sorry pooexplosions didn't mean to highlight you and not foosa looks like i'm shouting at you

i realise i'm coming in right at the end and a couple hours after convo finished, but why why why is subway bad?? its sandwiches!! isn't it?? i always thought that was our 'healthier' option...

pooexplosions didn't jamie oliver proove that its not breast meat though? that's the one thing i won't eat... chicken nuggets

foosa.. its not so bad is it? going with dad to play pool?

pointydogg thanks for listening .

I love McDonalds .
I worked there for a year in the 80s and saved enough money to go to university

All these my dcs don't have mc donalds ..wait till you have teenagers try keeping them out

i get my ds the packed lunch from asda if i want something quick cheap and easy when im out.
its 2 pounds and they get to pick

a sandwich - ham, tuna and sweetcorn or cheese

a piece of fruit

a yoghurt

a packet of raisins

a carton of juice

and either a packet of crisps or some jelly.

they also give you a colouring book and some crayons i think its great value for money and better stuff for him than mcdonalds etc.
(the crisps/jelly are left until he has eaten all the rest)

he does go to mcdonalds occasionally and has chicken nuggets and a fruit bag happy meal. not that bad now they can have fruit bags instead of fries in my opinion. but he does only go as a 1 off

Nothing wrong with a McDs every now and then. I was never, ever allowed fast food when I was a child and guess what, as soon as I left home I went mad on it. My parents wouldn't set foot in McDonalds and I got so overexcited when I went to parties there it was ridiculous. Maybe if I'd been taken a couple of times it wouldn't have been so thrillingly naughty.

I think it's stupid to say "you will never have this" - because all that happens is that child wants it more. We all want to do what we're not allowed to do.

And the nutritional thing is only relevant if you never feed your child anything remotely less than home made, home grown, non processed and non refined foods.

fair enough to wish it. Unreasonable to do something about it.

How about he can bring his own kid where he wants and feed her wants without being told what he is allowed to give her.

And I'm still waiting for someone to tell me whats in a mcd's hamburger for it to be called "muck, vile, foul, brick burgers"? The problem is not the food but your perception of it. Thats whats really irritating about it.

Well, tell your DH that next time, he has to do the happy meal with fishfingers, fruit and milk!

He can amuse himself with the amazing interactive Happy Meals calorie counter:
http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/food/happy-meal/happy-meal.mcdj