What the french fry??!?

I had a bit of a rough day on Friday, so I decided to treat myself to McDonald's for lunch. I debated getting a Big Mac deal but I knew I'd just feel gross later, so I opted for a Hamburger Happy Meal (bonus 'good mom' points because I could give Ella the toy without having to actually take her to McDonald's). Ready to dive into my little meal of happiness, I opened up the box and discovered an itty bitty teeny tiny little container of french fries - smaller than a pack of cigarettes. And a mini yogurt.

Even Barbie isn't impressed with the piddly
serving of fries, which she could eat in
two bites ... if she ate.

Apparently, McDonald's has decided they need to make Happy Meals healthier. A little searching and I discover that this change was announced last summer - another important announcement I missed thanks to the newborn haze. This change was tested in a few cities last year and the plan is to phase it in across Canada in 2012. I guess our city just got phased.

In theory, I'm all for kids (and adults like me who like Happy Meals) eating healthier. But you see, I don't go to McDonald's for healthy food. I don't take my kids to McDonald's for healthy food. McDonald's isn't meant to be healthy, which is why it's so good. How can it be a guilty pleasure if I don't feel all that guilty anymore?

Bottom line, I don't want yogurt at McDonald's, I want fries ... lots of fries.

PS. Did you know that McDonald's has trademarked World Famous Fries^TM?