On Government Dietary Intervention

Just days after the Liberals decided that Ontarians could no longer own certain breeds of dogs arbitrarily designated as a threat to public safety, the heavy hand of the state is reaching into the stomachs of our youths. Yes folks, it seems like the only promise the Liberal Government won't break is their pledge to ban the sale of junk food in schools. While other governments in the Western hemisphere have declared wars on crime or wars on terror, the Liberals at Queen's Park have declared war on obesity.

However, understanding that students in primary and secondary schools will still want to eat, taking a page out of such revolutionary dietitians as Kim Jong-il and Mao Tse-Tung the Liberals have decided to release a list of "acceptable" foods that should not only be sold in schools, but consumed by our errant youth. CBC reports that such recommended food items are "milk and granola". Upon examination, the government also recommends such healthy foods as "muffins" be consumed.

Oddly, however, a brief perusal of the nutritional value of some of these recommended treats illustrates that they are not much better than the foods that the Liberals wish to ban. For example, the USDA notes that a 200g serving of regular granola contains an astonishing 910 calories, and 16.5g of fat!

We can all take solace knowing that government is at least trying. Isn't that all that counts?