Is it wrong - McDonalds 250 calorie Egg McMuffin
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Not wrong. Compared to many other food, this is fine in terms of the calorie count. I had it just a while ago anyway ;-)0
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I say go for it if it makes you happy. I LOVE McDonalds, used to work there and STILL love it. I don't get to eat it being in Turkey and all though. Track the calories, exercise and keep it moving. You'll be fine. I never try to tell people what is right or wrong with their diet because mine probably wouldnt be considered perfect to them. To each his own. :-)0
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I'll eat the regular McMuffin guiltless. Only thing that bothers me with fast food is the sodium.
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I'll probably take a crack at it when we are over there as of next week, mostly because on a 5 week road trip, you have to try and cut the calories somewhere haahaa0
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No.{{shivers}} --- Use to love McDonals but don't know what's in that so best to stay away! If you cut out coke & fast food... pounds just come off. Go to subway instead :laugh:
The pounds come off through a caloric deficit. It has absolutely nothing to do with the choices you make. You can eat all the Subway and drink all the water in the world, but if you're not in a deficit, you will *not* lose weight. Plain and simple.
I can go to McDonald's get a Quarter Pounder with cheese and a 10 piece McNugget for 990.
OR
I can go to Subway and get a 12 inch Meatball Marinara sub for 1040 calories.
A burger AND chicken nuggets vs. one sandwich.
Explain to me again how Subway is going to make me lose weight if I swap it with McDonalds? Also, Subway is pretty damn nasty and should not be touted as "superior" to McDonalds. Fast food is fast food.
I'm so in agreement. Having worked for both, I can tell you that you can eat healthy anywhere - but no one goes to McDonalds to order a bowl of oatmeal and some apple slices, just like our local Subway sells a ton of Big Philly Cheesesteak footlongs and double-meat chicken bacon ranch footlongs, which clearly aren't going to be any healthier than what you get a McD's.0 -
There's nothing wrong with it at all!0
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It's very wrong. The sausage biscuit with egg destroys the mcmuffin0
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I guess there's nothing really wrong if you enjoy it. It's no one else's business to tell you what to enjoy. I enjoy buying shredded potatoes at Trader Joe's where the ingredient list is "potatoes."
You might have about 50 ingredients in that one muffin.0 -
I guess there's nothing really wrong if you enjoy it. It's no one else's business to tell you what to enjoy. I enjoy buying shredded potatoes at Trader Joe's where the ingredient list is "potatoes."
You might have about 50 ingredients in that one muffin.
So really - Value for Money!!
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this is true, someone took a mcdonalds happy meal kept it for 9 years and it did not mold and looked the same as the day they bough itThrow it in the pantry and let it sit for a month. Take it out, it'll be as fresh as the day it went in!
If you are what you eat, you should live to be at least 100 years old!
and i have seen it for my own eyes.
after i have seen supersize me, (and got the book). i had stop eating fast for for about 5 - 6 years. i was just disgusted.
i was cleaning, the house, and found a mcdonald french fries. laying on the floor. i was like wait... it should of rotten by now. and it wasnt it, the only thing it was just hard. craziness.0 -
Siiiigh. Sometimes it is really hard to remain objective on these threads.
The bottom line is this: McDonald's food and food from restaurants like it are what got a lot of the people on MFP to 100+ pounds overweight. What you are getting in that sandwich has zero nutritional value and is as good as eating paper or plastic with some ketchup on it for your body. Your stomach will feel full but you will not gain a single iota of anything your body needs from that sandwich or anything else on a fast food menu. You will be filling your stomach and starving your body at the same time. That's how people get morbidly obese. If you wanna have one once in a very great while that's fine. No one is stopping you. But don't kid yourself putting a chemical infested burger in your mouth that it's healthy because it's only 250 calories. Your liver will not be pleased and eventually your "figure" will show the world what you've been snacking on.
The addiction this country has to sugar, preservatives and food that isn't actually food is nothing short of frustrating. I keep seeing people say "it's fine in moderation." If somebody handed you a bottle marked poison and told you it tastes like apple pie with a scoop of ice cream, would you go ahead and swig a few drops because you were told it wouldn't kill you? Probably not. This is the exact same thing.0 -
this is true, someone took a mcdonalds happy meal kept it for 9 years and it did not mold and looked the same as the day they bough itThrow it in the pantry and let it sit for a month. Take it out, it'll be as fresh as the day it went in!
