Mad Visionary

Andrew Wolf, a writer for The New York Sun, has written a ridiculous article the freedom to choose. To choose what? How about the food that you eat. He details how he compares the issue of requiring restaurants to post the calorie content of their food to the war against terror in Afghanistan. What a uneducated analogy.

He seems to ignore the fact that by requiring eateries to post this information they will be enabling the public to make more informed decisions. Ignorance as an excuse can go along way, but you have to hold consumer responsible at some point.

Wolf also opines that the there would be a significant cost pushed down to the consumer because of such regulation. Perhaps some cost increase would be seen over time, but I doubt it would be significant. And why not put some of the cost on the consumer. Afterall, the people who are eating much of the garbage from fast food restaurants are putting a financial burden on society. As the average waistline grows, so does the cost of treating the effects of obesity and diabetes. And the people paying for that are not just the ones with the problems. That cost is already being pushed down to the tax payers of our country.

Another complaint is that once it is required to post calories that the next thing will be grams of fat. As if that is something bad. I am not sure which society Andrew Wolf lives in, but he should refrain from acting as though knowing the health value of your food is taboo.

You can see what kind of choices Mr. Wolf likes to make from this excerpt from his opinion piece…

“If I decide to go to Sparks to indulge in a steak, I don’t want to know how many calories there are in the 12-ounce fillet as opposed to the 16-ounce sirloin. If I feel my steak looks lonely on the plate and should be joined by Larry the Lobster, I don’t care how many more calories that will add. I dine out for the enjoyment of good food and wine. That is good for my health, my mental health.”

Read the article at the Sun – … And a Food Fight for Freedom