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  Posted By: fed up inok @ 05/27/2008 10:20:28 PM

  As a retailer that accepts food stamps on a daily basis, I reccommend changing the way food stamps are used. As it is now,anything edible as long as it isnt "hot food" is eligble for the food stamp assistance program, While I don't deny that everyone deserves a treat every now and then, when you spend 60 plus dollars on candy, cookies soda pop and cupcakes, how much does that leave for a well balanced diet for our kids? Change the rules!! Require that only a set amount can be spent on "junk food" maybe change the upc codes on pre packaged cookies, candies, cupcakes chips etc... If it isnt so redily available maybe just maybe kids would get a better diet and therefore reduce obesity.
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  Posted By: wellsphere @ 05/07/2008 1:57:20 PM

  I think it's a great idea for restaurants to post info. It's even harder to eat well when eating out, especially when you have dietary needs or want to watch your calorie intake. Often food items that seem healthy and are marketed that way, are not. For this reason, my company just launched a new service called ???Wellternatives??? that lets people find nutrition info for thousands of chain restaurants ??? right from their cell phone or on the web. It also makes recommendations for a healthier alternative to your favorite restaurant meals, hence the name???Wellternatives. Would love to hear what you think of it! Sara

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  Posted By: Terrils @ 04/30/2008 5:35:04 PM

  "In fact, being too ... fat is the result of a complex set of social and personal factors"
  
  Hm. Here I thought that for most of us it was simply eating too much and not moving enough. But I bet there's a slew of books out there to help me navigate this "complex" set of factors ... even though most of them seem to ultimately suggest eating less and moving more.