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Banning Happy Meal toys

Posted: Apr 28, 2010

What do you think of this county's plan?

Happy Meal toys and other promotions that come with high-calorie children's meals will soon be banned in parts of Santa Clara County unless the restaurants meet nutritional guidelines approved Tuesday by the county Board of Supervisors.

"This ordinance prevents restaurants from preying on children's' love of toys" to sell high-calorie, unhealthful food, said Supervisor Ken Yeager, who sponsored the measure. "This ordinance breaks the link between unhealthy food and prizes."

(more at link)

http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...,6355743.story

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Don't mean to make this... - sm

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into something political...but the phrase nanny state comes to mind immediately.

Totally agree! - Hayseed

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This is a private business. No one is forced to do business with them. I'm always amazed at all the decisions we are allowing our government(s) to make for us. I'd almost be scared if I actually gave a crap.
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Hayseed...is that really YOU? - after all this time?

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Missed your words of wisdom...

It's really me! No wisdom here...just whizz! :-D - Hayseed

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Yeah, I thought my e-mail addy or IP would've been blocked or something but I tried it and it and guess what? Here I am! I saw my name in a thread on another page and, besides being completely floored anyone remembered me, I thought I should say hi or something. :-D

I've been reading stuff on this website a lot lately and it's a total bummer to see how browbeat everyone is and it's a dang shame. The people who choose to stay anonymous I'm sure are good people. No one wants to hate their line of work on purpose. We all want to be recognized for our achievments and dedication but there all only so many whacks a person can take...and it's not like, in this economy especially, one can just go out and find another job and move on. It is TOUGH out there.

I'm sure all the ugliness isn't on purpose. It's what happens when you beat an animal over and over again, slowly chinking away at any last remaining bit of dignity and spunk. They're bound to become defensive. I've been there...man have I been there.

So, anyway, what was the question again? :-D

Talk about misdirected. It is parents who make the food - choices for their children. NM

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As a former McDer - Mickey D girl

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I can tell you now that kids do not beg for McD's for the toy. Just like adults, they crave the french fries and the Big Macs and chicken nuggets. I picked up at least 1 toy that was left behind every shift.

As the poster below said, it's the parent's choice what the child eats. Next the govt will tell us what toilet paper to use.

While I am against the government doing this, ... - Kendra

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my son totally begs for McDonald's for the toy. The only reason he eats any of his food is so that he can have the toy.

Just another method of control. - IMHO

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I get afraid every time I think of the distance we've already come in this regard and how it inevitably will end.

I hope I'm not around to see it personally. Again, JMHO.

Mickey D's - IMHOtoo

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I totally agree. Keeping a child from having a toy in a happy meal is not going to make their parents choose to feed their kids healthier meals. It is the parents who choose what goes in their kids mouths (well except for maybe the dirt they eat). I am so dissapointed in what my country is turning into. Not to make this political but this is the type of things that socialist countries do to their citizens and it is getting scary.

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