Sentences with phrase «meal toy in»

I can see it now - going out to eat with my husband and feeling confident going to a place that did not advertise kid meal toys in the window...:)

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Offering up beloved characters from the House of Mouse and already popular toy properties was a way to lure in families multiple times over the course of the limited release of a themed meal.

Early on the toys included in the Happy Meal were little trinkets — stencils, puzzle locks and spinning tops.

Many of the hottest collectibles of the 20th Century, including Hummel figurines, Depression glass, Roseville pottery, comic books, baseball cards, lunchboxes, vintage denim, Happy Meal toys, and, of course, Beanie Babies, are worth just a fraction of their former values in the 21st Century.

So next time a tractor - trailer passes by, or you're at the local grocery store as a truck docks in the delivery bay, you're not just looking at an impressive 18 - wheeler traveling the road with your holiday meal that will stock the shelves, or toys for the children in your family, you're looking at a vital machine for New Hampshire's economic growth, prosperity and future.

Two McDonald's Happy Meals with toy watches fashioned after the characters Donkey and Puss in Boots from the movie «Shrek Forever After» are pictured in Los Angeles, in this June 22, 2010 file photo.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest, a consumer group that advocates healthier restaurant food for children, last year sued McDonald's to stop it from using Happy Meal toys to lure children into its restaurants.

If they come with a tract isn't that like mcdonald's happy meals, where the toys in the shoe box are just the lure to get the kids hooked on the real product, the religion?

They provide better «toys» (usually BOOKS) in their kids» meals than the other fast food places, have great fries and make a mean salad with non-breaded chicken.

That stance didn't go over well with the Jim Henson Co., whose Jim Henson's Creature Shop toys have been served up in Chick - fil - A's meals for kids.

I was hugely pregnant, constantly hungry, and not at all interested in trains, DD was hugely whiny and not at all interested in trains, and DH and DS were hugely interested in trains, so much that they insisted on viewing everything, skipping meals, and waiting in lines to look at what are really toys made about 50 years ago that go in circles.

In the back of my closet I have two rather large plastic totes filled to the brim with kids meal toys like the ones above.

The first Happy Meals offered in 1979 let you choose between a hamburger or cheeseburger and came... MORE with fries, cookies, a drink and a toy.

Mother of one 8 - month - old Playards - YES Bassinet - NO (used the pack - n - play) Swaddle Blankets - YES (Aden + Anais) Crib - YES SnuggleU - HAVE N'T USED Rocking chair / glider - NO Activity gym - YES Bouncer - YES Bumbo - YES (I didn't have one, but I have tried it and would get one on sale for my next baby) Exersaucer - YES Jumper - HAVE N'T USED Front Carrier - YES Stroller - YES Wet wipe warmer - NO (I haven't actually used one, but I didn't use one and diaper changes were fine) Changing table - YES Swing - YES Lilly Padz - HAVE N'T USED Nursing pillow - NO Milkies - HAVE N'T USED Nipple cream - YES Nursing nightgown - NO (I slept in nursing tanks and they were fabulous) Bottle warmer - NO Bottle dishwasher basket - YES (also good for small toys and various things) Bottle drying rack - NO Highchair - NO (used a booster from the start) Booster Seat for Meals - YES (we used this instead of a high chair) Burp cloths - YES (I still have the littered strategically around the house) Baby bathtub - NO Nasal aspirator - NO (I use the free one from the hospital, but I wouldn't buy one; I haven't found them to work so well) Baby fingernail clippers - NO (I use adult cuticle clippers and they are wonderful) Video monitor - YES Audio monitor - HAVEN «T USED Gas drops - NO Gripe water - YES

I continue to feel ambivalence about the strategy of going after the Happy Meal toy as a means of combatting childhood obesity, a strategy that has been adopted via ordinance in San Francisco, as reported here a few weeks ago.

The chain insists that it didn't drop the toys due to activist pressure, but rather because consumers weren't influenced by the toy in the first place when choosing the meals.

Moreover, whereas in the past parents could purchase the Happy Meal toy apart from a meal, the SF Weekly blog reports that this option will no longer be available — now parents must purchase the still - unhealthy meal to placate toy - collecting kMeal toy apart from a meal, the SF Weekly blog reports that this option will no longer be available — now parents must purchase the still - unhealthy meal to placate toy - collecting kmeal, the SF Weekly blog reports that this option will no longer be available — now parents must purchase the still - unhealthy meal to placate toy - collecting kmeal to placate toy - collecting kids.

Fasten your seatbelt, because if you can't be the bad guy with regard to food choices when your kids are young enough to care about Happy Meal toys, you are going to be in a world of hurt when your kids reach their teens and need for you to say no to them from time to time.

The San Francisco ordinance banning free toys in unhealthy fast food goes into effect tomorrow, but McDonald's has figured out a clever strategy to go right on selling its toy - filled Happy Meals — without making any of the nutritional improvements proponents of the toy ban were looking for.

