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    Are America's College Kids Healthy Enough to Make Several Trips to the Buffet Line?

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    Image of Aidan_ Aidan_
    09/14/09

    In reply to Are America's College Kids Healthy Enough to Make Several Trips to the Buffet Line?
    *gnaws on the boiled boca burger he cooked in his apartment across from campus bitterly*
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    Image of Conchie Birdie Conchie Birdie
    09/14/09

    In reply to Are America's College Kids Healthy Enough to Make Several Trips to the Buffet Line?
    I'm fine with this, as long as dining points still work for Domino's.
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    09/14/09

    In reply to Are America's College Kids Healthy Enough to Make Several Trips to the Buffet Line?
    Were I a New School student, I'd barricade the cafeteria for this outrage. There's no justice until students get personal pneumatic tubes delivering meaty mac-n-cheese directly to their gaping maws.
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    Image of Say that is cool Say that is cool
    09/14/09

    @BadUncle: Feeder porn makes my prick tingle.

    [www.youtube.com]
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    BadUncle promoted this comment Edited by Say that is cool at 09/14/09 1:56 PM Say that is cool was starred Say that is cool was unstarred
    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    09/14/09

    @Say that is cool: Once again, I gain the cool satisfaction of knowing that somebody, somewhere is masturbating.
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    Image of ManchuCandidate ManchuCandidate
    09/14/09

    In reply to Are America's College Kids Healthy Enough to Make Several Trips to the Buffet Line?
    My school had an all you can eat ice cream bar. All the tubs of Oreo Ice Cream disappeared by early Oct.
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    Image of pmarble pmarble
    09/14/09

    In reply to Are America's College Kids Healthy Enough to Make Several Trips to the Buffet Line?
    The Freshman 15 was the result, in my case, of the hoagie and pizza delivery agencies on campus, not the swill they served in the dining halls.
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    CaptainFantastic promoted this comment pmarble was starred pmarble was unstarred
    Image of DahlELama DahlELama
    09/14/09

    @pmarble: Mine were the pints of Ben & Jerry's you could purchase with "Declining Dollars." Oh, and the Snickers and Chex Mix that were readily available in the dorm vending machines.

    Man, just thinking about this is making me hate myself.
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    Image of 18thCFox 18thCFox
    09/14/09

    In reply to Are America's College Kids Healthy Enough to Make Several Trips to the Buffet Line?
    Never understood the concept of the Freshman 15--when I went to college I got away from my mom's meat-and-potato cooking and learned to enjoy sushi. Am I the only one that LOST twenty pounds freshman year?
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    Image of Steverino Begins Steverino Begins
    09/14/09

    @18thCFox: Funny but true and kinda sad story: My parents listened to an entire Oprah and Bob Greene book about getting in shape and improving your long distance running skills, in the car ride before my Freshman year. This was about a 4 hour book, and I was already slightly paranoid about gaining weight, fitting in, blah blah blah. Lost about 15 to 20 that year.
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    Image of matthieuK matthieuK
    09/14/09

    In reply to Are America's College Kids Healthy Enough to Make Several Trips to the Buffet Line?
    The cafeteria at USC gave everyone some virus that makes you throw up non-stop for2 days straight. As if I ever had any reason to doubt the wrath of G-d.
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    Dave J. promoted this comment matthieuK was starred matthieuK was unstarred
    Image of Dave J. Dave J.
    09/14/09

    @matthieuK: It's cute you think this was an accident. It was probably tryout week for the song girls and they wanted everyone to look their best.
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    Image of Say that is cool Say that is cool
    09/14/09

    In reply to Are America's College Kids Healthy Enough to Make Several Trips to the Buffet Line?
    Not to mention, when these college girls bulk up, it makes it much harder for me to stuff them in a wall at their lab. Lighten up on the Ring Dings fatties, I got a job to do too!

    Too soon?
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    Dickdogfood promoted this comment Say that is cool was starred Say that is cool was unstarred
    Image of kissmyapp kissmyapp
    09/14/09

    @Say that is cool: It's not too soon, no. A comment like that will always be tacky.
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    Image of Say that is cool Say that is cool
    09/14/09

    @kissmyapp: What are you about a size 14?
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    Image of pony_express pony_express
    09/14/09

    @Say that is cool: @Say that is cool: What are you, about 5 feet tall suffering from a beer gut and male pattern baldness?
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    Image of snugbug snugbug
    09/14/09

    @Hamilton Nolan: Ugh. Repeat harassment + rape jokes. I say that is not cool.
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    Image of kissmyapp kissmyapp
    09/15/09

    @Say that is cool: I'd rather be a size 14 than a heartless toolbag.
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    Image of misslinda misslinda
    09/14/09

    In reply to Are America's College Kids Healthy Enough to Make Several Trips to the Buffet Line?
    College cafeterias sound an awful lot like the buffet at the Golden Nugget.
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    Image of Mediahohoho Mediahohoho
    09/14/09

    @misslinda: Complete with an early bird special, for the especially afternoon-stoned.
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    Image of BadUncle BadUncle
    09/14/09

