Fast food?
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tincanonastring wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »because I like the way mcdonalds tastes. and Wendy's and popeyes and taco bell and dominos and qdoba
I do plenty of cooking on my own but I like the taste of fast food too
and mcgriddles: happy syrupy bacon goodness
Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich w/ Cheese is amazing. I'll work that into my budget any time I have the chance!
Oh dear and sweet popeyes
I.effing. 
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Also, for what it's worth, since we're talking about nutrition, it's not like my chicken sandwich from Wendy's has no nutritional value. The way I get it (no mayo, add cheese), it has 550 calories with 35g of protein, 21g of fat, and 58g of carbs. The calories are high, but that's why I eat them on days when I've worked hard. To say you don't get any nutrients from fast food is to show a clear misunderstanding of how this all works.
I know! I'm so with you in this, those burger and those macros hellooo freaking awesome, it couldn't get better than that, I always think that whennpeople say is unhealthy because is not home made, the sodium maybe? , but most of those burger I personally think the calories/macro ratio are good, I spend all the day out of my house, 6/7 I eat home made food, but that one day when I don't bring my food, I thank mcdonalds, is cheap, always close and so easy to fit in my calorie.
So in our case it def. Works I guess..0 -
tincanonastring wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »because I like the way mcdonalds tastes. and Wendy's and popeyes and taco bell and dominos and qdoba
I do plenty of cooking on my own but I like the taste of fast food too
and mcgriddles: happy syrupy bacon goodness
Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich w/ Cheese is amazing. I'll work that into my budget any time I have the chance!
Oh dear and sweet popeyes I.effing. . U
Also, for what it's worth, since we're talking about nutrition, it's not like my chicken sandwich from Wendy's has no nutritional value. The way I get it (no mayo, add cheese), it has 550 calories with 35g of protein, 21g of fat, and 58g of carbs. The calories are high, but that's why I eat them on days when I've worked hard. To say you don't get any nutrients from fast food is to show a clear misunderstanding of how this all works.
I agree with this^^.
There are certain Burgers that have a good amount of Protein in them.
Plus, there are days when you just want a day off from cooking from scratch.
There's no harm in eating fast food occasionally.0 -
tincanonastring wrote: »because I like the way mcdonalds tastes. and Wendy's and popeyes and taco bell and dominos and qdoba
I do plenty of cooking on my own but I like the taste of fast food too
and mcgriddles: happy syrupy bacon goodness
Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich w/ Cheese is amazing. I'll work that into my budget any time I have the chance!
TRUE! I had one on Friday sans cheese. It was delicious!
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I have been 99.9% fast food free since december of 2014. I will use protein bars or grab some cheese and meats over anything from fast food. Baked chips instead of fries and cauliflower! I had a plain grilled chicken that I ate with no bun the one time I did have fast food. I really really DO NOT MISS IT!!! LOL0
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tincanonastring wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »because I like the way mcdonalds tastes. and Wendy's and popeyes and taco bell and dominos and qdoba
I do plenty of cooking on my own but I like the taste of fast food too
and mcgriddles: happy syrupy bacon goodness
Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich w/ Cheese is amazing. I'll work that into my budget any time I have the chance!
Oh dear and sweet popeyes I.effing. . U
Also, for what it's worth, since we're talking about nutrition, it's not like my chicken sandwich from Wendy's has no nutritional value. The way I get it (no mayo, add cheese), it has 550 calories with 35g of protein, 21g of fat, and 58g of carbs. The calories are high, but that's why I eat them on days when I've worked hard. To say you don't get any nutrients from fast food is to show a clear misunderstanding of how this all works.
I know! I'm so with you in this, those burger and those macros hellooo freaking awesome, it couldn't get better than that, I always think that whennpeople say is unhealthy because is not home made, the sodium maybe? , but most of those burger I personally think the calories/macro ratio are good, I spend all the day out of my house, 6/7 I eat home made food, but that one day when I don't bring my food, I thank mcdonalds, is cheap, always close and so easy to fit in my calorie.
