Oh lord, you wonder how decisions about school lunches get made these days. It's like these people are just trying to be as disgusting as possible so parents will give up and just pack their child's lunch, leaving the school off the hook. At least, this is how I think the conversation went down in the meeting to decide how to make a normal hamburger into something completely freaky: "How does pink slime sound?" "Bad, let's do something else." "Okay, how about 26 additives in a normal burger?" "Brilliant!"
That's right, there are 26 ingredients in hamburgers that are being sold to schools by Don Lee Farms in California. And no, those 26 ingredients are not vegetables being pureed to make the hamburger more healthy. Here's the breakdown of how a normal burger compromised of meat turns into a frankenburger.
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I am far from perfect as a parent. Forget perfect, there are times when I feel far from adequate as a parent. Which is why I try, whenever possible, to avoid criticizing the way other people raise their kids.
When I read an article on CNN last week that declared "
If your family is like mine, most weekday mornings are a frenzy of activities as lunches are packed, homework is searched for, and socks are hunted down. While we always manage to get breakfast on the table, it's usually about how quickly we can get it there. Let's just say my toaster oven and microwave see most of the action during the week.
At first, the 
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There are so many wonderful things about this festive time of year. There are special foods, time with family, parties, and events galore. It's all fun and games ... until someone gets sick. And boy do kids get sick this time of year.
I've always thought there should be a warning letter attached to that packet of information sent home when you register your kid for kindergarten. "WARNING," it would read, "you are about to suffer at least two years of being sick and miserable. Have a good day!"
Does this prove the current campaign against childhood obesity has gotten maybe just a little bit out of control? An Ohio third-grader who tips the scales at more than 200 pounds has been