On May 30, 5:41*am, wrote:
> On Sun, 30 May 2010 05:59:54 -0500, Jose@Casa_Mierda wrote:
>
> >> The Mexican government is to ban junk food and fry-ups in primary and
> >> secondary schools in an effort to combat one of the worst obesity
> >> problems in the world...fat mexicans are the laughing stock of modern
> >> society, especially the children, many of whom haven't seen their toes
>
> >>http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010...-junk-food-sch....

Mexican mestizo food has always been "junk food," of a sort.

Mexico had a campaign to eliminate American-style fast food
restaurants because they competed with the traditional mestizo menu of
tacos, tamales, burritos, enchiladas, soup made of cow guts and
chicken feet, etc.

All of the above items are classed as "antojitos," which means "little
trifles."

Mexican women make antojitos out of tortillas, beans, rice and chiles,
and whatever meat they may have on hand.

Antojitos are not necessarily unhealthy, even when cooked with pork
lard, and they are full of the "empty calories" contained in sugary
confections.

Mexican pork lard is rendered naturally and is not hydrogenated like
lard sold in the USA, so it's bot as bad for the cardiovascular
system.

But Mexicans are recreational eaters who are usually unable to think
of any better way to entertain themselves than eat, eat, and eat.

Mexicans actually expect government to provide entertainment for them,
and a local candidate for city council is running on a platform of
civic entertainment for Mexicans to keep them out of trouble...

In the meantime, we have a lot of very fat Mexicans pushing overload
shopping carts down supermarket aisles, looking for *something to eat*.