Newsflash: Fast Food Kids' Meal are NOT healthy!

After reading this article I asked myself three questions.

1. Seriously, who is truly shocked by this "new" revelation?
2. Why is this suddenly front page news?
3. Am I the only one that laughed out loud while reading this article?

In case you have no idea what I'm talking about, here's the link:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/diet.fitness/08/04/kids.meals.ap/index.html?eref=time_health

A "new" study has come out and said that most fast food kids' meals are full of sodium, fat and trans-fat. Wow, but here's the shocker, "Nearly every possible combination of the children's meals at Kentucky Fried Chicken, Taco Bell, Sonic, Jack in the Box, and Chick-fil-A are too high in calories, the report by the Center for Science in the Public Interest said."
What do parents expect when these meals are comprised of fried foods? Chicken nuggets, hamburgers, fries, sodas, etc are NEVER going to be healthy people.

More of these restaurants need to offer healthy options that you don't have to pay extra for. Burger King offers apple "fries", but you have to pay extra! Instead, maybe I'll go to Wendy's and not have to pay extra for mandarin oranges. Or better yet, head over to Subway for raisins, apple slices, or yogurt at no extra charge.

My favorite quote from the article is, "Parents want to feed their children healthy meals, but America's chain restaurants are setting parents up to fail," CSPI nutrition policy director Margo G. Wootan said in a statement. "McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, and other chains are conditioning kids to expect burgers, fried chicken, pizza, french fries, macaroni and cheese, and soda in various combination at almost every lunch and dinner."

Come on! A parent that wants to feed their kids healthy meals would not be feeding them fast food morning, noon and night! The blame falls with both the parents and the restaurants, but I agree that the restaurants do need to lay off the trans-fat and bring out more "real" food.