Taking children to McDonalds, is it child cruelty?
Discussion
Road2Ruin said:
McDonalds, along with all other fast food establishments, should have narrow doors with a sign next to them saying if you can't fit through this door.....
However on topic I also see a lot of this going on at the local McDs. Often it is over weight parents and podgy children ramming burger and chips down there throat like no tomorrow. Do they not know what they are doing to their kids health??????
LOL no stereotyping going on there then...However on topic I also see a lot of this going on at the local McDs. Often it is over weight parents and podgy children ramming burger and chips down there throat like no tomorrow. Do they not know what they are doing to their kids health??????
Everything in moderation. Everyone has a choice of what, where and when to eat. It's about education and recreation. My kids go to McD's about once a month and it is a treat. Not only the food but also the atmosphere (well in the ones we use) is what they like. Two of them have chicken whilst one has a burger. I encourage them to try everything and as a result they enjoy the occasional curry or Chinese takeaway. However, how far do you go with disecting the E numbers and processed ingredients.
I know what goes into the food at McD's and I am comfortable with my kids eating it in moderation.
If you analyse most foods, there are shocking ingredients. Has anyone been watching Food Uncovered....but me right off my morning Yakult drink...
As a kid, 15-20 years ago, my useless divorcee of a father took us to McDonalds every saturday when he had custody, as he was a useless human and even worse parent. But this was back in the days before people even knew what a calorie was in their food, so we didn't think it was that big a deal.
The other 6 days of a week I had a proper home cooked meal by a single mother of 4 who had a full time job.
These days McDonalds is full of overweight benefits claiming individuals whose kids seem to live in the place, and then grow up in the same mentality with the same diet etc.
I wont be taking my kids there. Ever. If they want burgers and chips for a treat - It's frozen food whacked in the oven for them. No more hassle to the parent to cook then it is taking kids in the car to a MacDonalds, no more costly than said trip.
The other 6 days of a week I had a proper home cooked meal by a single mother of 4 who had a full time job.
These days McDonalds is full of overweight benefits claiming individuals whose kids seem to live in the place, and then grow up in the same mentality with the same diet etc.
I wont be taking my kids there. Ever. If they want burgers and chips for a treat - It's frozen food whacked in the oven for them. No more hassle to the parent to cook then it is taking kids in the car to a MacDonalds, no more costly than said trip.
S2Mike said:
I remember the guy on "Supersize Me" eating nothing but MuckDonalds, he was advised to stop by his Doctor before he killed himself.
Pretty much why I dont go in there. Besides which, half an hour later I am hungry again so go for some real food.
I never saw the program/film, but did the guy not have 3 meals a day from McD's and (as the name suggests) if he was asked if he wanted a regular or large (or supersize) he always asked for supersized. Pretty much why I dont go in there. Besides which, half an hour later I am hungry again so go for some real food.
Eating a balanced diet which included infrequent McD's or other similar meals should cause no harm.
JM said:
S2Mike said:
I remember the guy on "Supersize Me" eating nothing but MuckDonalds, he was advised to stop by his Doctor before he killed himself.
Pretty much why I dont go in there. Besides which, half an hour later I am hungry again so go for some real food.
I never saw the program/film, but did the guy not have 3 meals a day from McD's and (as the name suggests) if he was asked if he wanted a regular or large (or supersize) he always asked for supersized. Pretty much why I dont go in there. Besides which, half an hour later I am hungry again so go for some real food.
Eating a balanced diet which included infrequent McD's or other similar meals should cause no harm.
k you up.Riknos said:
I wont be taking my kids there. Ever. If they want burgers and chips for a treat - It's frozen food whacked in the oven for them. No more hassle to the parent to cook then it is taking kids in the car to a MacDonalds, no more costly than said trip.
Is that actually any better for them?Riknos said:
As a kid, 15-20 years ago, my useless divorcee of a father took us to McDonalds every saturday when he had custody, as he was a useless human and even worse parent. But this was back in the days before people even knew what a calorie was in their food, so we didn't think it was that big a deal.
The other 6 days of a week I had a proper home cooked meal by a single mother of 4 who had a full time job.
These days McDonalds is full of overweight benefits claiming individuals whose kids seem to live in the place, and then grow up in the same mentality with the same diet etc.
I wont be taking my kids there. Ever. If they want burgers and chips for a treat - It's frozen food whacked in the oven for them. No more hassle to the parent to cook then it is taking kids in the car to a MacDonalds, no more costly than said trip.
So is your hatred of the brand more a hatred of the memories spent with your father there. There is another train of thought was that he was trying to give you guys a treat whilst spending time with you? The other 6 days of a week I had a proper home cooked meal by a single mother of 4 who had a full time job.
These days McDonalds is full of overweight benefits claiming individuals whose kids seem to live in the place, and then grow up in the same mentality with the same diet etc.
I wont be taking my kids there. Ever. If they want burgers and chips for a treat - It's frozen food whacked in the oven for them. No more hassle to the parent to cook then it is taking kids in the car to a MacDonalds, no more costly than said trip.
