tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post1009240035459737588..comments2024-03-27T03:19:09.202-04:00Comments on HyMark High Spots: Backpack BlessingsEd Winklehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07299533401041542458noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-90585603411897977042014-03-03T07:03:17.022-05:002014-03-03T07:03:17.022-05:00I hear you on the diet controversy. I guess it is...I hear you on the diet controversy. I guess it is their prerogative to put whatever they want to in the backpacks if the sponsor pays for it and the child accepts it. I guess they didn't confer with Michele Obama who has changed the school lunch tray, now have they?<br /><br />EdEd Winklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07299533401041542458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6975161130020685883.post-42983298463277798742014-03-02T15:53:02.009-05:002014-03-02T15:53:02.009-05:00Call me cynical, I think it's great to help th...Call me cynical, I think it's great to help the kids, but what is "healthy" with 4 different kinds of cheese and animal crackers and other snack junk food? Monsanto just appears to contribute to child obesity, which affects the most the segment of the population that they are targeting.<br /><br />They don't even mention health on their site, just "nutritious, childfriendly, and easy-to-prepare food." Apart from the one bag of oat meal, I don't see anything in this backpack that's not an instant snack: http://www.backpackblessings.org/BPImages/BPB5.jpg<br /><br />I just hope this image is not representative and the parents know better and will use their SNAP money to buy actual fresh healthy unprocessed food. Maybe that's what Monsanto should work on first, educating these BB volunteers about child nutrition so they can assemble healthier backpacks, not just sugar, fat and starch.Chimelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08601975288198239103noreply@blogger.com