Ketchup and Battered Fries are a vegetable
by vetch
This thought has been pestering me since yesterday. Several years ago, the USDA determined that ketchup is a vegetable when it comes to schools' hot lunch programs. Recently, a federal judge approved new USDA regs classifying batter-coated french fries as a fresh vegetable. My reaction was, "You've got to be kidding me!" To me, this epitomizes the death of common sense. It was all about money and politics. Nothing to do with our kids' health.
On the other hand, I've always classified in my mind, our homegrown salsa as a condiment, but in re-thinking it, what goes into our salsa is organic and other than minimal pickling salt and lemon juice, it all comes fresh from our garden. We eat it year round and store it next to the canned carrots in the pantry. Perhaps I don't need to feel so bad about not eating a full 5 servings of veggies every day when I dip into my red, yellow, & green pepper and tomatos salsa. Hmmmmmmm.
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USDA, politics, fresh vegetables, canning, home preservation, healthy food.
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