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93. Who remembers that Sarah Palin brought sugar cookies to an elementary school, soon after Michelle Obama visited
Fri May 1, 2026, 06:36 PM
May 1

the school to promote better nutrition and sugar avoidance??

She was horrible...but at the time and still in red areas, promoting healthy foods is radical left ideology. But now it comes from their team so who knows....

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After all, Dr. Kennedy knows best. oasis May 1 #1
When does that start? Ray Bruns May 1 #19
I was expecting Jr. to ban Jello because gelatin used to come from horses. no_hypocrisy May 1 #2
I looked it up because I thought it came from horses too. ratchiweenie May 1 #55
It could come from horses ToxMarz May 1 #90
Sometimes jello is all you can keep down. And you need the calories and hydration. Irish_Dem May 1 #3
Common food before colonoscopy question everything May 1 #39
Exactly. And when people have the flu. Irish_Dem May 1 #43
And after oral surgery. (Usually outpatient, but not when other conditions involved) nt eppur_se_muova May 1 #51
Our mothers always kept jello stocked in their cupboards. Irish_Dem May 1 #53
I remember as a kid when we had a set of "sundae" glasses like these BumRushDaShow May 1 #88
Yep. Most homes probably had the same. Irish_Dem May 1 #89
Hello! I have my boxes of LIME GREEN ready for this month! ColoringFool May 1 #72
Also lonely bird May 1 #108
Nurses are going to be really angry if RFK takes away jello in the hospital. Irish_Dem Saturday #111
+1. People need extra protein and calories after surgery dalton99a May 1 #56
Exactly. Irish_Dem May 1 #58
+1. It is common sense, and hospitals have been doing it for 100 years dalton99a May 1 #59
I know! It's what I always start with after a G.I. virus. Laffy Kat May 1 #109
There needs to be a law that says the director has to have a medical license. yourout May 1 #4
Yes plain Cheerios are served in many hospitals. Hugin May 1 #5
Full of glysophate samplegirl May 1 #10
The same can be said of lots of "healthy" foods. ShazzieB May 1 #21
But he's not horrified by germs... as in snorting cocaine off toilet seats! deurbano May 1 #66
An old carcher's mitt! ShazzieB May 1 #84
I can't take credit for comparing his face to an old catcher's mitt, but thought it was pretty funny... and apt! deurbano Saturday #112
It (the plain kind) as an example, has been something recommended for toddlers as an early "solid finger food" for years BumRushDaShow May 1 #31
Having had too many hospital stays... Hugin May 1 #41
Oh I know BumRushDaShow May 1 #50
"Let them eat roadkill." rzemanfl May 1 #6
Fix the disgusting mess we're feeding the soldiers none of you care about first ms liberty May 1 #7
With only a few excrptions, hospital food is fine, Ilsa May 1 #22
I thought the food was gross when I was last in the hospital womanofthehills Saturday #113
What might Wormboy recommend for a post-op meal? Pureed roadkill? Vinca May 1 #8
Raw sewage durablend May 1 #14
I would like something like organic grape juice - something healthy womanofthehills Saturday #114
Uhhhhhhhhhhh, I thought they were the party of "personal accountability". Ferrets are Cool May 1 #9
Why don't he samplegirl May 1 #11
Note to self: lastlib May 1 #12
Out with Jello squares and IN with raccoon penis! Bengus81 May 1 #13
Knowledge of a subject has never stopped that jack wagon from speaking about that subject. Botany May 1 #15
I eat sugar free jello and it's good. BigmanPigman May 1 #16
Possibly because some people are allergic to artificial sweeteners? niyad May 1 #30
Jello is considered a clear liquid. People on clear liquid diets need sugar. LeftInTX May 1 #36
Me and my sisters laugh about the "clears" BumRushDaShow May 1 #38
I was on a "clear" for three weeks back in the day... Hugin May 1 #47
When I was little, recovering, measles + pneumonia, I remember the fat droplet floating on top. Zackzzzz May 1 #68
Because sometimes the doctors are more concerned with keeping your strength up than putting you on a diet. Hassin Bin Sober May 1 #95
Why should they have to? TexasBushwhacker May 1 #96
The sugar is the point. Healing requires calories. pat_k May 1 #100
What he doesn't know is harmful Historic NY May 1 #17
Yep, sometimes something dissolvable, safe, and Ilsa May 1 #24
He really is one dumb SOB Bristlecone May 1 #18
Kick that hornet's nest, you miserable brain-dead incompetent... hlthe2b May 1 #20
