Should children be aloud to eat fast food?

I knew a girl who was a single mother to 2 year old twins and every single day she would feed them fast food. When they would get rowdy, she would tell them "You're not getting your fries!" I was so shocked and she told me when she was pregnant all she ate and craved was some double cheese burger at the fast food. She remarried this guy that said the doctors assume he'll be getting diabetes by the time he's 23 as he was eating a burger.

Yes of course but in moderation because we know as adults that it is not good for our health either. Give them the pleasure of eating in their favorite fast food once in a while as part of their growing up. At home, discuss to them the importance of eating healthy so they would understand why they don't have to eat there always.

When we were children we had this kind of fast food once per 4 months. We had other kinds of national only fast food, which however is way more nutritious than the usual McDonalds style fast food. That other kind, we ate maybe twice per month. At the moment I cannot think of one single reason why someone would go eat at McDonalds style fast food. People never seize to amaze me, though.

I don't have a kid but I think that bringing a kid into a fast food restaurant is like a reward for the kid. As parents who want to please their kid of mundane but tasty and addictive food, my parents often allow me to eat fast food even we have health issues in the family. I liked fast food until now becuase it is fast and hot but I also exercise some restraint due to the food prices (they often carry tax) and my health as well. I like your notion of cooking the 'fast food menu' in the home. However, I doubt if your kid will make the transition easy. The only thing that attract kids to the fast food in the first place is it's distinctive taste. The taste is part of what makes it not healthy but kids don't care about that. They only care that they eat tasty food and admit it, some of the most nutritious food aren't exactly the best in taste. I guess the reason why parents let the fast food in their kid's lives is that they want to please the kid. It's like denying him the luxury of having something when you can afford it. Like a guilty trap, parents often use this to 'score points' and make the impression that Mom or Dad is cool and can relate to a kid's tastes.

Hello katrinakat1987, Fast food is not at all good for the health of children therefore they should avoid it.junk food/fast food do not have any thing in it means nutrients in it so whats the use of eating it as we know for grown up child balanced diet containing protein, carbohydrates,vitamins,fats etc in some proportion is essential to boost child's growth.Moreover Fast food are unhygienic for health as most of the time these are not fresh prone to diseases like cholera etch as they are kept in open sometimes. I don't prefer fast food & don't allow my children also to eat it.

Too much is harmful so for me it is OK to expose your child to different foods but not too much.I remember when my teacher said it is OK to eat fast food in street so that your immune system will be immune to that kind of foods.They may cause health problems if practice regularly or too much.When I was a kid I want to try foods other than my parents prepared in the house.

I dont think fast food is good for anyone to eat all time. I try as much as possible to avoid eating at fast food places. For one its expensive to eat there and two the food is just not very healthy. When we go to fast food places I try to choose healthy things. For instance at mcdonalds I will get a fruit and yogurt parfait. They actually have other things on the kids menu now like mandarin oranges. Thats a lot healthier then the chocolate chip cookies I used to get there when I was younger.

I think it is the responsibility of parents especially the mother to prepare healthy food for the family. Fastfood will kill your children little by little. We know how unhealthy the foods there are but still many parents either do not know, or do not really believe or do really mind because they are too busy perhaps or too lazy maybe, or in most cases too ignorant.

I think they can eat,but don't eat so much.

Hi Katrina! I really love this subject of topic! I really loves discussing things about fast food or anything that has something to do with it. Should children be aloud to eat fast food??It depends on the child parents. We usually found parents who both mom and pa working outside and it is such a difficult thing for them to serve a healthy meal for their children. A real big BUT, it is not a reason for why they can't avoid such meals from their children as well. To have them once in a while is fine to me. I even bring my niece and nephews to a fast food restaurant but it will be once in one in a month. But to have them as an everyday meal is a big NO from me. It same goes to junk or instant food. I prefer home-cooked meal than the one I get from the fast-food restaurant. Subway is a healthy meal as far as I know if we do know how to select the perfect topping.

For the fun of it and for my own enlightenment, I once posted myself in a big supermarket in Manila (I now reside in Davao City) at such a location that I could see people going in and out of a world-famous fastfood restaurant. I counted the people going out. Then I transferred to another location in the same supermarket, this time to again make a headcount of the customers of another world-famous fastfood restaurant. You know what I found? 6 out of 10 people dining or taking out food at these two restaurants were undeniably obese. I'm fortunate I don't have a yearning for fastfood. I avoid it when there are other foods. With the kind of food sold by fastfood restaurants today, you had think that these companies were chaired by Lucrezia Borgia. Among other claims to infamy, she was notorious as a poisoner using food and drink as a means to dispose of her enemies.

in my opinion i think children should not aloud to eat fast food regularly.. if they do so then they will face many problem like obesity etc. once they are habitual of fast food then they will not like homefood and wanna to eat fast food.. it doesnot mean that they will not fastfood they are allow to eat fastfood ocassionaly....

ya abcouse .. because fast food is for childrens not for old age peoples.they have to enjoy it .. they are eat for their tastee..

Our childrens health is the most important to all the parents.So why should we be the reason to cause of any diseases,for our children..Nothing is worth in these world than a mothers food.Its our duty to safeguard our kids and should not make them to be adicted from outer foods.Childrens wont understand the causes of the other foods until we make them understand.We can avoid taking them to hotels instead,go to someother places and we can take some snacks with us.So,everything is in our hand.We cant change the world for the foods style like burger,pizza or what ever it may be.

Parents should really be more responsible but the bottom line is, you cannot tell people what they can and cannot eat. It's up to the population to form committees to close these businesses but they are just too convenient and society is too busy.

yes, i think its overkill to not allow children to eat fastfood.

I only make my son easy a little fast food once in a while, i rather prepare my food at home for my kid.My son love KFC and Burger king,and to be honest i only take him once in a while.Its not that i cant afford it,but i love when kids eat healthy food.Kids can east fast food, but not too much grease.I am a good cook,and i love to cook every single so that he can eat healthy so that's why i only take him once in a while. Because when kids are consuming a lot of grease, it may not affect them but in the long run will affect them.Parents should take their time out to prepare their children food at home,so that the kids can eat healthy and grown healthy an strong.

hi katrinakat it depends what types of values you are giving to ur kids if you teaching them what is good for their health i am sure they take that only and will avoid which is not good and this is also also depends on the way how do you explain them........and it is said in ayurveda that"you are what you eat "...............

I dont think kids should eat fast food all the time either. Mine get it more than they should. I prefer to cook at home and know what my kids are eating. We do pizza every friday for pizza and movie night and I buy the frozen pizza reading some of the ingriedients. I really need to make my own. I dont blame the fast food companies though for children obesity or any other health problems. We as parents need to teach our children how to eat and introduce them to healthy foods. I have my children try everything. We go to many different ethnic restaraunts. I would like them to not just want three different types of food. I cook different things and they try them. I know some parents just give in, my kid will only eat this or that, so thats all I fix. The parents who might be a single parent and its easier to pick up fast food. They just fall into a routine and I dont blame them for being tired and not wanting to go home and cook. My husband is in the Navy and gone for months at a time and its exhausting raising two kids on my own and Im a stay at home Mom. Its just learning new ways to live. Some families spend a day cooking meals for the week. They freeze them and than when its dinner time they have a meal thats ready to heat up and serve. We just need to learn how to live different.

Nowadays children are exposed to a lot of fast food because everywhere the fast food is available easily and it does not cost a lot.I think children should not be allowed to eat fast food because it is not healthy for the body and it also leads to obesity.Once in a while it is fine but not always.