“In 2009, the top fast-food restaurant chains spent the majority (59%) of their marketing dollars to acquire toys, games, puzzles, or other premiums to distribute with children’s meals,” (Otten). Advertisement and marketing is a problem among unhealthy food and fast food restaurants. Many of fast food advertisements advertise using toys and entertainment to encourage people to buy their product. Fast food restaurants using premiums to advertise are a problem in our country and community because they influence people to eat unnutritional foods. Fast food advertisement using toys and entertainment is a growing problem in the United States. The advertisements influence people to eat the food being promoted, and this food is usually non nutritional. “And more than half (56%) of the top restaurant chains do not have a single children’s meal meeting nutrition standards,” (Otten). Kid’s meals are being advertised using premiums to persuade kids to want to eat them, even though they are unhealthy. “Almost 70 percent of televised and child-targeted fast-food ads, monitored over one year, included toys or other giveaways,” (Otten). When children watch television, they are …show more content…
Premiums in advertising influence people to eat at restaurants that include premiums with their meals. “Twenty-five percent of all fast-food restaurants that offer kids’ meals have an indoor display for kids’ meals toys in Chicago,” (Isgor). Fast food restaurants try to persuade people to eat their food by displaying toys and entertainment. “Chain restaurants offering kids’ meals are more likely to display kids’ meals toys inside the restaurant (31%) than non-chain restaurants that offer kids’ meals (9%),” (Isgor). Restaurants advertise the toys that come with their food to influence people to eat at their restaurant. The result of this advertisement is people making poor food choices that can be unhealthy for