What chemicals are you allowing your children to eat? When we were kids, going to a 'restaurant' of any kind was a huge treat. Fast food restaurants were new and we visited them maybe once a month.
Today - not only are we eating at Fast Food Restaurants on average 2.5 times a week, but the schools have adopted many of the popular fast foods for school lunches just so kids will eat them. However, that's a whole different subject. . . .