No Matter What's In That McDonald's Wrapper, the Kids Are Lovin' It

Next time your tot’s not eating his taters, simply dump the dinner plate’s contents into a Big Mac wrapper–problem solved. According to this Stanford University study, kids like food more if its packaging says it’s from McDonald’s.

63 low-income children aged 3 to 5 were served McDonald’s fare as well as regular foods like carrots, juice and milk that were “branded” with McDonald’s wrappers or cups. They also got all the same items in plain unmarked packaging and were asked to name which foods tasted the best.

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