College students ordered to shut down sandwich program for homeless

Catholic News Service ^ | 23 December 2005 | George P. Matysek Jr.

[HungarianGypsy]

I use both olive oil and coconut oil. Olive oil for most things. Coconut oil for things that would taste nasty with olive oil. It really does not taste much different than any vegetable oils.

[Tammy8]

Just be careful, some homeless are mentally ill. When my daughter was in college her group was returning to her apt with left over pizza in boxes. A homeless man was digging in the dumpster and they tried to give him the pizza- he ran at them in attack mode. Good thing there was boys there to fend him off.

[NYer]

Another level of beaurocracy looking to "be in control".

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[Old Professer]

As well intentioned as this may be and as asinine as the health department's stubborn stand sounds, it still reminds me of how cat ladies begin.

[Coleus]

the same thing with our church picnic, all food preparation must be done in our licensed school kitchen. Both the health dept. and fire dept comes to inspect the food and outside cooking facility respectively.

[Old Student]

"I was taught to never have less than 6 months earnings in reserve for emergancies and i've made it a practice all my life. 6 months is an absolute minimum, I try to keep at least 2 years in a money market account.

I have no compassion for people that live pay check to pay check, it's uncalled for."

I am seriously tempted to hope someday you go to find your bank's doors locked, and your money market account inaccessible. I grew up on a waitress's tips. If tips were bad, we ate less. If they were good, we tried to buy a few extra cans of food for when they were bad again. About every 4-6 months, we'd have to move to a new apartment, and making the deposits would clean us out for weeks. You need to grow some compassion. Oh, we never EVER took money from the state.

[Old Professer]

Did you ever watch Rachel Ray on the Food channel?

Everytime she goes to the sink to wash up you can hear the sound of a pulse pump in the background; what is decorated as a country kitchen is actually a studio set and isn't plumbed for true running water.

The health department could easily reqiuire full system hookup if they chose and move you back to square one.

[Old Professer]

And here I was, about to give up on you.

[Semper Paratus]

Abotu 2 Christmas's ago Howie Carr did his radio show in downtown Boston and went up to the ubiqutous panhandlers and offered them one of 2 vouchers. First voucher was a 10.00 gift certificate to a nearby grocery store and the second was a 5.00 one to a nearby liquor store.

I shouldn't have to tell you the breakdown was 100% to 0%.

[FreedomCalls]

Do you wonder how they cleaned up the commissary on Keelser AFB after Katrina? Did they go through it and pick out the undamaged canned food or other salvageable stuff?

For the answer, watch the video.

[dsc]

"Don't feed them and they will be forced to take "the jobs that americans won't do" instead of panhandeling and bitching."

I think most of them are incapable of holding down a job.

[SelmaLee]

Wow - I would have taken all of that soda!

[speekinout]

I have no compassion for people that live pay check to pay check, it's uncalled for.

I assume that your parents were wealthy enough to pay for your education and give you a nest egg to start with. The "American Dream" is that those of us who weren't so lucky can eventually become at least middle class.
But for most of us, that means years of living pay check to pay check. Doing that is often necessary for those who weren't born with silver spoons.

I might have a different message if you hadn't said I never have been and never will be. You don't get it.

[A. Pole]

Melisa Lindamood, senior adviser on legislative affairs for the Baltimore City Health Department, said the city is enforcing regulations related to the licensing of food providers as a way of protecting the homeless.

It is very kind that Ms. Melisa Lindamood cares so much for the poor. I am sure that she is very eager to spend her personal time and own money on distributing food for the homeless. She already is involved in such worthy causes as Planned Parenthood and Catholics For A Free Choice. (See more: US NGO Leaders Praise EU Action on 'Bush Gag Rule' )

You can express your appreciation directly to her at:

Ms. Melisa Lindamood
Legislative Director, Baltimore City Health Department
210 Guilford Avenue, 3rd Floor
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
410-396-4677
410-396-1617 fax
melisa.lindamood@baltimorecity.gov

[right-wingin_It]

We all know what happens in fast food joints. In terms of health, I'd trust one of those Catholic college sandwiches over, say, McDonalds anytime!

[Salvation]

**could not distribute sandwiches without a license.**

Come on -- this is a ministry, not a food service! Discrimination!!!

[right-wingin_It]

Why the beef with private charity?? Wouldn't more private charity allow a reduction in government based aid / entitlement?

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

"Please elaborate. Folks educated in nutritional science have told me to use olive oil."

Olive oil is ok for salads. Buy in small quantities and keep refrigerated. Polyunsaturated oils are a major cause of insulin resistance, diabetes, obesity, cardiovascular disease, cancer. Coconut oil is the only oil you should use for cooking. Read on...

