…are obviously the root of the issue concerning America’s obesity.

If they would stop frivolously spending their allowances on unhealthy foods, fatty snacks and large portions, we could get America back to worrying about what really matters…like the War on Terror.

What age are children starting to purchase and prepare their own meals these days?

I guess I’m an anomaly. My parents packed my lunch¹, cooked and ultimately controlled the food purchases in the household until I was off to college. And, they taught me the importance of eating healthy, not commercials.

Read more about the White House’s [somewhat misguided] “assault against childhood obesity”.

¹Lunch packing ended around middle school, but I still could only bring what they stocked the fridge with – doughnuts, M&Ms and ice cream bars.