USDA says Batter Coated Fries are Fresh Veggies! - GoFuckYourself.com

Elli · 06-16-2004, 02:51 AM

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...s_vegetables_1

"WASHINGTON - Batter-coated french fries are a fresh vegetable, according to the Agriculture Department, which has a federal judge's ruling to back it up.

But the department said Tuesday that the classification applies only to rules of commerce, not nutrition, and it doesn't consider an order of fries the same as an apple in school lunches.

The ruling last week by federal District Judge Richard Schell in Beaumont, Texas, allowed batter-coated french fries to be considered fresh vegetables under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. Most other frozen fries had been on the list since 1996.

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The department does not plan to repeat its experience in trying to classify ketchup as a vegetable in school lunches, Chartier said. The ketchup-as-vegetable proposal was put forward in the Reagan administration, and the department dropped the idea after it found itself not only opposed but laughed at."

Mishi · 06-16-2004, 05:33 AM

Sad, sad, sad.

Streamed green beans with dinner tonight - damn, I'd almost forgotten how good fresh veggies are.

Edited 'cause originally I said "beens" - but that almost seems more accurate...

swedguy · 06-16-2004, 06:06 AM

"Batter-coated french fries are a fresh vegetable" - TOOLS!

Elli · 06-16-2004, 09:41 AM

This is my favourite part: "The ketchup-as-vegetable proposal was put forward in the Reagan administration, and the department dropped the idea after it found itself not only opposed but laughed at."

I remember that, too! My mom was laughing about that for days.

06-16-2004, 02:51 AM	#1
Elli Reach for those stars! Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 17,991	USDA says Batter Coated Fries are Fresh Veggies! http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...s_vegetables_1 "WASHINGTON - Batter-coated french fries are a fresh vegetable, according to the Agriculture Department, which has a federal judge's ruling to back it up. But the department said Tuesday that the classification applies only to rules of commerce, not nutrition, and it doesn't consider an order of fries the same as an apple in school lunches. The ruling last week by federal District Judge Richard Schell in Beaumont, Texas, allowed batter-coated french fries to be considered fresh vegetables under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. Most other frozen fries had been on the list since 1996. ..... The department does not plan to repeat its experience in trying to classify ketchup as a vegetable in school lunches, Chartier said. The ketchup-as-vegetable proposal was put forward in the Reagan administration, and the department dropped the idea after it found itself not only opposed but laughed at." __________________ email: [email protected]

06-16-2004, 05:33 AM	#2
Mishi Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 1,054	Sad, sad, sad. Streamed green beans with dinner tonight - damn, I'd almost forgotten how good fresh veggies are. Edited 'cause originally I said "beens" - but that almost seems more accurate... __________________ Looking for PHP/MySQL solutions? Check out Cyboriginal - custom scripts, installation services and more.

06-16-2004, 09:41 AM	#4
Elli Reach for those stars! Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 17,991	This is my favourite part: "The ketchup-as-vegetable proposal was put forward in the Reagan administration, and the department dropped the idea after it found itself not only opposed but laughed at." I remember that, too! My mom was laughing about that for days. __________________ email: [email protected]

06-16-2004, 06:06 AM	#3
swedguy Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 7,981	"Batter-coated french fries are a fresh vegetable" - TOOLS!