McBrilliant

We have McDonalds about once every two weeks. When we do, our son gets a Happy Meal with Apple Dippers instead of fries (without the caramel dipping sauce, which, to quote him: "Why would people want to dip apples in caramel?") and white milk instead of soda. This choice has been available to everyone for years, but some people choose to give their kids fries and soda with it instead. This is their CHOICE.

But due to pressure to serve healthier food, the Happy Meals are being changed. In the near future, they will come with fries AND apples, with portions of both being less than half what they previously were. The article is here.

So, if am understanding correctly...In order to try to make sure kids eat apples, in case the parents don't do so, McDonalds is going to force apples on them. Additionally, they are going to TAKE away a portion of the apples my child would normally get, and replace them with fries. Awesome.

Dear McDonalds...I know what to give my child to eat. That's why we don't go to McDonalds daily, or even weekly, and why I choose healthy choices for him when we do go there. And guess what? When given the choice between milk and soda, HE chooses milk anyway. Your change is actually making my son's meal LESS healthy when we go there, since you're dividing the apple portion in half. You're not going to change the people who consistently feed their children junk. You might increase sales when they order an extra side of fries for their child to go with the Happy Meal, so bravo for that, I guess. Let people make their own choices. If it means some parents are feeding their children fries instead of apples, that's their burden. Don't take half of my son's apples away to try to make other kids healthier. You might lose our McBusiness.