You know what I’d like to see?
I’d like to see the nutritional information for a large portion of fries printed right there on the box. The same for a big mac. And that soda.
I don’t know how you’d deal with this in more upscale restaurants but I do think education may be part of the right solution, instead of intervention.
I’d like to see the nutritional information for a large portion of fries printed right there on the box. The same for a big mac. And that soda.
That will deter overeating about as well as Surgeon General Warnings deter smokers.
Burger King’s theme song used to start with:
Hold the pickle, hold the lettuce,
Special orders don’t upset us
Under your proposal, Burger King would have to print up separate nutrition facts labels for a Standard Whopper, a Whopper without pickles, a Whopper without lettuce, a Whopper without pickles or lettuce, a Whopper without lettuce but with pickles and extra ketchup, a Whopper without ketchup or onions or mayo but with extra pickle, a Whopper without ketchup or mayo but with extra pickle and with onions, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. It quickly becomes a logistical nightmare.
yes, the kids are getting messed up, but as some have pointed out they are getting messed up in many more ways then just this.
parents will always be ignorant because they are just humans, you either take away their right to raise their own children or you let them mess’em up a bit.
I suspect that at least 40% of the problem is attributable to a lack of organised sporting opportunites I’d wager.
Here in my region of Australia, we have a remarkable climate, and a great health system, and a great supply of healthy food choices - and best of all - oodles of sporting opportunites for a whole raft of different sports. You name it, triathlon, road cycling, athletics, swimming, hockey, rowing, surf lifesaving. All of these sports, besides your traditional organised team sports, allow a really wide range of physical types of people to get really involved - right at a young age.
The result? Apparently the average hieght of females in the South East Queensland region is higher than anywhere else in Australia. You should see 'em! On any day you can go for a walk in the park or visit the beach and you’ll see thousands of stunningly fit, tall, statuesque young women really getting into whatever sporting persuit works for 'em. Same with guys too of course, but the female aspect of it is unusually noticeable.
There’s a message there I rather think.