The corporate MoMster

There is this recent, well not really recent, witch hunt to take down any food source or corporate monster that is making our children, and well nation fat. A recent article taken stated that McDonalds ness to retire Ronald. Really What the Hell? They have seemingly place him up there with the likes of Joe Camel and Spud Mckenzie, and anyone else who was petaling there goods to children. I find this really bad, that we are wanting restaurants, and corporations to raise and make sure they have good eating habits.

Honey child let me tell you something, you may need to put down the mega stacked oreo and plate of all you can eat three differnt way fried shrimp, cause even that much black, or purple, is not slimming! Don't blame Ronald cause you think that is is ok to have fast food four or more times a week cause that is all your kid will eat. Then have the balls to complain cause your kids are fat and malnutrition is setting in.

It is not the responsibility of a multi million dollar restaurant chain to teach YOUR kid or YOU how to eat. That is you and you alone job to teach good eating. I personally think that Ronald and his McDonald have done a good job in the past years to try and be healthier.

I love carny food, anything from my hometown mullett festivel and just love to have some good ole fried food! it is sort of a comfort that when in a bad mood you can find solice in a treat that will instantly cheer you up! But I don't eat it on a daily basis, and I don't see it as a treat, it is just the occasional meal here and their.

BUT there is this deadly threat out that, and i am not talking about all the process foods, yellow number 78, and phosphate, gamates, and anything that big ole purple ree ree from McDonalds. It is the loss of traditions, and knowing where our food comes from.

We fear the unknown, we don't know why we make foods the way our mothers and grandmother did. We don't know where to get it, buy it, source it. We have this sense that everything comes pre packaged for us ready to go, just order it off a menu. So no wonder food is scary to kids, they don't know about it.

I think it is time to stop blaming others for obesity, malnutrition, and realize that it is the person in the mirror. Not a guy in a yellow jump suit selling heifers with his ree ree purple friend. It is not a corporations job to be a Mom or Dad.


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