{"id":2766,"date":"2011-09-14T13:44:27","date_gmt":"2011-09-14T17:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/?p=2766"},"modified":"2011-09-14T13:50:16","modified_gmt":"2011-09-14T17:50:16","slug":"seriously-are-french-fries-a-vegetable-a-healthy-option","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2011\/09\/seriously-are-french-fries-a-vegetable-a-healthy-option.html","title":{"rendered":"Seriously.  Are french fries a vegetable? A healthy option?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stood up for public school students by proposing new regulations that require higher nutrition standards for school meals? He&#8217;s not asking for anything extreme.<\/p>\n<p>Wouldn&#8217;t you say that limiting french fries, sodium, and calories and offering more fruits and vegetables in their place makes sense?\u00a0 Well, the Farm Lobby: as I understand it, they want us to &#8220;Count french fries as a healthy vegetable option.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>What do you think?\u00a0 Do you think that french fries are a healthy vegetable option?\u00a0\u00a0 I&#8217;m not against the potato, I&#8217;m just asking, &#8220;healthy vegetable option?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Our government spends $12 billion every year on school meals!\u00a0 There&#8217;s been a lot of talk about making sure that our kids are healthy and develop good habits that will last them a lifetime; good habits that they can hand down to their kids and their kids &#8230; our great grandchildren!<\/p>\n<p>Remember, I&#8217;m not asking if you like french fries, or love them, or even for a recipe!\u00a0 I&#8217;m not asking people to stop making them or serving them (within reason).<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m just wondering if you think that they are a vegetable and a healthy option for our children?<\/p>\n<p>Please weigh-in below!\u00a0 Or <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fearlesscampaign.com\/page\/s\/french-fries-food-policy?utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=fearlessfood&amp;utm_campaign=20110914FoodFriesKicker&amp;source=20110914FoodFriesKicker\">weigh-in here<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>Spread the word \u2026 NOT the icing!<br \/>\n<em><br \/>\nJanice<br \/>\nwise * fun * utterly useful<\/em><\/p>\n<p>____________________________________________<br \/>\nFor the best in wellness and weight loss wisdom, visit Janice:<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ourladyofweightloss.com\/\"><br \/>\nOur Lady of Weight Loss<\/a><br \/>\njoin the <em>Kick in the Tush Club<\/em><br \/>\nFollow Janice on <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/ourlady\">Twitter @OurLady<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook.com\/<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ourladyofweightloss\">OurLadyofWeightLoss<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack stood up for public school students by proposing new regulations that require higher nutrition standards for school meals? 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