McDonald's toys vrs healthy snacks

McDonald's offers healthy options to go with the kids' meals--milk and apple slices, for example. I think many people go to McDonalds and other fast-food restaurants way too often, but sometimes this type of food is all young kids will eat. For instance, the only way we could get my older son to eat meat of any kind when he was small was to entice him with the happy meal toy. Now, because we didn't stress over it, and took him to McDonald's once a month, he eats real meat. We don't eat there as much any more, but it sure provided a valuable service a few years ago! So, no, I don't think McDonald's should be forced to give up providing toys, it should be up to the parents whether to go there to begin with (and whether to buy a happy meal or something else). Good question, though!

I think that the toys that McDonald's gives out is a great incentive for kids to want to eat there. This is only good as long as what they get is healthy.