Michelle Obama Pigs Out Again

To be fair, the media may be pounding Michelle a little too much. Don't we all pig out every once in awhile? I know I eat what I want for one day of the week. I think the annoyance here is the woman is not exactly in the best shape herself, yet she seems to eat whatever, and lecture others on what to eat, as well as her current movement to push restaurants to serve certain portions or, offer healthier choices.

Recently, Michelle was in Vail, CO, where she chomped on some short rib. According to a recent article, they are saying that the portion of food Michelle ate was only 600 calories and no one should be concerned.

A braised short rib is a relatively lean cut of beef, braised with most of the fat cooked off. The 5-ounce serving runs about 600 calories, Liken said — a far cry from the 1,500 calories and 141 grams of fat it's accused of.

However, on another site that talks about foods that are high in fats, braised short ribs are discussed as one of the the highest in fat and calories.

Braised Short Ribs

Braised short ribs are a decadent meal to enjoy at a restaurant or at home. Unfortunately, a main dish of braised short ribs packs in 1,250 calories, according to Charles Stuart Platkin, author of "The Diet Detective's Count Down." The Olive Garden's Chianti Braised Short Ribs contains 1,060 calories per serving, 522 calories from fat, 58 grams of fat and a whopping 26 grams of saturated fat. Braised short ribs are not likely to be the only thing you eat for dinner, so adding any bread, side dishes or salads to the meal will increase the caloric and fat count even more. Practice portion control by taking half of the dish home to eat the next day, or order braised chicken or fish instead.

 In yet another article, we find that these ribs are high in calories.

Greeley says one of the restaurant's fall dishes is braised short ribs with maple glazed onions and butternut squash. It sounds scrumptious, and surely is, but a serving of short ribs alone can average about 1,250 calories; add on the extras and the meal can equal about 1,600 calories.

I wasn't going to even cover this story because, this happened before and I'm not sure nitpicking on people is the way to go, no matter how much I personally detest Michelle. The media has not let it drop however, so I could no longer ignore the story.

You're going to have to decide for yourself whether this meal was 1,600 calories or a mere 600 calories. I am a proud vegetarian, so I'm sort of disgusted by someone eating meat but, to each their own. I don't really have a problem with her pigging out on a meal here and there. I think the problem lies with her work to push restaurants into doing something they may not want to do.

Do we need to eat more healthy in this country? Yes. I just wish her tactics were different. What do you think of all this? Comment below.