August 21, 2006

Pack a Lunch With Punch!...in the gut

i am very disappointed with PETA right now. sure i think they are a little extreme all the time, but they are PETA and that's what they do. but this has nothing to do with their splashing red paint on fur wearing celebrities or renouncing the use of glue on envelopes. this has to do with the health of our future. i agree that vegetarian diets are much better for our children than feeding kids (and ourselves) hamburgers and cheesy fries. however in an effort to appeal to the masses, i believe PETA has slightly lost sight of part of the point of abstaining form animal products. a large reason for abstaining is for health reasons. but on their veg cooking site, there are numerous rather unhealthy lunch suggestions for kids school lunches. amongst these are peanut butter slices (packaged like american cheese) and smuckers frozen pb&j sandwiches. these are neither healthy, nourishing, nor life giving foods. these are for lazy parents who don't have the 2.5 minutes to make a regular pb&j for their kids school lunches. i hope that PETA thinks more about the overall impact (on families, the environment and health) next time they come out with a list of vegetarian alternatives. let's look for overall healthier foods, not just convenient meat alternatives. to a longer healthier life...once again. VegCooking > Pack a Lunch With Punch!

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