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darkpuppet,Apr 3 2006, 08:13 PM Wrote:having worked at mc donald's, I've seen salads come and go, I've seen the mclean come and go, and I've seen other 'healthier options' come and go as well.

The fact of the matter is that mcdonald's makes the food available, but nobody wants it.

yes they do attempt at healthy food options. But just cause it's a salad doesn't mean it's healthy. At one point they had salads with more fat then the burgers.

darkpuppet,Apr 3 2006, 08:13 PM Wrote:Mc Donald's is in the business of making money, not going broke trying to cure people's lack of willpower or common sense.  After seeing fatty after fatty order double quarter pounder meals, supersized with an apple pie and Diet Coke, it's not the restaurant's fault.

Bars are in the business of selling alcohol. They have to cut people off when they've had too much. It is irresponsible for a corporation to turn a blind eye if their product is causing harm. Big tobacco was the exact same way until recently. The day will come when "big food" will be in the same boat. Ford can't sell a car that is dangerous at speeds over 100k and have them slap a sticker on the car that says so. I know enforcing this sort of thing is near impossible cause there are sensitive fat people out there but you have to draw the line somewhere.

darkpuppet,Apr 3 2006, 08:13 PM Wrote:And that is hardly Mc Donald's fault...  People like to find scape goats all the time.  I'm fat because I drank beer and wings, not because the bars didn't offer healthier options other than beer and wings.

yeah it's not solely the food industries fault but they are part of the problem. You have to resolve the problem at the source. Saying that people have to stop eating that food isn't really a solution, if these foods were not around as readily as they are now there would be no epidemic. The food industry parents and the government are all to blame for this and unless they all work together nothing will happen.

darkpuppet,Apr 3 2006, 08:13 PM Wrote:Parent's kids are fat because they don't put the time or effort into making decent meals and raising nutritional awareness with their kids.  As sensationalistic Super Size Me was, it didn't really address the underlying problem.

Go and watch Jamie Oliver's School Kitchens series, and you'll see someone that not only properly identified the problem, but fixed it at the source.
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true most parents have NO idea what a balanced diet is. They feed their kids junk and then wonder why they throw tantrums and have health issues. The sad thing here is though you have to search long and hard for fruits/veggies and meat that are not injected with growth hormones and sprayed with pesticides.

as for that movie I have seen one that was along the same lines it could very well be the one you're talking about. I remember in high school so many kids lived on fries/gravy and water with the occasional pizza slice and hamburger mixed in. Vending machines were everywhere. They have vending machines in grade schools now! :unsure: