Should Happy Meals be banned?
 

Should Happy Meals be outlawed? Apparently a group of lawmakers in California think so.

This week, in a 3-2 vote, they made it illegal to sell meals containing a toy incentive in Santa Clara County.

Proponents said the little toys fast food restaurants package in their kids meals should be banned because kids are being "enticed to eat unhealthy food" to get the toys.

http://articles.mcall.com/2010-04-29...ppy-meals-toys

No. Instead, parents should learn the word "no."

Making little Timmy cry once is not going to hurt him. In fact, it's a wonderful childhood lesson. Make Timmy fucking cry!

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh timmy

Maybe we should ban fruity cereal next.

If you ban my Cap'n Crunch I might kill a mofo.

There wasn't a toy incentive when I was growing up but all the kids related to the clown and wanted to eat there also it's a cheap meal for busy single moms

beat timmy's ass around the block, then ask him if he still wants his fucking happy meal...

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Ronald will be hitting the streets soon

this is the fucking problem giving the government too much power. i would like too make the choice myself what is the government their new parents. :disgust

The problem is all these lawmakers not the happy meals.

Maybe parents should consider buying a bunch of shitty ass 20 cent toys and give one to their kid every time said kid eats some healthy food meal they put in front of the kid. They'd save money, kid would eat healthier, win win.

Kids would still eat happy meals if they didn't come with a toy.

No, because I'm against big government. Let them eat themselves to death.

I agree totally....:thumbsup

My friend recently told me the doctor told her that her kid was naughty due to the chemicals in soda...candy etc ...bullshit l said to her ..he is just naughty !

Seems that parents have to consult on everything now and if the answer comes from a specialist and sounds that they are not to blame...they are cool with it .

yup I agree with this.. If I wanna buy my kid a happy meal i will buy them a happy meal :321GFY

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Smacking your childs ass is assault .....will damage them for life ....make them rob banks later in life ....blah blah......or so thats what a specialist in the subject will say .....:)

I would rephrase it as " it's a cheap junk food fix to keep the kid happy for busy single moms". :Oh crap .... same applies to couples/kids

Childhood obesity is no joke. Leads to cardiovascular disease and diabetes II in adulthood.

That said, I don't think legislation is the key to solving this very important problem.

Very true. Timmy can cry, he'll get over it and won't cry the next time. :thumbsup

what kind of hit would that have on McDonalds i wonder??

there's nothing happy about a happy meal

Homophobe!

Whats wrong with gay cereal?

hmm, hard question. The obvious thought is that parents should say "no" to their kids, but the amount of idiot parents around the world amazes me.

I asked little Timmy... he does not agree...

so I will feed him his transfats now...

dont forget the hormone infected beef..it helps kids grow quicker :1orglaugh

Cereals.......that reminds me ! when I was a kid my mom gave me a 5,000 piece boxed jigsaw of a rooster at christmas time .......didnt find out until years later it was actually a box of kellogs cornflakes ...bastard ! :Oh crap

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So i was tricked by this Italian eggs, give me my money back, it was unhealthy to my tooth

Never even went in McDonalds as a kid. Somehow I survived.

oh man :disgust

in cali it's the shitty air or gunfire that will kill u first :uhoh

are those real arms :helpme and those are not happy meals with cups that size and large fries who the fuck made that pic timmy :Oh crap

ban fast food, its killing us slowly but surely, go back to the stone age diet and we will all be much healthier

We drive past a MD and my youngest kid will tell me what toy is in the happy meal now.

The food industry needs updated regulations all over and it needs to stop allowing known poisons to be put into our foods.

The golden arches was one of the first logos I was able to point out from my car seat. My parents told me it was that one and Dairy Queen that I used to squeal at and point before I could even say a sentence. Weirdly we didn't even have a tv at the time. I only watched tv at the babysitter's.

Happy Meals are cool just ban LoveSandra

Yeah, fuck a doctor. Fuck their training. Fuck ADD. Fuck children behaving badly cos or sugar in foods.

You know best. I am glad your friend listened to you and not someone medically trained. She seems like a way cool mom.

funny i dont want the government telling me what i can eat the way your talking we would be headed in the wrong way. 50 years from now no fast food chains just government cafeterias. :helpme :1orglaugh serving that veggie loaf shit the jails have hahahaha!!! and veggie shakes with goats milk :Oh crap

Ok so sometimes he spends time with me ..i give him candy but bust his lil balls if he misbehaves and most time he gives me no problem...totally fun ...then he goes home plays hell and she said I think it was the candy you gave him ! yea sure.......

sit on the naughty step ? give me a break ......if that was punishment when l was a kid life would have been a blast .....

but hey your welcome to agree with her ....doesnt mean I do ! :thumbsup

who's happy meal? some bot?

lol funny problems ...

I just think that someone that is medically trained (a doctor) that is diagnosing cause and effect with chemically processed shit food and behaviour may, possibly, know more than you do (someone that had a banana in her avatar).

However, I could be totally wrong and in fact you are an expert paediatrician specialising in processed food and chemicals leading to behavioural issues with children.

If so, I can but apologise.

I think that her point was all negative behavior cannot be blamed on secondary sources. The parents need to take responsibility instead of shifting the blame on McDonald's.

As an adult, I absolutely notice the difference in my mood and the way I feel based on the things I consume. I have absolutely no doubt that children are impacted the same way, if not more.

However, banning McDonald's does not fix the issue. If said parent allows their child to get "drugged" on McDonald's food, McDonald's gets banned, said parent will simply take the child somewhere else to get "drugged".

We need things in moderation. I try not to eat fast food more than once every two weeks, and that's at the most. Some people, including kids, eat fast food everyday. Banning fast food does not fix that underlying issue of eating processed crap.

Maybe you miss the point im trying to make......no reason to ban happy meals .

I agree with medical facts but sometimes parents use them to make up for thier lack of skills.........if she listens to the doctor and follows his advice why does she still take him to McDonalds ?????? or are you going to tell me thats healthy and good for him !

Ps...Bananas are very healthy for you...in more ways than one lol.....

The thing is, parents KNOW what kind of food their children are gonna get when they go to a place like McDonalds, so if they don't want them eating, then they shouldn't go.

The thing is, I don't buy my children a Happy Meal because of the toy, I buy it because that's a portion of food that they're gonna eat. It's not like adults buy "Happy Meals" for their kids JUST because the toy and even if they did, what's wrong with that ?? Instead you're gonna buy them a Big Mac extra value meal for your 10 year old child ??

Thanks Sly ...Yes that was my point exactly :) :thumbsup

i vote ban.

Yes but what will be next ? Happy Hour at the bar ? :( :1orglaugh

Yeah, these kids are fat.

You can eat McDonalds, but within reasonable limits.