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They can still have Happy Meals... meals without a ton of fat and sugar.
I live in Santa Clara county... this only effects un-incoporated areas of the county at this time.
I'm ok with the restriction... give the Happy Meals with meals that are healthier than the ones they are offered with now.... instead of encouraging and/or rewarding making an unhealthy choice.
Might make parents' meal times easier also .
Here's a link to the San Jose Mercury News article on the ordinance and its guidelines:
Exactly why are they taking the toys out? Why not just make the companies that make the crap food serve healthier stuff? I can't even eat burger king burgers anymore they make me sick because of all the crap they stuff in them.
I'm not sure. Although, the city in which I work (in California) has banned drive throughs for fast food restaurants. Personally, I think it's pretty awesome
As for the toy stuff.. who cares? Let them ban what they want, nobody is forcing you to live or visit Santa Clara County.
that is the wrong attitude. The issue is not the stupid toy, but the right of the parent to decide. would you mind if the city you live in placed a limit on the number calories you can eat or the types of food you can consume? I take it your solution would be to just move.
that is the wrong attitude. The issue is not the stupid toy, but the right of the parent to decide. would you mind if the city you live in placed a limit on the number calories you can eat or the types of food you can consume? I take it your solution would be to just move.
I agree. What next? Ban coupons for anything the gov considers "unhealthy???"
that is the wrong attitude. The issue is not the stupid toy, but the right of the parent to decide. would you mind if the city you live in placed a limit on the number calories you can eat or the types of food you can consume? I take it your solution would be to just move.
Well, that was actually a sarcastic little jab at all the righties that have been arguing to 'just leave' if they don't like it. I should have put a winky face or something
I have zero issues with a toy in a happy meal, and parents are stupid if they're feeding their kids that junk anyway, but it's my decision to force them either way.
that is the wrong attitude. The issue is not the stupid toy, but the right of the parent to decide. would you mind if the city you live in placed a limit on the number calories you can eat or the types of food you can consume? I take it your solution would be to just move.
There's nothing stopping the parent from buying the meals... they just won't have 'prizes' given with them. They're still free to purchase what they want.
They can still have Happy Meals... meals without a ton of fat and sugar. I live in Santa Clara county... this only effects un-incoporated areas of the county at this time.
I'm ok with the restriction... give the Happy Meals with meals that are healthier than the ones they are offered with now.... instead of encouraging and/or rewarding making an unhealthy choice.
Might make parents' meal times easier also
In typical Bay Area fashion, you miss the point.
How about you leave the choice in "healthy choice" and not legislate your choices or that of the county?
How about you let parents choose how much fat and how much sugar they want to give to their children?
It's not for government to be telling a private business like McDonalds how they can package or sell their product, and it's not for the government to decide for consumers what options, healthy or not, they should prefer or be able to buy.
It is so incredible to me that anyone could support this kind of crap. What has happened to this country? How did we go so far from the principles of our founding fathers?
but freebies are whats fun about happymeals.....and voting
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