Is it Really a Happy Meal??

So my wife and I were sitting in the Doctors office today waiting to hear the news that our baby is a 70% chance of being a girl, when I was reading an article in Las Vegas Health Magazine. The article compared kids that ate fast food and happened to be over weight (go figure right?) to kids that had a leaner diet. To summarize the results, the healthy kids reported to be unhappy and depressed and the Greasy Happy Meal kids reported to be Happy. Isn't it wonderful to hear something so positive about fast food? Not really. As the Author of Organic Ink, I type each letter with the intent of exciting people about eating healthier and natural and I'm a firm beliver that our eating habbits start as children. That doesn't mean as adults we crave pureed sweet peas and apple sauce, but each one of us is most likely to define "Comfort Foods" as the food they once saw on their dinner table.

Reading an article saying that young children who don't know any better are happier than healthier kids has inspired me to give my opinion. Lets think about what the future holds for those children who's mood is affected by meals served in a box with a bribe called a "toy". As those children start to grow and continue with an overweight life style and continue to deprive their developing bodies with nutrients, their chances of developing allergies, congestive heart disease, diabetes and so on, are greatly increasing. That's something for them to be excited about right??? Doubtful because they are kids, they don't know any better and they rely on us for direction and protection, we don't let kids play in traffic, but we let them play in McDonald's instead? Good Job

Besides looking forward to a future of health problems, they have to listen to the banter and harassing cruelty of their peers. So why set them up for disaster? Teach them the value of good food while their young so they can grow and teach their kids the same.