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Lou Dobbs talks about 'controversial' meatless monday (4.00 / 1)

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On Monday night, Lou Dobbs did a segment on how "Meatless Monday" is being adopted by the Baltimore city school district in an effort to cut costs and get children to eat healthier food. The segment showed schoolchildren eating vegetarian chili and grilled cheese sandwiches, and CNN reported that they found no parents who objected to the policy.

The news network also noted opposition to the one-day-a-week of vegetarian food by the American Meat Institute -- a trade group that represents meat processors and packers with obvious financial interests in meat consumption. Without pointing out factors that helped fuel the initiative, such as childhood obesity and a national school budget crisis, CNN reported that the AMI is concerned that "students are being served up an unhealthy dose of indoctrination." The institute's Janet Reilly claims the policy was depriving students and parents of "choice."

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by: Curtis Abbey @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 02:23:28 AM UTC

There was a big hoo ha over meatless monday (4.00 / 2)

over at Meating Place a while ago. A lot of the commentors had their knickers in a big twist over that. Like not eating meat one day a week was going to put the whole beef/pork/chicken/ industry in the tank.

Regarding locavores as elitists - explain to me how supporting local business is elitist....

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by: Joanne Rigutto @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 03:14:06 AM UTC

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Here we go again. (4.00 / 1)

This reminds me of the Texas cowmen who sued Oprah because she said she would stop eating beef.

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by: count @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 11:54:46 AM UTC

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Indoctrination, lol... (0.00 / 0)

Yeah, the cities are planning to turn our kids into Meat-Hatin' Commies!  Who also, ummm, hate America!  Veganism will replace reading!

Don't these types ever get tired of making themselves look like whiny idiots?

"The essence of the independent mind lies not in what it thinks, but in how it thinks." - Christopher Hitchens

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by: JayinPortland @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 16:10:33 PM UTC

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Just saw a lil' news blurb (4.00 / 1)

seems the FDA is checking into the Smart Choice labeling since some "Smart" foods are 50% sugar, etc.

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by: nycstray @ Wed Oct 21, 2009 at 16:16:08 PM UTC