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What’s Really in that Happy Meal?
I recently had the pleasure of driving from New
York City to Cleveland
on I-80, a route that takes you straight through the heart of Pennsylvania.
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Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amI love those books too. We don’t eat out a lot, but we are trying to get healthier and they give us the facts and their options are still yummy. But really, who doesn’t know most of this stuff?
laur commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 ami LOVE the “eat this, not that” books. i like eating out, and some times, there’s just no other option (like 2am when you finally get out of work and the only thing open is taco bell). i think it’s important for people to know that just because you’re at a fast food restaurant and opting for the salad, that doesn’t mean that it’s healthy.
and those apple dippers? sure, they might be better than fries, but that’s usually only if you pass the loaded-with-sugar caramel dipping sauce.
Knitty commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amUnless Happy Meals are a staple of your child’s diet, I don’t see any reason to freak out over the fact that it isn’t health food. It isn’t supposed to be! My siblings and I had Happy Meals maybe three times a year when we were kids, and they were special treats that we greatly enjoyed on rare occasion. The rest of the time it was mother’s home cooking, which more than balanced out the transfats and HFCS or whatever the nutritional scare of the day was.
Perhaps the CPSI should stop doing studies on what everyone already knows and start working on problems like getting fresh fruits and vegetables to impoverished children. Seriously, they get paid to tell us that fast food isn’t healthy? WTF.
Anonymous commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 am“they think juice is a better beverage than 2% milk, for instance, because of the milk’s fat content, but juice is pretty much just sugar and I’d rather my kid have protein and fat than more sugar”
Thats why I switch it up with my kids. Milk in the morning and juice in the afternoon, get the best of both worlds. In my experience moderation is the key.
diera commented on Jan 01 70 at 12:00 amI think that the CSPI is overly picky and I don’t agree with some of their opinions (they think juice is a better beverage than 2% milk, for instance, because of the milk’s fat content, but juice is pretty much just sugar and I’d rather my kid have protein and fat than more sugar) but at the same time, this also seems kinda like a ‘duh’ sort of thing. I don’t think anyone thinks that fast food kid’s meals are good food, but if you’re eating them once in a while on a family trip it’s not such a big deal.
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