[driftdiver]

So don’t go to a fast food restaurant.

[EyeGuy]

I would bet that the VAST majority of meals served in America, in home or otherwise, don’t meet the “guidelines” of the federal food commissars.

And about those ridiculous adult weight guidelines.....

[muawiyah]

"The small percentage of meals that did meet dietary guidelines included fruit as a side dish and milk, and nearly all were deli-sandwich meals. They also had about one-third the fat, one-sixth the added sugars, twice the iron and three times the amount of vitamin A and calcium as did meals not meeting the criteria."

Federal nutrition guidelines for children and adults are more political in nature than scientific. Agricultural interests dominate the regulatory process, and wheat growers (flour), fruit growers (fruit) and vitamin supplement manufacturers (vitamin and mineral additives) dominate the field.

The best diet would exclude milk and milk byproudcts, severely limit starches (which are essentially the same as other sugars)while emphasizing nuts and oils from plant sources.

[Alberta's Child]

I was pleasantly surprised when I went to McDonald's with my nephews for a well-earned treat after their first camping trip. Without any prodding, they all ordered kids' meals with the Apple Dippers -- and ate them without the caramel sauce!

Setting a good example and getting kids into good eating habits will go a long way towards keeping them fit.

And there's nothing wrong with a totally unhealthy junk-food meal every now and then!

[doc1019]

Fast food meals are a treat for kids (and adults), not something that they should get every day. Candy is a treat, cake is a treat as is ice cream and so is fast food, nothing more. Even though it was a dream of McDonalds to make their food popular, they never put their food out as a nutritional meal for kids (or anybody) for daily consumption.

[Lizavetta]

It's the fast food restaurants' fault that they don't provide nutritious food for children of LAZY LOSER PARENTS.

It's NOT the fault of the LAZY LOSER PARENTS who can't be bothered to cook.

[icwhatudo]

In other news, candy factories don’t make nutritious meals either.

[GOP_Lady]

The controlling nanny staters will never stop.