I think that I have been misinformed. I had the understanding that is it Spring. I am fairly certain that the weather man told me that March 20th was the first day of Spring. Today is the 28th and it has been snowing for most of the day. There have been 45 inches of new snow in the Pass in the last 5 days. I do believe in global warming, but right now I am wondering if the glaciers will all melt before they crush my house. I'll have to check my insurance policy to see if I am covered for an ice age.
If you are a parent of a child who attends public school in Washington, and if you have even a vague recollection of the food pyramid , you probably will have noticed that the lunches that are served in school cafeterias are frequently at odds with the rules of good nutrition. The school is not wrong, however. They have just re-defined words and you are not keeping up. Pop quiz: Cheese belongs to what food group? *bzzz* - wrong. You said that cheese was in the diary food group , right? No! Pbth! How boringly accurate of you. Cheese magically transforms into a protein when it is served on pizza or in a bread stick! I know that you may be dubious, but I contacted Wendy Barkley, RD, who is the Acting Supervisor of School Nutrition Programs in the State of Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction and she assured me that it is so. To quote her email to me: " Pizza remains an option for schools for their menus. The cheese on pizza is counted as a protein in t
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