The post that started it all

The date was March 13, 2009- The Meal Planning Mommies has just posted the last straw. Their meal featured a supposed taco salad at which the mere sight caused innumerable gags across the face of this great planet. Having had enough I took it upon myself to post a comment to express my disgust. Within mere hours I found the comments were removed, and upon reposting them I found them once again removed with any further comments requiring the approval of moderators.

Seeing as how my comments will likely not see the light of day from this point forward I shall preserve them here for future generations.

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You know, I really hate to be like this- but that stuff looks downright disgusting. If a spouse, friend, coworker, head of state, celebrity chef, wild gibbon, or aquatic monster offered this to me as an acceptable meal I do believe the situation would devolve into fisticuffs for the betterment of all humanity.

As long as we're being completely honest here I'm going through your archives and I think the same can be said for over 90% of what is so oft described as "meals". Granted, the bear bread was a groovy idea

I'm sorry, but anyone and their family who realistically classifies sloppy joes, hotdogs, or that horrendous breakfast casserole as "Tasty green" is going to have a serious nutrition imbalance soon or in the near future.

Seriously- The amount of processed foods that are listed here is nothing more than a testament to the fattening of America as a whole. All I'm saying is this: spend a lot more time in the produce section, cut down on your processed/boxed foods, and for the love of God stop combining foods which were never meant to share a shopping basket let alone a cooking vessel.

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Okay, so it turns out that I'm not done yet. I've gone back a little deeper into your archives and I have to ask: Have any of you ever even handled a chicken breast? How about a cut of fish that does not also contain the words stick, fried, or microwave-ready? Ever realized that pork can be consumed without sitting between the halved portions of the overly-processed blog staple the hot dog bun?

Oh, and don't give me any such excuse about costs- on a per-pound basis if you shop the sales correctly you can get these "treats" for much less than that 80% gristle that shows up so much in these posts.

If you really want to give your family some sort of variety step out of this ground beef corner you've backed yourselves into. Buy a red bell pepper, learn to make a roux, and enjoy the value (both monetary and culinary) of your local farmer's market. The simple fact is cooking well costs less and takes just as little time to prepare.

Oh, and if the kids won't eat what you prepare maybe it's time to let them go hungry. After all, you're the parent- a day of two of their hungry complaints and I assure you they will come around.