[Cobra64]

I recently came back from living overseas, and after I got back I noticed that some food, e.g. yogurt and Coca-Cola, was being offered in smaller containers than when I left. This suggests to me that companies expect that legal trouble is a possibility, so they're offering more choices as a way to partially immunize themselves. It will be interesting to see if McDonald's et al. start offering smaller portion sizes for those who want them.

Yup. And some state (I don't recall - probably California) has outlawed carbonated beverages and snack foods on school grounds. Only fruit juice is allowed. Pretty pathetic, eh?

[sticker]

"Only fruit juice is allowed."

I bet those clowns don't realize how much sugar there is in fruit juice.

[jae471]

And some state (I don't recall - probably California) has outlawed carbonated beverages and snack foods on school grounds. Only fruit juice is allowed.

It should be noted that a 12-oz. can of Coke has 140 Calories, while a 11.5 can of Cran-Grape Juice has 180 Calories. A can of orange juice will run around 160 Calories.

OTOH, a Minute Maid Light has 10 Calories, a Pepsi One has one, and Diet Coke, Diet Pepsi, Fresca, Diet Mountain Dew, Diet Sprite, Diet Sierra Mist, Diet Barq's, and Diet Dr. Pepper all have zero calories.

[LanPB01]

My mother is the principal at an elementary school. Coke now refuses to sell carbonated beverages at her school, for "health" reasons, instead selling fruit juice. Of course, the fruit juice they sell actually only consists of 10% juice, and actually contains more sugar than the carbonated drinks, but it's for the kids, right?