I have to admit, I got a bit of a chuckle out of a recent article by Debora Yost, entitled “Inaugural Luncheon No Model for Healthy Eating.”\u00a0 Take it away, Deb…<\/p>\n
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The nutritional toll per person for the three-course meal: 3,048 calories and 142 grams of fat \u2013 not including the wine and champagne that will accompany each course. That\u2019s 42 percent of calories from fat \u2013 quite a bit higher than the 25-30 percent minimum the National Institutes of Health (NIH) recommends per day for healthy living.<\/em><\/p>\n
It\u2019s also a far cry from the healthy eating edict forced on conventioneers at the Democratic Convention in Denver a few months ago that banned fried foods and proclaimed meals should contain at least three of the following colors: red, green, yellow, purple\/blue and white. Aside from the whipped sweet potatoes and winter vegetable side dishes, the only other color on the menu is white and it comes from lobster, cream and vanilla ice cream. There isn\u2019t even a salad.<\/em><\/p>\n
…In a world and nation facing an obesity epidemic, you\u2019d think the JCCIC would want to practice what the Democrats were preaching back in August and be a bit more prudent about what goes to the hips and arteries of our national leaders. In addition to the Obamas and Vice President-elect Joe Biden\u2019s family, invited guests include the Supreme Court, Cabinet designees, and the Congressional leadership. Then it\u2019s off to the parade where they might want to march instead of just watch \u2013 if they want to make room for dinner.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Remind me never to invite this woman over for dinner…geez!<\/p>\n
I work with people trying to get into shape for\u00a0a living, so it’s not like I’m\u00a0oblivious the need to eat healthily the most of the time.\u00a0 And any member of the “Fat Loss Revealed” or “Bodybuilding Revealed” forums\u00a0could tell you that I take nutrition seriously.\u00a0 Very<\/strong> seriously.\u00a0 But the one thing I refuse to do is scold –\u00a0you come\u00a0across as a real killjoy and run people off. \u00a0If the lavish\u00a0meal\u00a0being served was a regular, or even semi-regular occurrence, then I could see the point of\u00a0tut-tutting about it.\u00a0 But it’s a historic, once-in-a-lifetime event…definitely time to party hearty.<\/p>\n
One meal – no matter how rich – isn’t going to have significant health and\/or waistline-shattering consequences for otherwise healthy people.\u00a0 Both Mr. and Mrs. Obama are fitness devotees, who will almost certainly compensate for the\u00a0indulgence through more sensible eating\u00a0and exercise in the following days.\u00a0 So tomorrow, let ’em eat [Apple Cinnamon Sponge] cake!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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