McDonald's is taking cheeseburgers out of the Happy Meal
 

McDonald's is making Happy Meals healthier.
By 2022, cheeseburgers won't be part of the menu for the kids' meals, although parents can still ask for them. The main choices will be hamburgers and four- and six-piece Chicken McNuggets. And the French fry sizes will be smaller.

Bottled water will be added to Happy Meals later this year, and chocolate milk will come with less sugar. McDonald's also pledged to serve more fruits, vegetables and grains.

All Happy Meals in the United States will have 600 calories or less by June, and at least half of stores and drive-throughs around the world will meet that target by 2022. McDonald's says the calorie count in an average Happy Meal will come down 20%.

The company also said Thursday it will "reinforce responsible marketing to children," in a statement Thursday.

McDonald's is taking cheeseburgers out of the Happy Meal - Feb. 15, 2018

Sounds more like a cost saving measure.

Mc Donald's is horrible altogether, so avoiding it is the only healthy choice ...

^^^ Truth

Agreed, but damn they have good fries :)

I haven't been to a McDonald's in over a year and had to go to feed my kid. I didn't eat anything.... It was just odd being in a McDonald's because it's been so long.

Poor kids :mad:

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Fuck McDonalds

Oreida makes a frozen french fry called "fast food fries" If you like McDonalds fries, these are almost identical.

Great parenting. You do not eat it yourself (even though you gorged on it the last 20 years) but yet you have no issue feeding it to your kid.

Your neighborhood should be proud.

even the apples are bad :1orglaugh:1orglaugh just go to a fucking deli :2 cents::2 cents: fresh food!

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So your kids dictate what they eat. I do hope they also pay for it with money they made.

In the meantime...


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i cunt a4da happy meal... :(

yumyum :thumbsup

i don't know why are people so against mcd, if you don't like don't go there, as simple as that.

i love mcd, but i eat there like every 3 months or so.

I always order just the hamburger. About $1 to $1.25 usd. In lots of places that option is not even on the visible menu.

I see many people ordering the big meals with fries and soda, etc., and pondering over the menu like they're in a real restaurant. That's the primary customer. People who feel "uncomfortable" in a real restaurant like Applebees.

If you understand where the meat comes from, you would pass..

I don't like the idea eating in Mc Donalds. I went there only once, and a lady was picking food for me with her bare hands, she was handling cash and who knows what else earlier with her hands... and did not wash them after that. So... No, thanks.

i f you think fastfood chain fries are good, you never had good fries.

especially the mcdonalds fries are disgusting and cardboard like.

i live in holland, and fries have been our local snack long before mcdonalds made their half assed attempt... if you get your fries at our real dutch 'snackbars', local ones or dutch chains, you get real fries how they should taste. About a 100 times better and actually very tasty, instead of those tasteless thin sloppy cardboard mickey d fries... ugh

Argee, I?m not one to eat fries. However, last time I was in Amsterdam I tried them and they were great.

I prefer In and Out Fries

I eat a big mac every few weeks, usually half though :winkwink:

I was looking at some images on a menu at a fast food place the other day... the special was for a burger and hot dog and fries and big drink... wow who could eat all that. I get a single burger with a small drink.

I live in an area that is very pro-organic and pro-vegan. and some the food is grown in the area locally. that's not my thing but it's nice to see the availability for those who are concerned.

Im seeing changes in the dining experience in MD and JB, good changes... menus too.

Honestly I have not been there for many many years. If I feel the need for a burger I make one at home or hit TGI's Chilis or XB Burger.

600 is still too many calories, especially when they are garbage calories. They will still be garbage calories even with the introduction of better options because mom and dad will allow the kids to get upgrades and slather sugar rich ketchup on the burger and fries.

Kids should not be eating meals like this for more than a special treat. Parents that give their kids these meals on a regular basis need to question what they are doing for the long-term health of the child, not just physically but also mentally and emotionally.

Fast food is BAD. Tasty? Yes, it's supposed to be. As an adult, you need to know what the limits are and enforce them. Kids will not understand. "No" is a very good word.

All this talk has me hankering for a Fillet O fish

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I call it an appetizer...

BS... the burger from mcDonalds can be and is probably healthier than some restaurants.

We eat out most days through summer, restaurants, tapas bars, fast food restaurants & some dives...

we go all over for paella, fish, meat, you name it...

but the big mac is still the tastiest & cheapest burger, and when you check the meat product and salad, it´s the healthiest too :2 cents:

I call BS... you saw someone in the cook area then in the cash area?

No fucking way, Mc Donalds have higher food safety policies than most restaurants...

they have multi millions to lose if closed for a day not a few grand!



And if you´re worried about McDonalds not washing, when you eat out at a restaurant next, ask to see out back in the kitchen, the re use of knives, the touching of food with non washed hands & the sink full of water and dishes :Oh crap

oh, forgot to say, this alone makes McDonalds one of the best restaurants to go for a burger in the world...

low cost, decent beef, a tasty if not the tastiest burger.

