The REAL problem with obesity

A lot of articles have come out recently about the problem we have with obesity. They blame fast food, sugary drinks and just about everyone else BUT those responsible.

For kids the blame goes strictly on the head of the parents. If you don't prepare healthy meals for your kids or can't so "No" to them every time they ask for a treat then you're the one to blame mom and dad. You're children can live without having a Happy Meal every day and I'm living proof of that!

If they'd stop taking the easy way out of picking up fast food after work and just take a few minutes instead making healthy choices there wouldn't be this obesity problem in the first place.

Secondly, they should tell there kids to GO OUTSIDE!

Growing up, we were never allowed more than an hour of TV a day (excluding Saturdays) and even Nintendo was cut to an hour. After that, it was outside! If you don't live in a neighborhood with a bunch of kids then buy them a bike and have them ride it around all afternoon. We LOVED our bikes back in the day and went every where on them!

Now for the adults. Government wants to blame anyone they can for the overweight problem America has and has come up with several ways to combat it....by raising taxes.

Just like government, that's the only thing they know how to do. But how about this keen idea....LOWER them! That's right. Provide tax breaks for farmers to mass produce vegetables and fruit, thereby dropping the average price of the crop and making it more affordable for Americans to buy. The farmer pays next to nothing in taxes and therefore wouldn't feel the crunch of the lower rates for their crops. In fact, more crop at a lower rate may lead to more money in most cases.

You hear about farmers destroying leftover crops all the time. Such a waste of healthy food wouldn't be necessary if this rule was in place.

This way when I see cheeseburgers at a fast food place for 3 bucks, but three bucks also buys me a dozen apples, two heads of lettuce and a pound of tomatoes, I may just say, no thanks! Milk the same price as a 2 liter bottle of Coke. Hmmm... let me think about that one.... see? The choice is easy.


But nothing's ever easy in Washington, all they want to do is talk about raising taxes and "awareness", which won't do us a bit of good as we reach for that second helping of fried chicken at the buffet table.