Bad news for fast food restaurants, good news for kids
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Wednesday, April 28th, 2010, 5:01 PM
As the New York Times put it, “It was not a happy day for the Happy Meal.”
In a bold move, the board of supervisors in Santa Clara County voted to ban promotional toys in kids’ meals if they don’t meet nutritional standards.
This is good news since fast food meals, like McDonald’s Happy Meals, are typically high-fat, highly processed and packaged, and meat-centered – all of which take a toll on the climate, and our kids’ health.
