US Congress rules that pizza is a vegetable

jimmymal · 18-11-2011 04:16AM

what a genius big balls move by big business, and those lobbyists must be the cheekiest, funniest b**tards that ever did exist.

i did think of jamie oliver immediately hearing this and pulling his hair out, oohhh thats good tv right there.

K-9 · 18-11-2011 04:26AM

It's free choice, the free markets at it's best. Corporations will act in the greater good.

Sarah Palin speaks sense.

HazDanz · 18-11-2011 04:32AM

Great so now people over there are going to believe pizza is a vegtable and probably get fatter than they already are by having five pizzas a day.

Pherekydes · 18-11-2011 09:11AM

Miss Olenska wrote: »

PS. Yes, yes, I know tomato is technically a fruit. :pac:

All vegetables are fruit, but not all fruit are vegetables.

Tefral · 18-11-2011 09:16AM

Miss Olenska wrote: »

PS. Yes, yes, I know tomato is technically a fruit. :pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpLd-Vi8qZA

monkeypants · 18-11-2011 10:14AM

Reagan did it first when his administration said that ketchup was a vegetable. Saved a fortune.

karma_ · 18-11-2011 10:22AM

I realise that the US is really a corporate oligarchy, still, you would think they would be a little less brazen than they actually are, incredible.

mojesius · 18-11-2011 10:22AM

Carrot & Pizza Soup. Bleurgh.

CreepingDeath · 18-11-2011 10:27AM

Miss Olenska wrote: »

US Congress rules that pizza is a vegetable

If they can class steak as a vegetable they might get a lot of uncommitted vegetarian votes.

Doc Ruby · 18-11-2011 10:27AM

Snow-Monkey wrote: »

pesto on pizza is fvckin savage :cool:

Peel on some 59 cent mozzarella from Dunnes and even the most frisbee-like frozen pizza turns tasty.

Brendog · 18-11-2011 10:28AM

How does tomato sauce make it a vegetable? Based on that logic if I cover myself in feathers will I be considered a bird?

karma_ · 18-11-2011 10:51AM

Manic Moran wrote: »

Did they actually change that back? I remember when it was reclassified as a fruit. Farmer being interviewed in the Irish Times about it said he couldn't talk as was too busy pruning his carrot trees.

NTM

This isn't really true at all, it is much like the 'curved banana' furore peddled by the idiotic redtops. The short answer is that the EU never reclassified carrots as a fruit.

TerrorFirmer · 18-11-2011 10:59AM

Brendog wrote: »

How does tomato sauce make it a vegetable? Based on that logic if I cover myself in feathers will I be considered a bird?

It makes it acceptable as one of your 5 recommended portions of fruit/veg a day. It doesn't take into account carbs/fats/protein etc, just simply that it can deliver enough to meet that standard of nutrition. Like if a bodybuilder eats a steak or a dirty double quarter pounder from McDonalds after a workout, the latter is incomparably worse for you, but yet both deliver similar amounts of protein.

It just means if someones going to eat junk, then a few slices of Pizza is better, simply nutritionally, than a greasy Chinese takeaway, for example also. It doesn't mean the pizza is inherently good for you, far from it, but it's better than a lot of other similar options.

Miss Olenska · 18-11-2011 11:02AM

karma_ wrote: »

I realise that the US is really a corporate oligarchy, still, you would think they would be a little less brazen than they actually are, incredible.

Nail on the head.

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

It just means if someones going to eat junk, then a few slices of Pizza is better, simply nutritionally, than a greasy Chinese takeaway, for example also. It doesn't mean the pizza is inherently good for you, far from it, but it's better than a lot of other similar options.

Pizza = greasy. Chinese takeaway often contains a good amount of actual vegetables. Plus rice as opposed to processed white bread. I'd say Chinese is marginally better for you actually!

TerrorFirmer · 18-11-2011 11:08AM

Miss Olenska wrote: »

Pizza = greasy. Chinese takeaway often contains a good amount of actual vegetables. Plus rice as opposed to processed white bread. I'd say Chinese is marginally better for you actually!

Actually you're quite right, I suppose it depends on what you're ordering. Obviously if you're ordering Chicken in Sauce with rice and vegtables yes, but there are those that firmly believe in the infallibility of the 3-in-1 with a portion of chicken balls and prawn crackers.

Scram · 18-11-2011 11:12AM

Wertz wrote: »

I'll bet Jamie Oliver is crying into his pesto.

So where can I get seeds for this delicious new vegetable? I'll plant them right next to my coca cola tree...

Rofl that had me in stiches. Imagine whole fields of growing pizzas waving gently in the wind.

Poor Americans there so fat they want to call Pizza a vegtable now!

Miss Olenska · 18-11-2011 11:17AM

Pherekydes wrote: »

All vegetables are fruit, but not all fruit are vegetables.

Ugh, botany-related pedantry. Seriously, who cares! :P

sensibleken · 18-11-2011 11:18AM

Vegans rejoice!

CrazyRabbit · 18-11-2011 11:45AM

You're not going to believe this, but...they actually passed laws in some states making it mandatory to teach creationism in schools.

So the kids learn that humans started with Adam & Eve, then in the next class they study biology and learn about evolution.

Miss Olenska · 18-11-2011 11:46AM

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

You're not going to believe this, but...they actually passed laws in some states making it mandatory to teach creationism in schools.

Isn't this common knowledge?

woodoo · 18-11-2011 11:53AM

Big business rules america. Imagine classing dough with a fruit based paste and processed cheese as a vegetable.

God bless america...... and their fat children....

DominoDub · 18-11-2011 12:03PM

http://imgur.com/gallery/nU3Cq

18-11-2011 12:08PM

karma_ wrote: »

This isn't really true at all, it is much like the 'curved banana' furore peddled by the idiotic redtops. The short answer is that the EU never reclassified carrots as a fruit.

Actually, they did. However, the part that the euroskeptics always leave out is that the reclassification includes the all-important disclaimer "for the purposes of this Directive". Meaning that the only place they're using fruit to include carrots is within this single standardisation, because it's easier than saying "fruits (and tomatoes, the edible parts of rhubarb stalks, carrots, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, pumpkins, melons and water-melons)" every single time

karma_ · 18-11-2011 12:36PM

28064212 wrote: »

Actually, they did. However, the part that the euroskeptics always leave out is that the reclassification includes the all-important disclaimer "for the purposes of this Directive". Meaning that the only place they're using fruit to include carrots is within this single standardisation, because it's easier than saying "fruits (and tomatoes, the edible parts of rhubarb stalks, carrots, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, pumpkins, melons and water-melons)" every single time

Exactly, it was a directive because of the situation with Portugal, it was NOT a reclassification.

QI is great for this kind of nonsense.

Anyone · 18-11-2011 12:50PM

So pizza counts towards one of your 5 a day then? Sweet. Next they need to classify beer,tobacco and masturbation all as vegtables and I'll be all healthy.

Dotrel · 18-11-2011 12:52PM

Warning : Vegetables should only be eaten as part of a healthy balanced diet.

sensibleken · 18-11-2011 12:53PM

CrazyRabbit wrote: »

You're not going to believe this, but...they actually passed laws in some states making it mandatory to teach creationism in schools.

So the kids learn that humans started with Adam & Eve, then in the next class they study biology and learn about evolution.

It was the same here when I was in school. One minute your in religion being taught god made the world and the next your being taught about astronomy and science. Quickly accelerated my scepticism of religion anyway