Why my Children love McDonald's and Happy Meals...

So Saturday after chores and Amanda's volleyball game, I promised the girls a trip to the park and the dollar store. It was such a beautiful day to be outdoors! We went to one of the local neighborhood parks and picked up McD's on the way. While we were eating, I asked my kids why McD's? I mean, I love their fries, but can only eat so many of them a week. We pushed the limit this week with Frank in Singapore, but their responses were great. My individual conversations with each of them went something like this: "Justine, why do you like chicken McNuggets?" After several moments of silence and watching the wheels churn in her head, she replied: "They"re crunchy?" I mean after several moments I was expecting a little bit more insight than they are crunchy. I asked her to expound and she said, "I don't know I just like them." Talk about brainwash. Brother. So, here was Natalie. "Natalie, why do you always order chocolate milk and a hamburger without cheese and pickles?" Loudly sucking on her straw..."It's my usual." That was her reply. OK, note to self too much McD's is a bad thing...brain damage. I was expecting a bit more from Amanda being older. "Amanda, why do you like the fruit and yogurt parfait?" She stared at me blankly and shrugged, "I don't know." At least that's what I think she said...it was a bit muffled. So not ready for the tween/teen phase. So, there you have it. No new insights. I'm a firm believer that McD's is a master at advertising. The kids don't know why they like it, just that they "do." Bravo.