Sunday Gluttony

I’m sitting in a fast-food chain in Box Hill North on this sunny, friendly Sunday as the last throes of Winter attempt to make themselves known by occasionally pushing a cloud across the sky; temporarily blocking the dominating sunshine.

It is only now, as I began writing this that I realise how very desperate things have gotten if I’ve found myself sitting in an establishment I despise, buying a $4.15 burnt coffee just so I can take advantage of their slow internet connection. I’m totally aware that my first world problems are apparent here – but it’s been a tough three weeks!

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McHealthy Meals Debunked

McDonald’s in the US has made the bold move to promote itself as a healthier restaurant for kids by tweaking its happy meal menu to include… an apple. So what are the chances this will get kids to eat more fruit and less cheeseburger? Probably as much as getting kids to come home from school with an uneaten pack or Oreos in their lunch box rather than a discarded mandarin.  In other words, McDonald’s has just signed itself up to start throwing out a lot of fruit.

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