This is well-intentioned but a bad idea. If they want to work on regulations for food, stick to school food. That's it in a nutshell. The hand-wringing by some PPs is a bit much.

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Anonymous wrote:It's because the county cares so much about children. That's why they kept them home from school for 15 months and continue to quarantine young children from daycare needlessly.

Yawwwwwnnn.

Translation: “I know you’re correct, but I’ll never admit it, so I’ll reply in the smarmiest, most dismissive way my little brain can conceive of, and hopefully think of something more clever later. Maybe I’ll call you a Russian troll next time”.

No. A yawn clearly means "you are boring me". PP is probably sick of people bringing up school closures in threads that are not about school closures.

Montgomery county doing what they do best, creating solutions to problems that don't exist and ignoring the problems that do.

MC already scared big businesses away. And now they are doing everything they can to push restaurants out. Most restaurants offer healthy options, salads, soups, etc.
Otherwise, besides the Ensure idea, restaurants can keep a big bag of frozen vegetables in the freezer and a few cans of low sodium vegetable soup in storage, ready to serve.
And as others already mentioned, fix the food at schools first besides trying to control a business that you don't own.

Anonymous wrote:So many stooges for Big Tobacco here.

So many granola eaters here from Takoma Park/SS. Hippies ruining MoCo.

We eat out about 3 times a month. We do not keep soda and juice at home. When we go out my kids can choose what they want (within limits). Having a kids sized soda or fries is fine. Parents choose their kids food at home. They can choose it out to. Parents can choose restaurants that they have what they are looking for. The county does not need to require specific foods.

Anonymous wrote:In general restaurants kids meals include, chicken nuggets, hamburger/cheeseburger, hot dog, grilled cheese, Mac m cheese, and sometimes a cheese quesadilla….. all served with fries. No fruit and no veg. Off the top of my head the only place I can think of that offers a fruit or veg is Olive Garden. It’s not hard to offer one healthier option and offer fruit or veg instead of fries.

There is no Olive Garden in Montgomery County. Also, what restaurants do you frequent where those are the only options? We normally get Thai, Korean, Mexican, or Middle Eastern. Never seen a hot dog or chicken nuggets on the menu.

I'm not against healthy food but I do think there are more important issues to solve in MoCo.

So many stooges for Big Tobacco here.

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Anonymous wrote:In general restaurants kids meals include, chicken nuggets, hamburger/cheeseburger, hot dog, grilled cheese, Mac m cheese, and sometimes a cheese quesadilla….. all served with fries. No fruit and no veg. Off the top of my head the only place I can think of that offers a fruit or veg is Olive Garden. It’s not hard to offer one healthier option and offer fruit or veg instead of fries.

I agree. One restaurant that does kids menus well is Nandos.

Yes. Exactly. Which is why when we're at Rio, we usually end up at Nandos instead of CPK or that burger place. It's easier for everyone to eat healthy at Nandos.

Let the market decide though. Don't force it

I had a couple of minutes and took an online stroll through the RIO restaurants and looked at their kids menus. Yard House, Cooper Canyon Grill, California Pizza kitchen, Guapo, Silver diner all offered at least one healthy choice already. You can order a vegetable side with any kids meal.

I agree, let the market decide and the Montgomery county needs to stop over reaching and looking for problems were problems don’t exist.

I am supportive of almost any legislation that reinforces just how toxic the restaurant and agriculture industries are for people.

Imagine Marc Elrich telling your kids what to eat to prevent obesity.

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Anonymous wrote:In general restaurants kids meals include, chicken nuggets, hamburger/cheeseburger, hot dog, grilled cheese, Mac m cheese, and sometimes a cheese quesadilla….. all served with fries. No fruit and no veg. Off the top of my head the only place I can think of that offers a fruit or veg is Olive Garden. It’s not hard to offer one healthier option and offer fruit or veg instead of fries.

I agree. One restaurant that does kids menus well is Nandos.

Yes. Exactly. Which is why when we're at Rio, we usually end up at Nandos instead of CPK or that burger place. It's easier for everyone to eat healthy at Nandos.

Let the market decide though. Don't force it

Anonymous wrote:In general restaurants kids meals include, chicken nuggets, hamburger/cheeseburger, hot dog, grilled cheese, Mac m cheese, and sometimes a cheese quesadilla….. all served with fries. No fruit and no veg. Off the top of my head the only place I can think of that offers a fruit or veg is Olive Garden. It’s not hard to offer one healthier option and offer fruit or veg instead of fries.

I agree. One restaurant that does kids menus well is Nandos.

Restaurants offer what people order. And restaurant meals do not have a huge impact on the health of the average kid. I’d much rather see time and effort going into measures that are research backed and have more potential to improve lives.

There’s also so much toxic messaging around what’s healthy vs not when research shows that kids benefit from exposure to all kinds of foods, but what is really driving unhealthy eating is the fact that we label certain foods unhealthy and make a big deal out of them, thus making them more exciting.