Comments on: Seven Ways to Green Your Fast Food http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/10/seven-ways-to-green-your-fast-food/ Green and Natural Parenting for Eco-Friendly Families Thu, 24 May 2012 17:04:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Shaping Youth » Green Hedgehogs in Virtual Worlds? Let Your Leprechauns Loose! http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/10/seven-ways-to-green-your-fast-food/#comment-7942 Shaping Youth » Green Hedgehogs in Virtual Worlds? Let Your Leprechauns Loose! Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:10:29 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2539#comment-7942 [...] Seven Ways to Green Your Fast Food (Eco Child’s Play) [...] [...] Seven Ways to Green Your Fast Food (Eco Child’s Play) [...]

]]> By: Fast Food Makes Kids Stupid : Eco Child’s Play http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/10/seven-ways-to-green-your-fast-food/#comment-7940 Fast Food Makes Kids Stupid : Eco Child’s Play Fri, 29 May 2009 12:45:33 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2539#comment-7940 [...] food isn’t only a dumb choice environmentally, it can actually harm kids’ test scores, too. Factory-farmed meat? All that packaging? No [...] [...] food isn’t only a dumb choice environmentally, it can actually harm kids’ test scores, too. Factory-farmed meat? All that packaging? No [...]

]]> By: Staying Healthy» Calling All Dieters! You Can Still Eat Fast Food http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/10/seven-ways-to-green-your-fast-food/#comment-7939 Staying Healthy» Calling All Dieters! You Can Still Eat Fast Food Sat, 07 Feb 2009 13:26:12 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2539#comment-7939 [...] Seven Ways to Green Your Fast Food (ecochildsplay.com) [...] [...] Seven Ways to Green Your Fast Food (ecochildsplay.com) [...]

]]> By: Colleen/FoodieTots http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/10/seven-ways-to-green-your-fast-food/#comment-7937 Colleen/FoodieTots Mon, 12 Jan 2009 17:57:34 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2539#comment-7937 I grew up in the NW and adore Burgerville. I wish something similar would open on the East Coast, but for now we settle for Chipotle. They have rBGH-free dairy and are working to increase purchasing of organic and locally-sourced products. Sure, it's not as good as eating at home, but it's so nice to at least have a greenish option. I grew up in the NW and adore Burgerville. I wish something similar would open on the East Coast, but for now we settle for Chipotle. They have rBGH-free dairy and are working to increase purchasing of organic and locally-sourced products. Sure, it’s not as good as eating at home, but it’s so nice to at least have a greenish option.

]]> By: Allison http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/10/seven-ways-to-green-your-fast-food/#comment-7936 Allison Mon, 12 Jan 2009 02:34:14 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2539#comment-7936 The phrase "greening fast food" contains a giant oxymoron. It's like the McDonald's with a green roof; it's still a McDonalds. It still encourages people to burn fuel traveling to the restaurant, to create extra exhaust sitting in the drive-through, to eat food whose components are transported from a distance, consume burgers made from cattle (the farming of which is considered one of the major contributors to our climate problems) and contribute to the tons of waste from the packaging McDonald's uses in every store around the globe. Sorry, ain't nothing green about McDonald's. The phrase “greening fast food” contains a giant oxymoron. It’s like the McDonald’s with a green roof; it’s still a McDonalds. It still encourages people to burn fuel traveling to the restaurant, to create extra exhaust sitting in the drive-through, to eat food whose components are transported from a distance, consume burgers made from cattle (the farming of which is considered one of the major contributors to our climate problems) and contribute to the tons of waste from the packaging McDonald’s uses in every store around the globe.

Sorry, ain’t nothing green about McDonald’s.

]]> By: Jamie Ervin http://ecochildsplay.com/2009/01/10/seven-ways-to-green-your-fast-food/#comment-7938 Jamie Ervin Sun, 11 Jan 2009 02:04:30 +0000 http://ecochildsplay.com/?p=2539#comment-7938 There is one fast food restaurant around here I like, Burgerville. They use compostable straws + cups, have recycled paper products, source local foods (and hormone free beef, cage free eggs, etc...) and treat their employees remarkably well (providing health insurance for employees who work at least 20 or 25 hours a week). They also always feature in season, local foods (walla, walla onions, sweet potato fries, hazelnut milkshakes). Of course, it's not good for the waste line... but some sweet potato fries and a berry shake... that's Heavenly! Oh... they also do better things in their kids meals, like giving play-clay or crayons made by a local company from previously used crayons. We still avoid fast food whenever possible... but it's great to see options out there! There is one fast food restaurant around here I like, Burgerville. They use compostable straws + cups, have recycled paper products, source local foods (and hormone free beef, cage free eggs, etc…) and treat their employees remarkably well (providing health insurance for employees who work at least 20 or 25 hours a week). They also always feature in season, local foods (walla, walla onions, sweet potato fries, hazelnut milkshakes).

Of course, it’s not good for the waste line… but some sweet potato fries and a berry shake… that’s Heavenly!

Oh… they also do better things in their kids meals, like giving play-clay or crayons made by a local company from previously used crayons.

We still avoid fast food whenever possible… but it’s great to see options out there!

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