Comments on: Wade on April 2006 http://wadeonbirmingham.com/2006/12/20/wade-on-april-2006/ News, features and essays about Birmingham and Alabama Fri, 21 Nov 2008 21:15:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Wade http://wadeonbirmingham.com/2006/12/20/wade-on-april-2006/#comment-12940 Wade Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:43:52 +0000 http://wadeonbirmingham.com/2006/12/20/wade-on-april-2006/#comment-12940 My oversimplifed take: It is possible to eat healthy, good and cheap all at once, but it takes work. It's a shame that for many, the default is cheap. The other component is adequate exercise: Eat a little of everything, then put in some walking around the neighborhood. When <a href="http://www.al.com/news/birminghamnews/index.ssf?/base/news/1166523438153550.xml&coll=2" rel="nofollow">Ruben Studdard says Alabama's too fat</a>, it's past time to get serious about nutrition. My oversimplifed take: It is possible to eat healthy, good and cheap all at once, but it takes work. It’s a shame that for many, the default is cheap. The other component is adequate exercise: Eat a little of everything, then put in some walking around the neighborhood.

When Ruben Studdard says Alabama’s too fat, it’s past time to get serious about nutrition.

]]> By: Dan http://wadeonbirmingham.com/2006/12/20/wade-on-april-2006/#comment-12937 Dan Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:14:39 +0000 http://wadeonbirmingham.com/2006/12/20/wade-on-april-2006/#comment-12937 Cutting the food tax would be one of the best things this state could do. It might even bring non-junk food into the affordable range. I try to eat vegatables, fruit, and grains more than anything else, but it's so much more expensive than a microwave pizza. I don't even like crappy food -- I just can't always afford anything better. Cutting the food tax would be one of the best things this state could do. It might even bring non-junk food into the affordable range. I try to eat vegatables, fruit, and grains more than anything else, but it’s so much more expensive than a microwave pizza. I don’t even like crappy food — I just can’t always afford anything better.

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