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Mar 23 2009

White Lies

We had another guest in our classroom today, and he gave a rather intense lesson about the evils of any food that is not organic, whole wheat, and raw. The elephant in the room was the fact that I take my kids to McDonald’s and Burger King as a reward, despite the fact that those establishments meet none of the above criteria. In fact, I’m taking Seri and Porsche there on Wednesday. Seri, who doesn’t really have a filter between her brain and her mouth, shouted out, “But Ms. Rubin is taking us to McDonald’s on Wedneday!” Porsche, who is a bit more savvy in the ways of the world, quickly gave Seri a shove and corrected her before the presenter could respond, “No she’s not, she’s taking us to a salad buffet.” She then shot me a look like, “don’t worry Ms. Rubin, I got you covered.”

3 Responses

  1. mom

    Everything in moderation. No worries. I hope that guy chokes on his rhetoric.

  2. edave

    Yes, because I’m sure low-income kids in the Bronx can just waltz over to Whole Foods

  3. Martini

    Technically, McDonald’s does have salads. And there are those pickles on the hamburgers. And don’t forget about tomatoes in the ketchup. Reagan would have your back on defining that as a vegetable.

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