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Subscribe to RSSIn a move that many parents nationwide may applaud, San Francisco is standing up to McDonald’s. If lawmakers get their way, a newly proposed city ordinance will ban the world’s largest chain of fast-food restaurants from putting toys in their Happy Meals unless the nutritional value of those meals is improved by the addition of more fruits and vegetables and fewer calories.
Unsurprisingly, McDonald’s isn’t taking this proposed legislation lying down. “Parents tell us they want to have the right and responsibility to make their own decisions and decide what’s right for their children – not lawmakers,” said McDonald’s spokeswoman Danya Proud in a statement.
Parents, what do you think? Is it San Francisco’s place to police your children’s diet or is it the parents’ responsibility? Do you approve of this legislation? How do you think your kids would react? Watch the video and share your thoughts in the comments section.
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I disagree with this whole heartedly !!!!! Most nights my children get a homecooked meal with veggies, they eat fruit 3-4 days a week, they are both in organized sports Soccer & Cheerleading and neither are overweight.
As a parent it is my responsibility to feed my children nutritional food and if I want to treat them to the occasional Happy Meal with a toy then it's my right, their my kids !!!!!!!!!
American tv sucks... why couldn't he elaborate on the subject for at least 2 minutes... all you get is a loaded snippet.
It would be wise if McDonald's could attract kids with healthy food instead of manipulating them with toys... I was always taught to put my toys aside during meal time. Kids need to be protected from big corps looking to increase the bottom line at all cost. They don't care about the kids' health, their only focus is on the next quarter's bonus