More nanny-state nonsense, this time from the FDA.
Those heaping portions at restaurants — and doggie bags for the leftovers — may be a thing of the past, if health officials get their way.
The government is trying to enlist the nation’s eateries in the fight against obesity.
With hamburgers, french fries and pizza the top three eating-out favorites, restaurants are in a prime position to help improve people’s diets, a government-commissioned report said yesterday.
The report, funded by the Food and Drug Administration, lays out ways to help people manage their intake of calories from the growing number of meals prepared away from home, including at the nation’s nearly 900,000 restaurants and other establishments that serve food. One of the first things on the list: cutting portion sizes.
“We must take a serious look at the impact these foods are having on our waistlines,” said Penelope Royall, director of the health promotion office at the Department of Health and Human Services.
They’re spending tax dollars on this nonsense. Most people understand that they get fat from eating more calories than they burn up. We don’t need a 134 page taxpayer funded report to tell us that, or to let us know that smaller portions mean less calories. Or to let us know that the fruit cup is better for us than the biggie fries.
It’s a good thing there aren’t any more pressing problems they could have spent our money on.
