read more about it here<\/a>, but the general idea is it might make high fat meals less appealing to kids.<\/p>\nIt’s the latest attempt to curb the growing obesity epidemic among children in North America.<\/p>\n
I can’t say that I’m convinced it will work though. On the rare occasion that I do go to McDonald’s I order a Happy Meal, since it has more acceptable calorie and fat levels than any of their adult meal options.<\/p>\n
But if anything the toys are an annoyance to me. And I refuse to believe that kids aren’t more savvy than we’re giving them credit for here.<\/p>\n
Has anyone out there bought a meal for the toy for themselves or their kids? I’m just wondering, does anybody thinks this type of ban will actually bring about results?<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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