Does Fast Food Belong In Our Schools?

By on October 19, 2011 4 Comments
Young Girl Eating a Hotdog

Last week, my daughter brought home a handout from school, alerting parents that students could now take part in the school’s food plan. Each Wednesday until the winter break, students would have the opportunity to enjoy  lunch delivered straight to the classroom. The cost of the meals ranged from $2.00 to $3.50 per week. So [...]

Bad Moms Wanna Know What They Put In The Hamburgers In Australia

By on October 1, 2010 9 Comments
mcdonalds1

I’m just going to go right and call this one: it’s stupid. It’s really, really stupid. It’s an Australian PSA that equates feeding your children hamburgers with giving them heroin. That’s right. HEROIN. I’ll bet you didn’t know that giving kids heroin was okay now. Seriously: we all know that regular trips with the kids [...]

When Your Nethers Itch: A Cautionary Tale Involving Chicken Nuggets

By on June 16, 2010 7 Comments
mcdonalds1

I have totally failed in the serving the family dinner department lately. Not that we’ve ever lived a sort of traditional family life (meaning my big strong husband goes to work while I stay home and roll socks into balls). No. It’s always been like an accidental phenomenon if I prepared a meal and served [...]

Badvertising: This One McScared Me.

By on April 23, 2010 2 Comments
baby-ronald

For the record, I’m not anti-fast food or even anti-McDonalds, even though I actually did at one time in time boycott McDonalds for years. That, however, was for abhorrent service and it resulted in my freaking out at Ronnie’s head office. Trust me, I value my time and if something involves any footwork that has [...]