Michelle Obama applauds Olive Garden announcement

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HYATTSVILLE, Md. (AP) -- Michelle Obama said today that a pledge by the Olive Garden and Red Lobster restaurants and its sister chains to serve healthier meals is a "breakthrough moment" for the industry.

Darden Restaurants Inc. is pledging to cut calories and sodium in its meals by 20 percent over a decade. Among promised changes for children, a fruit or vegetable side and low-fat milk will become standard with kids' meals unless a substitution is requested.

No more French fries for the little ones unless an adult asks for them.

"With this new commitment, Darden is doing what no restaurant company has done before," said the first lady, who joined executives of Orlando, Fla.-based Darden for the announcement at an Olive Garden restaurant in Maryland, just outside Washington.

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/09/michelle_obama_applauds_olive.html

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[leftstreet]

1. Children should not be allowed in restaurants

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[boston bean]

2. what about breast feeding?

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6. what about the public option?

:grr:

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[laconicsax]

7. Only if it's by pit bulls.

[Lost-in-FL]

4. Or at least not breastfed by their mothers.

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[hfojvt]

8. hey, my pitbull is a service dog

He keeps me from having to breathe second hand smoke.

[hlthe2b]

10. if it scares off all the obnoxious customers... that's "service" to me...

;)

[laconicsax]

3. Will they start serving cornflake chicken?

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[hlthe2b]

5. meh... unless they let women breastfeed at the table with their pitbull

at their side, prior to their appointment to have their son circumcised, I'm just not so impressed. :evilgrin:

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9. It wouldn't have been so bad if she didn't have an asian woodcrver next to her when she plugged them

:(

[virgogal]

11. This is such bullshit ! Incredible.

If you ask for the high fat food you can get it.

[rug]

12. He'll lose all support in New Jersey if this stands.

[Luminous Animal]

13. It won't make much of a difference. One meal (appetizer, salad, entree) exceeds

the entire days recommended daily requirements of both sodium and fat.

http://www.netrition.com/rdi_page.html

http://www.olivegarden.com/Menu/Nutrition/