No Kid Hungry" - Me Smells Something Fishy - Check out the partners . . .

UGH!  Why do I think we're being played?  Does this feel like a way for the food and beverage industry to get a hold of our children for breakfast too!

Seriously? These are the "partners" that want to keep our children healthy and strong?  

https://www.nokidhungry.org/partners - 

be sure to open "National Partners" and see the full list

Mother's Day + Watching Fed Up = Psyched Because I'm "Fed Up" Too

Congress says pizza is a vegetable.
(They also say water has no nutritional value but chocolate milk does.)

p.s. Thanks to our daughter for the awesome books from the library she gave me this morning.  Maybe she'll join me for the movie tonight?