Well everybody, , , , does any of this scenario sound familiar?  First it is the "get educated campaign" but that isn't working well enough to suit the Food Police so now we are moving on to make it against the law to use a legal sustance.  Next it will be the polictical get the votes campaign by getting behind the food police.  But wait, we have yet to pull out the big guns.  Let us all get a lawyer and start with the law suits against those that make the trans fats to put into our food. 

Does all of the above sound like it will never happen?  Think about it.  That is the very path that was taken against the tobacco industry.  Experience was gained from that trip that will be used again.  They have deep pockets -- now is the chance to get a piece of the action.

<<I myself do not want Trans Fat; BUT I certainly understand what you mean. I don't want my friends and family have to try and explain what they do and would prefer.>>

I have found ways around eating foods with trans fats by giving more time to the kitchen.  I know people work and don't have a lot of time and energy at the end of the day but there are many things that take just a few minutes and don't take as much time or aggravation as stopping at the local take-out or by buying nearly table ready foods from the grocery store freezer case or out of a box.  High fructose sugar is another huge no-no to me.  I started by asking for fast, easy healthy recipes on the inter-net for chicken, fish, beef and pork.  I use extra-virgin olive oil or canola oil and real butter. You know the best blood test I ever had was when I included 1/2 an apple and a small carton of fruit flavored yogurt to my diet every day.  I still eat desserts but only if I am willing to make them from scratch myself.  Just yesterday I tried out a new apple tart recipe - - - no flour & shortening crust.  It is a date/walnut mixture  (no cooking involved - - - used a small pkg pitted dates for $3)  for the crust and 10 minutes to cook the apple slices on top the stove with the spices and a little apple juice.  Dump the apples into the refrigerated crust, cut and eat.  Since no trans-fats used I took the liberty of vanilla ice cream on top but you could use vanilla flavored yogurt instead.

Bottom line, people have fallen away from food prep themselves in favor of the easier way of buying junk stuff ready to eat.  On the days I really find it hard to get busy in the kitchen I recite to myself that food preparation is giving love to your family.

Hope I don't come off sounding like a goody-two-shoes here.  I am just trying to show there is a better way than having the government get involved in your lives any more than is necessary. 

<<I try not to eat meat; but sometimes it's hard when there are so many people over here. I eat all the vegies, fruits, etc. I can.>>

Yes, my sister-in-law also avoids eating meats although on big meal days such as Thanksgiving she will eat white turkey.  Since they never stay more than a night or two for regular meals I try to serve things like spagetti.  Since I put together my own spagetti sauce I put some of it aside without meat for those that don't eat meat.  For breakfast we all like hot cereal and I use thick rolled oats that I buy at the natural foods isle that take a little longer to cook but have a lot more flavor and serve raisins and brown sugar with and toasted english muffins (even though they do have high fructose corn syrup) with honey and real butter (no hydroenated oils in butter). 

When we go to their house she cooks meals without meat and if anyone wants meat along with whatever she is fixing they know they must buy it and cook it themselves.  If people don't want to do that, well then, one night without meat isn't going to hurt anyone at all.

<<Your Family seems so nice and adult about these things!>>

It's all in how the kids were raised.  Mom made sure we understood compassion and politeness for others.  One other thing, she also told us to watch how people treat their pets.  If they are neglectful or brutal to animals they will treat people the same way.