McDonalds?
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Even when I ate meat, McDonalds wasn't a favourite. I preferred Burger King. You know what I do like about McDonalds though? Grimace. I love that guy!
I always liked the Fry Kids!0 -
I prefer Culvers.
Mm, Culver's. Butterburgers and frozen custard. Can't go wrong with that!
And cheese curds!0 -
You forget that it's drenched in ZOMG! PANIC EVIL FOOD! sauce. Which adds calories.An Egg McMuffin is a single fresh egg, an English muffin, a piece of ham, and a slice of cheese. What on earth could be wrong with that?0 -
I'm having a full on craving! I'll go for lunch tomorrow. Have a cheeseburger (300) and small fries (230). Or a single crispy chicken ranch BLT. (540)
Who am I turning into? I used to be too snobby for junk food
But they post calories, and places I would love to go to for a cheat meal don't!!!! *sobs*
I haven't had mcdonalds in about three years and, now that they post calories I doubt I ever will.
I used to have a fruit and walnut salad while the kids had their happy meals.
They're taking that off the menu as well as the grilled chicken so I guess my Mickey D's days are over.
Their grilled chicken isn't going anywhere. It's the Chicken Selects that are getting cut.
Well that's good to know.Guess I could eat that without the bun.
A co-worker is trying to get me to watch "Forks over knives".Says I'll never let my kids eat chicken nuggets again.
I'm not sure I even want to know....0 -
It's not crazy to have a craving here and there. And it's not crazy to give in to that craving here and there.
I have a hard time stopping once I give in but I make up for it the next day.
My mood also changes when I eat crap food but I still do it!
Whatever keeps you sane, is ok.
And did I mention, NOT crazy?
Enjoy!0 -
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um yes, stay away... On the other hand that bier und brezel you are holding look spectacular. Fantastische0
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NO. Never. The service is generally horrible. The food itself is mediocre at best. If you want two patties, mustard only, goood luck. You'll get it with cheese, send it back, get it without the cheese but with ketchup ( which I absolutwely detest), send it back again and get another wrong order, until you tell them " I want two patties on a bun and I'll add my own mustard. No plastic cheese, lettuce, cardboard tomato slice, or any nasty condiments. Just bun and two patties", and then MAYBE they won't screw it up. I once had to send my order ( exceedingly simple, right? Two patties on a bun, nothing else?) THREE TIMES before those morons got it right. If you want a burger ten minutes before the "breakfast" menu goes off, you can't get it. No burger although they are right there, not until the appointed time to switch from breakfast to lunch. These incidents actually happened to me. I've a lifelong boycott with the place.
KFC, on the other hand, best fried chicken ever, and I love fried chicken. I've only had it once since starting this program, and that was one piece. (sigh...)0 -
Every now and then you just need to give into your cravings. You're doing it the smart way though: planning it out, thinking it through, and making sure it will fit into your diet.
Go for it. Just don't make it a regular habit and you'll be fine.
Ditto.0 -
NO. Never. The service is generally horrible. The food itself is mediocre at best. If you want two patties, mustard only, goood luck. You'll get it with cheese, send it back, get it without the cheese but with ketchup ( which I absolutwely detest), send it back again and get another wrong order, until you tell them " I want two patties on a bun and I'll add my own mustard. No plastic cheese, lettuce, cardboard tomato slice, or any nasty condiments. Just bun and two patties", and then MAYBE they won't screw it up. I once had to send my order ( exceedingly simple, right? Two patties on a bun, nothing else?) THREE TIMES before those morons got it right. If you want a burger ten minutes before the "breakfast" menu goes off, you can't get it. No burger although they are right there, not until the appointed time to switch from breakfast to lunch. These incidents actually happened to me. I've a lifelong boycott with the place.
KFC, on the other hand, best fried chicken ever, and I love fried chicken. I've only had it once since starting this program, and that was one piece. (sigh...)
Love me some KFC!0 -
Don't do it! It turns to formaldehyde in your stomach. Also, Hitler liked McDonalds.
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Love McDonald's! The only thing currently keeping me away from eating delicious cheap fries and nuggets every day is that I'm a lazy bugger who doesn't want to travel farther than a couple blocks for food. Spent a summer eating there 3/4x a week, lost a almost 10 lbs! :laugh: I'm sure the crazy amount of biking/walking those months and heat induced anti-hunger had nothing to do with it.
Really, for eating out food, I find most of their servings and caloric contents quite reasonable. Now Cheesecake Factory, on the other hand...:sad: :sad:0 -
NO. Never. The service is generally horrible. The food itself is mediocre at best. If you want two patties, mustard only, goood luck. You'll get it with cheese, send it back, get it without the cheese but with ketchup ( which I absolutwely detest), send it back again and get another wrong order, until you tell them " I want two patties on a bun and I'll add my own mustard. No plastic cheese, lettuce, cardboard tomato slice, or any nasty condiments. Just bun and two patties", and then MAYBE they won't screw it up. I once had to send my order ( exceedingly simple, right? Two patties on a bun, nothing else?) THREE TIMES before those morons got it right. If you want a burger ten minutes before the "breakfast" menu goes off, you can't get it. No burger although they are right there, not until the appointed time to switch from breakfast to lunch. These incidents actually happened to me. I've a lifelong boycott with the place.
