I was out and about early this morning, and was really shocked and saddened to see 3 separate mothers giving their babies - no older than 12 months at a guess - McDonald's or Hungry Jacks, and I'm not talking a fry or a bite here and there, I'm talking a cheese burger or a McMuffin and hash brown.

One of them was only 6 months too

Look, I'm not judging, but I feel so sad that children of such a young age are fed such junk, when its just as easy to give them a banana to munch on instead. These foods are full of nothing but fat, something that I can only imagine would be difficuilt for children of their age to digest.

I just can't imagine why any one would give such a small, vulnerable child such horrible food when there ARE better alternatives. No wonder childhood obesity is becoming such an issue here in Australia, kids are being fed junk food way too early.
Yeah, that's all true, about digestion and alternatives... but then, you never know the life circumstances... this MAY have been their first time giving their child McDonalds, this may have been one of those situations where it's cheap and easy, this may have been a "oh my gosh have a cheeseburger and sit down for a second you've both been up all night and I'm sleep deprived and not coping".

I like to think that moderation is key Every now and then, I can't see a huge problem. Others probably might, but honestly, it's moderation and attitude rather than wether or not you see a second in time of a random family eating McDonalds.... Most people do know that McDonalds isn't a healthy choice

BTW - I have a much bigger problem with seeing the everyday food people feed their children on a regular basis that they actually think is healthy and ok - like canned or tinned baby food, those frozen meals or pseudo-healthy snacks like roll-ups or fruit sticks or 'le snack' rather than whether or not a family choose to eat McDonalds once in a while (which may or may not be the case here, you never know).