Posted on 02/10/2012 9:31:06 AM PST by Kaslin
First Lady Michelle Obama is still on her food crusade and this time, she's going after the military, saying poor nutrition in our armed forces is a "national security" issue.
First lady Michelle Obama said Thursday that poor nutrition in the military was a "national security issue," and praised the armed forces for taking steps to bring healthier options onto bases."Our military leaders know that this is not just a diet issue; it's not just a health issue. This is truly a national security issue," Obama said. "According to a recent Army study, more than a quarter of our nation's 17- to 24-year-olds are too overweight to serve in our armed forces today. And even those who make the cut often struggle in basic training."
Obama was in Little Rock, Ark. to announce a new healthy food initiative within the Department of Defense that will bring more whole grains, fruits, vegetables and low-fat options to 1,000 military dining facilities, affecting nearly 1.5 million troops.
"That means more DoD installations will offer the kind of fresh, healthy food that the Air Force's Food Transformation Initiative helped bring here to Little Rock," Obama said, referring to a pilot program launched at the Little Rock Air Force Base.
First of all, I'm all for feeding the troops healthier food, but I doubt what Michelle Obama has to offer is appealing to them. Surely our troops really want a fluffy whole grain muffin after long day at boot camp. Second, why is she concerned about not enough people joining the Army, when her husband just gutted our military in favor of the nanny state and entitlement programs. And third, this is going to be expensive:
"The DoD is also going to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of every single military base in America to make sure they're serving healthy food not just to those in uniform, but to their families," the first lady said. "They'll be looking to improve the food served in dining facilities, school cafeterias, vending machines, snack bars, and any other places where military families purchase food."
In closing, President Obama has cut the armed forces, citing budgetary issues, so his wife is willing to spend millions of defense dollars on some fancy study to evaluate "how bad the food is," while her husband claims there isn't enough money to keep troops the payroll.
guest not gurst
This is corny. There's never been a lack of the above choices in the mess halls. Not that I ever remember.
Besides, most of our troops are on separate rats anyway. That means they eat what they want when they want.
And that's the way it should be.
Obviously, when they're in a war zone or deployed, the chow line is the place to get food. But, as I said, there's never been a lack of fresh fruits and veggies that I ever remember. The exception, of course, is eating MRE's in emergencies and rapid deployments.
I can tell you quite succinctly what the military would like Moochelle to eat.
Double for her vapid dork husband.
If they post Michelle-My-Belle’s photo (#12) in every military chow hall, the soldiers will eat a lot less.
But “an army travels on its stomach” - Napoleon B.
Oh, dear. I generally stop at McDonald’s twice a year, and get a small order of fries with my burger. Last summer I was considerably surprised to discover that small order of fries is now EXTREMELY SMALL! So, next time I guess I’ll get a medium order—and pay more for it. Thanks a bunch, Michelle!
But the difference with the military is that when Michelle orders, most likely the Perfumed Princes who are currently running things will jump to her commands. No more fries for the troops! Aaargh.
My boss is a Friend of the IDF. He visited a military base and went to the cafeteria and said it was like Purim every day.
Well, he's gay, smokes, does dope, and likes wasting hours playing at golf. She and her sistas run the country, even have their own separate private airliner to party and shop anywhere in the world.
Plenty of separation. Seems to work pretty well for them.
Ladies, watch your diet
This Could Happen To You!
To be fair, one of the duties of the first lady is to approve the military messhall menues.
The wookie just goes too far......
To bad Michelle didn’t get into a tug of war with one of the soldiers here like she did with that wuss Jimmie Fallon the other day? Michelle would have probable been dragged all over the barracks floor by one of the heathly feed GI’s?
And even those who make the cut often struggle in basic training.”
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This has nothing to do with being over weight
Its about being out of shape etc...
most people “struggle in basic training.”
I weighed about 110 pounds and I “struggled in basic training.”
I had a hard time with push ups...
and I highly doubt that they haven't already addressed this issue and thoroughly documented it in Technical Orders (TO's) or whatever the various branches call their manuals. They don't need Michelle Obama involved.
I'm not Jewish, so I had to look that one up.
I just expanded my theological vocabulary by one more word. Thank you. That makes today ALREADY a success.
This whole 'eating/diet' craze by Michelle is simply her 'campaigning' for re-election.
I doubt if Laura influenced any policies directly, but GWB made no effort to defund Planned Parenthood for eight budgets to my knowledge.
She was such a great failure at implementing her food guidelines to public schools that she decided to foist them on the military!
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