KFC, on the other hand, best fried chicken ever, and I love fried chicken. I've only had it once since starting this program, and that was one piece. (sigh...)
You do realize the service at your McDonald's may not be like the service at every other McDonald's, right?
(ETA: I certainly did not expect that I would be defending McDonald's in the MFP forums today.)0 -
Eating at McDonald's?
Apparently, some people have no interest in being "elite".
Besides, everyone knows that fast food calories are a ticking time-bomb of death. I hope that burger is worth the inevitable 5-8+ years you're cutting off of your life.
I would like to know where your statistics come from.. Not going to condone eating McDonalds.. I know its crap food.. but spewing bad statistics is just as bad.. One burger is not going to make you die 5-8 years earlier..0 -
For a random cheat day, if you can fit it in your calories... go for it! But it is not something you want to do too often. Becuase yes, as a cal vs. cal comparison it's doable. But you gotta look at the fat, trans fat, and sodium levels!0
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Eating at McDonald's?
Apparently, some people have no interest in being "elite".
Besides, everyone knows that fast food calories are a ticking time-bomb of death. I hope that burger is worth the inevitable 5-8+ years you're cutting off of your life.
I would like to know where your statistics come from.. Not going to condone eating McDonalds.. I know its crap food.. but spewing bad statistics is just as bad.. One burger is not going to make you die 5-8 years earlier..
hehe
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Eating at McDonald's?
Apparently, some people have no interest in being "elite".
Besides, everyone knows that fast food calories are a ticking time-bomb of death. I hope that burger is worth the inevitable 5-8+ years you're cutting off of your life.
I would like to know where your statistics come from.. Not going to condone eating McDonalds.. I know its crap food.. but spewing bad statistics is just as bad.. One burger is not going to make you die 5-8 years earlier..
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Eating at McDonald's?
Apparently, some people have no interest in being "elite".
Besides, everyone knows that fast food calories are a ticking time-bomb of death. I hope that burger is worth the inevitable 5-8+ years you're cutting off of your life.
I would like to know where your statistics come from.. Not going to condone eating McDonalds.. I know its crap food.. but spewing bad statistics is just as bad.. One burger is not going to make you die 5-8 years earlier..
Jof is using sarcasm. If you look at his other posts on this thread you'll notice that he is in the "eat it if you want to" camp.0 -
Just copying my reply from last month. and the month before. and before...
someone said this -As an aside, I DO believe that the consumption of fast food has contributed more to the fattening of America than any other foods available to us. I'm a kid of the 70s, and enjoy those TV shows that show clips of people from the 70s, before the "Age of the Mega Golden Arches Monopoly" and we were far, far thinner and healthier than we are now.Actually the golden age was during the 50s and 60s, by the 70s the golden age of the burger had begun to wane under numerous pressures. Food police demonized it. McDonald's is the largest buyer of beef and has power over the cattle industry, even Schlosser says " the enormous buying power of the fast food giants has given them access to the cleanest ground beef."
Penn State's studies show that youngsters fed large lunches and then offered "junk" food ate a great deal of of that food, while others ate none. What predicted how much they consumed? Whether their parents forbid high-fat, high-sugar foods in their regular diet. Those studies find that when children are told that a food is bad, they assume it must taste good and develop an appetite for it.0 -
Eating at McDonald's?
Apparently, some people have no interest in being "elite".
Besides, everyone knows that fast food calories are a ticking time-bomb of death. I hope that burger is worth the inevitable 5-8+ years you're cutting off of your life.
I would like to know where your statistics come from.. Not going to condone eating McDonalds.. I know its crap food.. but spewing bad statistics is just as bad.. One burger is not going to make you die 5-8 years earlier..
hehe
Elite what?0 -
Just copying my reply from last month. and the month before. and before...
someone said this -As an aside, I DO believe that the consumption of fast food has contributed more to the fattening of America than any other foods available to us. I'm a kid of the 70s, and enjoy those TV shows that show clips of people from the 70s, before the "Age of the Mega Golden Arches Monopoly" and we were far, far thinner and healthier than we are now.Actually the golden age was during the 50s and 60s, by the 70s the golden age of the burger had begun to wane under numerous pressures. Food police demonized it. McDonald's is the largest buyer of beef and has power over the cattle industry, even Schlosser says " the enormous buying power of the fast food giants has given them access to the cleanest ground beef."
Penn State's studies show that youngsters fed large lunches and then offered "junk" food ate a great deal of of that food, while others ate none. What predicted how much they consumed? Whether their parents forbid high-fat, high-sugar foods in their regular diet. Those studies find that when children are told that a food is bad, they assume it must taste good and develop an appetite for it.
...yeah... that all sounds like BS.
buying power = best product? hell no. buying power = cheapest adequate product that they can spin off to make even more profit... how do you think they got all that buying power to BEGIN with? They're not going to suddenly buy high quality meat and gouge their own profits. lol0 -
Eating at McDonald's?
Apparently, some people have no interest in being "elite".
