Woman sues McDonald's over Happy Meals

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good. It's about time someone sued McDonald's because their food is awful. The same goes for all fast food joints except Five Guys.

Holy crap. If you think Five Guys is decent food, check out their rat problems in DC!!!!!!!!

In Georgetown in the summer, you can smell Five Guys' rancid grease for miles. I don't know anyone who would ever eat there!

But thank you, fast-food gourmand.

Bleck.

You have completely missed the point of the whole thread. It's about choice, not Zagats ratings.

[Anonymous]

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Nobody is talking about eliminating choice, but rather, making it harder to market unhealthy food directly to kids. When is the last time your child asked to go to Five Guys? If there were no toys in the Happy Meals, kids would not ask for them. Simple, really. This is a public health issue.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/26/AR2010122601697.html?hpid=talkbox1

Nobody is talking about eliminating choice, but rather, making it harder to market unhealthy food directly to kids. When is the last time your child asked to go to Five Guys? If there were no toys in the Happy Meals, kids would not ask for them. Simple, really. This is a public health issue.

My kid (4) doesn't ask to go to McDonalds or Five Guys, but he does ask for nuggets or hot dogs. When it is reasonable, we say yes. When it isn't, we say no. And he may not like the answer, but we stick with it. To my knowledge, he has never seen a McDonalds commercial. This issue and the lawsuits are about parents who let their kids be exposed to the marketing and then are surprised or angered by the "natural consequesnces" of that exposure. This isn't a public health issue as much as it is an issue of parents (and we all know them) who subscribe to the (in my opinion ridiculous) theory of not saying no to their kids. so they want the world to change to reduce or eliminate the number of situations where they might have to say no. We are not our kids' friends, we are their parents.

(a) Limit the exposure
(b) Say no and mean it

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/26/AR2010122601697.html?hpid=talkbox1

Nobody is talking about eliminating choice, but rather, making it harder to market unhealthy food directly to kids. When is the last time your child asked to go to Five Guys? If there were no toys in the Happy Meals, kids would not ask for them. Simple, really. This is a public health issue.

My kid (4) doesn't ask to go to McDonalds or Five Guys, but he does ask for nuggets or hot dogs. When it is reasonable, we say yes. When it isn't, we say no. And he may not like the answer, but we stick with it. To my knowledge, he has never seen a McDonalds commercial. This issue and the lawsuits are about parents who let their kids be exposed to the marketing and then are surprised or angered by the "natural consequesnces" of that exposure. This isn't a public health issue as much as it is an issue of parents (and we all know them) who subscribe to the (in my opinion ridiculous) theory of not saying no to their kids. so they want the world to change to reduce or eliminate the number of situations where they might have to say no. We are not our kids' friends, we are their parents.

(a) Limit the exposure
(b) Say no and mean it

Agreed. My kids know what McDonalds is, and I even let them have it from time to time. But that doesn't mean I can't or won't say no to them, or that it is traumatic to do so. I'm not raising a Veruca Salt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/26/AR2010122601697.html?hpid=talkbox1

Nobody is talking about eliminating choice, but rather, making it harder to market unhealthy food directly to kids. When is the last time your child asked to go to Five Guys? If there were no toys in the Happy Meals, kids would not ask for them. Simple, really. This is a public health issue.

Not only are the hamburgers terrible but the toys are junk.

[Anonymous]

If Mc donalds shouldn't be marketing to kid, then NOBODY should be allowed to market to kids. Ban "underage marketing".

Otherwise it is up to us parents to actually PARENT - limits, rules, and happy meals as an only occasional treat.

[Anonymous]

Spooky. Next we'll let th govt tell us what is ok to watch on TV and read...or do we already do that? Don't give away your freedom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/26/AR2010122601697.html?hpid=talkbox1

Nobody is talking about eliminating choice, but rather, making it harder to market unhealthy food directly to kids. When is the last time your child asked to go to Five Guys? If there were no toys in the Happy Meals, kids would not ask for them. Simple, really. This is a public health issue.

My kid (4) doesn't ask to go to McDonalds or Five Guys, but he does ask for nuggets or hot dogs. When it is reasonable, we say yes. When it isn't, we say no. And he may not like the answer, but we stick with it. To my knowledge, he has never seen a McDonalds commercial. This issue and the lawsuits are about parents who let their kids be exposed to the marketing and then are surprised or angered by the "natural consequesnces" of that exposure. This isn't a public health issue as much as it is an issue of parents (and we all know them) who subscribe to the (in my opinion ridiculous) theory of not saying no to their kids. so they want the world to change to reduce or eliminate the number of situations where they might have to say no. We are not our kids' friends, we are their parents.

(a) Limit the exposure
(b) Say no and mean it

Agreed. My kids know what McDonalds is, and I even let them have it from time to time. But that doesn't mean I can't or won't say no to them, or that it is traumatic to do so. I'm not raising a Veruca Salt.

I don't feel like googling so I'm showing my ignorance. What is Veruca Salt?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/26/AR2010122601697.html?hpid=talkbox1



(a) Limit the exposure
(b) Say no and mean it

Agreed. My kids know what McDonalds is, and I even let them have it from time to time. But that doesn't mean I can't or won't say no to them, or that it is traumatic to do so. I'm not raising a Veruca Salt.

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I don't feel like googling so I'm showing my ignorance. What is Veruca Salt?

The spoiled little rish girl in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. And then a band. But this reference is to the girl.