Put this in the "hardly shocking, but still good to keep in mind" folder:
A new study by the Center for Science in the Public Interest released a report that showed that of the 13 largest restaurant chains, 93% of the possible kids' food combos contained a third of the total calories that kids 4-8 should consume in a day. Not too terrible in itself. However, for many of the places, though, almost all of the value-priced kids combos packed an entire days calories into a single meal.
The fast-food joints did about as poorly as you might expect (with the exception of Subway, mostly because they push milk instead of soda--ahhh!! milk!!!), but the big chains like Chili's and Denny's were some of the worst offenders. Many other chains don't make their nutrition info public.
We're bummed because one of our favorite neighborhood burrito joints, Boloco (with lots of cheap, fresh food on the menu), just closed the shop closest to our house. And, of course, it was the one location with a kids play area.
How are you supposed to feed your kid on the run without packing up half the fridge in your pack?
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have the reseachers actually studied how much of the "food" the kids eat? And, are they counting the ketchup consumed with the food in the calorie count?
My kids eat as much I can get them to before the clamor for the toys. Then, they are off - shooting people with anything that could resemble a gun, or whatever - my favorite toy was the thing that shot discs - a sub shop present that delighted the nearby diners no end :)
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