McDonald’s is being sued for Happy Meal toys.   Apparently they are using the toys to market to young children, aiding in the youth obesity issue in our country.

I agree, that the toys lure children, and McDonald’s food is crappy, but isn’t it the parents responsibility to say no?  The parents eat there while the kids enjoy a meal and toy.  It is not as if children are going in the middle of the night to cop their Happy Meal toy.   I have an 8 year old…and for the longest time nothing thrilled her more than our monthly trip to Mickey D’s to get chicken nuggets and a toy.

McDonald’s response is that it’s part of their family experience and fun for the kids. I agree.  My main complaint is that Happy Meal Toys are so uninteresting now.  They were fun when I was a kid.

They also said that they serve wholesome meals with Happy Meals.  Um…not all that sure about it.  They do offer milk and apple dippers now.  But pesticide apples and caramel is really not the most wholesome side dish I could think of.  The group says this is true to a degree however kids order the crappy fried meal…um, again, parents, where are they???

We’re Americans, we sue to change the world instead of create a collective conscious to create change.  Our decades of this practice is leaving this generation with a particularly slim harvest to reap.