So in our case it def. Works I guess..
The sodium is definitely high, but my sodium on days when I eat home-prepared whole food is also high. Cottage cheese? Oh, hello there sodium!0 -
The sodium, the trans fats, the saturated fat...all stuff that does us no good and some that is actually harming us.tincanonastring wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »because I like the way mcdonalds tastes. and Wendy's and popeyes and taco bell and dominos and qdoba
I do plenty of cooking on my own but I like the taste of fast food too
and mcgriddles: happy syrupy bacon goodness
Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich w/ Cheese is amazing. I'll work that into my budget any time I have the chance!
Oh dear and sweet popeyes I.effing. . U
Also, for what it's worth, since we're talking about nutrition, it's not like my chicken sandwich from Wendy's has no nutritional value. The way I get it (no mayo, add cheese), it has 550 calories with 35g of protein, 21g of fat, and 58g of carbs. The calories are high, but that's why I eat them on days when I've worked hard. To say you don't get any nutrients from fast food is to show a clear misunderstanding of how this all works.
I know! I'm so with you in this, those burger and those macros hellooo freaking awesome, it couldn't get better than that, I always think that whennpeople say is unhealthy because is not home made, the sodium maybe? , but most of those burger I personally think the calories/macro ratio are good, I spend all the day out of my house, 6/7 I eat home made food, but that one day when I don't bring my food, I thank mcdonalds, is cheap, always close and so easy to fit in my calorie.
So in our case it def. Works I guess..
Also, there is so much more to nutrition than macros. Micros! All those nutrients we need and aren't getting from the Quarter Pounder. Furthermore, the a Quarter Pounder is taking up so many calories that we now cannot squeeze the nutrients we need into our day without eating way over the calories.
There is more to food than macros.
So, we have to choose between the food that gives us things that hurt us without many of the vitamins and minerals we need or food that has lots of vitamins and minerals without the trans fats.
I'm not saying that you shouldn't eat McDonald's. If it's cheap and you like it and it works for you, go for it!! That is what you should do. I am just clarifying what some of us are thinking when we say it's not healthy and we've chosen something healthier - why we say that.0 -
tincanonastring wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »because I like the way mcdonalds tastes. and Wendy's and popeyes and taco bell and dominos and qdoba
I do plenty of cooking on my own but I like the taste of fast food too
and mcgriddles: happy syrupy bacon goodness
Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich w/ Cheese is amazing. I'll work that into my budget any time I have the chance!
Oh dear and sweet popeyes I.effing. . U
Also, for what it's worth, since we're talking about nutrition, it's not like my chicken sandwich from Wendy's has no nutritional value. The way I get it (no mayo, add cheese), it has 550 calories with 35g of protein, 21g of fat, and 58g of carbs. The calories are high, but that's why I eat them on days when I've worked hard. To say you don't get any nutrients from fast food is to show a clear misunderstanding of how this all works.
I know! I'm so with you in this, those burger and those macros hellooo freaking awesome, it couldn't get better than that, I always think that whennpeople say is unhealthy because is not home made, the sodium maybe? , but most of those burger I personally think the calories/macro ratio are good, I spend all the day out of my house, 6/7 I eat home made food, but that one day when I don't bring my food, I thank mcdonalds, is cheap, always close and so easy to fit in my calorie.
So in our case it def. Works I guess..
The sodium is definitely high, but my sodium on days when I eat home-prepared whole food is also high. Cottage cheese? Oh, hello there sodium!
Lol \
/ #Amen
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Well, I would say that given the meals and restaurant, the apple slices, yogurt parfait, and possibly one of the salads depending on how it looked would be it for me.0
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The sodium, the trans fats, the saturated fat...all stuff that does us no good and some that is actually harming us.tincanonastring wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »because I like the way mcdonalds tastes. and Wendy's and popeyes and taco bell and dominos and qdoba
I do plenty of cooking on my own but I like the taste of fast food too
and mcgriddles: happy syrupy bacon goodness
Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich w/ Cheese is amazing. I'll work that into my budget any time I have the chance!
