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...think it's fair that pro athletes can get shipped around like commodities? Office workers don't have to worry about suddenly being traded to another branch or company in another city. It can disrupt lives, right? I don't mind. With the job we have, the things we get to do, the money we're paid, you should be able to deal with the things that come with it. At the end of the day, I knew I still had a guaranteed contract that's worth crazy money [$9.3 million for 2009-10] at a time when money...
Just how bad is the traditional fair food for us? Put it this way (as ISU Extension did with a clever nutritional display at the fair a few years ago): A 150-pound person must walk one mile to burn off the calories from consuming cotton candy; three miles for cheese on-a-stick; four miles for a corn dog; 5 miles for a fried candy bar; and 11 miles for a gigantic grilled turkey...
Rollie McCubbin, the Fair's longtime concessions director, reports fielding more fairgoer requests for help ferreting out healthful options, especially gluten-free items and food suitable for diabetics. But creating a conclusive, accurate list is time-consuming and costly. Helping people find healthful fair food has been a topic at seminars for state fair officials, with some states more proactive in than others, he notes, adding Iowa is "on the fence on how to accomplish this." McCubbin also doesn't tell vendors what not to serve. "I'm not real big on mandates." (See pictures of what the world eats...
...providing more healthful food items with fresh, non-fried, ingredients is no stroll on the Midway. It poses challenges - from proper refrigeration to more labor-intensive preparation - that can raise food safety and cost issues. (McCubbin is quick to mention state health inspectors' vigilance at the Fair...
...choices - and their customers - are careful not to bash the not-so-nutritious choices. Business has steadily climbed "as people want healthier alternatives," says Connie Boesen, owner of The Salad Bowl, whose bestseller is sandwich wraps, not its salad-on-a-stick. "They still want some of the great fair food." "People come to the Fair who will never have a corn dog the rest of the year but by gosh, they've got to have a corn dog here," says Bill Brown, 64, of Des Moines, after eating a vegetable pasta salad at The Salad Bowl. Even Litchfield...