" This is Money Markets & More for this Tuesday June 30 2009. From the newsroom with the MarketWatch radio network and Adrian Mitchell. Coming up another American sports car is riding on mustangs bumper."

" And I'm John Ward on guard your kids still eating value meals do they still have interest in the toys consumer race and case. Will join us in a moment and and you're gonna talk about what. Well how kids are sometimes making healthier food choices -- places get that he -- with no I I don't believe that. That's story and the mail bag in a moment but first."

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" Here's something you don't hear every day demand for an American car is so high. Dealers can't come close to filling all the orders GM says orders for the Camaro are coming in so fast it can't keep up and selling for about 500 bucks over sticker. GM expects the Camaro to catch up to the Ford Mustang this month. Don't rush deploy your chair up to open table that's the advice from an analyst at Citi investment. He says he's waiting for a less expensive seat he wants the price that the online restaurant reservation company to fall -- 25 dollars before he dies. He says open table does have a good management team in business model but it hasn't proven it can report profits internationally. All this week John -- and advocates are pulling up to the table they're talking about the F word -- now we mean food. It's food and beverage week here on Money Markets & More so let's check in with John and and as they give the sad news to Sheila."

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" The folks in case you're just joining us consumer racing and Cates has realized that I actually to come some time and spits out his mouth when he put that on his desk and I have to look at and yes and it's right here next to me next to the mail -- notes we're going to be doing mailbag and keep it earners it's cinnamon big red gum OK yes."

" Anyhow let's talk about our consumer topic of the day and that is eating fast food and kids. Eating fast food in particular. Consumer race and -- so what's going on I guess kids are getting picky here is something well let that picked."

" Here they're they're getting a little more sophisticated at least that's anecdotally what this come across with a new findings from and PD group which is a research firm I found that kids are continuing did. Go to fast food restaurants they are eating burgers and Fries but more and more often. They're making healthier selections if did the hassle extra available that they may pick baked chicken. They may pick fruits you Wendy's I think has Mandarin oranges. Burger king and McDonald's both have -- so more more often they're picking healthier choice are they picking the food or are -- parents well that's that's a good point and I think as a as parents I tried to get my kids to drink milk and senate soda even if it's diet soda and and to go for the fruit my daughter actually prefers the apple over the French Fries fast food places. While rarely -- us but of course the caramel dip that comes with that is good for about -- acidity. Some fruit -- with the caramel what I sort of -- it before they can see it."

" Well that's that I can only work for so long probably Manuel delicate crafty and once they start reading the sign up there. He can't we think getting -- typical lab. Then it's up another. There's a reason for that sun and let me tell you Karen well is planned for you your -- will fallout new York and -- That man and Scania is this going to continue this trend in handy thing to fast food restaurants are actually going to try to. Deal with this."

" They're they're not sure at this point childhood obesity has been a big problem for a long time but now schools for example are banning sugary sodas and junk food to a degree at their increasing. PE at the school so that it's possible that. At some point here of childhood obesity is as leveling off but it may be because of of a bunch of factors parents making better food choices for their kids things like that."

" And it that there's evidence out there that the toys. -- and he's happy -- things isn't necessarily work."

" I know that anymore because sales of fast food males kids' -- with that came with the toy actually fell last you're pretty significantly 11% that's a double digit drop. And more people are ordering from the value menu talked about this before those sales are up 9% -- people and set a spending. Six bucks for some kids combo thing making get the dollar burger and the dollar prize the dollar whenever any cheaper."

" And that's what I do that's into and I mr. frugal mr. frugal and I keep my calories down. It's true -- to get a smaller -- whatever else you know so rather than have that huge big Mac with all the calories and that the -- hamburger was few drops of mustard on."

" Right so that I think this trend -- going to continue. Because of the festive place is it going to follow what consumers want and I think that's why that an offering. Some of the things like it's actually when we go to Wendy's for example. My son prefers the baked potato. As one of the sides and my daughter prefer Caesar salad of all things not so that's fine with me well could -- it's getting big in -- night to order in the ninth full size ones and."

" hold for kids mails here well you know there there what 2724. Very close tonight and what no can't undisclosed reasons. Consumer race and Kate's -- had time to do the mail back absolutely isn't -- with a piece of gum line it is okay great yes here we go."

" Time now for the virtual mail bag and and a guy named Douglas writes us from New Hampshire the other day we were talking about tank rework and the fortieth anniversary. Of the moon landing yeah. And whatever happened to tang and whether craft is actually going to promote and and we. We're wondering is tanks still out there and available in stores. And Doug Douglas writes it's still for sale I'd buy it at market basket grocery stores in New Hampshire. And you actually found it -- easy I was then."

" I went looking for it now when I was a kid I think tank was and a glass -- the screw top he gets I think that's what I recall ballots and a little paper thing and it's sugar free. And my -- there's little packets and their what I haven't actually will and it it the thing I'm looking at the tank sugar free tank."

" Says made in Mexico. To relay produced by Kraft."

" Us store prepared beverage covered in refrigerator broken. 100% daily value daily value vitamin C five calories per serving. Well that's good. You look at skirt -- you're drinking assets goods can be a sailor can -- of these numbers and talk like once so why not yes protector -- like -- off the -- I can't -- I use -- salty pirate line which. And it's interesting here -- drink mix with. Through attrition. That's loses there. Through attrition provides 100% daily vitamin vitamin C and a good source of vitamin a -- beta carotene interest in tennis and to so. -- is still out there and maybe we'll celebrate. You know one day by drinking and it's hanging around. Or just -- or just hang yes. Consumer race and Kate's thank you very much and god thank you for writing -- and how can people reaches that they want to write."

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" Yup lots of different ways -- fill free to like get in touch. Or follow us. We love to talk to you we actually -- enjoy your emails a lot tonight thank you very much and thanks to all of you who've written as recently. And thanks to consumer -- and -- thanks again."

" Thanks John and and that's it for Money Markets & More I'm Adrian Mitchell thanks for a listing and I know about that Roman -- thing. I think I'll stick to my -- thanks. Here's to use till next."

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