What would Buddha or Jesus eat, burgers?

Pat Macpherson, Amber Larson, Wisdom Quarterly; Adolfo Flores (LA Times, Aug. 11, 2014)

Hey, you<'re right; this veggie temple food is pretty good! - I told you, brother. (Japan, compassionate, cruelty-free diet, "Saintly Young Men" manga/Mr_Walker/flickr.com)

Israel: A kosher abomination? Serving cheeseburgers, too? (cowyeow/flickr.com)

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This beautiful "Buddha" burger is all vegan

Well, when you think about it, his father loves the sacrifice of helpless animals, particularly babies. He used to command the sacrifice...but not so much the son.

ISLA VISTA, California (site of Christian terrorist carnage near UC Santa Barbara) - In a college town that's seen its share of violence, the Jesus Burgers house serves up a spiritual message.

I wouldn't order that. You? - If it's kosher...

[No f'n way! You gotta be bull shytza-ing me, Wimpy! - It's true, it's on the front page of the LA Times today, and if you can just loan me the money until tomorrow...]

Angela Boyd bounced on the balls of her feet as the smell of sizzling [flesh] pierced the ocean breeze. The 19-year-old and her friends were about to celebrate her birthday in Isla Vista, but they were making a pit stop at the Jesus Burgers house. More

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An American Junk-Food Tax?

Xochitl; CC Liu, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly; A Martinez, Alex Cohen, Take Two (SCPR.org), Nat'l Burger Day, Vow To Revive Navajo Junk-Food Tax (AP/NPR, April 22, 2014)

This mouth-watering burger is a delicious, cruelty-free vegan melt with baked fries (Vegan)

 

Don't tell anyone these are "good" as in healthy.

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona - Facing a high prevalence of diabetes, many American Indian tribes are returning to their roots with community and home gardens, cooking classes that incorporate traditional foods, and running programs to encourage healthy eating lifestyles [returning back to the Earth].

 

The latest effort on the Navajo Nation, the country's largest "reservation" [modern internment camp], is to use the tax system to spur people to ditch junk food.

 

Manzanita/Sobochesh (eattheweeds.com)

A proposed 2 percent sales tax on chips, cookies, and sodas failed Tuesday in a Tribal Council vote.

 

But the measure still has widespread support, and advocates plan to revive it, with the hope of making the tribe one of the first governments to enact a junk-food tax.

 

Elected officials across the U.S. have taken aim at sugary drinks with proposed bans, size limits, tax hikes, and warning labels, though their efforts have not gained widespread traction. In Mexico, lawmakers approved a junk food tax and a tax on soft drinks last year as part of that government's campaign to fight obesity.

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Navajo President Ben Shelly earlier this year vetoed measures to establish a junk-food tax and eliminate the tax on fresh fruit and vegetables. At Tuesday's meeting, tribal lawmakers overturned the veto on the tax cut, but a vote to secure the junk-food tax fell short. Lawmakers voted 13-7 in favor of it, but the tax needed 16 votes to pass. More

What's wrong with American men?

Ashley Wells, Seth Auberon, CC Liu, Pfc. Sandoval, Wisdom Quarterly; Huffington Post

I filled this veggie-fridge, Joe. If I want to empty it, I'll empty it! Get yourself to the gym!

 

Yeah, girl, yer FAT; go make me a sandwich.

The average American man is named Joe (or Jose), is fat, and lives at my house. Why won't he exercise and lose weight? His toe hurts.
 
Why does his toe hurt? Because he stubbed it on his way to the fridge for a late night snack. Hey, Jojo, put down the mooncake, get out of the kitchen, and onto the bathroom scale! (Too harsh? 10 Things to Say to Make Men Go Ballistic)
  
The fact is American men are pudgy, sloppy, and potato-couchy. They won't deny it. It's not as if men have ever had to live up to the standards of beauty, physical attractiveness, and shapeliness females are forced to deal with from. We give men a pass, but that was when they did a lot for us beyond being eye candy. Now, guys, at least have the decency to look good! And shower. And use a dab of natural (non-aluminum) baking soda under the armpits; it's a wonderful natural deodorizer. And work off that flab.

  

Hey, fatso, look to your left and stop stuffing carbs, flesh, and fast food (Big Deals/HuffPost)

 

(HP) America's expanding waistline may not be new news, but throwing the average American male's body into a line-up spotlights America's obesity epidemic. This is exactly what Pittsburgh-based artist Nickolay Lamm did when he created these visualizations (which obviously deal only with body size and not race, ethnicity, or skin color).  "I wanted to put a mirror in front of us," Lamm told The Huffington Post in an email. "Americans like to pride ourselves on being the best country in the world [WQ EDITORIAL: when everybody knows that's Switzerland]. However, it's clear that other countries have lifestyles and healthcare better than our own. More

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