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• The Worst Kids Meal Packs 1,200 Calories in a Bowl

  Remember when the Center for Science in the Public Interest came out with a devastating report on movie theater popcorn? How it was loaded with calories and fat in numbers so high we could hardly imagine it? We kept on eating it, sure, but it was also a nice tap on the shoulder that we even if we read labels in the store, we’re kind of flapping in the wind when it comes to eating outside our homes. Then some 10 years later, we get people who want to pass laws forcing that kind of information to be available in restaurants too! But we cry out! “Idiots,” we say, “fast food is fattening! Get over it!” And then we try to order salads and stuff. Make good choices. Attempt to be a little healthier without new laws or the help of anyone. That’s why I love stories like this, ...   Read More... Posted Dec 15 2007, 02:18 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: fast food, obesity, eating out with kids, restaurants, health and kids

• New in Family-Friendly Dining News: Girls Gone Wild, The Restaurant!

  Finally.   It's here!  A family-friendly, inviting and sure to be delicious new chain of eating establishments that has something for everyone.  Everyone who likes their buffalo wings served a side of boobs, that is. Joe Francis, creator of the popular Girls Gone Wild video empire, is launching a chain of GGW restaurants, the first two of which are expected to open mid-summer in Cabo San Lucas and Cancun, Mexico.  (Also in the works: GGW clothing and swimwear lines.  Ugh.)  Sources say Francis insists that there will be no stripping or filming in the restaurants, where he hopes women will feel "sexy, exciting and edgy." At this point in my life, going out to dinner is pretty much my only source of entertainment, save for the occasional night at the movies or at a show.  And seventy-five percent of my eating out is done with my two young daughters, so I am beyond thrilled that GGW: The Restaurant will be opening its doors soon (outside of Mexico, Francis projects that more restaurants will be welcomed with open arms in other resort and/or college towns around the U.S.).  Because burgers and beers are so much more "edgy" and "exciting" when the waitress who brings them to the table is shaking her boobs in mommy's face like it's the first night of spring break in Key West, 2007!!  Yeah!!!  WOOOOOO!!!! Every, single parent I know laments the lack of child-friendly restaurants in their area.  But not anymore.  Thanks, Joe Francis.  We owe you one. [Via MamaPop]    Posted Apr 03 2007, 03:07 PM by Alisyn with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: eating out with kids, family-friendly, restaurants, joe francis, girls gone wild