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now, they only really banned the toy that comes with the happy meal if it doesn't meet guidelines moondog Send a noteboard - 04/11/2010 06:32:46 AM
i do believe the happy meal can still be sold without a toy at its current obesity-inducing levels of nutrition. i don't completely agree with the law but at the same time, there should be *some* kind of guideline for notoriously bad food when it's served to kids imho...
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San Francisco Bans The Happy Meal damookster - 04/11/2010 04:00:12 AM 1797 Views
Is't it nice that we have the Food Gestapo to tell us what we can and can't eat? *NM* ßelals Girl - 04/11/2010 04:46:04 AM 437 Views
It doesn't say anything about what you can and can't eat, it just says you can't be rewarded with Helene - 04/11/2010 11:25:31 AM 1007 Views
For someone ostensibly obsessed with Germany, you sure enjoy trivializing the Holocaust. *NM* Ghavrel - 04/11/2010 11:56:49 PM 587 Views
The term has also come to mean an overly authoritarian and repressive organization ßelals Girl - 05/11/2010 05:54:45 AM 1050 Views
Great. Now I'll never finish my Polly Pocket army. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 04/11/2010 05:10:26 AM 504 Views
now, they only really banned the toy that comes with the happy meal if it doesn't meet guidelines moondog - 04/11/2010 06:32:46 AM 1162 Views
yup ironclad - 04/11/2010 09:23:44 AM 1166 Views
Indeed. *NM* Camilla - 04/11/2010 09:36:53 AM 440 Views
Yes *NM* snoopcester - 04/11/2010 10:59:52 AM 490 Views
the government should not have to right to say how I feed my child random thoughts - 04/11/2010 01:37:41 PM 975 Views
I find feeding happy meals to children far more appalling. LadyLorraine - 04/11/2010 01:39:13 PM 927 Views
what you like to eat really isn't the point though random thoughts - 04/11/2010 02:13:31 PM 1098 Views
I know, I was just saying that McDonald's is crappy, period LadyLorraine - 04/11/2010 02:16:19 PM 905 Views
the government limits the kind of advertising your child sees during saturday morning cartoons moondog - 04/11/2010 03:36:47 PM 848 Views
that isn't even close to the same thing random thoughts - 04/11/2010 04:15:09 PM 970 Views
Don't forget the removal of more and more activity. LadyLorraine - 05/11/2010 12:32:03 AM 821 Views
yeah that is why kids are getting fat random thoughts - 05/11/2010 04:26:38 AM 872 Views
wow, ever consider that political leanings have nothing to do with my opinion LadyLorraine - 05/11/2010 11:59:15 AM 1048 Views
your the one who wanted to bring your politics into it random thoughts - 05/11/2010 12:23:08 PM 892 Views
uhm, what? I said no such thing. LadyLorraine - 05/11/2010 12:33:22 PM 1038 Views
maybe I spend to much time arguing with Joel random thoughts - 05/11/2010 02:20:34 PM 972 Views
that is likely the case LadyLorraine - 05/11/2010 03:26:46 PM 1073 Views
it is exactly the same thing you're just trying to dance around the issue moondog - 05/11/2010 06:31:26 AM 1070 Views
saying something does not make it true random thoughts - 05/11/2010 12:17:00 PM 1038 Views
what choices are you being denied? moondog - 05/11/2010 02:59:00 PM 891 Views
well I can't buy my kid a happy meal with toy in it random thoughts - 05/11/2010 04:43:44 PM 886 Views
The metric system rocks *NM* ironclad - 04/11/2010 09:18:29 AM 619 Views
Good! *NM* Camilla - 04/11/2010 09:36:21 AM 634 Views