Oh dear and sweet popeyes I.effing. . U
Also, for what it's worth, since we're talking about nutrition, it's not like my chicken sandwich from Wendy's has no nutritional value. The way I get it (no mayo, add cheese), it has 550 calories with 35g of protein, 21g of fat, and 58g of carbs. The calories are high, but that's why I eat them on days when I've worked hard. To say you don't get any nutrients from fast food is to show a clear misunderstanding of how this all works.
I know! I'm so with you in this, those burger and those macros hellooo freaking awesome, it couldn't get better than that, I always think that whennpeople say is unhealthy because is not home made, the sodium maybe? , but most of those burger I personally think the calories/macro ratio are good, I spend all the day out of my house, 6/7 I eat home made food, but that one day when I don't bring my food, I thank mcdonalds, is cheap, always close and so easy to fit in my calorie.
So in our case it def. Works I guess..
Also, there is so much more to nutrition than macros. Micros! All those nutrients we need and aren't getting from the Quarter Pounder. Furthermore, the a Quarter Pounder is taking up so many calories that we now cannot squeeze the nutrients we need into our day without eating way over the calories.
There is more to food than macros.
So, we have to choose between the food that gives us things that hurt us without many of the vitamins and minerals we need or food that has lots of vitamins and minerals without the trans fats.
I'm not saying that you shouldn't eat McDonald's. If it's cheap and you like it and it works for you, go for it!! That is what you should do. I am just clarifying what some of us are thinking when we say it's not healthy and we've chosen something healthier - why we say that.
Presumably the person eating the Quarter Pounder is also eating other things that day. Things that have nutrients. According to a search I just did, it has 417 calories. It isn't that hard to fit a 417 calorie sandwich into a day's plan, especially when it has 24 grams of protein, 22% of the RDA for iron, and other assorted nutrients.
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The sodium, the trans fats, the saturated fat...all stuff that does us no good and some that is actually harming us.tincanonastring wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »because I like the way mcdonalds tastes. and Wendy's and popeyes and taco bell and dominos and qdoba
I do plenty of cooking on my own but I like the taste of fast food too
and mcgriddles: happy syrupy bacon goodness
Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich w/ Cheese is amazing. I'll work that into my budget any time I have the chance!
Oh dear and sweet popeyes I.effing. . U
Also, for what it's worth, since we're talking about nutrition, it's not like my chicken sandwich from Wendy's has no nutritional value. The way I get it (no mayo, add cheese), it has 550 calories with 35g of protein, 21g of fat, and 58g of carbs. The calories are high, but that's why I eat them on days when I've worked hard. To say you don't get any nutrients from fast food is to show a clear misunderstanding of how this all works.
I know! I'm so with you in this, those burger and those macros hellooo freaking awesome, it couldn't get better than that, I always think that whennpeople say is unhealthy because is not home made, the sodium maybe? , but most of those burger I personally think the calories/macro ratio are good, I spend all the day out of my house, 6/7 I eat home made food, but that one day when I don't bring my food, I thank mcdonalds, is cheap, always close and so easy to fit in my calorie.
So in our case it def. Works I guess..
Also, there is so much more to nutrition than macros. Micros! All those nutrients we need and aren't getting from the Quarter Pounder. Furthermore, the a Quarter Pounder is taking up so many calories that we now cannot squeeze the nutrients we need into our day without eating way over the calories.
There is more to food than macros.
So, we have to choose between the food that gives us things that hurt us without many of the vitamins and minerals we need or food that has lots of vitamins and minerals without the trans fats.
I'm not saying that you shouldn't eat McDonald's. If it's cheap and you like it and it works for you, go for it!! That is what you should do. I am just clarifying what some of us are thinking when we say it's not healthy and we've chosen something healthier - why we say that.
Kalikel got to go for now, I'll give you a better answer later
.. But just remember we are talking in a context of one day, one exception..
