@ChazMaz We weren’t junkies back in the day and we still had access to fast food.
@all My neice and nephew aren’t heavy or food junkies. My friend who has the hardest time controlling her weight is the one who grew up in a home that her mother rarely cooked from scratch. Not sure if that is the reason she has trouble, but I always thought it might have something to do with it. Her food choices are really pretty bad. Even when I eat whatever I want, I generally eat better than she does.
All restaurant food is a nightmare. Fish has butter dumped on it. Portions are huge. I ordered steamed green beans at Outback, and they were soaking in butter. When I pointed it out to the waiter he said, “They are steamed with butter, it comes in the package that way.” Pretty much if you are eating out you are eating badly, unless you are lucky enough to live in a city that has a lot of health food restaurants.
Maybe part of the obesity problem is parents have less time to cook at home. I know I will get slammed for that.
@Snarp I do think alcohol and cigerrettes are in a class by themselves, so I am ok with that tax actually. As I have pointed out before orange juice has the same amount of sugar as Coca-Cola. I’m not sure we can pick on Soft Drinks, although sure Coke has other things about the drink that are not good, but when you talk about sugar, weight and diabetes, both drinks are very similar.