“Smart Choices” labels: misleading at best

I am not shocked by this (via kottke.org), but still disappointed.  I have to believe that somewhere in the FDA is someone who really, truly, actually cares about trying to help Americans choose healthy foods.  But programs like “Smart Choices” really make me wonder.
From William Neuman’s NY Times article:
Mr. Jacobson objected to some of the [...]

The other two R’s

Other children of the 80s surely remember the commercials about the three R’s: Reduce, Re-use, and Recycle.  Is it me or did we go through a period of time where we kinda forgot about the first two?  I certainly did.
We ran into a quandary last winter when we switched to canvas bags for getting groceries.  [...]