    @misslinda: But without the "crab."
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    Image of BettyCrocker BettyCrocker
    09/14/09

    In reply to Are America's College Kids Healthy Enough to Make Several Trips to the Buffet Line?
    Holy Hot Pockets, Batman!
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    09/06/09

    In reply to Delicious Junk Food Lobby: Declaring Unhealthy Junk Food a "Smart Choice"
    you know a regulatory agency that had any ballz would smack that shit down as lies and deception before lunch
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    Image of pony_express pony_express
    09/05/09

    In reply to Delicious Junk Food Lobby: Declaring Unhealthy Junk Food a "Smart Choice"
    I swear I am not a complete food nazi, but really people, is it so hard to make a bowl of oatmeal in the morning? Buy it in the bulk bin and it is the perfect recession breakfast food.
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    SybilDisobedience promoted this comment Edited by pony_express at 09/05/09 4:02 PM pony_express was starred pony_express was unstarred
    Image of Cynner Cynner
    09/05/09

    @pony_express: OR hit your local truck stop for their $2.99 special of eggs fried in yesterday's ham grease, bacon so crisp it's a two-snapper, home-fries, and a side o'biscuits with gravy! C'mon people, it's not that hard! (And for $1 more, you can add a six-ounce steak on the side!)
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    Image of SybilDisobedience SybilDisobedience
    09/05/09

    @pony_express: Amen! I have a massive, massive box I bought at Sam's club almost a year ago. It cost me $5 and nearly a year later, I'm only halfway through it. Economical! Tasty! Healthy!
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    Image of DennyCrane DennyCrane
    09/05/09

    @pony_express: MCann's Irish Oatmeal is the perfect complement to your morning Irish Coffee.
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    Image of Magister Magister
    09/05/09

    @pony_express: My ten year-old would gladly eat bowls of oatmeal, but my four year-old would prefer one of the Cheerios or Kix.

    (In addition to nutritional labeling, we also limit artificial colors and this rules out a lot of cereals)

    @SybilDisobedience: While cheap, I think it'd be difficult to get kids to eat the same breakfast, every day for a year and kids do seem to be this program's aim.
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    Edited by Magister at 09/05/09 6:41 PM Magister was starred Magister was unstarred
    Image of CParis CParis
    09/06/09

    @Magister:

    The aisles of my local supermarket seem to have lots of non-crap breakfast options - whole wheat bread, yogurt, Cheerios, Chex, fruit, etc. These sugary brands have been around for 40 years and sane parents didn't buy them back then either.
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    Magister promoted this comment CParis was starred CParis was unstarred
    Image of Magister Magister
    09/07/09

    @CParis: I was just pointing out that oatmeal every day would get boring for a kid and could be unpalatable to the very young. Not to mention that the flavored, instant stuff isn't any healthier than some cereals, plus I believe they contain artificial colors.

    Around my house, nutritional labeling and the ingredient lists are king. They reign supreme.

    From what I understand about "Smart Choice", the foods will have some minimum standards and though I think it's a cute marketing ploy to get you to look beyond the top "healthy" brands, I don't really see anything wrong with it, as long as you read the label.

    And with all that said, I'll add that though my kids have never had them, I'm almost fifty and was raised on Froot Loops, while my brother preferred Apple Jacks and neither of us are any worse for wear.
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    Edited by Magister at 09/07/09 3:47 AM Magister was starred Magister was unstarred
    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    09/05/09

    In reply to Delicious Junk Food Lobby: Declaring Unhealthy Junk Food a "Smart Choice"
    "You're rushing around, you're trying to think about healthy eating for your kids and you have a choice between a doughnut and a cereal," Dr. Kennedy.

    I have this problem every time I go to the Froot Loops and Donuts supermarket. There just aren't enough options.
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    Image of skahammer skahammer
    09/05/09

    @braak: You need to move to someplace that has a CostCo -- so you can choose between the 256oz or 512oz sizes of your favorites.
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    09/05/09

    In reply to Delicious Junk Food Lobby: Declaring Unhealthy Junk Food a "Smart Choice"
    Pardon me, clerk, but which aisle are the Opiate Oats in? Because I'm not going to eat them just for breakfast...
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    Image of ShanghaiLil ShanghaiLil
    09/05/09

    In reply to Delicious Junk Food Lobby: Declaring Unhealthy Junk Food a "Smart Choice"
    Froot Loops was better than other things parents could choose for their children [to eat].
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    09/05/09

    @ShanghaiLil: Not sure what happened but...
    For instance: plastic grocery bags, small parts of metal toys, lead paint chips, rabid squirrel and heroin. Compared to these things, Froot Loops is indeed a "smarter choice" for breakfast.
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    Image of braak: You are, as usual, completely correct. braak: You are, as usual, completely correct.
    09/05/09

    @ShanghaiLil: Iron filings. Uranium. Thumb tacks.
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    Image of Lizawithazee Lizawithazee
    09/05/09

    @ShanghaiLil: I stand corrected!
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    Image of If_I_Had_a_Poodle If_I_Had_a_Poodle
    09/06/09

    @ShanghaiLil: bag of broken glass
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