I wouldn't touch the metric system with a 1.038m pole *NM* Colonel Logain - 04/11/2010 10:47:51 AM 609 Views
You mean 3.048m (10 feet) *NM* BlackAdder - 04/11/2010 05:22:58 PM 572 Views
Yes...don't know where I got 1.038m from *NM* Colonel Logain - 05/11/2010 01:24:21 AM 599 Views
The law is just fighting a small symptom of a much bigger problem Helene - 04/11/2010 11:24:19 AM 1218 Views
yes damookster - 04/11/2010 11:47:47 AM 1265 Views
make something idiot-proof and we'll just make better idiots... moondog - 05/11/2010 06:33:54 AM 893 Views
But they are confronted with a lot of idiot parents that create a lot of idiot children Helene - 05/11/2010 08:18:54 AM 966 Views
100% agree, in respect to this and other related subjects. LadyLorraine - 04/11/2010 01:42:32 PM 1103 Views
why do you think Wendy's is more healthy than McDonalds? random thoughts - 05/11/2010 04:30:54 AM 1072 Views
it's not MUCH more healthy. LadyLorraine - 05/11/2010 12:00:31 PM 886 Views
I don't think the toy is that big of a draw for kids, really. BlackAdder - 04/11/2010 05:11:10 PM 933 Views
The toys were a definite draw for mine Helene - 05/11/2010 08:20:05 AM 980 Views
Perhaps BlackAdder - 05/11/2010 07:41:17 PM 1131 Views
You're using yourself as an example at an age when the effect will be less anyway Helene - 06/11/2010 07:11:11 AM 842 Views
Not a big fan of that decision, either. As for introducing the metric system: would be past time. Legolas - 04/11/2010 12:01:41 PM 999 Views
Here in Aus we have fruit bags, and water etc. options for Happy Meals Two Wongs - 04/11/2010 12:32:16 PM 950 Views
The healthier variety is starting to become more common in kids meals. TaskmasterJack - 04/11/2010 12:50:44 PM 1094 Views
milk or juice have ALWAYS been options, and every mcdonalds i've been to has offered the apples. *NM* LadyLorraine - 04/11/2010 01:36:34 PM 573 Views
Too bad milk and juice are horrible choices too. *NM* everynametaken - 04/11/2010 10:54:36 PM 606 Views
uhmm, bullshit. LadyLorraine - 04/11/2010 11:39:09 PM 1090 Views
Juice is nothing but sugar and milk as healthy is debatable. everynametaken - 05/11/2010 12:37:34 AM 1088 Views
juice is not just sugar. LadyLorraine - 05/11/2010 02:11:12 AM 1047 Views
Here. not the best source, but assuming the nutritionist's analyzer was correct... LadyLorraine - 05/11/2010 02:24:18 AM 1019 Views
I'm not talking about juicing vegetables and fresh fruit. everynametaken - 05/11/2010 03:06:54 AM 1006 Views
no it was not clear. You merely said "Juice" LadyLorraine - 05/11/2010 03:16:01 AM 1076 Views
Milk is delicious. And it (when low-fat/skim) isn't actively bad for you. Ghavrel - 05/11/2010 03:33:53 AM 858 Views
I know, but...just...EW. LadyLorraine - 05/11/2010 03:43:49 AM 1139 Views
but it is yummy and you make yummy things out of it random thoughts - 05/11/2010 02:47:37 PM 875 Views
I like the yummy foods made, I admit. LadyLorraine - 05/11/2010 03:35:28 PM 907 Views
Agreed, as long as it's treated the right way (i.e. not the American way). *NM* Legolas - 05/11/2010 09:56:16 AM 582 Views
Please elaborate. Avendesora - 05/11/2010 01:27:45 PM 1029 Views
I remember the first time I came to Northern America (Canada, then) and tried drinking milk... Legolas - 05/11/2010 04:44:01 PM 1083 Views
You can get UHT milk random thoughts - 05/11/2010 04:47:53 PM 920 Views
Yeah, no doubt - you can get most anything in the US, but not necessarily easily. Legolas - 05/11/2010 05:46:59 PM 1072 Views
