The food watchdog group commonly known as the “food police” are threatening to take the “happy” out of McDonald’s Happy Meals.

Admittedly, French fries, a hamburger and soda might not be the most nutritious meal choice for kids, but according to The Center for Science in the Public Interest, handing out toys with this kind of lunch is also “a pernicious, wrong and illegal marketing practice.”

The CSPI alleges that McDonald’s dangles toys in front of kids’ faces to tempt them into eating its Happy Meals.

Read the rest of the story here.  

What do you think?  Do you remember getting a toy in your Happy Meal as a kid?  Do your kids get Happy Meals?  Is it misleading for McDonalds to give away a toy?

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It’s one hot topic in college football right now!

Nebraska will seek Big Ten membership

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – The University of Nebraska plans to apply for membership in the Big Ten Conference and expects to be accepted.Chancellor Harvey Perlman disclosed the plan Friday during a meeting of the university’s Board of Regents.

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