deejaydana Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Once again SF leads the pack in loons per square inch. Love the city despite the people there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkabong82 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I'd say the same concern for kids with McFatty meals is the same concern that put Joe Camel in the grave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselPwr44 Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I have a 3 yr old, almost 4. I have yet to see him come up with enough money to buy a Happy Meal. Bobby Knight said something one time that,in alot of cases, rings true: Parents today worry more about being a kid's best friend then they do being parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/mon-january-3-2011/san-francisco-s-happy-meal-ban Duh @3:30 :pfft: Aasif Mandvi is probably my favorite reporter over there. I love the crappy meal action figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 Once again SF leads the pack in loons per square inch. Love the city despite the people there. Thaks. We love it too, and we are proud of our lunacy err freespirited nature (well, most of it). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twa Posted January 6, 2011 Share Posted January 6, 2011 I have a 3 yr old, almost 4.I have yet to see him come up with enough money to buy a Happy Meal. Bobby Knight said something one time that,in alot of cases, rings true: Parents today worry more about being a kid's best friend then they do being parents. Yep, and too many worry over giving them their wants rather than their needs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Frisco helps you appreciate normal places more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Frisco helps you appreciate normal places more. NavyDave helps you appreciate normal posters more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boss_Hogg Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Obviously, the issue lies with McDonalds marketing toys with fatty foods. However what those bureaucrats don't know is that you may substitute fries for apple slices and soda with milk or juice. This ban is absurd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Predicto Posted January 7, 2011 Share Posted January 7, 2011 Obviously, the issue lies with McDonalds marketing toys with fatty foods. However what those bureaucrats don't know is that you may substitute fries for apple slices and soda with milk or juice. This ban is absurd. Technically, there is no ban. All there is is a requirement that if the meal is marketed to kids with a toy, it contain those apple slices and milk or juice as the default so that it has a certain level of healthy nutrition. You can always pay a buck more to buy Junior some fries. I don't agree with the ordinance, but it isn't a ban. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karmacop Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 New development - San Francisco just got served. So the ban is you can't include a toy with a meal if it's over 600 calories and has more than 35% of calories from fat. To comply, McD would have had to radically change the Happy Meal, or get rid of the toy. However, in the past, anyone could just buy the toy separately for $2.18 without getting the Happy Meal, or any other food. So Ronald and his gang came up with this ingenious way around the ordinance: Instead of giving away a toy with a Happy Meal, San Francisco McDonald's restaurants will now require Happy Meal purchasers to make a 10-cent charitable donation to Ronald McDonald House in order to receive their coveted trinket. Ironically, a law intending to prevent fast food outlets from using the allure of toys to push unhealthy food may now be accentuating that practice. Prior to the city's "Healthy Meal Incentive Ordinance," buyers could simply purchase a McDonald's toy for $2.18. Now, however, only those who buy the Happy Meals are allowed to obtain the toys. http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2011/11/happy_meal_ban_city_health_act.php Your move, San Francisco! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 :rotflmao: :owned: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symbol Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I honestly don't see a problem with this ordinance. They are not saying that they can't serve Happy Meals with the IMO horrible foods they always have had in it, they are saying that they can't add a toy to them. When I was a kid it wasn't the food that made me want a happy meal it was the toy. If this teaches the kids to eat healthier, more power to it, if not, then no toys for them, big deal, they're cheap plastic toys anyway. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACW Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Here's the problem: Nanny-statism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubbs Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I honestly don't see a problem with this ordinance. They are not saying that they can't serve Happy Meals with the IMO horrible foods they always have had in it, they are saying that they can't add a toy to them. When I was a kid it wasn't the food that made me want a happy meal it was the toy. If this teaches the kids to eat healthier, more power to it, if not, then no toys for them, big deal, they're cheap plastic toys anyway. lol Oh man, when I was a kid I didn't give a rat's ass about the toy (unless it was a car). French fries, chicken nuggets, and way too much ketchup? Sign my six-year-old ass up! (And occasionally my current ass, too. ) ---------- Post added November-30th-2011 at 07:56 PM ---------- Here's the problem: Nanny-statism. What do you mean? Are you saying that we should actually expect parents to sometimes act like parents and care about how often they buy junk food for their kids? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebluefood Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 What do you mean? Are you saying that we should actually expect parents to sometimes act like parents and care about how often they buy junk food for their kids? "You expect me to be personally responsible for my children?! FASCIST!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prosperity Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 What do you mean? Are you saying that we should actually expect parents to sometimes act like parents and care about how often they buy junk food for their kids? expect in one hand and **** in the other see which one fills up faster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterMP Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 What do you mean? Are you saying that we should actually expect parents to sometimes act like parents and care about how often they buy junk food for their kids? Did I miss something where the parents in San Fransisco no longer voted for the local government? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#98QBKiller Posted December 1, 2011 Author Share Posted December 1, 2011 New development - San Francisco just got served.So the ban is you can't include a toy with a meal if it's over 600 calories and has more than 35% of calories from fat. To comply, McD would have had to radically change the Happy Meal, or get rid of the toy. However, in the past, anyone could just buy the toy separately for $2.18 without getting the Happy Meal, or any other food. So Ronald and his gang came up with this ingenious way around the ordinance: http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2011/11/happy_meal_ban_city_health_act.php Your move, San Francisco! :applause: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubbs Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Did I miss something where the parents in San Fransisco no longer voted for the local government? Damnit, you're right. It's quite obvious that SF parents exercised perfect control over all levels of government, yet simultaneously concluded that the only solution to the Happy Meal "problem" was an outright ban on all Happy Meals. Thank God we have people who can make these decisions for us, so we won't have to make them for ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zCommander Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 My girls wanted the Strawberry Short Cake dolls. I walked into McDonald's and bought all 6 of them for them. How hard is it to be a responsible parent? Ok, I eat the burgers and the fries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symbol Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Oh man, when I was a kid I didn't give a rat's ass about the toy (unless it was a car). French fries, chicken nuggets, and way too much ketchup? Sign my six-year-old ass up! (And occasionally my current ass, too. ) I was the direct opposite when I was a kid. My mom had to take the toy away from me and tell me to eat the crappy food before I could play with the toy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCSaints_fan Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 I was the direct opposite when I was a kid. My mom had to take the toy away from me and tell me to eat the crappy food before I could play with the toy. Yeah I loved the toy ... can't remember really liking the food that much ... maybe there is something to this pavlovian-like psychological association. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symbol Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 Yeah I loved the toy ... can't remember really liking the food that much ... maybe there is something to this pavlovian-like psychological association. I agree. Kid want toy, kid eat healthy food. Later, kid prefer healthy snack. Best of all, maybe McDonald's closes... Or is that last part just one of my wishes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcsluggo Posted December 1, 2011 Share Posted December 1, 2011 And San Fran stays permanently on the list of places I never want to live.Bunch a tree hugging hippie crap...... I am sure that the city elders are all misting up and verclumpt about this revelation. (but i am also sure that they will eventually get over it... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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