He could have taken you to Wimpy.;)
As for the frozen food, there can be more horrors in that than in McD's....
el stovey said:
Riknos said:
I wont be taking my kids there. Ever. If they want burgers and chips for a treat - It's frozen food whacked in the oven for them. No more hassle to the parent to cook then it is taking kids in the car to a MacDonalds, no more costly than said trip.
Is that actually any better for them?KevF said:
There is another train of thought was that he was trying to give you guys a treat whilst spending time with you?
Exactly. If my mum went out on a weekend and left me with my dad I'd have been mightily pissed off if he'd whipped out an apron and rustled me up some carrot sticks. A trip to McDonalds on the other hand...obob said:
el stovey said:
Riknos said:
I wont be taking my kids there. Ever. If they want burgers and chips for a treat - It's frozen food whacked in the oven for them. No more hassle to the parent to cook then it is taking kids in the car to a MacDonalds, no more costly than said trip.
Is that actually any better for them?
monthefish said:
So, come on OP - what exactly is your problem with McDonalds?
Is it the generally clean & nicely decorated premises?
Is it the quick & repeatable service?
Is it the reasonable (and repeateable) quality of food?
Is it the good value for money?
Is it the transparency of what goes into the products via the clarity of the nutritional information printed on the packaging?
Is it the free* toy that the kids get?
(* I'm aware nothing's free, and the cost will be absorbed in the price of the food)
Or is it (as I suspect) some attempt to make out that you are in some self-defined 'upper class' in which a McDonalds restaurant is beneath you?
p.s. Didn't Duncan Bannatyne opt to go to McDonalds to celebrate the floating of his company for £X hundred million?
This. Nothing wrong with McDonalds. Consistent, clean and a good source of protein.Is it the generally clean & nicely decorated premises?
Is it the quick & repeatable service?
Is it the reasonable (and repeateable) quality of food?
Is it the good value for money?
Is it the transparency of what goes into the products via the clarity of the nutritional information printed on the packaging?
Is it the free* toy that the kids get?
(* I'm aware nothing's free, and the cost will be absorbed in the price of the food)
Or is it (as I suspect) some attempt to make out that you are in some self-defined 'upper class' in which a McDonalds restaurant is beneath you?
p.s. Didn't Duncan Bannatyne opt to go to McDonalds to celebrate the floating of his company for £X hundred million?
What gets my goat is the dreadful, nutrionless, peasant food that the majority of middle class Italian restaurants serve at inflated prices.
el stovey said:
Riknos said:
I wont be taking my kids there. Ever. If they want burgers and chips for a treat - It's frozen food whacked in the oven for them. No more hassle to the parent to cook then it is taking kids in the car to a MacDonalds, no more costly than said trip.
Is that actually any better for them?They might actually like/want a trip out in the car to McDonalds you know...
Do you routinely refuse any activity with you children that they may find enjoyable, but you won't do on health, safety or nutritional grounds?
Road2Ruin said:
Clearly you have never been to the McDonalds in Taunton town centre!
Dirty, miserable staff, warm food, Not sure where you get good value from (fish & Chips that's good value, still not great though), transparency of ingredients! Only when they were forced to show the quantity of fat and calories in their meals (big Mac 490Kcalories, 24g fat, 2.1g salt - add fries and a drink to that, Big Tasty nearly 900 calories and 55g fat), Free toy! you answered that yourself.
They have there place but trying to justify it like that is wrong.
Well how many do you think there are in a typical Sunday roast? Dirty, miserable staff, warm food, Not sure where you get good value from (fish & Chips that's good value, still not great though), transparency of ingredients! Only when they were forced to show the quantity of fat and calories in their meals (big Mac 490Kcalories, 24g fat, 2.1g salt - add fries and a drink to that, Big Tasty nearly 900 calories and 55g fat), Free toy! you answered that yourself.
They have there place but trying to justify it like that is wrong.
Edited by Road2Ruin on Friday 5th October 14:41
Pferdestarke said:
Road2Ruin said:
Clearly you have never been to the McDonalds in Taunton town centre!
Dirty, miserable staff, warm food, Not sure where you get good value from (fish & Chips that's good value, still not great though), transparency of ingredients! Only when they were forced to show the quantity of fat and calories in their meals (big Mac 490Kcalories, 24g fat, 2.1g salt - add fries and a drink to that, Big Tasty nearly 900 calories and 55g fat), Free toy! you answered that yourself.
They have there place but trying to justify it like that is wrong.
Well how many do you think there are in a typical Sunday roast? Dirty, miserable staff, warm food, Not sure where you get good value from (fish & Chips that's good value, still not great though), transparency of ingredients! Only when they were forced to show the quantity of fat and calories in their meals (big Mac 490Kcalories, 24g fat, 2.1g salt - add fries and a drink to that, Big Tasty nearly 900 calories and 55g fat), Free toy! you answered that yourself.
They have there place but trying to justify it like that is wrong.
Edited by Road2Ruin on Friday 5th October 14:41
Dr Philips and Mrs Johnson also compared a More Than Mozzarella Sandwich from Pret-a-Manger with a Big Mac burger from McDonald's. The Pret sandwich has 508.4 calories, 29.5g of fat and 4.2g of fibre, compared with the Big Mac's 493 calories, 22.9g of fat and 5.9g of beneficial fibre.
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