Macca’s Is Taking Cheeseburgers Out Of Happy Meals & People Are Err… Not Happy
In a bold move, Macca’s has announced that the standard ‘Happy Meal’ package deal will no longer include a cheeseburger, and it’s not going down so well in the McLovin’ community.
Yesterday McDonald’s dropped the news that they’re removing cheeseburgers from Happy Meals, making the fries serving size smaller AND changing the chocco milk to some kind of healthier variety.
Thank the lawd that it’s only in the US…for now. The development comes as part of Macca’s attempting to improve the health standards of their fast food world-wide.
Today, we are announcing our new 2022 global #HappyMeal goals. Over the next several years, we'll be focusing on nutrition criteria, simplifying ingredients, transparent nutrition information, recommended food groups and responsible marketing: https://t.co/zH5VYViyld pic.twitter.com/M4wIhDYXc3
— McDonald's (@McDonaldsCorp) February 15, 2018
Sure, it seems kinda fair that in light of rising childhood obesity rates McDonald’s is trying to push slightly more nutritional options at kids. But that doesn’t mean that Macca’s customers aren’t outraged by the arguably blasphemous change to the classic Happy Meal.
It looks like, even though you can technically request a cheeseburger to go with your Happy Meal, people are not here for any adjustments to the sacred combo and the tweets are salty as hell.
Long live the cheeseburger.
Raise your hand if you feel personally victimised by Macca’s?
Happy Meal? More like Fuck You Kid™
— Some Donkus (@Wazzaldorp) February 15, 2018
It’s a very very mad world.
A "Happy Meal" with no cheeseburger just isn't a happy meal. pic.twitter.com/Tb3bSf99CR
— Ralph (@Frater_Ralph) February 15, 2018
Perhaps renaming the meal is the only viable option here.
Will @McDonalds Happy Meal now be called the "Meh Meal?"
— Angie E.Pennyfeather (@AngieNTheCity) February 15, 2018
There are some helpful suggestions coming through.
what if they call the retooled Happy Meal the McDon't
— there's a name (u_u★) ???? (@slugshaming) February 15, 2018
You can taste the bitterness.
In other news, @McDonalds changes name to Sad Meals https://t.co/WFm55OcM3k
— Domenico Montanaro (@DomenicoNPR) February 15, 2018
The Happy Meal is a childhood relic!
People will not stand to see it destroyed.
when people ask why I got so offended that @McDonalds is changing their happy meal menu pic.twitter.com/uFtXAPsr9U
— Noah Tries Again (@noahfloods) February 15, 2018
To say people are getting carried away… is an understatement.
New Happy Meal Boxes will Contain:
– apple slices still w/ caramel dipping sauce
– raw tofu squares
– a cottage cheeseburger
– 3 french fries
– pamphlet on saving sea turtles
– vitamin d tablet— . (@MemphisGoblin) February 15, 2018
No one is particularly interested in the facts…
Only that they are mad and Macca’s is wrong.
(Apparently the listed entrée choice will be a hamburger or a box of chicken nuggets…but I guess if it ain’t a cheesburger, it ain’t shit.)
mcdonalds is making the happy meal healthier by removing the food
— rockcock64 (@rockcock64) February 15, 2018
Anyway, you have to admit, even though we love cheeseburgers and we hate change, it’s probz a good thing that Macca’s is trying to take responsibility and tackle the whole child-obesity-rates-almost-tripling-since- the-70s-in-the-US thing.
But oh man, I could go a cheeseburger right now.
