McDonald's was just becoming nationwide when I was about her age...I'm guessing ten maybe? The nearest McDonald's was two or three towns over and it was a treat to get McDonald's, maybe once a month on a Saturday. It didn't replace cooking a meal for your family. It was like pizza from the pizzeria, a treat you'd do OCCASIONALLY, not every night as a replacement for cooking. These eat beasts are indoctrinating their kids into thinking McDonald's and all the other fast (fat) food places are just another legitimate alternative to eating a healthy diet and just part of life. I'm sure the CEO's appreciate that, (I know I would), but it's destroying our world and bringing a culture of laziness into historically NON-lazy cultures. Families used to gather around the table for a home cooked meal and it cemented the "family" unit. Now they teach their kids to just grab a happy meal. Gross.