Comments on: Food for Thought

By: cheryl ann

cheryl ann — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:46:31 +0000

You should SEE the junk food my school serves! Yucky pancakes with syrup for breakfast, all kinds of sweetened cereal and “fruit” bars (full of sugar and presertavies) for breakfast…YUCK~lunch? Hot dogs, hamburgers, pizza. NOTHING nutritious! AND they sell cookies in the cafeteria for $1.00 EACH! No wonder the kids can’t sit still in class! They are so full of sugar, processed foods, and preservatives they can’t concentrate!

By: mysti

mysti — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:38:01 +0000

I also suggest doing your own research on stevia, if you’re interested, and keep in mind that the study above found *rebiana* (an artificial derivative) dangerous, not the stevia plant itself. I’ve been using dried stevia leaves as a sweetener in my tea for awhile now.

By: Beth Bader

Beth Bader — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 20:33:37 +0000

I pack my kid’s lunch every day. For fun, contrast a US school menu to one in Europe! It’s amazing. Not a tater tot to be found.

re: stevia, I wonder if it is the derivative/process of making the sweetener that was linked to issues and not the natural state? We’ll see what unfolds, thanks for the tip. I’ll read more.

By: Robin Shreeves

Robin Shreeves — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 18:07:41 +0000

Even in schools where junk food is not allowed – like the one my boys attend – the lunches are still horrible. The lunch the first day of school this year was chicken nuggets, tater tots and a dinner roll. What is that?!

I only let my boys buy twice a month – they circle their choices on the calendar. I send them in with healthy lunches the rest of the time. I feel bad for the kids who buy every day.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 05 Sep 2008 17:13:46 +0000

Go and look up Stevia at Google. It was repressed by the owners of Aspartame precisely because it was not in their control. It has been used for donkey’s years in Brazil and Japan with no causes for concern.

Everything you read about Stevia from now onwards is being fabricated and leaked by the owners of Aspartame, Acesulfame and Sucralose, all of which have been proven dangerous to one extent or another.

Stevia is a natural plant like sugar and is not chemically created. Of course we always have to be careful with foods and additives but do not listen to reports sponsored by companies with a vested interest (on either side of the fence).

Instead take a look at all the tests and studies done in Brazil and Japan where billions of liters of drinks containing Stevia have already been consumed.

- Rob.