I live in a big enough city you can get pretty much anything you want random thoughts - 05/11/2010 07:02:44 PM 847 Views
I think what you describe... Avendesora - 05/11/2010 05:21:35 PM 1058 Views
Indeed it is. Legolas - 05/11/2010 05:49:48 PM 952 Views
How about the water? everynametaken - 05/11/2010 06:24:09 PM 887 Views
No idea... didn't really notice anything there. Legolas - 05/11/2010 06:40:16 PM 1018 Views
Tap water in Philly tasted sooo much like chlorine ironclad - 08/11/2010 11:43:36 AM 1004 Views
No UHT in Scandinavia, though Lordling - 05/11/2010 06:34:17 PM 1040 Views
I remember when I lived in Germany, I found warm, boxed milk to be one of the stranger oddities. TaskmasterJack - 05/11/2010 08:57:42 PM 919 Views
Oh yeah, that UHT milk is evil. *NM* jh - 05/11/2010 09:30:35 PM 579 Views
OK. My bad. everynametaken - 05/11/2010 04:11:53 AM 1141 Views
Re: juice is not just sugar. Avendesora - 05/11/2010 01:11:06 PM 974 Views
so what do you think kids should drink? random thoughts - 05/11/2010 04:28:36 AM 1007 Views
Do this little experiment. Please. Avendesora - 05/11/2010 12:53:49 PM 886 Views
that is why my kids drinks milk or water and not juice 99% of time random thoughts - 05/11/2010 02:03:08 PM 965 Views
Of course! Avendesora - 05/11/2010 02:11:35 PM 1077 Views
I am fighting my wife right now over the yogurt in a tube crap random thoughts - 05/11/2010 02:35:41 PM 868 Views
Ha! You should do the sugar measuring with her. It'll show her how much is in that 1 little tube. *NM* Avendesora - 05/11/2010 04:00:55 PM 435 Views
Ok did some math. Avendesora - 05/11/2010 04:35:48 PM 1122 Views
she buys Horizon which is 57 grams 10 of which are sugar random thoughts - 05/11/2010 05:16:22 PM 967 Views
I'm with you on this one. *NM* Avendesora - 05/11/2010 12:37:59 PM 573 Views
it is random thoughts - 04/11/2010 02:11:44 PM 1188 Views
they have the option but i'm sure that fruit has 1200mg of sodium in it somehow *NM* moondog - 05/11/2010 06:35:36 AM 611 Views
I'm going to go set up the black market for happy meals in San Francisco. Tigr - 04/11/2010 01:21:34 PM 1027 Views
so in otherwords...Happy Meals in San Francisco don't come with toys anymore? LadyLorraine - 04/11/2010 01:38:03 PM 861 Views
This is pretty stupid. rebelaessedai - 04/11/2010 02:13:17 PM 1054 Views
That part was a bit of hyperbole, I'm afraid. *NM* Legolas - 04/11/2010 03:01:52 PM 593 Views
Not very much! Rebekah - 04/11/2010 03:04:58 PM 946 Views
And snoopcester - 04/11/2010 03:17:34 PM 1133 Views
Re: And Rebekah - 04/11/2010 03:27:12 PM 1057 Views
You know what? snoopcester - 04/11/2010 03:35:54 PM 825 Views
I feel so exploited now ironclad - 04/11/2010 03:31:26 PM 1254 Views
*dons detective hat* Very interesting... snoopcester - 04/11/2010 03:35:08 PM 861 Views
Re: *dons detective hat* Very interesting... TaskmasterJack - 04/11/2010 03:57:04 PM 1101 Views
Another hint ironclad - 04/11/2010 04:02:54 PM 1005 Views
Re: Another hint TaskmasterJack - 04/11/2010 04:23:28 PM 1049 Views
Ah, Republicans and sex scandals. They go together like beer and kebabs, snoopcester - 04/11/2010 04:29:19 PM 896 Views
So, that would make him mexican? *NM* jh - 04/11/2010 06:54:03 PM 567 Views
Hmm snoopcester - 04/11/2010 04:27:00 PM 938 Views
40 hours? Really? nossy - 06/11/2010 06:59:57 PM 1024 Views
Wow. *NM* Chas - 04/11/2010 11:56:45 PM 575 Views
No kidding. *NM* everynametaken - 05/11/2010 03:08:20 AM 558 Views
All we need is for someone else to pay for our national defense and we can do it *NM* random thoughts - 04/11/2010 04:16:28 PM 587 Views
