Gerioke Posted November 3, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 97 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,850 Content Per Day: 0.84 Reputation: 128 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/19/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/11/1911 Share Posted November 3, 2010 KathyAnn, a happymeal is not a happy meal without a toy... but it would also not be a happy meal if it has broccoli in it. Kids would ultimately be a lot happier with a home cooked meal and a loving hug from Mom or Dad Not if it is related to broccoli..... it aint' even worth a hug.... We didn't have broccoli when I was a kid. Beans peas, corn and carrots was pretty much it for cooked veggies. Two kinds of pasta, spaghetti and macaroni. Never saw a taco until the 90s. Only heard about it on the Partridge Family. Keith was always going for tacos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaiah 6:8 Posted November 4, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 426 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 3,633 Content Per Day: 0.58 Reputation: 222 Days Won: 13 Joined: 03/23/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/26/1978 Share Posted November 4, 2010 http://news.yahoo.co..._mcdonalds_toys Unbelievable. Is this still America? Once again, you skew the facts. Happy meals are not banned at all. The law just says that certain nutritional guidelines must be met before a toy can be included. If McDonalds want to sell unhealthy Happy Meals without toys, they are free to do so. As a parent I think this is great. From the article.... The law, like an ordinance passed earlier this year in nearby Santa Clara County, would require that restaurant kids' meals meet certain nutritional standards before they could be sold with toys. True but Is Big Brother, er I mean Uncle Sam the Parent of the kids or are the parents? This is way to far overreaching the governments role! This is just like the person who tried to sue Mc Donald for making children fat. Who fed them on Mc Donald's exclusively? Who gave them the money who bought them the food. The parents. When I was growing up a Happy meal was an occasional treat and toy was fun. If you like government control so much then go check out what life is like in North Korea or China. This is where this leads! If you want to see what I mean then google "Ronald Regan Reflections" video I cannot post it here because the only place I could find it is on youtube. Basically it says you belive that big government knows how to live your life better then you or God does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 4, 2010 Share Posted November 4, 2010 KathyAnn, a happymeal is not a happy meal without a toy... but it would also not be a happy meal if it has broccoli in it. Precisely! The average kid looks pretty funny when confronted with broccoli! Why is yet another law/ordinance/gov't intrusion needed? People need to start making better decisions about what their kids eat. Be the parent, and don't let the kids eat McDonald's every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgedrw81 Posted November 4, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,823 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 36 Days Won: 2 Joined: 04/10/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted November 4, 2010 KathyAnn, a happymeal is not a happy meal without a toy... but it would also not be a happy meal if it has broccoli in it. Kids would ultimately be a lot happier with a home cooked meal You wouldn't say that if you grew up in my house.... The most interesting part of the meal is the toy. Give me a bigger oy and will eat the broccoli from time to time. Blessings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anitarose Posted November 4, 2010 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 65 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,066 Content Per Day: 0.16 Reputation: 26 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/15/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/02/1961 Share Posted November 4, 2010 I think if we were able to get to the true heart of the matter, those wingnuts in S.F. just want to turn kids into little vegans... So....what's wrong with being vegan???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshua-777 Posted November 4, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 410 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 3,102 Content Per Day: 0.48 Reputation: 522 Days Won: 6 Joined: 10/19/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/07/1984 Share Posted November 4, 2010 http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20101103/us_nm/us_mcdonalds_toys Unbelievable. Is this still America? Once again, you skew the facts. Happy meals are not banned at all. The law just says that certain nutritional guidelines must be met before a toy can be included. If McDonalds want to sell unhealthy Happy Meals without toys, they are free to do so. As a parent I think this is great. From the article.... The law, like an ordinance passed earlier this year in nearby Santa Clara County, would require that restaurant kids' meals meet certain nutritional standards before they could be sold with toys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheya joie Posted November 4, 2010 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 7 Topic Count: 13 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 2,054 Content Per Day: 0.29 Reputation: 351 Days Won: 2 Joined: 03/15/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted November 4, 2010 My kids like broccoli... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladypeartree Posted November 4, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 37 Topic Count: 542 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 33,008 Content Per Day: 5.05 Reputation: 23,821 Days Won: 236 Joined: 06/21/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/23/1953 Share Posted November 4, 2010 so do my grandchildren ANY law can be passed to say what has to be served but who ( other than parent ) is going to pass the law that says the child has to EAT the stuff Here in the UK the happy meal can be made " more healthy " by adding carrot sticks, grapes/apple bags, chosing to not have chips, chosing milk as the drink or orange juice so what is the problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthitjah Posted November 4, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 1,285 Topics Per Day: 0.16 Content Count: 17,917 Content Per Day: 2.27 Reputation: 355 Days Won: 19 Joined: 10/01/2002 Status: Offline Author Share Posted November 4, 2010 so do my grandchildren ANY law can be passed to say what has to be served but who ( other than parent ) is going to pass the law that says the child has to EAT the stuff Here in the UK the happy meal can be made " more healthy " by adding carrot sticks, grapes/apple bags, chosing to not have chips, chosing milk as the drink or orange juice so what is the problem The problem is that it's thoroughly UnAmerican to decide for people what they will eat and how they will eat it, as well as, what a business will sell and how they will sell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerioke Posted November 4, 2010 Group: Royal Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 97 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 5,850 Content Per Day: 0.84 Reputation: 128 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/19/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/11/1911 Share Posted November 4, 2010 It's funny that the same people who are against government intrusion on what garbage can be fed to your kids, are all for government intrusion on adults choosing to smoke pot. I believe the end result of consuming McDonalds imitation food stuff is far deadlier than sucking on a spliff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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