How do you look such a thing up? There are a million ways to make a banana nut muffin which can make it range from 200 calories to 700 calories. Is it made with fats or fruit puree or heavy sugar content or whatever. The only way to know for sure is to have the manufacturer of that particular food item post the calorie content.

Actually, I’d be delighted if my state would do something like this. I’d be more likely to eat some places if I knew what foods I could fit into my dietary plan.”

If it’s YOUR dietary plan, then YOU do the research. Do you really need to the state to do it for you?

How lazy and dumb do you have to be that you have to depend on government to create laws to give you information that is already available if you just put a little effort into it?

It’s incredibly depressing to see such a mentality that believes people just can’t do something on their own.

Information is not a bad thing–nanny laws are.

Read my posts. I never said I knew better. In fact I said that even though I’ve had a lot of classes in nutrition and read copiously about food issues, I still find myself surprised about the calorie, fat and health issues surrounding certain foods. It’s a complicated issue and I for one would sure appreciate more information. It would be best, in this busy life, if the information were provided to me rather than forcing the need to research all this extensively. Which is pretty much what we have to do now.

And yes, heart disease, diabetes and other obesity-linked diseases are all drastically on the rise. Read any reputable medical journal and you’ll see that. That affects the health care system. So much so that some progressive companies are now offering health care credits and bonuses to employees who maintain healthy weights and exercise programs.

Again, I support your right to eat whatever you want. I just want you to have all the facts — quickly and at a glance — so you can make an informed decision.

I was rather horrified, a couple of years back, when New York City passed a law banning the use of trans fats.

Last week, Arnold Schwarzenegger signed into law a similar ban on trans fats for the entire state of California.

Increment by increment, the intrusion gets a little deeper and wider.

Yeah, yeah, trans fats are artery clogging and all that. But I still don’t want it “legislated” on my behalf.

This is the gradual erosion of liberty C.S. Lewis warns about…when “the state” starts making personal decisions for you.

Not to mention that Jabba the Hutt, er, government, has a lot of nerve warning people about being fat !

I was right in my last post.

First the assertion, with no proof, that hospitals are overburdened solely because of McDonalds, etc. Then, another assertion with no proof that, because of Micky-Ds, insurance rates are going UP for Lisa and her family. Then, Lisa reveals that, yes indeed, she thinks that most people are stupider than she is and need her guidance and wisdom. We must all defer to her judgment and that by having a law passed, the ignorant, unwashed masses will GET A WAKE UP CALL! YAY! and will natually change their behavior and drop the Big Macs for a salad with a 0 carb dressing. Nevermind free will and being treated like an adult. Lisa and crowd are our betters and just *KNOW* what is good for us and that we need a law for our wake up call.

This is the fascist attitude of those supporting such laws.