If you are what you eat, you should live to be at least 100 years old!
and i have seen it for my own eyes.
after i have seen supersize me, (and got the book). i had stop eating fast for for about 5 - 6 years. i was just disgusted.
i was cleaning, the house, and found a mcdonald french fries. laying on the floor. i was like wait... it should of rotten by now. and it wasnt it, the only thing it was just hard. craziness.
The less moisture in something, (like something that's been cooked, such as a potato) the less likely it will mold or rot. Then, of course adding salt or other preservatives makes it even less likely. This does not automatically make it poison or "bad" for you to eat. The human digestive system is an incredible thing.0 -
It's very wrong. The sausage biscuit with egg destroys the mcmuffin
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Siiiigh. Sometimes it is really hard to remain objective on these threads.
The bottom line is this: McDonald's food and food from restaurants like it are what got a lot of the people on MFP to 100+ pounds overweight.
No, eating more calories than they burn is what got them to 100+ pounds overweight. McDonalds doesn't force anyone to eat their food, neither does any other restaurant that I know of... people willingly walk into these establishments and willingly buy their food and willingly eat it. Stop blaming everyone but themselves for the repercussions of their own choices.0 -
What you are getting in that sandwich has zero nutritional value and is as good as eating paper or plastic with some ketchup on it for your body. Your stomach will feel full but you will not gain a single iota of anything your body needs from that sandwich or anything else on a fast food menu. You will be filling your stomach and starving your body at the same time
Except nope.0 -
this is true, someone took a mcdonalds happy meal kept it for 9 years and it did not mold and looked the same as the day they bough itThrow it in the pantry and let it sit for a month. Take it out, it'll be as fresh as the day it went in!
If you are what you eat, you should live to be at least 100 years old!
and i have seen it for my own eyes.
after i have seen supersize me, (and got the book). i had stop eating fast for for about 5 - 6 years. i was just disgusted.
i was cleaning, the house, and found a mcdonald french fries. laying on the floor. i was like wait... it should of rotten by now. and it wasnt it, the only thing it was just hard. craziness.
The less moisture in something, (like something that's been cooked, such as a potato) the less likely it will mold or rot. Then, of course adding salt or other preservatives makes it even less likely. This does not automatically make it poison or "bad" for you to eat. The human digestive system is an incredible thing.
Just because eating fast food "in moderation" doesn't make you look fat, doesn't mean it isn't wreaking havoc on the "incredible human digestive system." Plenty of people who look fit and in shape have heart attacks and organ failure without warning because they workout double time and eat like dog *kitten*.0 -
What you are getting in that sandwich has zero nutritional value and is as good as eating paper or plastic with some ketchup on it for your body. Your stomach will feel full but you will not gain a single iota of anything your body needs from that sandwich or anything else on a fast food menu. You will be filling your stomach and starving your body at the same time
Except not really though.
Ummmm last I checked it does contain nutritional value so your point is invalid there.0 -
What you are getting in that sandwich has zero nutritional value and is as good as eating paper or plastic with some ketchup on it for your body. Your stomach will feel full but you will not gain a single iota of anything your body needs from that sandwich or anything else on a fast food menu. You will be filling your stomach and starving your body at the same time
Except not really though.
Ummmm last I checked it does contain nutritional value so your point is invalid there.
What value? Sodium and protein? Did you know that McDonald's beef cannot legally be called beef because it's mostly pink slime? What kind of nutritional value does pink slime have? I'd actually be interested to know. The fish sandwich is 18% cholestoral because it's Pollock, which has nearly nothing nutritional except for the whole 1% protein you get from it.0 -
OP, it isn't wrong. What's wrong is some of the misinformation being touted in here
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this is true, someone took a mcdonalds happy meal kept it for 9 years and it did not mold and looked the same as the day they bough itThrow it in the pantry and let it sit for a month. Take it out, it'll be as fresh as the day it went in!
