McDonald’s Corporation (MCD): Do The Kids Really Want Bean Sprouts Near Their Big Macs?

Do as I say, not as I do
Sounding a lot like Mayor Bloomberg, the CSPI recommends that restaurants remove sugary drinks from their kids’ menus, offer more fruit and vegetables — and make them the default menu option instead of fries — and serve more whole grains.

Yet when first lady Michelle Obama foisted healthier school lunches on students after her Let’s Move! organization got the president to sign a bill mandating them, follow-up surveys found that students were going hungry instead of getting healthy. As one lunch aide noted, the entree was being treated like a side dish as vegetables took up the whole plate.

Healthy kids’ meals are indeed important, but not every meal needs to hold to the five food groups or the latest food pyramid put out by the USDA. Sometimes you just want to wipe the grease off your chin with your sleeve.

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