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Why you shouldn’t reject regular meals at your kids’ favorite place.
Oh, how often we are witnesses or (what can we hide!) Participants in heartbreaking scenes: the child persuades the parents to go to McDonald’s, and the mother adamantly stands guard over the principles of the rational – in her opinion! – food. The outcome of family disputes is almost always the same: tears, disappointment, a ruined walk … Today we will teach you how to walk to McDonald’s correctly!
Offering lunch, not a snack
Many parents deny their child a visit to McDonald’s with the wording: “There is no need to interrupt your appetite, lunch is coming soon!” However, during a long or active walk, children tend to spend a lot of calories and begin to experience an acute feeling of hunger. It is difficult for a child’s body to postpone the satisfaction of one of the basic needs until they return home – they usually want to eat here and now!
We suggest that parents take this feature into account and plan the routes of long walks with children so that after about 2/3 of the way they can arrange an impromptu “rest” with a meal. For example, by going to McDonald’s on the way to have a full lunch. For baby food, the Happy Meal sets are most suitable, which are specially designed as a complete meal with a balanced composition and calorie content.
Take into account all the needs of the child’s body
McDonald’s strives to keep the average calorie content of Happy Meal kits below 600 kcal – while maintaining the correct balance of all nutrients. Such an optimal portion will help the child fully satisfy his hunger without provoking a feeling of oversaturation, which will allow him to continue the walk with renewed vigor and excellent mood!
Take the chance to include “unpopular” foods in your diet
Agree, we all complain from time to time that the child does not eat porridge or contemptuously rejects vegetables … It is paradoxical, but true: if you offer him the same products at McDonald’s, then there is a great chance that in the entourage of the child’s favorite place, everything will be eaten without a trace ! Moreover, if you correctly mix the products from the Happy Meal menu, you can put together a lunch that fully meets the basic principles of balanced nutrition, which modern mothers care about so much.
Read on to find out how to end your lunch properly, and other rules for visiting McDonald’s.