Parents Against Junk Food is non profit organization devoted to eliminating junk food from our public school system. It's hard for me to believe that soda and candy are even sold in schools. They certainly weren't offered in any of the public schools I attended in the 1970s and 80s.

Posted on September 21, 2006

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around September 21, 2006...

I was also writing about:
Did you know there are knives just for lefties
How to sharpen a serrated knife
Wednesday's post on babies and tipping has an interesting discussion going
A creamy taste of Innsbruck
Jason's looking for cheap eating suggestions in NYC
By fingering any spinach as suspicious the FDA isn’t educating anyone
Bruni's struggles to get a Per Se reservation
Sherry-Lehmann selling very old Chateau Palmers at very high prices
Poor service at Freemans
Gourmet names Alinea number one