confronted girl-mcdonalds-ceo we-dont-sell-junk-food

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  • Hexahedra
    Hexahedra Posts: 894 Member
    To be fair, McDonald's in USA is actually one of the few fast food chains putting their calorie count right next to the menu item. Now they also have healthier alternatives in their menu (like apples instead of fries for kids). I stop by them almost every day to buy their fruit & maple oatmeal. That's not junk.

    McDonald's make their business selling comfort fast food, which the majority of our couch-potato citizens would not buy if it tastes like diet food.

    Ask yourself this question: how come there's no fast food chain selling low-calorie and minimally processed food exclusively? Because they'd go out of business. There are many of us with dedication to healthy eating, but unfortunately there aren't enough of us to sustain such restaurant.

    It's not McDonald's fault that they choose to emphasize taste more than nutritional value, it's our society's. If the ingredients in their food are actually toxins that are bad for your health, then the government should have banned them.
  • faely
    faely Posts: 144 Member
    If the ingredients in their food are actually toxins that are bad for your health, then the government should have banned them.

    There are many food ingredients that are bad for us but they are still allowed by our US government. Why is it the UK can regulate those ingredients (and in fact, most countries do) but the US cannot? Because we Americans are all about our rights to put whatever we want into our bodies without the government telling us what we can and can't have, or what is good for us, thus creating the business. And it's a flourishing one. Those minimally-processed foods still sell just fine in other countries.


    As said multiple times here, its about moderation and being in control, for yourself and your children. Bottom line - if they don't like the ingredients and products sold by a specific place then don't eat there. I think that's common sense.
  • amy1612
    amy1612 Posts: 1,356 Member


    I agree. We all know cigarettes are bad for us and wouldn't give them to children. Mac D's and all it's counterparts are high in fat, sugar and salt, it's highly processed garbage. Excessive consumption will lead to diabetes, stroke and heart attacks. It should have a health warning on the box.

    I don't know where you're from, but over here in the UK, Macdonalds bugers have the ingredients of beef and salt/pepper. That in my eyes is not 'highly processed garbage', its the same as what I put in my burgers at home. I generally dont eat macdonalds, because I prefer to cook my own burgers, but it certainly is NOTHING like giving a child cigarettes. Thats the silliest thing Ive heard all day.

    International McDonald's and U.S. McD's are quite different. If you look at the ingredients in Kraft Mac & Cheese here vs. there you would be shocked. The UK does not allow for most of the artificial dyes/coloring and preservatives that is in everything here. I can't C/P on my phone, but just the ingredient list for a McD bun is over 25 ingredients when in reality it only takes 3 ingredients to make bread. Your govt won't allow distribution of that kind of food, so the companies change to continue to sell there. Unfortunately, they won't just "do the right thing" for everyone. If they can make it cheaper, and last longer, they will.

    That's fair enough, the US is a lot more lax than the UK (your chocolate for instance tastes like chemicals)

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