"McMoms" Do McDonald's Bidding to Brainwash Other Moms

Meet McDonald's "Mom's Quality Correspondents," brand ambassadors for the corporation who tour the country convincing other mothers that McDonald's food can provide perfectly nutritious sustenance for their children. It's unclear how much these fast food collaborators are being paid to sell out America's children to the fast food industry, but they've been at it for a couple years now, and they hit Manhattan yesterday to put an end to the crazy idea that McDonald's products are uniformly unhealthy.

The Daily News tagged along, and the article is actually kind of sad, with one mom customer telling the McMoms she feeds her child fast food because she's a childcare worker who doesn't have time to cook. Smiling condescendingly from behind the counter, the McMoms shared helpful tips with the consumers, advising them to get the Apple Dippers instead of fries and trade the Coke for Dasani.

They also advised that if you're going to serve your child French Fries, at least take the salt off. But Harlem grandmother Yvonne Bryan, 54, went even further than the McMoms, explaining that she denies her grandson fries because "there is too much grease. I let him have chicken nuggets. And that's it." Tough love, even by McMoms'standards.

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By John Del Signore in Food on September 25, 2009 5:06 PM

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Claudia

My little white poodle, Ethan won't eat anything but McDonald's cheeseburgers. He eats the bun with a little ketchup too. Single Mom. Need coupons. Costs about 3 times as much as crunchies! Please send to 14 Morton St., NYC, NY 10014. Thanks!

Rocknrope

From the Asian McMom: I am really pleased that my 5-year old loves his veggies, particularly fresh-cooked green beans.

If he loves green beans, then he'll love the new Double Smacker D-Lux: two quarter-pounder patties dipped in batter and deep fried until GBD - Golden, Brown and Delicious! Topped with not one, not two, but THREE types of cheese: american, swiss and cheddar! Capping it off with two slices of bacon, because everything's better with bacon!

Oh, and a slice of green bean.

NannyState

Always helpful with hints on bribing your children to get them to shut up and using junk food as a palliative for childhood stress. Go Mom!

Kevin Bracken

Ray Croc was a morphine addict

firewire

ray kroc is laughing in his grave.

Amanda Harletsch

The oldest trick in the marketing book: "go for the gate keepers". As unethical from MacDonalds, as it is unethical from the moms involved.

Corporatebots just think in margin terms, not ethical ones, so nothing new here. But if you underestimate the decision making power of women, well, you are missing more than half off the market as well as half of your brain.

blondeinthecity

Seriously how much are they getting paid to fatten their children with salt and oil? GROSS.

JenChungsBaby

She may not have time to cook, but does she have time to cut up an apple? Or to pour some water into a cup instead of buying a bottle of Dasani? Jeez.