Comments on: Super-Size SC http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/2008/04/09/super-size-sc/ Science, science education, and other things ... with a distinctly Southern drawl Sun, 20 Jul 2008 16:54:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: JB http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/2008/04/09/super-size-sc/#comment-21226 JB Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:31:41 +0000 http://shrimpandgrits.rickandpatty.com/?p=613#comment-21226 Well, the good news is that they've now put a price on the health and well being of their students - 70 large. There are two sad facts though, 1) parents need to educate their kids about diet and nutrition (hard to do when ma and pa weigh 300 lbs each), and 2) if I kicked in 70k to one of those schools, do I think they'd remove the machines or replace the junk with healthier options? Not a chance. Kickbacks to the principal, superintendent, and school boards. Well, the good news is that they’ve now put a price on the health and well being of their students - 70 large.

There are two sad facts though, 1) parents need to educate their kids about diet and nutrition (hard to do when ma and pa weigh 300 lbs each), and 2) if I kicked in 70k to one of those schools, do I think they’d remove the machines or replace the junk with healthier options? Not a chance. Kickbacks to the principal, superintendent, and school boards.

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