Obama: 'Eat Our Peas;' Pea Council: Please

[struggle4progress]

Council Says More Peas Could Help Solve World Problems
... "We take President Obama's comment on the need to 'eat our peas' as a reference to the first lady's push to get all Americans to eat a more healthy diet as part of the Let's Move campaign," Pete Klaiber, the council's director of marketing ... http://www.10news.com/health/28521333/detail.html

Why Obama Wants You to Eat Your Peas
July 12, 2011 at 11:14AM by Elizabeth Gunnison
... The pea industry is, naturally, aflutter. The USA Dry Pea & Lentil Council has chosen to view the mention in a positive light, as a reference to the First Lady's Let's Move campaign, a push to get Americans to eat a more healthy diet, rather than as a reference to the food's less savory reputation as a necessary evil, something to be choked down quickly for its nutritional value but never enjoyed. The pea people — they're such optimists. And witty, too! They say in a statement: "Eating peas has two clear benefits: They can help close the nutritional loopholes in your diet, and preparation isn't taxing!" ... http://www.esquire.com/blogs/food-for-men/obama-pea-comment-6080914

Posted at 03:20 PM ET, 07/12/2011
Give peas a chance! Barack Obama, Michelle Obama and vegetable politics
By Alexandra Petri
... Put simply, America doesn’t like vegetables ... http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/compost/post/give-peas-a-chance-barack-obama-michelle-obama-and-vegetable-politics/2011/07/12/gIQATBN4AI_blog.html

[Kurmudgeon]

1. I like peas right out of the can! With a little vinegar and pepper.

[Alcibiades]

2. I have a six-year-old son who will not eat anything green

Except steamed broccoli, green beans and peas, which are his favorite vegetable.

[Enthusiast]

3. While I love peas and lentils

they contribute to a rise in uric acid levels causing my gout condition to worsen.