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Friday, February 10, 2012

Missouri Education Watchdog: Parents - Are You Really Expecting This?

Missouri Education Watchdog: Parents - Are You Really Expecting This?:

Parents - Are You Really Expecting This?

You know the analogy about battles and the war? It's true. Though we may win battles, the war is far from over.

The federal government is determined to get into the lives of the private citizen. Michelle Obama recently told a cafeteria full of airmen that she was proud of them for eating their veggies. Her visit, as the federal face of healthy eating, was meant to promote the military's new campaign to get more fruits and "veggies", leaner meats and low-fat dairy products into dining halls, snack bars and school cafeterias on military bases. Little Rock Air Force base's pilot program is just the start. It is a much easier start because the military is actually under the federal government's control. And have no fear, this program will be a success there; not because the healthy foods have winnowed down the weight of the average airman, but because the average airman must meet certain physical metrics in order to be accepted into the program and fit in the tiny cockpit. It seems the