This is just wrong...

[Bikingmomof3]

My personal dream: The supermarket divides the items they sell by whether the item is "food" (my definition, after all, it's my dream) or mostly sugar, mostly fat or essentially white flour. Then there would be umpteen aisles labeled "treat" (or worse) and the produce, dairy, and meat aisles. I'm sure there wouldn't be more than 2 aisles with healthful whole grain items. The remaining 20 aisles can and should be skipped. At least it would be honest. Anyone going down those aisles can buy whatever they like, they should just be honestly told it is unhealthful and to be consumed in modest amounts.

My husband and I were discussing this topic yesterday and had determined there are about 2 aisles of healthy food, the rest is filler. We both share your dream as well.

[doc]

I welcome everyone to share my dream!

[BookGnome]

My husband and I were discussing this topic yesterday and had determined there are about 2 aisles of healthy food, the rest is filler. We both share your dream as well.

Maybe, just maybe, this will catch on....

http://www.hannaford.com/Contents/He...rs/index.shtml

[mimitabby]

Doc, I married into a family where there is "children's food" and adult food.
the kids don't eat fresh fruits, drink tons of juice (not necessarily really fruit juice either) and all kinds of fried batter coated things.
When I am around these people I start getting crazy because they are so confident that this is the way it should be. All the adults are obese now, and it is a matter of time when the kids are too.
When they come to my house all they will eat is dessert. #$%#$%@^@#^!!!!!

[Kano]

Doc, I married into a family where there is "children's food" and adult food.
the kids don't eat fresh fruits, drink tons of juice (not necessarily really fruit juice either) and all kinds of fried batter coated things.
When I am around these people I start getting crazy because they are so confident that this is the way it should be. All the adults are obese now, and it is a matter of time when the kids are too.
When they come to my house all they will eat is dessert. #$%#$%@^@#^!!!!!

Hee hee, Mimi, this makes me think of when Xander comes to visit at my house and starts clamoring for "crap" to eat -- and I remind him that I'm the mean gramma who makes him have something "real" first, then he can have some of the "crap." Funny thing is, he never objects to something like meat/cheese & crackers with fruit instead of candy!

Karen in Boise

[mimitabby]

Xander is lucky to have you for a grandmother. I'm not a grandmother yet... just a crazy aunt.

[Kano]

Xander is lucky to have you for a grandmother. I'm not a grandmother yet... just a crazy aunt.

I'm lucky -- he's a great kid! They lived with us for a while, and the grandma who lets him have all that stuff he starts in on when he gets here used to have him days. I knew better than to "sugar him up" and still can't believe that she and her hubby didn't learn!

As my younger daughter says, he can be overwhelming sometimes anyway. Our little guys don't need added sugar!

Karen in Boise

[Tuckervill]

My personal dream: The supermarket divides the items they sell by whether the item is "food" (my definition, after all, it's my dream) or mostly sugar, mostly fat or essentially white flour. Then there would be umpteen aisles labeled "treat" (or worse) and the produce, dairy, and meat aisles. I'm sure there wouldn't be more than 2 aisles with healthful whole grain items. The remaining 20 aisles can and should be skipped. At least it would be honest. Anyone going down those aisles can buy whatever they like, they should just be honestly told it is unhealthful and to be consumed in modest amounts.

They already do that--everything on the walls is real food, and everything down the middle is not. Produce, meat, dairy and bread...all on the walls. Frozen, boxed, canned, sugary, in all the aisles.

I work hard never to go in any of the aisles. Sometimes I have to, of course. Who can live without tea, beans and rice? But I only do that about once a month. Weekly trips are once around the walls for fresh food only.

Karen