More Government Meddling.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Good on you Pendy.......I'm a lumpy 16 too. Thank goodness for Elastic waistbands.

[WillowTheWhisp]

Originally Posted by pendy

The point I was trying to make (but obviously very badly) is that for the MAJORITY of us, the answer is in our own hands, and that we should take responsibility for ourselves and not expect the Government or someone else to do it for us.

I understand what you are saying there - that if the choice is there before us then it's up to us what we choose to eat and if we make the wrong choices then on our own heads be it.

For someone to sit in front of the TV eating a take-away and blame the TV advertising for "making them want it" is a total cop-out and I'd agree with you wholeheartedly there.

Unfortunately, and I think this was where the government proposed changes to school menus came into it, a lot of children at school don't have healthy options to choose from. If junk is all that is on offer then junk is all they are going to end up eating which isn't good and I applaud the Government intervention to introduce healthier meals. Or should that be "re-introduce" as we used to have them in the olden days.

It's also good to see that McDonalds have introduced a range of "deli" sandwiches which are less than 3% fat. Now anyone who wishes to eat at McDonalds can't claim they don't have an alternative.

Do forgive me for the post.

I will accept that what you said wasn't actually what you meant. I think it was the emphasis with the word "TRUTH" in capital letters which really made it come over as a serious observation.