Happy meals aren't so happy
Categories: Healthy Kids, Nutrition & Supplements
A recent report reveals that fast-food kid's meals have too many calories. This would be the point that you say "No, duh!" Quite unsurprisingly, nearly every combination of the kid's meals at KFC, Taco Bell, Sonic, and Chick-fil-A are too fattening. Restaurants -- like McDonald's and Burger King that offer apple slices or other options instead of fries fared a little better. Subway came out on top, with 12 of its 18 possible kid's meal combinations under a reasonable amount of calories.
The study deemed a reasonable amount of calories as 430 -- based on the fact that the average 8-year-old should eat 1,200-1,300 calories a day.
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Yuri Elkaim 8-07-2008 @ 11:44AM
If all we're looking at is calories then we're in serious trouble!
What about all the ridiculous food additives that are added to the foods to make them more appealing and addictive?
Dining out is a $270 billion/year industry (in the US) and unfortunately we're not only wasting money but polluting our children's (and our own) bodies with foods that animals would shy away from!
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