eat your veggies!

i worry about the future of america. 

i help out 2 days per week at the after-school program at our church.  today, one of the kids came in eating little sausages out of a can.  here are the ingredients ( i snagged the can out of the garbage, just out of curiosity): mechanically separated chicken, water, beef, pork, salt, corn syrup, mustard, dextrose, natural flavors, sodium nitrite, garlic powder, chicken broth.  there is 25g of fat in this tiny can of about 7 small sausages, and 1150mg of sodium.  i think he was on his 2nd can. washing it down with a delicious can of orange pop (that counts as fruit right?)

first of all, ick.

2nd, this boy's growing body and brain need more than fat, sodium and mechanically separated chicken to grow and develop properly.

i'm sure he's pretty typical amongst his peers. 

it just makes me sad, that's all. sad and worried.

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[Jenna!]

One word: ew.