No one can argue this point, $1 for a damn good burger! :2 cents:

Giving your kids McDonalds once in a while is like saying you only let them do crack on the weekends.

lol wow crazy

wow they are so good

Such things are bad for health.

I was bought up on meat roast and 2 veg most days of the week, I count myself lucky...

however, most families in Britain feed their kids and families on frozen foods, mc donalds is probably healthier than most people give their kids on a usual basis :2 cents:

Somehow this discussion reminded me of the movie Pulp Fiction :)
Personally, I like to eat at McDonald's sometimes. Especially when I'm hang over

It is a shame what type of garbage is in processed foods these days. I agree, it isn't just fast food. It is difficult to say which is worse.

Please, please, please tell me you are joking by referring to Applebees as a "real restaurant".

I can argue this point.

When feeding a family on a budget, I understand why McDonald's low prices are attractive.

But McDonald's does not serve burgers, tasty or otherwise.

They serve fast food sandwiches.

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There's a big difference. . .

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the second one looks scary.
and the above one is gorgeous! yummy... probably.
hello from a place without mcdonald's for about 4 years now

Applebees has become a joke. I remember when going to TGIF Fridays was special and, they actually had ovens. Now, it is all the same garbage you can pick up in the freezer section of a grocery store, microwaved. What is truly amazing is that people accept this garbage.

tbh, we make our own burgers from fresh mince when we´re cooking bbq or maybe a friday night and fancy a burger...

at least you know what goes into it, although, when you check out some of the recent McDonalds burgers, they´re so lovely in taste and also made properly from 100% beef :thumbsup

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The nice-looking burger is from JG Melon. It's a straightforward pub burger. Very consistent, always delicious. It's one of my favorite burgers in NYC. In no particular order:

1. JG Melon
2. Corner Bistro
3. Keen's Chophouse (at the bar)
4. Donovan's (Queens)
5. Peter Luger's (lunch only)

TGI Fridays was where I first had loaded potato skins. Awesome! Not so much anymore. A bit of trivia: the original TGI Fridays was a notorious singles bar on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Them and Maxwell's Plum were THE place to be when looking for action in the 70s. Then it was bought out by Restaurant Associates and slowly morphed into what it has become.

That's the way to do it. A good mix of beef - I like a blend of ground short ribs, chuck and brisket - course salt and cracked pepper. Seared over the high heat of a grill or cast iron skillet. One of life's simple pleasures!

To be fair that McDonald's burger is not on their Dollar Menu. :)

i don't know if i would go so far to say that i love it but i never found a problem with it myself. I do know if i eat it too often i don't feel that great and that it isn't really full of a lot of nutrients.

People tend to equate mcdonalds with being overweight, which is ridiculous. There are a handful of you in this thread that haven't eaten at a mcdonalds in years and are still overweight and out of shape. the two aren't related. It's not that healthy no, but there is plenty of 'healthy food' that makes you fat and sick too--and no it isn't meat either.

haha you make a fair point, i forgot we were talking about happy meals here. For the record no i don't think children should be eating this with any frequency. Too many empty calories and preservatives, which is worse for children who are still growing a base nutrition with organs, bones and brain development. But most of us grew up on hotdogs and bologne so its not really the end of the world either.

To be fair, people are going to eat how they want. It's up to no one to judge. I'd like to see healthier options. Good food, the way it should be made, is much yummier. I've been a vegetarian for many years. However, I will make meat dishes for friends and, family. Every time I've cooked for someone who doesn't usually eat healthy, on the first bite of a grass fed, locally raised meat source or, wild caught fish (Ordered from cold waters) they say something along the line of, "Wow, this is amazing." People can tell good food when they get it. My kids and, grand kids would choose healthy food over what they are passing off in school cafeterias any day. They can tell the difference between locally raised, free range eggs and, me being in a pinch and, picking them up from the grocery store. Micky D's used to be a guilty pleasure, now it is just kind of gross. My opinion anyway. But, taking the cheese (Or what they are calling their fake cheese) off what they call a burger to make it more healthy is laughable.:2 cents:

agreed, I don´t do a hamburger as it´s never enough, maybe the double cheese for 1 fiddy is worth while...

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100% beef & they taste great :thumbsup

And let´s get this right, I´m sticking up for McDonalds, only because it´s unfair to say about hygiene when high flying restaurants or especially back st. ones are probably worse in hygiene.

like today, I was out in the sun, a choice with our friend to go McDonalds, come back and maybe do bbq or eat pastries, but we chose fresh pizza from a Spanish pizza restaurant, took it 2mins across to the local beach & sat exactly here eating fresh pizza...

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it´s maybe once every couple of weeks & let´s get this also in prospective. The McDonalds egg and sausage mc muffin for breakfasts have fresh poached egg and a lovely taste to their sausage! Again, healthy & so, so, so tasty :thumbsup