Moms Talk

Do You Let Your Kids Eat 'Fast Food?'

The Moms talk about their fast food rules and what they do for food when they don't have time.

Do you let your kids eat “fast food?" How often? If so, what is your family's favorite place? If not, what are your alternatives for a fast meal on the run? Lynne Dicecco: Great question! We just recently started to let my kids have fast food. We have been getting tacos from Taco Bell. They might have 1 or 1 1/2 tacos with only meat and cheese. I never eat fast food for myself, but my kids are such picky eaters. So now, I know I can get a couple of tacos for dinner and it is something different. We only get it ... maybe once every two weeks or so? I just got them a burger from Burger King the other day; I don't think a burger is that bad once in a while. I always have them eat lots of fruits and vegetables every day. Megan Trotter-Mayo: …

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Viewfinder: Taking Inventory - Fast Food

This second edition of Taking Inventory compares the facades of various fast food chains around East Providence.

Last month Viewfinder launched a feature called Taking Inventory. For the first installment we systematically photographed all the East Providence locations of a popular coffee chain.  This month we've turned our lens towards another staple - the fast food chain. Yes, love them or hate them these quick meal providers have become an iconic piece of the American landscape. This week's selection is hardly all inclusive, but certainly provides a glimpse of the fast food community in East Providence. Taking Inventory is modeled after the work of German photographers Bernd and Hilla Becher.

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