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Happy Meal toys no longer free in San Francisco - CNN
A new San Francisco law goes into effect on Thursday that prevents fast-food restaurants from giving away trinkets, action figures and other toys in their kid's meals unless their food meets nutritional requirements.
And McDonald's kid's meals do not. The meals have to be less than 600 calories and contain fruits (a half-cup) and vegetables (3/4 of a cup). They must have less than 35% of the total calories coming from fat, less than 640 milligrams of sodium and less than 0.5 milligrams of trans fat.
Originally posted by SilentNoise
And McDonald's kid's meals do not. The meals have to be less than 600 calories and contain fruits (a half-cup) and vegetables (3/4 of a cup). They must have less than 35% of the total calories coming from fat, less than 640 milligrams of sodium and less than 0.5 milligrams of trans fat.
So they are regulating what kind of meal you can give kids with free toys. The 1 and 1/4 cups of fruits/vegies seems absurd. How many kids will eat that much fruit? There's a reason no one orders the apple fries or whatever McDs calls them.
In the end, it looks to be a money marketing scheme. if you order the meal with juice and apples instead of coke and french fries, you'll get a free toy, otherwise you'll have to pay an extra $$$ for the toy.