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I feel pretty much the same about fast food. I can't even remember the last time I had it. But in the situation you describe, I'd probably have gone for the quater pounder and maybe a small fry, depending on what else I had eaten or planned to eat that day, if I ate there at all. Chances are I'd have packed something to eat and only ordered a large iced tea.0
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I don't eat much fast food but it's generally easy to find something that fits into my allotments. "Regular" restaurants or gourmet burger places OTOH... Ever look up the calories for a place like Red Robin? Yikes!0
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peter56765 wrote: »I don't eat much fast food but it's generally easy to find something that fits into my allotments. "Regular" restaurants or gourmet burger places OTOH... Ever look up the calories for a place like Red Robin? Yikes!
I'm still trying to figure the need for a bottomless side of fries...0 -
I don't know that I'd call it a "need," per se, but I'm pretty down with their fries.peter56765 wrote: »I don't eat much fast food but it's generally easy to find something that fits into my allotments. "Regular" restaurants or gourmet burger places OTOH... Ever look up the calories for a place like Red Robin? Yikes!
I'm still trying to figure the need for a bottomless side of fries...
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The sodium, the trans fats, the saturated fat...all stuff that does us no good and some that is actually harming us.tincanonastring wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »because I like the way mcdonalds tastes. and Wendy's and popeyes and taco bell and dominos and qdoba
I do plenty of cooking on my own but I like the taste of fast food too
and mcgriddles: happy syrupy bacon goodness
Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich w/ Cheese is amazing. I'll work that into my budget any time I have the chance!
Oh dear and sweet popeyes I.effing. . U
Also, for what it's worth, since we're talking about nutrition, it's not like my chicken sandwich from Wendy's has no nutritional value. The way I get it (no mayo, add cheese), it has 550 calories with 35g of protein, 21g of fat, and 58g of carbs. The calories are high, but that's why I eat them on days when I've worked hard. To say you don't get any nutrients from fast food is to show a clear misunderstanding of how this all works.
I know! I'm so with you in this, those burger and those macros hellooo freaking awesome, it couldn't get better than that, I always think that whennpeople say is unhealthy because is not home made, the sodium maybe? , but most of those burger I personally think the calories/macro ratio are good, I spend all the day out of my house, 6/7 I eat home made food, but that one day when I don't bring my food, I thank mcdonalds, is cheap, always close and so easy to fit in my calorie.
So in our case it def. Works I guess..
Also, there is so much more to nutrition than macros. Micros! All those nutrients we need and aren't getting from the Quarter Pounder. Furthermore, the a Quarter Pounder is taking up so many calories that we now cannot squeeze the nutrients we need into our day without eating way over the calories.
There is more to food than macros.
So, we have to choose between the food that gives us things that hurt us without many of the vitamins and minerals we need or food that has lots of vitamins and minerals without the trans fats.
I'm not saying that you shouldn't eat McDonald's. If it's cheap and you like it and it works for you, go for it!! That is what you should do. I am just clarifying what some of us are thinking when we say it's not healthy and we've chosen something healthier - why we say that.
Kalikel got to go for now, I'll give you a better answer later
.. But just remember we are talking in a context of one day, one exception..
I don't need an answer. Just sharing why I'd say it's not healthy. I am not trying to stop you from eating McDonald's. I'm not trying to get you to agree. And I'm sure not saying, "My way of dieting is better than your way."
You said you didn't know why people say that and I gave you - at least for me - some reasons that it is said. That's it.
You do not need an excuse to eat McDonald's or to justify it to me in any way. You like it, it works for you - that's what you should do! 0 -
So, I guess it's now necessary to point out that my sandwich also comes with 0 trans fat, 7 sat. fat, 560mg potassium, 15% A, 20% C, 20% Calcium, 20% Iron...
