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Nov. 30th, 2006
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Nov. 30th, 2006 10:16 pmSo, let me know if there's some sort of bread trend that I'm completely unaware of.
I read an article in the paper today about childhood obesity and how parents are oblivious to their children's weight problems. Okay, fine. Now, after this article, there were some statistics to help drive the point home, such as how many parents limit their kids TV time, how much exercise they get per week, etc. There was one thing in it, though, that made me raise an eyebrow and become instantly skeptical about some of these numbers. One of these lists discussed how portion sizes have grown over the years, how hamburgers are bigger and how supersizing has caused french fries to become highly dangerous caloric material. In particular, it mentioned that bagels have jumped in size from three inches to diameter to six. ...bwuh? Call me crazy, but I have yet to see a bagel that's six inches in diameter. Four inches? Yes, but not six. Am I just not in an area that's big on bagels? And I'm assuming they mean your standard round, hole-in-the-middle-that's-perfect-for-an-extra-cream-cheese-stash bagel, not those square bagel-like things or whatnot. I consider those to be distinctly not-bagels.
I read an article in the paper today about childhood obesity and how parents are oblivious to their children's weight problems. Okay, fine. Now, after this article, there were some statistics to help drive the point home, such as how many parents limit their kids TV time, how much exercise they get per week, etc. There was one thing in it, though, that made me raise an eyebrow and become instantly skeptical about some of these numbers. One of these lists discussed how portion sizes have grown over the years, how hamburgers are bigger and how supersizing has caused french fries to become highly dangerous caloric material. In particular, it mentioned that bagels have jumped in size from three inches to diameter to six. ...bwuh? Call me crazy, but I have yet to see a bagel that's six inches in diameter. Four inches? Yes, but not six. Am I just not in an area that's big on bagels? And I'm assuming they mean your standard round, hole-in-the-middle-that's-perfect-for-an-extra-cream-cheese-stash bagel, not those square bagel-like things or whatnot. I consider those to be distinctly not-bagels.