Originally Posted by Raven

There's a show on TLC...called, Honey, We're Killing Our Kids. What a wake up call that is.

They use computer digital imaging to age children, starting with current age and nutritional lifestyle, along with exercise habits and then show the parents what these kids will look like at age 40. It's frightening.

If the parents agree, the entire house is emptied of all junk...be it sugar laden or fat overkill and they are put on nutritional programs and exercise regimes for three weeks....

Even with gas prices going up in this country, there was discussion on local talk shows about people, who continue to drive...what they gave up was flying because the cost to fly a family of four has skyrocketed, while driving, comparatively, was cheaper.

We don't walk anywhere. And, we shop differently than people do in Europe. Our refrigeraters are larger, so we stock up in greater quantities. I've taken people from overseas to our Costcos and supermarkets..and they are amazed at the quantity of food, the choices we have, the overly processed junk....the unhealthy ingredients...

For instance, I never saw a case of soda while in Europe. Hell, I didn't see cases of anything in Europe.

They are more likely to shop daily as opposed to weekly or monthly...not like us. We stock up as if there won't be food the following week...

When Curious Toy Boy brings Tim Tams from Australia, there is no high fructose corn syrup in the ingredients...even though it's a junk food...

Since my house has adopted a different approach to nutrition, we now shop the perimeter of the stores, buying fresh fruits and veggies. The only things that come in a package would be beans, legumes and brown rice. Everything else is fresh....so, yeah, we do shop more often...but it's been worth it.