Pizza Next Target of 'Food Police,' Consumer Group Says

CNSnews.com ^ | 5/17/2002 | Marc Morano

[purplegirl]

The same group that said Chinese food, popcorn and soft drinks were no good for us, is now targeting another of America's favorite food items - pizza. The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) releases a report Friday, detailing its nutritional analysis of the pizza served at some of America's most successful restaurants. Representatives of the food industry are already firing back, labeling the authors of the pizza report, the "food police" and criticizing them for "thinking people are stupid." John Doyle, co-founder of the Center for Consumer Freedom, an advocacy arm of the restaurant and food and beverage industry, criticized CSPI as "food police" and "food nannies." Doyle believes the new report is part of the movement that "thinks people are just too stupid to make their own choices about food."

[purplegirl]

Anybody want to split a pepperoni pizza? I'm hungry!

[MotleyGirl70]

With mushrooms and onions? You bet!

All Your Pizza Pies Are Belong To Us!

[EggsAckley]

YEAH!! With double anchovies!!

[TADSLOS]

The Center for Science in the Public Interest

Don't these people have a life to live besides mine for God's sake?

[BrooklynGOP]

War on Pizza?

[HELLRAISER II]

A good pizza is hard to beat, these food police need to get a real job.

[Tennessee_Bob]

They can have my Big Ed's pizza when they pry it from my cold, dead hands.

[Corporate Law]

I heard Walter Williams once say to the effect that if one of these food police types ever tried to snatch his french fries away from him, that person would be in a world of hurt. That is a warning that should be extended to anyone who tried to take my slice of Uno's away from me, do so at your own peril.

[Corporate Law]

A bad pizza still beats a tofu burger anyday (or so I would guess considering I have not, or ever will, eat tofu).

[Phantom Lord]

Food Nazis

[Reaganwuzthebest]

If it were up to these food police, we'd have a bowl of lettuce and a glass of water for dinner. And then they'd find something wrong with that. If they want to be anorexic, that's their business, but I'll eat what I like. So there.

[Quila]

The food police are everywhere. When my wife was pregnant, everyone was telling her to stay away from German foods. Kind of stupid since she's German!

[Arioch7]

No man, Tofu is good. Dont you like Asian food?

Tofu BURGERS on the other hand are the most disgusting things on the face of the Earth. Well, maybe not that bad but close! :D

[Jasper]

No thanks...just had some leftover pizza for breakfast.

[Phantom Lord]

I love asian food and eat a lot of it. But tofu is not something i eat.

[Rebelbase]

"War on Pizza?"

WOP

Now the NAACP will come after you, as well as Guido and Vinnie!

[VRWCmember]

What a bunch of idiots. Pizza usually has an offering from all 4 major food groups (the "official" ones) -- breads, milk/dairy, meats, fruits&vegetables. Consider: Dough, cheese, tomato sauce, onions, mushrooms, pepperoni, sausage, canadian bacon. That's a healthy choice. Now I'm hungry!

[Rebelbase]

I fired up the burner for the turkey fryer last night and cooked stir fry in a wok. The high flame makes all the difference in the world. The only unheathy thing about it is the tablespoon of seasme oil and shots of soy sauce but when you divide it up into 5 servings, its negligable.

[AUgrad]

They can have my pizza when they pry it from my warm greasy fingers.

[maryz]

Pizza usually has an offering from all 4 major food groups (the "official" ones) --

As opposed to the 4 major food groups in Irish coffee? Caffeine, alcohol, sugar and fat.