One Bad Apple

One bad apple won’t spoil the whole bunch girl, but I guess that all depends on how big and bad the apple might be. New York Cities Department of Health or as I like to refer to them, the NY food nannies, are still on the rampage  over soft drinks. The Big Apple is spending thousands of dollars in advertising in order to attack the sweetened drink industry. Their latest ad campaign features a man pouring supposed “fat” from a soda can into a glass, which he then proceeds to chug. It would be interesting to interview the average New Yorker and ask them what they feel is the biggest threat to their safety, health and well being. Is it the cities gang activity, illegal drug trade, over population, traffic congestion and air pollution, or is it that number one “evil” that’s always ready to strike, soda pop? Hey, New York food police, how about focusing on something that your city’s population could really benefit from such as promoting agricultural environmental stewardship or supporting those school programs that provide and inform students on healthy food choices and introduces and connects them to local farmers and food producers.