If you are what you eat, you should live to be at least 100 years old!
and i have seen it for my own eyes.
after i have seen supersize me, (and got the book). i had stop eating fast for for about 5 - 6 years. i was just disgusted.
i was cleaning, the house, and found a mcdonald french fries. laying on the floor. i was like wait... it should of rotten by now. and it wasnt it, the only thing it was just hard. craziness.
The less moisture in something, (like something that's been cooked, such as a potato) the less likely it will mold or rot. Then, of course adding salt or other preservatives makes it even less likely. This does not automatically make it poison or "bad" for you to eat. The human digestive system is an incredible thing.
Just because eating fast food "in moderation" doesn't make you look fat, doesn't mean it isn't wreaking havoc on the "incredible human digestive system." Plenty of people who look fit and in shape have heart attacks and organ failure without warning because they workout double time and eat like dog *kitten*.
Maybe if they ate it every day, for every meal, for a long period of time, yes, it would wreak havoc. Having it once a week or even once a day isn't going to be detrimental if the rest of their diet is in check and exercise is regularly done. I didn't say eating McDonalds was the healthiest choice, that's not rocket science, but it's not some evil food that no one should ever eat, and certainly not to blame for people's being overweight. That's on them. Lots of "healthy" foods can wreak havoc on the digestive system too, so I fail to see your point. I'm sure you wouldn't condemn someone for having a beer after work every day. Or maybe you would.0 -
this is true, someone took a mcdonalds happy meal kept it for 9 years and it did not mold and looked the same as the day they bough itThrow it in the pantry and let it sit for a month. Take it out, it'll be as fresh as the day it went in!
If you are what you eat, you should live to be at least 100 years old!
and i have seen it for my own eyes.
after i have seen supersize me, (and got the book). i had stop eating fast for for about 5 - 6 years. i was just disgusted.
i was cleaning, the house, and found a mcdonald french fries. laying on the floor. i was like wait... it should of rotten by now. and it wasnt it, the only thing it was just hard. craziness.
The less moisture in something, (like something that's been cooked, such as a potato) the less likely it will mold or rot. Then, of course adding salt or other preservatives makes it even less likely. This does not automatically make it poison or "bad" for you to eat. The human digestive system is an incredible thing.
Just because eating fast food "in moderation" doesn't make you look fat, doesn't mean it isn't wreaking havoc on the "incredible human digestive system." Plenty of people who look fit and in shape have heart attacks and organ failure without warning because they workout double time and eat like dog *kitten*.
Maybe if they ate it every day, for every meal, for a long period of time, yes, it would wreak havoc. Having it once a week or even once a day isn't going to be detrimental if the rest of their diet is in check and exercise is regularly done. I didn't say eating McDonalds was the healthiest choice, that's not rocket science, but it's not some evil food that no one should ever eat, and certainly not to blame for people's being overweight. That's on them. Lots of "healthy" foods can wreak havoc on the digestive system too, so I fail to see your point. I'm sure you wouldn't condemn someone for having a beer after work every day. Or maybe you would.
Not a beer, no, because beer is generally made from ingredients that don't contain Formaldehyde. Which, is what aspartame turns into when introduced to your body. Guess Formaldehyde might not be so bad in there once or twice, ya? I see your point. That diet coke is fine. I guess high cholestoral's okay too now and then. And 4000 grams of sodium in a single sandwich? Fine too.0 -
The liver is an incredible organ, after all! *kitten*, it can take it!0
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this is true, someone took a mcdonalds happy meal kept it for 9 years and it did not mold and looked the same as the day they bough itThrow it in the pantry and let it sit for a month. Take it out, it'll be as fresh as the day it went in!
If you are what you eat, you should live to be at least 100 years old!
and i have seen it for my own eyes.
after i have seen supersize me, (and got the book). i had stop eating fast for for about 5 - 6 years. i was just disgusted.
i was cleaning, the house, and found a mcdonald french fries. laying on the floor. i was like wait... it should of rotten by now. and it wasnt it, the only thing it was just hard. craziness.
The less moisture in something, (like something that's been cooked, such as a potato) the less likely it will mold or rot. Then, of course adding salt or other preservatives makes it even less likely. This does not automatically make it poison or "bad" for you to eat. The human digestive system is an incredible thing.
