UN-Happy Meals?
Children eat a new Happy Meal at the McDonald's restaurant in Collingwood on August 29, 2006 in Melbourne, Australia.
If you have kids, you know the deal. They want a McDonald’s Happy Meal and they want that toy inside. But what about the fat? And what about the salt? And what about the sugar in those desserts? Putting toys into food boxes is a long-held marketing tool of food retailers. But now Santa Clara County is banning the practice as a way to fight childhood obesity. Still, isn’t it the responsibility of parents to watch what their kids eat? And why shouldn’t children enjoy the occasional fast-food with a toy surprise inside? Where do you stand?
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