I guess now that I type it out, it's clear that my fast food sandwich doesn't help meet my micro needs at all...0 -
I like fast food.0
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Came here to say that yesterday I had a Filet-o-Fish and fries. Still lost half a pound over the weekend! A weekend that included to Iowa State Fair AND deep fried Snickers.0
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Came here to say that yesterday I had a Filet-o-Fish and fries. Still lost half a pound over the weekend! A weekend that included to Iowa State Fair AND deep fried Snickers.
I went to the Iowa State Fair on Sat., and had been eating poorly over all of last week. I've been quite busy with work and classes and just lacked the focus to both eat below calories and get everything done I needed to do. But I was caught up enough on everything by Fri. night to allow myself to go to the fair. After eating poorly last week (mostly fast food, and mostly at a surplus), I went to the fair and ate a walking taco, pork chop on a stick, nachos and cheese, funnel cake, jalapeno cheese corn dog, and 21 beers (most of them were smalls / sample size at the craft beer tent... so most were 4 oz. beers and only a few of them were 16 oz.).
So I gained 6.4 lbs. last week.0 -
I did not eat alone, however things I sampled/shared: walking taco, philly and cheese, deep fried snickers, corn brat, lemonade, bunny tracks ice cream. And walked 20,000 steps!midwesterner85 wrote: »Came here to say that yesterday I had a Filet-o-Fish and fries. Still lost half a pound over the weekend! A weekend that included to Iowa State Fair AND deep fried Snickers.
I went to the Iowa State Fair on Sat., and had been eating poorly over all of last week. I've been quite busy with work and classes and just lacked the focus to both eat below calories and get everything done I needed to do. But I was caught up enough on everything by Fri. night to allow myself to go to the fair. After eating poorly last week (mostly fast food, and mostly at a surplus), I went to the fair and ate a walking taco, pork chop on a stick, nachos and cheese, funnel cake, and 21 beers (most of them were smalls / sample size at the craft beer tent... so most were 4 oz. beers and only a few of them were 16 oz.).
So I gained 6.4 lbs. last week.
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tincanonastring wrote: »So, I guess it's now necessary to point out that my sandwich also comes with 0 trans fat, 7 sat. fat, 560mg potassium, 15% A, 20% C, 20% Calcium, 20% Iron...
I guess now that I type it out, it's clear that my fast food sandwich doesn't help meet my micro needs at all...
What about the B vitamins? Manganese? Zinc? Selenium?
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janejellyroll wrote: »Presumably the person eating the Quarter Pounder is also eating other things that day. Things that have nutrients. According to a search I just did, it has 417 calories. It isn't that hard to fit a 417 calorie sandwich into a day's plan, especially when it has 24 grams of protein, 22% of the RDA for iron, and other assorted nutrients.
Depends! If you're short, "old" and sedentary (desk job), like me, 417 calories is a sizable chunk of CI out of my day. So, for me, it's best to be selective about when, how and how much fast food I decide on.0 -
The sodium, the trans fats, the saturated fat...all stuff that does us no good and some that is actually harming us.tincanonastring wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »because I like the way mcdonalds tastes. and Wendy's and popeyes and taco bell and dominos and qdoba
I do plenty of cooking on my own but I like the taste of fast food too
and mcgriddles: happy syrupy bacon goodness
Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich w/ Cheese is amazing. I'll work that into my budget any time I have the chance!
Oh dear and sweet popeyes I.effing. . U
Also, for what it's worth, since we're talking about nutrition, it's not like my chicken sandwich from Wendy's has no nutritional value. The way I get it (no mayo, add cheese), it has 550 calories with 35g of protein, 21g of fat, and 58g of carbs. The calories are high, but that's why I eat them on days when I've worked hard. To say you don't get any nutrients from fast food is to show a clear misunderstanding of how this all works.
I know! I'm so with you in this, those burger and those macros hellooo freaking awesome, it couldn't get better than that, I always think that whennpeople say is unhealthy because is not home made, the sodium maybe? , but most of those burger I personally think the calories/macro ratio are good, I spend all the day out of my house, 6/7 I eat home made food, but that one day when I don't bring my food, I thank mcdonalds, is cheap, always close and so easy to fit in my calorie.
