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June 15, 2004

It seems Bush IS Reagan's inheritor

After Reagan declare ketchup fulfilled the school lunch requirement for vegetables, Bush follows up with this:

HEALTH –ADMINISTRATION CALLS FRENCH FRIES 'FRESH VEGGIES': While the White House urged Americans to eat more fresh vegetables as part of a more healthy diet, it seems his administration has a strange definition of what a healthy diet might include. According to the Florida Sun-Sentinel, the Department of Agriculture now classifies "frozen French fries as 'fresh vegetables.'" The administration "quietly changed the regulations last year at the behest of the French fry industry."

I'm not sure; this may be an attempt to appeal to Theresa Heinz Kerry or an attempt to rebuild bridges with France. More likely it's a straight kickback.

Totally as a side issue, this comes from A brief history of ketchup.

So, what's in a name? Variations such as catsup, catchup, katsup, and others abounded alongside 'ketchup'. However, when the Reagan administration briefly decided to count ketchup as a vegetable in 1981, Del Monte Catsup found itself out of the loop due to their spelling-they permanently changed to 'ketchup', but by then public outcry had forced a reversal of administration policy. Ever since, though, you'll be hard-pressed to find a bottle from any manufacturer labeled anything other than 'ketchup'.

Although it frequently graces such foods as fries and greasy burgers, ketchup itself has a moderate health benefit, as it contains lycopene, an antioxidant associated with decreased cancer risk. (Unlikely that it's enough to cancel out the negative effects of the fries, though.) [P6: emphasis added.]

I'd have just linked, but the damn site has a pop-under and I won't subject anyone to that sort of thing. Anyway, it indicates a long-standing tradition of Republican absurdity.

Posted by P6 at June 15, 2004 12:37 PM
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