Does a body good

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1. So one of my coworkers was talking about her friend, also a health nut, who keeps a six-year-old Happy Meal in her garage. She takes with her when she goes places where people haven’t seen it before–the friend, not the coworker–and shows it to them. Six years. Garage. Colorado. You wouldn’t think that these would be the ideal conditions in which to mummify food, but you’d be wrong. McDonald’s Happy Meals will apparently turn into rock-hard replicas of themselves, similar in size, coloration, and odor. “Real food goes bad…” she says. The coworker, not the friend. “That’s because real food used to be alive.”

   I was impressed until I realized it was something she didn’t think about anymore, just recited to people to try to convince them that her particular healthfood product (sells on the side, like Amway, but with less bleach) was the cornerstone of the one true diet.

   Which explains why Ray is occaisionally seen with a Happy Meal toy…

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2. Mmmm, that looks way healthier than Orange Drink. I’m scared of that Orange Drink stuff.

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3. Actually, she’s pretty good about choosing milk (or chocolate milk) over soda (lemonade, actually, since she doesn’t like fizz).

   She also tends to choose apple slices instead of fries. Crazy kid.

   We don’t make a regular habit of McD’s, but it’s a treat for her, esp. if we can go inside and she can do the Play Place thing. Frankly, I greatly envy her that particular experience. Looks like she and the other screaming kids have a blast.

   As to the Happy Meal — well, for the most part, most McD’s food has had most of the water content cooked/broiled/fried out of it, so I imagine it would be ripe (so to speak) for mummification. *shrugs*

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