Anything. From basic like cooking steak, frying chicken, using boxed mac and cheese, etc. to advance like making your own pasta, desserts...
Happy Meal Toys banned
#21
Posted 30 April 2010 - 01:56 PM
Anything. From basic like cooking steak, frying chicken, using boxed mac and cheese, etc. to advance like making your own pasta, desserts...
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#22
Posted 30 April 2010 - 03:05 PM
You'll have to invite me over for Sunday dinner.
#23
Posted 30 April 2010 - 03:27 PM
The person who actually cook is my mom XD
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#24
Posted 30 April 2010 - 03:31 PM
The person who actually cook is my mom XD
That's even better ain't it? Getting treated to your mother's cooking.
#25
Posted 30 April 2010 - 03:52 PM
I cook at home too, but since I train and go to the gym after work, some days it's just easier to go grab a bite to eat instead of spending another 30-45 minutes cooking something and then having to clean everything. When I do movie nights I cook or grill for my friends. It's always more fun to cook when it's not just you.
#26
Posted 30 April 2010 - 04:57 PM
The only plaything that McDonalds can add to my meal is something that looks really great in a miniskirt, with low standards. ^^
#27
Posted 30 April 2010 - 05:16 PM
I mean c'mon, this is ridiculous.. Give the flippin kids a happy meal toy.. what's next?
Edited by Anewhope2, 30 April 2010 - 05:17 PM.
#28
Posted 30 April 2010 - 05:20 PM
Your response reminds me of one the McDonald's Girl song by the Blenders. It's completely corny, but catchy at the same time.
Here's the a video of it. McDonald's Girl
Hopefully someone out there thinks it's as entertaining as I do.
#29
Posted 30 April 2010 - 05:46 PM
Here's the a video of it. McDonald's Girl
Hopefully someone out there thinks it's as entertaining as I do.
I thought (hoping) you were going to put up this video.
#30
Posted 30 April 2010 - 06:15 PM
I've seen that one before. If it had the song it it I would have posted it.
#31
Posted 30 April 2010 - 10:04 PM
Edited by Strangelove, 30 April 2010 - 10:09 PM.
#32
Posted 30 April 2010 - 11:29 PM
I agree. When I read the title I thought immediately that it was about lead poison or a kid died choking on one of their toys... But obesity? Come on. It's called slap the parents ban starches and live happy :)
#33
Posted 02 May 2010 - 07:32 PM
#34
Posted 03 May 2010 - 02:50 PM
Most parents have gotten lazy.
Their idea of cooking is going out for fast food. They have little to no discipline.
My mom whooped my ass and force fed me healthy foods up until I moved out of the house and look how good I turned out? Clean living, little depressed, but I am getting there. (Not my mom's fault. Things just happen) I got a degree and I have committed no crimes nor did anything illegal.
#35
Posted 20 May 2010 - 09:29 PM
And I go to McDonalds for their delicious fries and their 1/3 lbs angus burger...mmmmmm. I miss being able to supersize my food. I think parents need to make more of an effort to get their kids active. I rarely see kids at playgrounds anymore.
Link Here
it kinda makes sense but seriously, when i was a kid, the only thing i went to McDonald's for was the toy.....the sex toy:P
but it's seriously wrong for kids to get obese because of some freaking toys i mean, look at this one: http://www.joci.in/m...ii.php?id=19845
Edited by NaruSakuRules, 20 May 2010 - 09:29 PM.
#36
Posted 22 May 2010 - 06:15 AM
Fast food is actually cheap, what with being able to get a full meal for under a dollar and all. Groceries are what is expensive, and the healthier it is the more the prices are jacked. Fast food is not simply a lazy person's meal, but a poor person's meal. I was so surprised how affordable getting tacos for the entire family was. Heck, I'm paying about close to four dollars for just a little poutine at my cafeteria, yet I can buy three tacos for that same price? It fills you up, it keeps your kids from screaming, and as a person who has to cook every single day and plan every single meal, I'm surprised how much you guys shrug that off as if it is a simple matter. Toys from Mcdonald's make little children hell to deal with. They see it on T.V and they want it. Bad. These companies don't just hand out free little toys to fill our childhood fantasies. This is a marketing approach. They target the children, because the parents are overworked, stressed, probably from a lower-income family, and are likelier to be giving in and saying "Well it's just one happy meal" "let them have that toy". There is research behind these toys, don't for one second believe that they are doing this to be nice people. They are specifically targetting the kids, and combined with the inexpensive meals, the convenience, it is no wonder this company is successful.
So, why ban the toys? In an effort to combat obesity, they are removing that marketing ploy. It has good enviromental effects too. What use are little plastic figures once your kid gets bored of them? They can be a choking hazard, be doused in chemicals, all sorts of nasty things that really, your kid can survive without. Going back to the stress involved with cooking, the easier parents have it keeping their child from whining and begging, the more they can probably discipline them and get them to be eating their food. Yeah, it seems like a silly rule, but why such a disagreement with it? Those toys benefit no one. We won't be sorry without them. I agree wholeheartedly that parents should be the ones taking care of their children, but if the government can step in and make that easier, and get rid of an advertising evil, then at least I can say they did something.
Next step? Propaganda for healthy food and home cooking. Set up little free workshops where parents can get together, make food, get ideas what to give to their fussy kids that's healthy and delicious. You may scoff and say "how dumb of the parents not to know" and insult them, but speaking from experience, it's a lot of hard work, and I can only be thankful I have the proper education, resources, and mindset to be able to make concious decisions about what goes on my family's table. Not everyone has the same fortunate background or ability, and not every parent wins against big companies and the clever techniques they use to hook their children onto a product. Please, Happy Meal toys are your childhood? Happy meal toys are just what they gave to keep you happy while stuffing your face with their food, and giving you an incsentive to come back. I have few good things to say about them. Good riddance.
#37
Posted 22 May 2010 - 03:44 PM
#38
Posted 25 May 2010 - 04:40 AM
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