That makes me even less likely to enjoy those last 8 hours. rebelaessedai - 09/11/2010 03:12:53 PM 886 Views
They should ban something which may have effect instead. jh - 04/11/2010 02:27:05 PM 1124 Views
The toys do have effect. It's a positive reinforcer to eating the meal. everynametaken - 04/11/2010 10:57:49 PM 834 Views
So it's back to being a small cheeseburger meal then? *NM* Balwer - 04/11/2010 02:30:34 PM 602 Views
What a bunch of morons. Wulf`gar - 04/11/2010 06:45:31 PM 1114 Views
these are the same people who keep sending Pelosi back year after year *NM* random thoughts - 04/11/2010 06:49:16 PM 441 Views
I accidentally posted this in the wrong spot. I reposted below to the original thread. everynametaken - 04/11/2010 11:22:32 PM 1056 Views
Re: Chas - 05/11/2010 12:02:41 AM 897 Views
I'm not sure what your point is. everynametaken - 05/11/2010 12:42:14 AM 859 Views
That fast food is not inherently bad/unhealthy. Chas - 05/11/2010 01:16:51 AM 1053 Views
Re: That fast food is not inherently bad/unhealthy. everynametaken - 05/11/2010 04:17:27 AM 1086 Views
In that case: Yes, there's always a new meat sack/flesh puppet around the next corner. *NM* Chas - 05/11/2010 09:38:57 PM 596 Views
Many here don't seem to understand the purpose of the toy. everynametaken - 05/11/2010 12:43:27 AM 1107 Views
I think you should assume we're not idiots Isaac - 05/11/2010 02:05:51 AM 922 Views
I never said anybody was an idiot. everynametaken - 05/11/2010 04:09:51 AM 1226 Views
kids of the happy meal age should not be deciding what they get to eat random thoughts - 05/11/2010 04:37:43 AM 1144 Views
This. Wulf`gar - 05/11/2010 02:00:32 PM 867 Views
Re: kids of the happy meal age should not be deciding what they get to eat everynametaken - 05/11/2010 06:27:21 PM 1008 Views
without a doubt parents need to be aware of marketing used to influence their kids random thoughts - 05/11/2010 07:29:06 PM 954 Views
Your overly-simplified psychology is wrong Wulf`gar - 05/11/2010 01:58:55 PM 1066 Views
raw milk is banned because of the potential of illness. LadyLorraine - 05/11/2010 06:20:01 PM 1009 Views
You miss my point (or helped me make it) Wulf`gar - 05/11/2010 07:58:59 PM 895 Views
because raw milk SALE AND DISTRIBUTION does not only affect the individual. LadyLorraine - 05/11/2010 08:37:10 PM 1192 Views
Excuse me, I have a degree in psychology and I have oversimplified nothing. everynametaken - 05/11/2010 06:42:24 PM 1166 Views
Like others have said... Wulf`gar - 05/11/2010 08:03:09 PM 1096 Views
Jesus Christ. Are you daft or what? everynametaken - 05/11/2010 11:04:41 PM 880 Views
silly rabbit, science is for suckers!! LadyLorraine - 06/11/2010 12:28:31 AM 960 Views
psychology is a pseudoscience random thoughts - 10/11/2010 07:13:52 PM 1663 Views
Well nossy - 06/11/2010 07:27:51 PM 1176 Views
As a mother of a Wongy Junior all of 9 years... Two Wongs - 08/11/2010 03:07:00 AM 1187 Views
if they wanted to have a real impact they would ban drive throughs *NM* random thoughts - 05/11/2010 04:39:52 AM 559 Views
My opinion: This is bad form. Avendesora - 05/11/2010 01:18:25 PM 1009 Views
oO but that's what's so AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS about soda.. LadyLorraine - 06/11/2010 02:02:45 AM 1016 Views
Yet again government not letting people make their own decisions dacole - 10/11/2010 03:01:15 AM 1091 Views
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