◼ Is nothing sacred? Forest Service says drop chocolate, add fruit to your s'mores - Todd Starnes/FOX
Instead, they want you to eat fruit.
The U.S. Forest Service wants Americans to make healthier S’mores by replacing the chocolate with fruit, according to a blog post meant to commemorate National Roasted Marshmallow Day (apparently there is such a thing, it was observed on August 30 this year).
“There are some innovative ways to roast the little white treats that can help cut down on the amount of sugar intake by the kids, thus making bedtime a little more doable,” the USFS wrote last week in a blog titled, “How Does Your Marshmallow Roast?”
“Think fruit,” they said. The Forest Service suggested either banana chunks or grilled pineapple — as if a piece of fruit is a suitable replacement for milk chocolate.
“You will still get a tasty treat but by substituting with fruit, it is healthier – as long as you watch the amount of marshmallows used,” the USFS wrote. “If you want to cut down even more on calories, try using slices of angel food cake instead of graham crackers.”
Angel food cake? It’s culinary heresy, I tell you.
◼ US Forest Service Asks: How Does Your Marshmallow Roast? - Posted by Kathryn Sosbe, Office of Communication, U.S. Forest Service/USDA Blog
◼ U.S. Forest Service Issues Recommendations For Making Smores - Politico
◼ GOP Leader McCarthy to Forest Service: Don’t tell me how to make a s’more - Colby Itkowitz/Washington Post
“This perfectly captures what is wrong with our government. Hard-earned tax dollars supporting bureaucrats who can’t pass up an opportunity to tell us how to live our lives,” McCarthy continues. “For the things that government is supposed to do – like confront terrorist groups – we don’t have a strategy, but for things Americans are supposed to be able to do for themselves – like figuring out the best ingredients for s’mores – government bureaucrats have that figured out.”