So in our case it def. Works I guess..
Also, there is so much more to nutrition than macros. Micros! All those nutrients we need and aren't getting from the Quarter Pounder. Furthermore, the a Quarter Pounder is taking up so many calories that we now cannot squeeze the nutrients we need into our day without eating way over the calories.
There is more to food than macros.
So, we have to choose between the food that gives us things that hurt us without many of the vitamins and minerals we need or food that has lots of vitamins and minerals without the trans fats.
I'm not saying that you shouldn't eat McDonald's. If it's cheap and you like it and it works for you, go for it!! That is what you should do. I am just clarifying what some of us are thinking when we say it's not healthy and we've chosen something healthier - why we say that.
I don't think anyone's suggesting to make your whole diet out of fast food. I think we can agree that's not a good idea from a nutrition standpoint! However, if it's one meal from your day from time to time, it's not a big deal. A lot of places are easy to fit into your calories for the day, and the occasional deluge of fats and sodium is not a problem. Well, unless your doctor has restricted you, then you might be SOL.0 -
The sodium, the trans fats, the saturated fat...all stuff that does us no good and some that is actually harming us.tincanonastring wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »because I like the way mcdonalds tastes. and Wendy's and popeyes and taco bell and dominos and qdoba
I do plenty of cooking on my own but I like the taste of fast food too
and mcgriddles: happy syrupy bacon goodness
Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich w/ Cheese is amazing. I'll work that into my budget any time I have the chance!
Oh dear and sweet popeyes I.effing. . U
Also, for what it's worth, since we're talking about nutrition, it's not like my chicken sandwich from Wendy's has no nutritional value. The way I get it (no mayo, add cheese), it has 550 calories with 35g of protein, 21g of fat, and 58g of carbs. The calories are high, but that's why I eat them on days when I've worked hard. To say you don't get any nutrients from fast food is to show a clear misunderstanding of how this all works.
I know! I'm so with you in this, those burger and those macros hellooo freaking awesome, it couldn't get better than that, I always think that whennpeople say is unhealthy because is not home made, the sodium maybe? , but most of those burger I personally think the calories/macro ratio are good, I spend all the day out of my house, 6/7 I eat home made food, but that one day when I don't bring my food, I thank mcdonalds, is cheap, always close and so easy to fit in my calorie.
So in our case it def. Works I guess..
Also, there is so much more to nutrition than macros. Micros! All those nutrients we need and aren't getting from the Quarter Pounder. Furthermore, the a Quarter Pounder is taking up so many calories that we now cannot squeeze the nutrients we need into our day without eating way over the calories.
There is more to food than macros.
So, we have to choose between the food that gives us things that hurt us without many of the vitamins and minerals we need or food that has lots of vitamins and minerals without the trans fats.
I'm not saying that you shouldn't eat McDonald's. If it's cheap and you like it and it works for you, go for it!! That is what you should do. I am just clarifying what some of us are thinking when we say it's not healthy and we've chosen something healthier - why we say that.
I don't think anyone's suggesting to make your whole diet out of fast food. I think we can agree that's not a good idea from a nutrition standpoint! However, if it's one meal from your day from time to time, it's not a big deal. A lot of places are easy to fit into your calories for the day, and the occasional deluge of fats and sodium is not a problem. Well, unless your doctor has restricted you, then you might be SOL.
That's the impression you'd get from some people, right? In context, the OP is concerned about not getting anything with nutritional value when forced to eat at McDonald's, as her normal diet would not include fast food. It's odd how in a post specifically about not eating it all the time, that strawman still seems to surface. As so many here have pointed out, it's entirely possible to get food at McDonald's (and all fast food joints) that fits into your calorie budget, offers nutrients the body needs, doesn't contain trans fat, and which can be tasty, admittedly a subjective point. I hope OP comes back to comment on how she feels regarding those observations and what how she may react to a similar situation in the future.0 -
Came here to say that yesterday I had a Filet-o-Fish and fries. Still lost half a pound over the weekend! A weekend that included to Iowa State Fair AND deep fried Snickers.
