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04-29-2010, 05:42 PM #61
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04-29-2010, 05:43 PM #62
oh i can see it now, a law to ban toys in cereal boxes
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04-29-2010, 06:44 PM #63
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or cartoon mascots/vivid colors on cereal boxes
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04-29-2010, 07:33 PM #64
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04-29-2010, 07:39 PM #65
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04-29-2010, 07:42 PM #66
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04-29-2010, 07:43 PM #67
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04-29-2010, 07:46 PM #68
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04-29-2010, 08:14 PM #69
that's the trick to it.....I rarely have to whip my kids but they know that I'll do it so normally I just tell them if they don't stop doing whatever they're doing I'm gonna bust their ass and that usually takes care of it. I do have to give them a refresher course from time to time but really it's pretty rare. My wifes a yeller....she'll just yell at them and it has little to no effect (my mom was a yeller). I don't yell....if I've told them to knock it off once and they keep going I get up and bust ass.
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04-29-2010, 08:30 PM #70
First what total BS. I hope all three officals that voted for this get thrown out of office.
Second is it the happy meal itself that is illegal or just the toy? Can they still sell happy meals without the toy? Granted most kids want the toy but just from that short clip I gather they can still sell the happy meal. Also what is considered a toy by that gov? Could they just start putting a super miniature, football,soccer,volley,tennis,baseball in there that kids can kick/throw with there fingers and not call it a toy as its a form of exercise? I guess I would like to see the actual written law and all the bs that is in it. I'm sure if anyone can find a way around this it is MCdonalds. Also I am no legal expert but can't the fast food industry take this to court to have it overturned?
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04-29-2010, 08:41 PM #71
all this talk of high fat/high calorie foods has made me hungry.....I think McDonald's might still be open too. I also think they switch over to serving breakfast at some retarded hour like 11pm or something like that. Angus burger > breakfast
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04-30-2010, 06:23 AM #72
1milecrash nothing personal but that statement really scares me. There are a lot of politicians (and other people) that have the same thinking. I DO NOT want the govt. deciding what is in my best intrest. I know they do already, but this is getting very personal (micro-managing).
FYI I have 3 kids. The oldest is UNDER weight. He has to take meds for other issues and it makes him not want to eat. Our middle is right where he should be if not a little under. And our youngest is a little on the thin side. We eat out a lot.
I would be more willing to accept a law that punished the parents of VERY over weight children. Similar to malnourished kids. Instead of law that punishes a company that offers a product that some people abuse.
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04-30-2010, 07:23 AM #73
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Originally Posted by 1MileCrash
$1.00 menu (ea) = cheeseburger, 4 chicken nuggets, sm fries, soda etc...
Healthy food for a $1.00 = non existent
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04-30-2010, 07:29 AM #74
Yep, most places charge more if you want to eat healthy, it's ridiculous.
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04-30-2010, 10:04 AM #75
that's exactly what i'm saying as well here. people want accountability and punishment for negligent parents who get their kids fat and obese by feeding them a steady diet of junk food and fried foods, yet they don't want "government interference" in the way that they live. well...this is a prime example of how you can't have both. if you want accountability and punishment then you need laws enforced by government agencies be them local police or county or state health officials.
my g/f and i were talking about this the other day as well and she said the same thing that someone else here said. she works at culvers and they hand out balls and frisbees for their toys. if mcds and bk and the like were to provide balls and other outdoors active toys then there wouldn't be a problem. the toys that are in the kids meals in most fast food joints aren't highly active toys though...meaning that they don't encourage kids to be active outside but rather less active inside.
i don't think that there's anything wrong with a law that states that a parent will get a fine for negligence or bodily harm to a minor if their child is fat or obese and it can be shown that they are feeding them a steady diet of deep fried fatty foods. you can't go into a bar with your 8 year old and order them a beer and you can't give your 8 year old a pack of cigarettes. both would face legal consequences of harm to a minor. i think that we are finally seeing a recognition that steady diets of high fat fast foods have the potential to be just as harmful as controlled substances except that their dangers take longer to manifest themselves.
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04-30-2010, 11:11 AM #76
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Its cheaper to make and produce unhealthy foods then it is for healthy items. Especially for fast food places since the healthy stuff has a slow sale rate and is taking up their space that would otherwise be used for the regular crap. So they have to order less each time and have to have it shipped more often raising the transportation costs. So they just push the higher expenses onto the buyer of the healthy stuff.
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04-30-2010, 11:14 AM #77
It's true. I spend a ridiculous amount of money at the grocery store each week to feed two people. If we were to just eat fast food every day, we'd save a fortune. We'd be fat and unhealthy, but, we'd be rich
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04-30-2010, 05:17 PM #78
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