We usually stay away from politics but now it is time for action. Did you know school systems identify pizza as a vegetable?  No wonder they serve it so often. The government says since tomato sauce is an ingredient in pizza, a serving of pizza can be counted as a vegetable serving. Did anybody in D.C. ever learn that a tomato is a member of the fruit family. This scientific truth has been smeared when tomatoes began to be treated as vegetables.  But they are not.  We are glad kids eat tomato sauce.  But, to label "pizza" as a member of the vegetable food group is just plain absurd.  We encourage you to speak up by emailing, texting or calling your Congress representative or using the services at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (www.cspinet.org) to express your views.  Thank you.

… for the health of your family,
ellen