Michelle's '1,556 Calorie' Lunch: How Low Can They Go?

[Mimosa]

An asinine headline has been on the Drudge report for 2 days now.

http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/michelle-obamas-1556-calorie-lunch-raises-eyebrows-20110711-ncx

The whole Fox empire (and associated asses including Drudge the sludge) is dedicated to trashing the President and his wife, no matter how petty and stupid they have to get. This kind of incessant bashing makes me understand why some DUers are always on the defensive about Team Obama. You can bet I am too when it comes to fighting the enemies. But the enemies of all which is good and sane aren't here on DU. The ones who happen to land here are routinely tombstoned, I've noticed. :7

Anyhow, how dumb can the anti-Obama media get? Who on earth doesn't occasionally splurge on a yummy lunch or dinner which is different from a lean routine?

Intrigued, I looked up the Shake Shack.

http://www.shakeshack.com/

Wow, I wish there were one nearby. They have a great sounding, modestly priced menu. And they even offer Abita beer and root beer from Louisiana. If you've never had Abita lager or root beer, try to find some. Both beverages are wonderful!

[rurallib]

1. maybe after the whole NewsCorp scandal FUX will be sold

to a group headed by Katrina Vander Heuvel.
(a boy can dream can't he?)

[Warren Stupidity]

2. Prediction: vanden Heuvel would be allowed to run FOX for

less than 24 hours before somebody in washington would find some law forbidding left oriented news broadcasts.

[rurallib]

19. LOL

[pipoman]

3. If she's like my wife, what she ordered and what she ate

may be 2 different things..

A Washington Post reporter said the first lady ordered a cheeseburger, french fries, chocolate shake and Diet Coke at Shake Shack

[Mimosa]

5. That's a great point

I'm the same way. If a burger is big, I eat maybe 3/4s, not all of it. And i share fries for sure. Michelle probably just wanted to taste the famous shakes. She actually drank the Diet Coke, I bet.

The Drudge drumbeat often includes bashing Michelle Obama. He used to frequently select stories praising Laura Bush. We Dems can't ignore drudge completely. It's where 90% of the stupidos on the 'other side' get their daily propaganda.

[Dash87]

4. Ummmmm It doesn't matter if you have it once in a while.

I have high calorie lunches every so often. It's not like you will instantly get unhealthy from it.

They literally have nothing to blast her about, and are grasping at straws.

[Mimosa]

6. Really. We should all be as physically fit as Mrs. O

I admire her. I admire her effort to bring healthy eating and physical fitness to the fore. :)

[KurtNYC]

7. Shake Shack is like a nicer version of In and Out burger

Fresh ground beef, simple classic menu. Burgers, fresh cut fries, real milk shakes.

[WatsonT]

8. Must be a slow news day.

Frankly she could weigh 500 lbs and I wouldn't care. She isn't the president and even if she were that doesn't really matter.

[trumad]

9. You should care about the rampant obesity that plagues this country.

Ms. Obama does and I applaud her for it.

[WatsonT]

11. Obesity trends are not determined by one person

and let's be honest, does the FLs physical appearance really make a difference?

Mrs. Bush was in pretty good shape, that didn't reduce obesity.

So is Mrs. Obama, and yep obesity is still the same (maybe going up slightly).

Taft was a fat bastard but that didn't make Americans become overweight on his reign.

[WinkyDink]

10. Because nobody likes "Do as I say, not as I do." Nobody. Either be Caesar's Wife, or not.

It isn't a simple matter of "what she ordered vs. what she might have actually eaten" (as if wasting food sends a better message!).

Healthy eating is Michelle's CAUSE. LadyBird didn't get a pass if she dropped a chewing gum wrapper, because littering was her CAUSE. Betty Ford didn't get to relapse, because Rehab was her CAUSE. Laura B. didn't praise Reality TV, because reading was her CAUSE.

MO ought to have eschewed her desire for a famous "Shake," and instead lived by her words by ordering HEALTHFUL items from the menu---or skipped the place altogether.

Sorry. No time for hypocrites here, however high their station. ESPECIALLY those in a high station who strive to change the habits of others.

[gkhouston]

12. For pity's sake, it was one meal. If that was the only thing we ever

saw her ordering, it would be one thing, but most of the people I know who generally eat very healthy foods also have "junk" food now and then.

[WinkyDink]

13. See my edit. MO is not "most of the people" you know, now is she? THEY have zero effect on, say,

SCHOOL MENUS.

Yeah, it's tough being an exemplar, ain't it? But then, who told Michelle to be one FOR THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE?

[Erose999]

17. Whose to say MO has any effect on school menus? It aint like they're listening to her.

[kstewart33]

14. Oh, come on now.

The woman had a cheeseburger at a famous burger place. A burger and fries for geez sake.

Let's move on, shall we?

[WinkyDink]

15. Move on yourself, then. Why post?

[kstewart33]

22. Because your original post merits comment.

And the question - "What on the menu would you recommend that she should have eaten?"

Check the menu, as I have, and let us know, will ya?

[seabeyond]

16. then, you should praise her for the do as i do.... seeing how moderation is the answer

not she, nor anyone else is suggesting abstinence from ALL food that is not absolutely healthy and not extra calories. i have yet to see her suggest that moderation and here and there is a bad thing.

so the example she gives, eating healthy, having garden, being informed, exercise and periodically having the fun food is a wonderful example to set.

[kstewart33]

18. I just checked the Shake Shack menu.

There is nothing on the menu that's healthy. Not one bite, guys.

So maybe, to be true to her cause, Michelle should have ordered a glass of ice water for lunch?

[spin]

20. There is absolutely nothing wrong with eating a high calorie unhealthy meal ...

occasionally.

One of my doctors told me years ago that it's not a bad idea to reward yourself with a pizza once a month.

Obviously Michelle doesn't have a weight issue.

[Mosby]

24. A single burger at the shake shack

has 360 calories, 17 grams of fat and 460 mg of sodium.

I wouldn't call that unhealthy.

[karynnj]

21. The page they point to undercuts its own point

No one ever said that EVERY meal or even EVERY day has to tally to less than some number of calories. It is interesting that they chose for their picture a lovely picture of a slim Michelle Obama in a black sleeveless dress.

As you say, splurging occasionally is fine.

[The Straight Story]

23. Meh, not much different then here on DU for bush's wife for 8 years

Haters gonna hate no matter which party they belong to.

[thewiseguy]

25. Same thing is done on DU with respect to figures on the right