We Asked 9 Nutritionists If They Let Their Kids Eat McDonald's — You Won't Believe What They Said

We didn't expect the answers to be so consistent across the board.

Actor Jessica Biel recently told Parade that her kids “don’t get McDonald’s.” For her, this is about the quality and price of the food, as she’d rather “pay more” for them to “have something fancy.”

This poorly worded statement comes across as classist, which is another conversation for another day. But it also raises a different point that’s probably on many parents’ minds: Is McDonald’s a good meal option for kids?

Parents may worry that feeding fast food to their kids makes them “bad parents,” or that the food is “totally unhealthy.” But according to nutritionists, the issue isn’t that black-and-white. In reality, McDonald’s has its place.

Ahead, nine nutritionists shared whether they let their kids eat McDonald’s, plus when and why.

Yes — but she mainly focuses on home-cooked meals