Why can’t today’s legislators and officials be at least as half as enthusiastic and proactive as the culinary reformers were with regards to the nation’s nutrition?
Even though it may seem as if the reformers had a biased exclusive agenda of what the “American Food” should be, the mere fact that they cared about what Americans eat is remarkable, and perhaps (most definitely) should be a major focus of today’s leadership as well. The efforts and means reformers used to affect the food industry (education, legislation, advocating etc.) should inspire the government today to take action and improve the nation’s eating habits.
(… that in case the obesity epidemic isn’t big enough of a slap in our society’s face that would suggest the government should interfere.)
-Liron
