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bobbolink
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Wed Nov-19-08 02:07 PM Original message |
Some obese kids in poverty eat too little |
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truedelphi
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Wed Nov-19-08 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
1. Kids need healthy foods and it is hard to get those in their systems |
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bobbolink
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Wed Nov-19-08 02:23 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. well, that's an interesting motherly observation, but doesn't really have to do with poverty. |
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KurtNYC
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Wed Nov-19-08 03:32 PM Response to Reply #2 |
16. Junk food is expensive |
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PerpetuallyDazed
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Thu Nov-20-08 10:00 AM Response to Reply #16 |
25. But it's easier to grab a bag of potato chips than make a baked potato... |
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KurtNYC
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Thu Nov-20-08 01:47 PM Response to Reply #25 |
27. The idea that junk food is cheaper than healthy food is widely accepted and |
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JeanGrey
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Wed Nov-19-08 02:24 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. You never imagined a kid would trade carrots for a ding dong? |
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truedelphi
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Wed Nov-19-08 02:45 PM Response to Reply #3 |
8. I meant to say, I never imagined that |
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JeanGrey
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:40 PM Response to Reply #8 |
19. LOL! Boy you had me worried there! |
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1776Forever
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Wed Nov-19-08 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
4. Food Sources of Magnesium List......... |
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CoffeeCat
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Wed Nov-19-08 02:36 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Magnesium helps with weight loss? |
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truedelphi
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Wed Nov-19-08 02:48 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. One thing that I know about Magnesium is that without it you crave |
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1776Forever
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Wed Nov-19-08 03:08 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. Ooh Pumpkin seeds - I have to try them out - do you roast them? |
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truedelphi
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Wed Nov-19-08 06:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Yes this is a good time of year to get pumpkins |
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dualitybites
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Sat Nov-22-08 12:00 PM Response to Reply #20 |
29. You are right about the sunflower seeds. Eating them raw may be healthier for us |
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mzmolly
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:16 PM Response to Reply #9 |
17. Very |
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bobbolink
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Wed Nov-19-08 03:03 PM Response to Reply #6 |
10. From the OP... it stimulates the metabolism. |
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CoffeeCat
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Wed Nov-19-08 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
5. That makes perfect sense... |
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bobbolink
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Wed Nov-19-08 03:04 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. "That is so terribly sad about these kids." |
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gateley
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Wed Nov-19-08 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
7. This has been a gripe of mine for a long time. |
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bobbolink
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Wed Nov-19-08 03:06 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. "Another area in which the poor get the shaft." I appreciate your "gripe"!! |
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wildflower
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Wed Nov-19-08 03:23 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. What would you say are the best things to donate to food banks? |
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truedelphi
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Wed Nov-19-08 06:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
21. Tuna is high in mercury & is actually gonna carry warning signs on it soon |
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bobbolink
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Wed Nov-19-08 08:12 PM Response to Reply #14 |
23. Because I need protein and I know food banks get LITTLE protein |
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tosh
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Wed Nov-19-08 08:43 PM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Thanks for that suggestion. The grocers around here are more actively |
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mimitabby
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Wed Nov-19-08 03:31 PM Response to Original message |
15. obese kids |
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mzmolly
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Wed Nov-19-08 04:21 PM Response to Reply #15 |
18. Likely because it's not a feast and famine situation - it's simply famine. |
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maryf
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Wed Nov-19-08 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
22. K&R and thanks |
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imnothere
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Thu Nov-20-08 12:13 PM Response to Original message |
26. I find this study hard to swallow, pardon the pun |
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bobbolink
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Thu Nov-20-08 02:10 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. If you don't care to learn from studies, then there's not much that can help you to understand. |
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tosh
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Sun Nov-23-08 08:43 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. One thing you may not have considered... |
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dig a pony
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Mon Nov-24-08 11:36 AM Response to Reply #30 |
31. These have been my observations on the subject: |
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sandnsea
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Tue Nov-25-08 11:27 AM Response to Reply #31 |
32. Do you know how hard it is to get all that? |
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bobbolink
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Tue Nov-25-08 02:38 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. and some middle-class people could use some education about the reality of poverty! |
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Sat Nov-29-08 08:05 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Who is middle-class that you are referring to? |
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bobbolink
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Wed Dec-03-08 05:20 PM Response to Reply #34 |
37. the POINT of the OP is not more blaming... it's that not having enough food to eat |
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Morpheal
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Wed Dec-03-08 02:27 AM Response to Original message |
35. Fat People Tend To Be Insecure - Indicating Society is Sick |
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bobbolink
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Wed Dec-03-08 03:36 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. You have a point. HOWEVER, the point of the OP is that poor folk |
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