Just because eating fast food "in moderation" doesn't make you look fat, doesn't mean it isn't wreaking havoc on the "incredible human digestive system." Plenty of people who look fit and in shape have heart attacks and organ failure without warning because they workout double time and eat like dog *kitten*.
Maybe if they ate it every day, for every meal, for a long period of time, yes, it would wreak havoc. Having it once a week or even once a day isn't going to be detrimental if the rest of their diet is in check and exercise is regularly done. I didn't say eating McDonalds was the healthiest choice, that's not rocket science, but it's not some evil food that no one should ever eat, and certainly not to blame for people's being overweight. That's on them. Lots of "healthy" foods can wreak havoc on the digestive system too, so I fail to see your point. I'm sure you wouldn't condemn someone for having a beer after work every day. Or maybe you would.
Not a beer, no, because beer is generally made from ingredients that don't contain Formaldehyde. Which, is what aspartame turns into when introduced to your body. Guess Formaldehyde might not be so bad in there once or twice, ya? I see your point.
Lol. Aspartame, not something I consume. If other people choose to do so, that's on them. So beer is okay, because it's ingredients meet your list of acceptable criteria, even though alcohol "wreaks havoc" on the liver. I mean come on. Moderation IS the key - if you don't consume too much, yeah, poisonous **** isn't going to kill you. That's my point. If someone wants to risk it and eat fast food every day, their choice. I don't choose to drink alcohol every day, but I'm not going to go around yelling at everyone who does and trying to freak them out about alcoholism and liver failure.
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Not a beer, no, because beer is generally made from ingredients that don't contain Formaldehyde. Which, is what aspartame turns into when introduced to your body. Guess Formaldehyde might not be so bad in there once or twice, ya? I see your point. That diet coke is fine. I guess high cholestoral's okay too now and then. And 4000 grams of sodium in a single sandwich? Fine too.
4000 GRAMS of sodium in a single sandwich, really now? Can you provide some sources for your posts?0 -
What you are getting in that sandwich has zero nutritional value and is as good as eating paper or plastic with some ketchup on it for your body. Your stomach will feel full but you will not gain a single iota of anything your body needs from that sandwich or anything else on a fast food menu. You will be filling your stomach and starving your body at the same time
Except not really though.
Ummmm last I checked it does contain nutritional value so your point is invalid there.
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The liver is an incredible organ, after all! *kitten*, it can take it!
I think you're failing to understand that people choose to eat this stuff. So whether or not it's "okay" for people to make food like such as what's made at McDonalds, doesn't really matter. It's not illegal, and they post nutritional information online for people to look at if they're interested. It tastes good, to a majority of people, obviously, which is why they continue doing it the way they do, among other reasons. Salt makes things taste good. Such as babyback ribs. 5-7000mg of sodium in one rack of those. Worth it. Not something I'd do every week or even every month, but yeah I'll do it when I get the chance because it's an indulgence, not an every day thing.0 -
I'm talking to people on a Fitness board about not eating food that is highly contradictory to what they SEEM to be trying to accomplish, which is health. I would like to think that most of them are not alcoholics so unless they're binge drinking, alcohol is not that bad for you. Yes, in moderation. Fast foods contain chemicals that most people are addicted to like sodium and high fructose corn syrup (which is in EVERY ketchup packet,) that wind up putting you back on the fat wagon crying about how THIS time, you'll KEEP it off. Convenience foods are why this country is the number 2 fattest country in the world. If you want a snack, get REAL chocolate from the grocery store or make gourmet burgers at home the size of your head that have no preservatives in them. Anyway, I'm done arguing here.0
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What you are getting in that sandwich has zero nutritional value and is as good as eating paper or plastic with some ketchup on it for your body. Your stomach will feel full but you will not gain a single iota of anything your body needs from that sandwich or anything else on a fast food menu. You will be filling your stomach and starving your body at the same time
Congrats. You have constructed a paragraph comprised entirely of slanderous fiction. Like, even the punctuation was made out of lies0 -
To the OP, moderation eating is how many fit and lean people eat. Eating perfect doesn't always mean happiness which believe it or not counts towards good health.
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Agreed.
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Even though it does have tons of preservatives, McDonalds is not the culprit for people gaining weight. It's because people can't control themselves!! If you eat too much "healthy" food, you'll still gain weight if you go over your calories.0
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