Why do kids prefer McDonald's?!


Question: Why do kids prefer McDonald's!?
my boys are always begging me for fast food instead of home cooked!. I can cook pretty good, so its not that stuff is gross in our house!. whats the deal with kids!?Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
The toy and the clown!. They are programed to love it!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

I have kids of my own and as they grow up I have noticed the same thing!. I think it may have something to do with the fact that in youth mcdonalds was concidered a happy time or fun food and as they grow older they would like to hold on to that, or perhaps it is because it is pretty good food!. But in that sence if you were able to produce the exact effects of Mcdonalds food in your home I don't think that it would have the same effect as McDonalds!. So without further discussion I would say it is the link to a funner time in life!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

parents give in to the kids and let them have what they want!?

well maybe try something different, ask your kids to pitch in with the cooking!. ask them what they may like to try and help make it!.

if they like burgers alot try different variations, different cheeses, bbq sauce, bacon, etc!.!.!.!.

try bake fries instead of fried!.!.!.slice em differently!.!.!.!.make it fun!.!.!.!.

if they like chicken !.!.!. make your own nuggets or something its pretty easy!.!.!.!.!.get some boneless skinless chicken, cut into nugget size pieces!.!.!.!.!.use flour/milk/breading!.!.!.!.to coat them!.!.!.stick in freezer for a short bit before cooking to help the breading stick better!.!.!.

the kids might have fun makin their own "McDonald" type food at home!.

if they like shakes!.!.!.make your own!.!.!.get some plain vanilla ice cream and chocolate syrup or strawberry !.!.!.blend!.!.or make them a little more healthy by adding some frutis!.!.!.strawberries, bananas, etc!.!.!.!.


there are diff ways to make mac n cheese!.!.!.!.get fun shaped pasta and get some velveeta cheese!.!.!.its cheaper to make your own then buy it by the box!.!.!.!.you can get a pound of pasta for $1 or less!.!.!.and get a generic velveeta for about $3 but you can get several meals out of each!.!.!.!.!.since you need only about 1/2 or so of the pasta and enough cheese to make it as cheesey as you like with touch of milk!.

add hotdogs/ground up burger/tomatoes/brocoli to the mac n cheese for variety!.!.!.

make chili mac!.!.!.!.

get the kids involved it sometimes realllly works!.!.

good luck and have fun!Www@FoodAQ@Com

because it's something different!.
when I had my son, I vowed to NEVER let him eat fast food!.!.!.but my mother decided it would be alright to let him have a french fry and that was enough to have him hooked!.
I also cook a wide variety of things at home, but he still wants it when he sees that magic yellow arch!. I think it is because it is something different!.!.!.no matter how good moms food is sometimes they just want the fatty, salty, bad for you food because they don't always get it!.
My son only get mcd's once in a blue moon, and he gets nuggets and the compromise is that he has to have the apple slices instead of fries!.
my only other suspicion is that they put heroine in the food so once you try it you're hooked!.

Have you tried involved the boys in food prep!? My step-daughter doesn't like eating healthy food but when she gets to help me in the kitchen she usually ends up eating!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

it's full of salt, animal fat, and sugar, none of which do our bodies much good, but they all taste great and people can have cravings!. Childrens' sense of taste is not as well developed as adults, so they don't enjoy the more delicate, unique, finer tastes that adults enjoy!. McDonalds makes simply-seasoned foods that don't offend kids tastes, and have plenty of fats, salt, and sugar to satisfy cravings!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Ok!.!. The reason that kids love Mc Donalds and other take away food like this, is the high fat content!. As a baby, your first meals you have are either breast milk or formula!. Both of these have a high fat content and it is this that the back of our mind remembers when we eat take away food!. It comforts us like we felt when young and loved by our mums!

A recipe i use for burgers and my Daughter loves them is simple

500g minced meat, 1egg, Medium onion, very finely chopped, salt, pepper!.

Combine all of these in a bowl, form into burger patties, oil with olive oil (both sides) and grill for 6-8 minutes either side!. They taste great, but will shrink a bit if you use cheaper mince!.

Hope this helps!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Kids love junk!.!.vegetables and 'healthy' has a big stereo type on kids which is gross!.!.they like mcdonalds because they load food their with salt and sugar!.!.and FAT!.!.Kids love FAT!.!.but if you give them vibrant coulered meals!.!.and show them a kids book called the Vegetable Monster!.!.it is supposed to help kids like healthy homecooked meals!.!.just drop the limit on mcDonalds!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Because its so appealing!.

The HAPPY meal

The big clown for a mascot

All of the "warm" colors!.!.!.damn I could go for some Mickey D's right now! lol

Its nothing against you, its just a kid thing!. A child will choose MCD's over anything!. They will realize good cooking soon!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

So are my kids that i babysit (im 18 and can drive)!. I can cook really well too!. I made home-made mac n cheese that was like super yummy snd they still beg me to take the money that their parents gave me and drive them to the nearest mikkyds (mcdonalds)!. Weird!Www@FoodAQ@Com

The food is more appealing!. More "flavor-enhancing glutamates" and "death-inducing trans fats" make fast food a tastier place!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

BECAUSE THEY GET SOME REALLY GOOD FOOD!. PLUS THEY GET A LITTLE TOY!. AND THEN THEY GET FRYS AND STUFF!. I AM NOT A KID, AND THAT IS ALWAYS MY FIRST THING I WANT TO GET WHEN I AM HUNGRY!. LOL!. IT IS REALLY GOOD!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

because the food is loaded with sugar!.!.the hamburgers fries and everything- SUGARWww@FoodAQ@Com

It's more the idea than the food I think!. My kid loves to have McDonalds, but she doesn't even eat all of it!. But if I make chicken breasts and oven roasted potatoes at home she clears her plate!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

McDonald's does research to find the most appealing food for kids!. It is just geared to their tastes!. Www@FoodAQ@Com

Every kid I know loves chicken nuggets and french fries plus it could be the whole happy meal toy thing : )Www@FoodAQ@Com

their commercial ads focused on catching the attention of the children!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Its fast food its greasy and toxic what more could you ask for!?!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

it's got a lot of "tasty" chemicals in itWww@FoodAQ@Com

because they put an addictive chemical in it that makes you crave it fortnightly!.!.!.!.smart ***Www@FoodAQ@Com

We order lots of chicken nugget happy meals for our daughter!.!.!.!.I don't know, but she sure loves it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Cuz its so YUMMYWww@FoodAQ@Com

they love chicken nuggets
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Yummy , easy, and they grew up with it!.

Oh yea!.!.and the Playground!Www@FoodAQ@Com





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