A co-worker and I headed to Iron Works BBQ on Red River for a bite to eat today. My eyes always spot the BBQ plates right away, but I typically settle on a brisket sandwich and a side. It's hard to miss the great looking salad bar as you stand in line at Iron Works, so I thought it might be nice to grab a salad and some awesome tomatoes, cucumbers and other delectable vegetables.
It's sad that this country is divided over a health care reform bill when people have their plates full of unhealthy food because the healthy option is often times unattainable. I'm not saying I couldn't have ordered a salad right up today, because I could have. But when I'm paying for a lunch that's already more expensive than I care to pay for my midday meal, I just can't justify dishing out more money. I guess it's the principal of the matter.
That's what I want the health care reform bill to focus on first.
2 comments:
But don't potatoes still have to be grown to make the fries? ...unless the fries are some over-processed, artificial crap! The issue is that if healthier food was cheaper, more people could access it and health would greatly improve among the mass population. Or, what if the food stamp program was expanded in order to help those who really need this healthier food? Point is, healthy food needs to dominate and not crap, because that's what's ruining our health right this very minute.
I definitely agree: "healthy food needs to dominate." I just don't see it as a function of health care reform. Expanding the food stamp program would help for sure.
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