Out with soda, juice and chocolate milk – California could become first state to restrict kids’ meals (suspect, solutions)

[Threerun]

Originally Posted by Count David

In my trips back to CA, I've noticed people doing more with less. Myself included.

It's well-intended. Intentions don't always provide outcomes.



Probably a fine. I hear the city of Seattle will fine restaurants $250 if they fail to comply with the plastic straw ban.

I’m in Seattle now. Thus far not a straw to be found, and frankly I don’t care. I don’t use them.

[Count David]

Originally Posted by Threerun

I’m in Seattle now. Thus far not a straw to be found, and frankly I don’t care. I don’t use them.

Nice. I hope for OP's sake that his CA locale never enacts a similar ban.

[BB_210]

Originally Posted by No_Recess

Milk is loaded with sugar. L-O-A-D-E-D

We need to sue dairy farms and ban high sugar capacity cows.

[ohhwanderlust]

Originally Posted by max210

We need to sue dairy farms and ban high sugar capacity cows.

Or, I dunno, maybe the government could stop subsidizing dairy?

[pknopp]

Originally Posted by ohhwanderlust

It's not just about sugar.

Most people cannot properly digest cow's milk after weaning: What is Lactose Intolerance? | The Physicians Committee

*Most* people are not lactose intolerant.

[Boo_Urns]

I for one welcome this well thought-out, and sure to be very effective, piece of legislation! We all know that childhood obesity is caused by the access to a free soda when buying a children's meal at a sit-down restaurant, and finally, we can eliminate said beverage (or at least until the parents request it). It will be easy to enforce too! We just need a government worker at every restaurant in the state, eavesdropping on every order taken, to make sure the waiter / waitress doesn't offer a free soda or chocolate milk when a children's meal is ordered.

[Jo48]

Originally Posted by jm1982

Guess it’s similar to the stupid plastic bag ban in CA

They still offer plastic bags at the grocery store but you have to pay 10 cents for each one .

It is not only CA. Suffolk County, Long Island, has done this as well. Problem is that I have two cats. I use those plastic bags to scoop their litter. If I throw it down my toilet, it will clog my septic tank. Happened before, despite what they say. Walk cats outside on a leash? lol

The plastic bags I don't use are put in the recycle can.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

Originally Posted by ohhwanderlust

Is chocolate milk or no sugar added juice really that much unhealthier than regular milk?

If anything, milk is unhealthier than unsweetened fruit juice in many respects. But of course, the dairy industry has the government by the nuts.

In any case, I'm against these regulations. Parents should be responsible for parenting their own spawn.

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It's not that hard to parent

[mash123]

Fat kid is an abused kid. Unleash CPS on those "parents".

[crone]

Originally Posted by Jo48

It is not only CA. Suffolk County, Long Island, has done this as well. Problem is that I have two cats. I use those plastic bags to scoop their litter. If I throw it down my toilet, it will clog my septic tank. Happened before, despite what they say. Walk cats outside on a leash? lol

The plastic bags I don't use are put in the recycle can.

I use the produce plastic bags for the cat box.

You can leash train a 10 yo cat. We had to do it for a move. We were going to be on the road for 3 days. And were afraid the cat would jump out of the car when the door was opened. We needed to be able to keep up with her when she was allowed out.