On November 20 2011 00:55 Conti wrote: No, that's not correct.
This is about whether tomato paste should count as vegetables or not. The whole "Pizzas are now vegetable!" meme is a pure invention. In fact, two table spoons of tomato paste already count as vegetable, so by the media's logic, pizzas already are vegetables.
The new bill initially proposed to change "2 tablespoons of tomato paste counts as vegetable" to "0.5 tablespoons counts as vegetable", but now they're back to the status quo (2 tablespoons instead of 0.5). That is all.
But of course it's much more fun to claim that the US now declares pizza a vegetable. People will go to your news site to read about that, regardless of whether it is a made-up fantasy or not.
So everyone can grow their own pizzas in the garden now. I have a new meme: In the USA, pizza is vegetable. Underline would say: dont't laugh, they are for rela
On November 20 2011 00:59 Xiphos wrote: I always put on spinach on top when I'm making mine. If you can really use only dough (which serves for carbohydrates), proper tomato sauce and spinach (vegetables) and cheese (proteins, calcium). Then Pizza is actually pretty healthy coupled with some salad.
but thats true of almost anything that is also a fast food.
theres nothing inherently unhealthy about a burger, some bread, maybe some salad. doesnt mean mcdonalds is good for you
So what I'm getting here is that Americans love Jamie Oliver so much that they'd do this just to bring him back, or they hate him so much that they'd do this just to spite him. Either that or lobbying is evil.
On November 20 2011 01:01 r33k wrote: Since when are tomatos a vegetable?
You people act like you don't know how government works already.
Like when someone goes to the police station and comes out with bruises... it's called "falling."
Or when they decide to give raises to the public unions who are already earning more than the average tax payer.... they call it "fairness."
Invading other countries... "Defense."
This has nothing at all to do with the United States, it has to do with the fact that government is corrupt everywhere on the planet. But I get that making fun of the US is hip and shit.
On November 20 2011 01:40 TruthIsCold wrote: You people act like you don't know how government works already.
Like when someone goes to the police station and comes out with bruises... it's called "falling."
Or when they decide to give raises to the public unions who are already earning more than the average tax payer.... they call it "fairness."
Invading other countries... "Defense."
This has nothing at all to do with the United States, it has to do with the fact that government is corrupt everywhere on the planet. But I get that making fun of the US is hip and shit.
I guess you missed the posts on the first page, where people explained the angle the government was taking on this.
So tomato paste counts as a vegetable now. Very interesting decision considering how much sugar is inserted in tomato paste. 100g tomato paste contains 12g sugar 100g Coca Cola also contains 12g sugar Congress could just as well classify sodas as vegetables... While tomato paste is not really unhealthy the fact that it always comes with a slice of pizza makes for a pretty shitty nutrition for school children.
On November 20 2011 01:49 ggrrg wrote: So tomato paste counts as a vegetable now. Very interesting decision considering how much sugar is inserted in tomato paste. 100g tomato paste contains 12g sugar 100g Coca Cola also contains 12g sugar Congress could just as well classify sodas as vegetables... While tomato paste is not really unhealthy the fact that it always comes with a slice of pizza makes for a pretty shitty nutrition for school children.
fruits have a lot of sugar in them naturally. A glass of fruit juice has as much sugar as a soda. Unlike soda, they also have vitamins.
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