Santa Clara County in California became the first in the nation to ban toys from fast food kids' meals high in calories, fat, and sugar. This ordinance limits toys on items over 200 calories or more than 480 milligrams of sodium. This has caused some people to talk about whether this is a good idea or a bad idea.
Personally, I think that this is a good idea. Why would fast food restaurants put a toy in a meal that isn't even healthy? In a way, it is persuading the kids. They are basically saying, you can have this toy if you buy this meal. It would be different if the meal was healthy, however, it isn't. Kids shouldn't be rewarded with a toy for eating a meal that has over 300 calories in it, and that is why I think that this county in California is doing the right thing.
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I agree with Molly that restraunts will put a toy in healthy meals. This is a great idea that promotes kids eating healthier. I know that as a kid i loved the toys in meals and was always excited to get them. To me this plan is gneious and will most likely do well and might even help avoid more childhood obesity. This is a great plan especially when we are having more and more bigger kids that aren't very healthy. I'm suprised that anyone protests this idea because it will be good for all people in the long run.
ReplyDeleteYes i agree with molly and gavin about not putting a toy in a happy meal for children unless it's healthy. We're teaching children what healthy meals are and by rewarding them for eating healthy meals with a toy is a good idea. Kids look at getting toys as being good or doing something good so reconizing them with a healthy meal and then giving them a toy because of it teaches them somewhat to eat and not to.
ReplyDeleteYes, I also agree with Molly's point of view. They should put these "rewards" into healthier meals, or at least make Happy Meals healthier. This is one of the reasons why kids today are having more weight problems than any generation before them. This gives them the wrong idea of what is good for them and what's bad.
ReplyDeleteI think that fast food restaruants should just put healthy food in them anyways. They are the reason that our country is obese and having a change will be good. It is also the parents fault because they are always taking their kids their. I just don't think that doing this is going to solve the problem, there needs to be more changes.
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