Jello helps with digestion issues Racygrandma May 1 #23
When my mom had cancer jfz9580m May 1 #33
The new desserts will include stewed roadkill Wicked Blue May 1 #25
When my husband was in ICU vankuria May 1 #26
This message was self-deleted by its author vankuria May 1 #27
Bill Cosby was not available for comment. twodogsbarking May 1 #28
A little help -misanthroptimist May 1 #29
Maybe trump university 💩 IcyPeas May 1 #74
Is this from "The Onion? It's got to be a joke. Ritabert May 1 #32
shithole, administration, cabinet, republican party are all bat-shit crazy.................. Lovie777 May 1 #34
RFK, Jr. is mandating liberalgunwilltravel May 1 #35
Brain Worm speaks again. Joinfortmill May 1 #37
No, that's the host speaking,... El Mimbreno May 1 #61
This kind of coercive governing is bullshit SpankMe May 1 #40
Why worry about Jello? We don't even NEED hospitals! 70sEraVet May 1 #42
Yep. Eugenics. "Cleaning up the risk pool" pat_k May 1 #103
That's pretty damn funny coming from death warmed over jr and his boss the syphilitic pig. Grokenstein May 1 #107
Why are we taking medical advice from someone with a law degree, not a medical degree. Irish_Dem May 1 #44
If he really wants to make hospital food healthier... bluescribbler May 1 #45
RFK Jr knows all about Jell-O, generalbetrayus May 1 #46
That is every hospital in the country. idahoblue May 1 #48
This dip fuck should ban sugar. Or anything else he doesn't like Autumn May 1 #49
This creature is demented. travelingthrulife May 1 #52
I'm not a fan of jello -I don't eat the stuff myself - but it certainly has a place in hospitals for people in recovery Martin68 May 1 #54
Democrats must impeach this utterly unqualified, incompetent, dangerous ghoul. dalton99a May 1 #57
Is he anti-Ensure too? Jilly_in_VA May 1 #60
JFC! People are in the hospital temporarily and the nutritionists know what they're doing. chowder66 May 1 #62
You wanna help MF'er. Buddyzbuddy May 1 #63
More possum penis. Or was that raccoon? Buddyzbuddy May 1 #64
RFK Jr. is the same as all others popsdenver May 1 #65
Is Jello still served in schools? Now they will get whale heads and racoon penis*s twodogsbarking May 1 #67
I'm so old that I remember when you could smoke in hospitals. OMGWTF May 1 #69
When I was a nursing student in the early 1970s, I worked weekends as a unit clerk... 3catwoman3 May 1 #101
Next, he'll ban glucose in IV's! LeftInTX May 1 #70
+1 dalton99a May 1 #73
Don't give him any ideas! 3catwoman3 May 1 #99
THAT'S ALL THESE DJT THUGS DO: THREATEN. DEPRIVE. DESTROY. ColoringFool May 1 #71
Oh no, this is real. You got me; I was sure this was TheOnion. Grokenstein May 1 #75
And aren't mincing words about it... pat_k May 1 #105
See: Mayor Bloomberg and Michelle Obama .... IcyPeas May 1 #76
Bloomberg's "sugary drinks" thing eventually morphed into a tax on "sugary drinks" here in Philly BumRushDaShow May 1 #78
Someone needs to warn kegsbreath mercuryblues May 1 #77
And they come in so many pretty colors too! BumRushDaShow May 1 #79
Sure its all a joke now mercuryblues May 1 #85
The pudding was my second thought when he said "Jello" BumRushDaShow May 1 #86
;-{) The Jell-O Ultimatum Goonch May 1 #80
He actually doesn't look that jacked, though, and they cleaned up his face lol GenThePerservering Saturday #116
Next he'll demand thay don't provide sugar for the coffee they serve to the patients. patphil May 1 #81
Any excuse to withhold healthcare funding. Doodley May 1 #82
Oh just fuck off. Mblaze May 1 #83
Can they serve whale meat or racoon penis's? EX500rider May 1 #87
I'm sick. Give me my gyaddamn JELLO!!! Strawberry, not that lime crap. NoSheep May 1 #91
Not a "memo;" that was a threat. Grins May 1 #92
Who remembers that Sarah Palin brought sugar cookies to an elementary school, soon after Michelle Obama visited wiggs May 1 #93
Democrats were accused of creating a "nanny state" BumRushDaShow May 1 #94
Oh for fucks sake. As a person who was hospitalized multiple times as a kid... pat_k May 1 #97
I just bought lemon and lime sugar free jello for my upcoming procedure that I'm really not looking forward to wolfie001 May 1 #98
deleted duplicate pat_k May 1 #102
Dietary advice from a man who stored roadkill in his freezer. sheshe2 May 1 #104
Fuckin moron progressoid May 1 #106
What?!! I had Jello when I was hospitalized and often with lunch at school, my favorite flavor was green... Rhiannon12866 Saturday #110
But heroin is great! City Lights Saturday #115
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