I meant to get to this item earlier in the week — The New York Times editorial page recently weighed in on the lawsuit recently filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest against McDonald's over the use of toys in fast food meals.

i don't recall happy meal toys as a preschooler, yet i got hooked on mcD in my day.

restrict toys to meals that contain fewer than 500 calories and 600 milligrams of sodium, and in which less than 35 percent of the calories come from fat (making exceptions for nuts, seeds, peanut butter or other nut - based butters).

-LSB-...] advocate Dana Woldow informed me last night that the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed the ordinance that will limit toy giveaways in children's fast food meals containing high levels of calories, fat and sodium.

I've reported in the past on efforts by various cities to impose a so - called «Happy Meal Toy Ban,» i.e., a prohibition on the inclusion of toys in less healthy fast food meals marketed to children.

Last night the Superior, Wisconsin city council voted down a proposed ban on toys in most kids» fast food meals.

If you tell your 2 - year - old, «We'll go to the park after lunch,» then pack up the sand toys and head out the door after your meal — or avoid making the promise in the first place, if there's a chance you won't be able to keep it.

Some time ago I mentioned in a Friday Buffet that there's a movement in San Francisco to ban toys in certain fast food meals marketed to children.

Now, if we're in need of a new toy, there's almost always a McDonalds around, and we can stop in for a Happy Meal and a new toy.

This new, «sensitive» McDonald's got so caught up congratulating itself on things like reducing sodium in meals by fifteen percent in four years that it didn't think to bring up the fact that the inclusion of a toy in every Happy Meal is a huge marketing tactic.

If you think your government has no place in telling you what to eat, but you're okay with corporations telling you what to eat by offering toys with a happy meal, there is a problem.

Slated to open in April, the Little Green Tree House will feature non-toxic paints, Energy Star appliances, PVC - and phthalate - free toys, and an all - organic, locally sourced meal plan.

Chemicals called phthalates, banned from children's teething rings and rubber duck toys over a decade ago, have just been found in high concentrations in your kid's favorite meal: macaroni and cheese mixes made with powdered cheese (even some that were labeled organic!).

She would also prepare meals, throw in the laundry, pick up the toys, and do other odds - and - ends so that when I took a break from the project, I could spend it giving undivided attention to my kids rather than on some chore.

The Center for Science in the Public Interest is threatening to sue McDonald's on the grounds that the use of Happy Meals toys lures children into consuming unhealthful food.

The seducing quality of a toy offered with a high - fat, high - sugar «Happy Meal» makes anything healthy, sans toy, pale in comparison.

For example, when McDonald's says that it has «made great strides to reduce the amount of material used in our Happy Meal toys,» I would love to have seen some concrete examples.

The city will begin enforcing an ordinance that prohibits toys included in kids» meals that either contain more than 600 calories, don't include a fruit and vegetable, or include a sugary drink.

McDonald's and other fast food chains will have to stop including toys in meals for children beginning tomorrow in San Francisco.

McDonald's and other fast food chains will have to stop including toys as part of meals for children beginning tomorrow in San Francisco.

«A law was passed recently which means we can not give away a free toy with our Happy Meals and Mighty Kids Meals in these restaurants,» McDonald's spokeswoman Danya Proud said in a statement, adding that while the chain's 19 restaurants in the city «will fully comply with this law, we also have a responsibility to give our customers what they want.»

Clear out the obvious losers, such as outgrown clothing, toys that haven't been used in months, ripped books, used - up pens, and Happy Meal toys, placing them in the appropriate group.

Offer a toy, a meal at a restaurant, ice cream, or something else your child likes, and determine how many books they have to read or days they have to read in a row to get the desired item.

So last month, when the Center for Science in the Public Interest announced it was filing a class action lawsuit to stop McDonald's from using Happy Meal toys to market to children, the fierce and ugly backlash against the mother of two who was brave enough to attach her name to the case was predictable.

Comrie, who introduced legislation in April that would penalize restaurants that sold toys with fatty meals, applauded McDonald's for altering its Happy Meals to include more healthy options, such as fruit and other -LSBmeals, applauded McDonald's for altering its Happy Meals to include more healthy options, such as fruit and other -LSBMeals to include more healthy options, such as fruit and other -LSB-...]

He said: «We know how challenging it can be for parents to keep their children occupied and happy on flights so we have ensured that every aspect of the travel experience is catered for, from toys and kids» entertainment to special meals on board, and even special family check - in areas.»

A happy meal toy proved to be a good luck charm for this health physics & diagnostic sciences professor in her NASA endeavors.

In this natural baby series I want to share what we do for our baby's sleep, meal time, toys and skincare.

Put money in Salvation Army kettle, add a toy to the Toy's For Tots or Firefighter collection boxes, take some canned goods to the local food bank or serve a meal to the hungry at a shelter.

But Michelle McIlmoyle, Canada's senior marketing manager, said the tracker made perfect sense: «Step - it is in line with McDonald's general philosophy for Happy Meal toys, which is to make toys that encourage either physical or imagination - based play,» she said in an earlier press release, which was quoted by Digital Trends.