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Almost half of adults say they are ordering kids' meals. Here's what's behind the trend.
CBS News ^ | August 21, 2025 | Megan Cerullo

Posted on 08/21/2025 11:05:18 AM PDT by nickcarraway

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To: nickcarraway

“It’s way more expensive at a restaurant than home. I don’t understand al these people who think it’s cheaper to eat out.”

Never said it’s cheaper to eat at a restaurant. It certainly is not.


61 posted on 08/21/2025 1:54:40 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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To: nickcarraway

“If you refuse to eat meat, what do you eat, bugs?”

Never said I refuse to eat meat. I eat meat every day. All steak is meat, but not all meat is steak.


62 posted on 08/21/2025 1:56:04 PM PDT by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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To: V_TWIN

It was funny the first time he wanted me to visit his house, it was inland (not coastal) and basically the typical moderately nice tract house you would find on a golf course, nothing special for Southern California, but he thought I would be impressed.

For some reason it didn’t occur to him that I had spent decades in and out of some of the finest homes on the Southern California Coast and the plush estates in Rancho Santa Fe.

I really bugged him for some reason, and seemed to trigger all his insecurities and jealousies, something that truly bugged me about him was that his wife would not voice an opinion if he was present, even if you looked her straight in the eye and focused on her, that really troubled me.


63 posted on 08/21/2025 1:56:28 PM PDT by ansel12 ((NATO warrior under Reagan, and RA under Nixon, bemoaning the pro-Russians from Vietnam to Ukraine.))
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To: nickcarraway

I thought maybe Mounjaro was behind it.


64 posted on 08/21/2025 1:58:18 PM PDT by Savage Beast (NOTHING enkindles anger, hate, violence, and murderous fury like Truth threatening guarded delusion.)
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To: copaliscrossing

Those healthy apple slices are drenched in cancer causing preservatives. Same as Starbucks. How else can they sit in those bags and not brown for 6 months??? Avoid at all costs.


65 posted on 08/21/2025 2:04:34 PM PDT by Hammerhead
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To: nickcarraway

Maybe it’s not just the cost at McDonald’s and other fast food places. Hopefully, people are waking up to the fact that it’s garbage.


66 posted on 08/21/2025 2:11:18 PM PDT by Bigg Red ( Lord, make me an instrument of your peace.)
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To: nickcarraway
>>Don’t some restaurants not allow adults to order of the kids menu?<<

That's true, though I don't see why. Most portions are too big and pricey for me at most places.

67 posted on 08/21/2025 2:13:09 PM PDT by Smittie (Just li <p>ke an alien I'm a stranger in a strange land)
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To: Hammerhead
They don't.

They last about three days.

They are dunked in Ascorbic Acid to prevent browning.

That is vitamin c for those of you playing along at home.

68 posted on 08/21/2025 2:14:22 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Not my circus. Not my monkeys. But I can pick out the clowns at 100 yards.)
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To: nickcarraway

I identify as a child so let them dry the chit on me


69 posted on 08/21/2025 2:24:02 PM PDT by al baby (Whoopie Cushion Goldberg )
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To: nickcarraway

It’s also a likely guess that many customers are taking Semaglutide (like Ozempic), either in shots or pill form, which substantially lowers their appetite. If they eat more than that, they vomit it right back up.

Hence they quickly learn to eat smaller portions.

An estimated 6% of American adults, which translates to over 15 million people, were taking Ozempic or another similar GLP-1 drug in April 2024. Since then, the number and its rate of growth has skyrocketed.


70 posted on 08/21/2025 2:36:21 PM PDT by yefragetuwrabrumuy (If you see "Acheta" protein in a product, know that it has been adulterated with insect protein)
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To: ansel12

Ahhh! Small minded people.


71 posted on 08/21/2025 2:45:22 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I got my own way of livin' But everything gets done With a southern accent Where I come from. TPetty)
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To: Vaduz
In the past 6 months I haven't noticed this at all. The couple of years, yes.

However, I'm very price conscious, shop in Walmart and note the price of the things I buy. Prices for those have been stable.

This is $.70 cents. It was $.70 in in February.


72 posted on 08/21/2025 3:38:29 PM PDT by Alas Babylon! (Repeal the Patriot Act; Abolish the DHS; reform FBI top to bottom!)
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To: NorthMountain

Yeah, I get it. I have 18 years of Retail Management behind me. ‘Food Service’ is just ‘Retail’ in a fancy dress. ;)

I ordered a pasta, chicken and veggies dish. It came in a BEAUTIFUL ceramic bowl - that was AS BIG AS a 2-Quart casserole dish that I’d use for a family-sized meal! The serving vessel was gorgeous - wish I could’ve taken THAT home, too. ;)


73 posted on 08/21/2025 4:10:44 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have, 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
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To: Hammerhead
Those healthy apple slices are drenched in cancer causing preservatives. Same as Starbucks. How else can they sit in those bags and not brown for 6 months??? Avoid at all costs.

I thought a light lemon water did the same thing to apple slices?
74 posted on 08/21/2025 4:41:31 PM PDT by copaliscrossing (The truth is always your friend.)
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To: Openurmind

Good to know I’m not the only adult who buys kid’s meals... lol... but only in the drive thru.


75 posted on 08/21/2025 5:03:53 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: Tired of Taxes

I go in, I don’t care... lol

And I even look to see if I have two of the same toys, if so I have them trade one out for me. I give them to my Grandkids... lol


76 posted on 08/21/2025 5:05:52 PM PDT by Openurmind (AI - An Illusion for Aptitude Intrusion to Alter Intellect. )
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To: Openurmind

Love it! I have no grandkids, yet. But I found out that, if you ask CFA to keep the toy, they give a free ice cream. lol


77 posted on 08/21/2025 5:11:00 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: oil_dude

We do the same thing. The portions are just too big for us. We’ll even split an El Pollo Loco bowl. We just can’t eat all that food.


78 posted on 08/21/2025 5:33:44 PM PDT by sheana
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To: Tired of Taxes

That is better!


79 posted on 08/21/2025 7:59:42 PM PDT by Openurmind (AI - An Illusion for Aptitude Intrusion to Alter Intellect. )
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