I may be a registered Democrat but I’ve got to file a
complaint against Michelle Obama’s obesity campaign.
There aren’t a whole lot of people on the planet who don’t
know that celery is a better snack than say, a marshmallow. We also know that a
trip to the farmer’s market is better for us than a trip to the 7-11.
I’ve got to tell Michelle that I can buy 8 boxes of mac and
cheese for the same price as a bag of romaine. I can buy 10 cans of corn for 5
bucks and 10 ears of fresh corn for the same price. Which option is going to
stretch further?
I’d love to be able to go to any store and buy organic fresh
food. I can’t. I go to the store with my budget in mind because that’s how you
shop in the real world.
As far as “Let’s Move!” is concerned, if I felt like moving
at the end of my work day, believe me I would. It’s hard to get up and exercise
after you’ve spent all day at a job where you make $500 a week and your grocery
bill for your family will eat almost half of that, not to mention the rest of
your bills.
I’m sure the world would be a better place if we all just
took her advice. I’m sure the world would be a better place if we all could take her advice. Believe me, a lot
of us would love to but we just can’t.
We’re supposed to think it’s charming that some of the first
family’s clothes come from GAP or J. Crew. I just looked up J. Crew and a
simple dress – misty fog floral shift dress – costs $198.00. Really? That’s
great first family. Now I can really relate to you. I can relate to you and Kim
Kardashian.
We’re living in a time where the flashiest most expensive
thing is the most coveted. A place where our appliances must be stainless steel
and our cars should hold 12 people and include a back-up camera. We watch Honey
Boo Boo’s mom laugh all the way to the bank – and I think Mama June has more
sense than most of the executives at her network.
Our daughters wonder how they’ll
land a boyfriend who looks like Justin Bieber and our sons want to wear $50
hoodies while they look for Miley Cyrus or Selena Gomez.
I watch the HGTV channel. I see the couples shaking their
heads in disdain over the lack of a second walk-in closet. I see how upset they
are that there’s carpet on the bedroom floor when they prefer hardwoods.
Seriously, this is important?
There’s a significant
portion of the planet that digs through garbage for food and anything else they
can find to help them survive. That’s where my problem with Michelle comes into
play. Unless you can develop a real solution that translates into the real
world, I’d rather you continue browsing your J. Crew catalogue. I hope you find
a really great sweater to go with your slacks. And God forbid they look like
mom jeans.
Love
conquers all things except poverty and toothache. – Mae West
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