ARE YOU EATING RANCID OILS?
Rancid oils are a major source of destructive free radicals in our diet.

Exposure to air, heat, and light cause oils to oxidize, become rancid, and form free radicals

Saturated fats are not affected much by oxidation because they are very stable and have a high degree of resistance to oxidation. Monounsaturated fats, since they have a pair of missing hydrogen atoms are somewhat vulnerable to oxidation. Polyunsaturated oils, which are missing several pairs of hydrogen atoms, are very unstable and highly reactive to oxidation.

Polyunsaturated oils are so vulnerable that even at room temperature and in subdued light oxidation occurs inside the bottle. All polyunsaturated vegetable oils sold at grocery stores have become rancid to some degree before you even bring them home. Because the oils have been highly refined and deodorized you can't smell or taste anything, but the free radicals are there, waiting to attack your body.

If you store the oil in the cupboard at room temperature, the oxidation process continues. When you open the bottle and expose the oil to oxygen in the air, oxidation is accelerated. If you leave it out on the counter where it is exposed to light, oxidation progresses even faster. To make matters worse, if you use the oil in cooking you greatly accelerate the rate of oxidation and free radical formation. For this reason, you should never use polyunsaturated oils in cooking. Most people do this all the time. They buy a bottle of soybean oil and keep it in the cupboard for months and use it along with margarine for all their cooking. It's no wonder cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's and other diseases associated with free radicals are becoming more and more prevalent nowadays. One of the best ways to prevent these diseases is to not use polyunsaturated oils. Because of this, I don't eat polyunsaturated vegetable oils at all or anything made with them. I know too much about the damage they can do to the body. I recommend that if you have any polyunsaturated vegetable oils (corn oil, soybean oil, safflower oil, etc.) in your home that you throw them out. Don't even consider using them; get rid of them now. Throw away salad dressings made with these oils as well.

Olive oil is all right to use because it is primarily a monounsaturated fat and, therefore, much more stable than polyunsaturated oils. You use it mostly for salads. Do not cook with olive oil. Store it in the refrigerator and use it up within a month or so.

The only fats you should use for moderate to high temperature cooking are saturated fats like butter and coconut oil. Coconut oil is highest in saturated fat so it makes an excellent all-purpose cooking oil. It is very stable under heat, but has a relatively low smoking point, so keep frying temperatures below 350 degrees F.

COCONUT OIL’S HEALING MIRACLES
(THE HEALTHIEST OIL FOR COOKING)
If there was an oil you could use for your daily cooking needs that helped protect you from heart disease, cancer, and other degenerative conditions, improved your digestion, strengthened your immune system, protected you from infectious illnesses, and helped you lose excess weight, would you be interested?
What Coconut Oil Does Do:
* Kills many viruses, bacteria, fungi, yeasts, parasites
* Reduces risk of atherosclerosis and heart disease
* Reduces risk of cancer and other degenerative conditions
* Helps prevent bacterial, viral, and fungal (including yeast) infections
* Supports immune system function
* Helps control diabetes
* Provides an immediate source of energy
* Supports healthy metabolic function
* Improves digestion and nutrient absorption
* Supplies important nutrients necessary for good health
* Supplies fewer calories than other fats
* Promotes weight loss
* Helps prevent osteoporosis
* Has a mild delicate flavor
* Is highly resistant to spoilage (long shelf life)
* Is heat resistant (the healthiest oil for cooking)
* Helps keep skin soft and smooth
* Helps prevent premature aging, wrinkles, sagging skin, age spots
* Helps protect against skin cancer and other blemishes
* Supports tissue healing and repair
* Functions as a protective antioxidant
* Helps you look and feel younger

What Coconut Oil Does Not Do:
* Does not increase blood cholesterol, platelet stickiness, blood clot formation
* Does not contribute to atherosclerosis or heart disease
* Does not deplete the body’s antioxidant reserves like other oils do
* Does not contribute to weight problems

Use nature's elixir to lose weight, prevent heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, and beautify skin and hair. Suggested daily intake of coconut oil is 1-1/2 to 3 ounces (1 ounce = 2 Tablespoons).

This information comes from ‘The Healing Crisis’ by Dr. Bruce Fife, a certified nutritionist and naturopathic physician

[Ohioan from Florida]

To me that is just sad. Probably someone got reprimanded about allowing our food to be served. It's just such a waste to let perfectly good food go unused when there is a genuine need out there.

[Texas Eagle]

A Jesuit-run college in Baltimore has suspended a food program for the homeless after the city's health department informed student participants that they could not distribute sandwiches without a license.

Liberalism in a nutshell.