Means nothing. I've lost weight after a day eating 3500 calories too... but I was due for a whoosh. The truth is that if I had stuck to my goal that day instead, I would have lost more. It's still CICO.
But I'm jealous of people who are actually satisfied with that stuff. I had a filet-o-fish two weeks ago and was still hungry after, it was like eating air.0 -
It's two meals out of a lifetime of meals. I'd just get what I fancied within reason (soda is not worth it for me, never really drunk much of it) log it and move on. I'm not a McDs fan at all for many reasons, not just perceived poor nutrition but if needs must I'm not going to go hungry for the sake of potentially being over a couple of days!0
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VintageFeline wrote: »It's two meals out of a lifetime of meals. I'd just get what I fancied within reason (soda is not worth it for me, never really drunk much of it) log it and move on. I'm not a McDs fan at all for many reasons, not just perceived poor nutrition but if needs must I'm not going to go hungry for the sake of potentially being over a couple of days!
Diet soda has 0 calories.0 -
VintageFeline wrote: »It's two meals out of a lifetime of meals.
This. Eating McDonalds...or Taco Bell...or KFC a couple of times isn't going to kill you.
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The sodium, the trans fats, the saturated fat...all stuff that does us no good and some that is actually harming us.tincanonastring wrote: »tincanonastring wrote: »because I like the way mcdonalds tastes. and Wendy's and popeyes and taco bell and dominos and qdoba
I do plenty of cooking on my own but I like the taste of fast food too
and mcgriddles: happy syrupy bacon goodness
Wendy's Spicy Chicken Sandwich w/ Cheese is amazing. I'll work that into my budget any time I have the chance!
Oh dear and sweet popeyes I.effing. . U
Also, for what it's worth, since we're talking about nutrition, it's not like my chicken sandwich from Wendy's has no nutritional value. The way I get it (no mayo, add cheese), it has 550 calories with 35g of protein, 21g of fat, and 58g of carbs. The calories are high, but that's why I eat them on days when I've worked hard. To say you don't get any nutrients from fast food is to show a clear misunderstanding of how this all works.
I know! I'm so with you in this, those burger and those macros hellooo freaking awesome, it couldn't get better than that, I always think that whennpeople say is unhealthy because is not home made, the sodium maybe? , but most of those burger I personally think the calories/macro ratio are good, I spend all the day out of my house, 6/7 I eat home made food, but that one day when I don't bring my food, I thank mcdonalds, is cheap, always close and so easy to fit in my calorie.
So in our case it def. Works I guess..
Also, there is so much more to nutrition than macros. Micros! All those nutrients we need and aren't getting from the Quarter Pounder. Furthermore, the a Quarter Pounder is taking up so many calories that we now cannot squeeze the nutrients we need into our day without eating way over the calories.
There is more to food than macros.
So, we have to choose between the food that gives us things that hurt us without many of the vitamins and minerals we need or food that has lots of vitamins and minerals without the trans fats.
I'm not saying that you shouldn't eat McDonald's. If it's cheap and you like it and it works for you, go for it!! That is what you should do. I am just clarifying what some of us are thinking when we say it's not healthy and we've chosen something healthier - why we say that.
Dr. Joel Fuhrman says that meat and cheese are junk food in comparison with vegetables and fruit, considering all of the vitamins and micro nutrients we get from them.0 -
midwesterner85 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »It's two meals out of a lifetime of meals. I'd just get what I fancied within reason (soda is not worth it for me, never really drunk much of it) log it and move on. I'm not a McDs fan at all for many reasons, not just perceived poor nutrition but if needs must I'm not going to go hungry for the sake of potentially being over a couple of days!
Diet soda has 0 calories.
I know but how many people go for the diet option? I actually prefer diet Coke to "full fat" but not many people are going with the diet option in McDs!0
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