{"id":10579,"date":"2011-11-30T14:22:16","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T19:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=10579"},"modified":"2011-11-30T14:22:16","modified_gmt":"2011-11-30T19:22:16","slug":"it-really-does-depend-on-the-parents-not-the-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=10579","title":{"rendered":"It Really Does Depend On The Parents–Not The State"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hot Air<\/a>\u00a0posted a story yesterday stating that McDonald’s has found a way to get around the food police in San Francisco.<\/p>\n

The article reports:<\/p>\n

Come Dec. 1, you can still buy the Happy Meal. But it doesn\u2019t come with a toy. For that, you\u2019ll have to pay an extra 10 cents.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Huh. That hardly seems to have solved the problem (though adults and children purchasing unhealthy food can at least take solace that the 10 cents is going to Ronald McDonald House charities). But it actually gets worse from here. Thanks to Supervisor Eric Mar\u2019s much-ballyhooed new law, parents browbeaten into supplementing their preteens\u2019 Happy Meal toy collections are now mandated<\/em> to buy the Happy Meals.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Today and tomorrow mark the last days that put-upon parents can satiate their youngsters by simply throwing down $2.18 for a Happy Meal toy. But, thanks to the new law taking effect on Dec. 1, this is no longer permitted. Now, in order to have the privilege of making a 10-cent charitable donation in exchange for the toy, you must<\/em> buy the Happy Meal. Hilariously, it appears Mar et al., in their desire to keep McDonald\u2019s from selling grease and fat to kids with the lure of a toy have now actually incentivized the purchase of that grease and fat<\/em> \u2014 when, beforehand, a put-upon parent could get out cheaper and healthier with just the damn toy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I can’t even remember the last time I ate at McDonald’s. My children probably went to McDonald’s when they were living at home about eight or nine times a year. That’s not because I was a great parent, I just figured out that some of the local hole-in-the-wall restaurants sold better food that didn’t really cost much more. However, I hate to see the food police make rules on eating establishments that have nothing to do with actual food safety. What children eat is the responsibility of their parents. If we are not properly educating the parents on what to feed their children, is that not the problem that we should be addressing. I understand that it is hard to juggle a job and familly and manage to cook healthy dinners all week, but taking the toys out of Happy Meals does not address that problem. The true solution is to help parents find alternatives to McDonald’s that are healthier, while leaving McDonald’s as an occasional option.<\/p>\n

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