Besides, everyone knows that fast food calories are a ticking time-bomb of death. I hope that burger is worth the inevitable 5-8+ years you're cutting off of your life.
I would like to know where your statistics come from.. Not going to condone eating McDonalds.. I know its crap food.. but spewing bad statistics is just as bad.. One burger is not going to make you die 5-8 years earlier..
Uh oh, where's that sarcasmometer!:huh:0 -
Funny - I just had my annual McD treat - a Shamrock Shake. More than 500 calories, but i made room for it. Worth it ... and I don't have to have another one for a year!0
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Eating at McDonald's?
Apparently, some people have no interest in being "elite".
Besides, everyone knows that fast food calories are a ticking time-bomb of death. I hope that burger is worth the inevitable 5-8+ years you're cutting off of your life.
Can't tell if trolling, or idiot.0 -
A calorie is a calorie, sure but a quarter pounder with cheese is only 540 calories, but it has 26 grams of fat {12g of sat. fat, and 2g of trans. fat}, and 1100mg of salt!
That's a ton!
It may not hurt you occasionally, but pack that in your system too often, and you're begging for trouble!
The only "healthy" thing at Mc'Donalds is their salads {go easy on the dressings}, wraps, and their grilled chicken {still high in salt and fat, but decent calories}!0 -
I did not read everyone's posts so maybe this has already been addressed, but I think you'd feel more full for about 20 minutes. I believe there is little to no nutritional content in basicly any fast food. Plus sooo much sodium and FAT! I mean, if you have a craving, go for it... but seriously not a good lifestyle change to START eating McDonalds IMO. How is that going to fuel your body; it makes me feel like crap within hours for sure.
Eat good healthy food; your body will thank you! 0 -
Just enter the fat content in your diary and it will stop you right there. But yeah if you eat fat free for the rest of the day, sure, why not.
What I've had at McDonald's since I started logging is 1) classic grilled chicken sandwich with no mayo (it wasn't even that good), 2) caesar chicken salad with grilled chicken and low fat Italian dressing. And frankly they at least have a couple options, not like Burger King and Wendy's.
Now, the fresco tacos from Taco Bell... on nom.0 -
Just copying my reply from last month. and the month before. and before...
someone said this -As an aside, I DO believe that the consumption of fast food has contributed more to the fattening of America than any other foods available to us. I'm a kid of the 70s, and enjoy those TV shows that show clips of people from the 70s, before the "Age of the Mega Golden Arches Monopoly" and we were far, far thinner and healthier than we are now.Actually the golden age was during the 50s and 60s, by the 70s the golden age of the burger had begun to wane under numerous pressures. Food police demonized it. McDonald's is the largest buyer of beef and has power over the cattle industry, even Schlosser says " the enormous buying power of the fast food giants has given them access to the cleanest ground beef."
Penn State's studies show that youngsters fed large lunches and then offered "junk" food ate a great deal of of that food, while others ate none. What predicted how much they consumed? Whether their parents forbid high-fat, high-sugar foods in their regular diet. Those studies find that when children are told that a food is bad, they assume it must taste good and develop an appetite for it.
...yeah... that all sounds like BS.
buying power = best product? hell no. buying power = cheapest adequate product that they can spin off to make even more profit... how do you think they got all that buying power to BEGIN with? They're not going to suddenly buy high quality meat and gouge their own profits. lol
Wrong. You can read his book, Fast Food Nation, or read chapter 15 in Paradox of Plenty. Or take a course in business 101.
What is it you're elite in?0 -
Just copying my reply from last month. and the month before. and before...
someone said this -As an aside, I DO believe that the consumption of fast food has contributed more to the fattening of America than any other foods available to us. I'm a kid of the 70s, and enjoy those TV shows that show clips of people from the 70s, before the "Age of the Mega Golden Arches Monopoly" and we were far, far thinner and healthier than we are now.Actually the golden age was during the 50s and 60s, by the 70s the golden age of the burger had begun to wane under numerous pressures. Food police demonized it. McDonald's is the largest buyer of beef and has power over the cattle industry, even Schlosser says " the enormous buying power of the fast food giants has given them access to the cleanest ground beef."
Penn State's studies show that youngsters fed large lunches and then offered "junk" food ate a great deal of of that food, while others ate none. What predicted how much they consumed? Whether their parents forbid high-fat, high-sugar foods in their regular diet. Those studies find that when children are told that a food is bad, they assume it must taste good and develop an appetite for it.
...yeah... that all sounds like BS.
buying power = best product? hell no. buying power = cheapest adequate product that they can spin off to make even more profit... how do you think they got all that buying power to BEGIN with? They're not going to suddenly buy high quality meat and gouge their own profits. lol
Wrong. You can read his book, Fast Food Nation, or read chapter 15 in Paradox of Plenty. Or take a course in business 101.
What is it you're elite in?
hey you can believe what you want - but if you think mcdonalds uses high quality beef you're sadly misinformed.0 -
hey you can believe what you want - but if you think mcdonalds uses high quality beef you're sadly misinformed.
Please, inform us about the "quality" of beef McDonald's uses. Use some proof please.0
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