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Here's something that should make every parent's head turn -- in Florida, McDonald's is apparently advertising on some elementary report cards.

The junk fast food chain is even going as far as giving "rewards" for good grades. forgive me if I am wrong, but a fried 'chicken-something' nugget is not a very nice reward.

This is what it has come to, folks -- fast food companies are so needy for profits that they are peddling their wares on school report cards. I guess the end is as hand. But hey, if you're raising your children on this stuff, more power to you.

By my two cents -- this is a disgrace. What are your thoughts? If you saw an advertisement from McDonald's on your child's report card, would this make you joyful or livid?

It's pretty well-known that fast food companies and many restaurant chains try to "dress up " menu selections that are very unhealthy with marketing labels that imply just the opposite. Not only is this in incredibly poor taste, it's very misleading. Little, of course, is done about this in terms of regulation.

After reading about the possibility of burger chain McDonald's using a "heart healthy" logo on its Big Mac burger in Australia, I was quite taken back. McDonald's does have salads and other items that are indeed nutritious (unlike cheeseburgers and fries), but that fact is invalidated when marketing misimplications on fatty burgers are promoted.

Is this due to a relationship McDonald's has with the Australian Heart Foundation? That connection sure looks suspect here. Is eating at McDonalds "heart healthy" to you? Outside of a few healthy offerings, it's hard to see that.

Are you a fan of McDonalds or other fast-food restaurants that continue to come under fire for serving such unhealthy meals? You're not alone -- and it's a reason while McDonalds is the largest food company in the world. Fast-food restaurants are booming because nobody has time to cook any longer -- jobs and kids keep every waking minute occupied.

I'm no fan of fast food (except for the occasional salad), but when detractors start to criticize the fat and calorie amounts in fast food meals, I have to giggle a bit. Fried doughnuts and pastries usually have way more calories and fat grams than the standard cheeseburger. If you add french fries to that cheeseburger, it may be a different story.

The only real way to tell which are the worst offenders is to get detailed about it -- look at the websites of all your favorite fast food haunts and make a note of the calorie, fat and other facts and do a comparison. You may be startled at what you find out.

After years of testing, the world's largest foodservice company -- McDonald's -- has said that it has finally selected a new trans-fat-free oil for cooking its famous french fries.

I've been waiting for this -- after all, McDonald's dragged its feet recently after many competing fast-food chains said they would switch to cooking oils devoid of trans fats. It really took McDonald's *years* to do this?

While McDonald's already trails the competition in switching to zero-trans fat oils, it is still not saying when the new french fry oil will be used in all 13,700 U.S. restaurants.

I could not believe my eyes when this tip came in -- apparently, the Food Network is running "subliminal" advertising now on its network, as there was a one-frame McDonald's ad during the "Iron Chef" show recently.

There is a virtual zero percentage proposition that this was a mistake (how could that be?), so I'm left with utter disgust in how a decent programming network could have "sold out" to a company that produces some of the most unhealthy food imaginable.

It does taste good -- that is, if you have a penchant for clogging some arteries. I don't. Watch this amazing video over on YouTube here. Is this really a ploy for free viral marketing by McDonalds, real one-frame advertising spots or just a mistake? You make the call.

[Thanks, Berkana]