Hey look - the Right criticizes the First Lady for trying to get parents to get kids to eat a flipping green bean or two. Corporations own fast food and the supply lines to said fast foods, and who eats those foods? The poor and middle class. They want them fat so that they stay poor and die young after, possibly, serving in dangerous or menial jobs - for low pay and no health benefits - that the wealthy would never do. It's a perfect system really!

"At Mr. Crepe in Davis Square, a Shape Up Somerville menu is displayed prominently behind the counter, featuring crepes with vegetables and lean meats. Absent are those filled with chocolate and Nutella. 'I wish they had this everywhere,' said Angela Borges, 28, of Watertown, who stopped in one day last week while getting her bike repaired. 'Someone already did the work for you to say which were the healthiest items.'" Really? you need a sign telling you that a Nutella-filled crepe is less healthy than a veggie crepe? Anyway, I applaud Somerville's efforts to improve the health of its residents. And as a new bike rider, I am happy to hear about the city's work to incorporate more bikes into the mix. I hope to make it over there sometime on my bike!

It's important to note that Somerville is trying to reduce obesity not by issuing mandates or restricting things, but by providing greater opportunities and information to allow people to make their own decisions. They seem to recognize that the end goal is really about improving peoples lives and this is best done by providing more choice. Bravo.