Absurd: McDonalds doubles up the chips

Carnivor0us

This just in: Something at McDonald's is unhealthy.

If you care enough about your calories to actually give a crap about any of this, you shouldn't be frequenting fast food joints.

Unreasonable portion size + uneducated population = increased health care costs. That impacts most everyone.

Sooo...why don't we just educate the population then? Why jump to legislation?

ironanimal

Double post weirdness yay

crista_b

Do you think they'll hand out extra ketchup with them?:laugh:

Only if you pay extra. :laugh:

clockthatticks

I think this part is the kicker
"According to Japan Today, the Mega Potato is being advertised as "perfect for sharing" and is launched after the director of nutrition for McDonald's insisted that its menu can be good for you. "

This is being marketed to Japan and that fact actually has significance as to why this is even being put on the market. In east Asia (Korea and Japan in particular) there's a fad called "potato party" going around right now. Young people will go to McDonalds and buy a whole bunch of fries and then spread all of them out on the table and eat them all (of course divided up among many different people). It's been causing some trouble in Japan because it's seen as rude. This is probably to combat that trend.

devil_in_a_blue_dress

I don't think companies should be blamed for people's choices. Whether it's a Big Gulp, fries, king size candy bar, etc, the companies don't MAKE people eat it. People need to accept more responsibility for their own choices/actions.

That's all fine and dandy, except the people impacted by McD portion sizes generally can't pay for their choices/actions.

So if you pay taxes and have health insurance, you are paying for their choices.

The people impacted by McDonald's portion sizes are the people eating McDonald's. I can assure you as a fairly regular consumer, that I not only pay taxes, I also pay dearly for my own health insurance. Since I don't feel like a strike today, I won't tell you what I think of your statement, only that I am living proof that it's incorrect.

crista_b

I think this part is the kicker
"According to Japan Today, the Mega Potato is being advertised as "perfect for sharing" and is launched after the director of nutrition for McDonald's insisted that its menu can be good for you. "

This is being marketed to Japan and that fact actually has significance as to why this is even being put on the market. In east Asia (Korea and Japan in particular) there's a fad called "potato party" going around right now. Young people will go to McDonalds and buy a whole bunch of fries and then spread all of them out on the table and eat them all (of course divided up among many different people). It's been causing some trouble in Japan because it's seen as rude. This is probably to combat that trend.

Sycoholic

Look, if there wasn't a market for it they wouldn't be selling it.

Oh, McDonalds has high calorie food, that's why America is fat..... is a b.s. argument. America is fat because people eat in excess and have no damn self control. You can go to a mom&pop restaurant and eat food much higher in calories than McDonalds... not to mention plenty of appetizers loaded with calories and dessert... They just have that big yellow bullseye.... it's pc to bash a major corporation because "they're evil" while a it's not pc to bash a mom&pop because they're just normal people... Wake up people. As a matter of fact, go watch the documentary Fat Head. It's on Netflix and Amazon Prime.... Go watch it... If you really want an open ended opinion on fast food, not created by the fast food companies, then watch it.

vim_n_vigor

I like it when they sell stuff like this. It is cheaper to get the bigger size than multiple of the smaller sizes. We split it between everyone at the table. Right now, my kids are young enough that a small or medium is still usually enough for the three of us, but someday.....

jwdieter

Sooo...why don't we just educate the population then? Why jump to legislation?

The US has had a food education program in schools for 70 years. Obesity is through the roof.

BeachIron

I think this part is the kicker
"According to Japan Today, the Mega Potato is being advertised as "perfect for sharing" and is launched after the director of nutrition for McDonald's insisted that its menu can be good for you. "

This is being marketed to Japan and that fact actually has significance as to why this is even being put on the market. In east Asia (Korea and Japan in particular) there's a fad called "potato party" going around right now. Young people will go to McDonalds and buy a whole bunch of fries and then spread all of them out on the table and eat them all (of course divided up among many different people). It's been causing some trouble in Japan because it's seen as rude. This is probably to combat that trend.

Oh, those overweight Japanese will eat anything . . .

5ftnFun

OMG OMG OMG!!!! What will I do???? The last time I went to McD's, they held me down and FORCED me to eat french fries!!!!!


Or not. :indifferent:

KANGOOJUMPS

yep, they are evil

BeachIron

Sooo...why don't we just educate the population then? Why jump to legislation?

The US has had a food education program in schools for 70 years. Obesity is through the roof.

I can tell by reading the MFP forums on a daily basis that we have very different views on what "education" means

dsalveson

Look, if there wasn't a market for it they wouldn't be selling it.

Oh, McDonalds has high calorie food, that's why America is fat..... is a b.s. argument. America is fat because people eat in excess and have no damn self control. You can go to a mom&pop restaurant and eat food much higher in calories than McDonalds... not to mention plenty of appetizers loaded with calories and dessert... They just have that big yellow bullseye.... it's pc to bash a major corporation because "they're evil" while a it's not pc to bash a mom&pop because they're just normal people... Wake up people. As a matter of fact, go watch the documentary Fat Head. It's on Netflix and Amazon Prime.... Go watch it... If you really want an open ended opinion on fast food, not created by the fast food companies, then watch it.

^^^^^^^^

crista_b

Sooo...why don't we just educate the population then? Why jump to legislation?

The US has had a food education program in schools for 70 years. Obesity is through the roof.

It's not just about putting it in the schools. Most of the time the parents buy ****ty food for kids so that's what they truly learn and grow up with. Parents need to learn better nutrition and pass that along to their children.

vim_n_vigor

I don't think companies should be blamed for people's choices. Whether it's a Big Gulp, fries, king size candy bar, etc, the companies don't MAKE people eat it. People need to accept more responsibility for their own choices/actions.

That's all fine and dandy, except the people impacted by McD portion sizes generally can't pay for their choices/actions.

So if you pay taxes and have health insurance, you are paying for their choices.

<--This poster ate McD today, I pay more than plenty in taxes, and I pay quite dearly for some extremely good health insurance. Maybe you should rethink a little about the 'type' of people who eat at McD.

IpuffyheartHeelsinthegym

Easy solution: Don't order it!

Stop blaming the restaurants for making people fat.

then, who should we blame??

keepongoingnmw

I think this part is the kicker
"According to Japan Today, the Mega Potato is being advertised as "perfect for sharing" and is launched after the director of nutrition for McDonald's insisted that its menu can be good for you. "

This is being marketed to Japan and that fact actually has significance as to why this is even being put on the market. In east Asia (Korea and Japan in particular) there's a fad called "potato party" going around right now. Young people will go to McDonalds and buy a whole bunch of fries and then spread all of them out on the table and eat them all (of course divided up among many different people). It's been causing some trouble in Japan because it's seen as rude. This is probably to combat that trend.

This is my kind of party....I would freakin love this!!!! I would buy those mega size fries. I have four kids.....a twenty piece nuggets and a mega fry would feed them. I would try and offer fruit too.....

ninerbuff

Sooo...why don't we just educate the population then? Why jump to legislation?

The US has had a food education program in schools for 70 years. Obesity is through the roof.

It's not just about putting it in the schools. Most of the time the parents buy ****ty food for kids so that's what they truly learn and grow up with. Parents need to learn better nutrition and pass that along to their children.

Overweight people KNOW why they are overweight, they just choose to do nothing about it (speaking of people who don't have metabolic or health issues that attribute to being overweight). Parent do need to learn more, but at the same time they have to apply common sense. If their kid is looking pretty overweight, YOU DON'T KEEP FEEDING THEM MORE.

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jennifershoo

So everyone who's on a 1200 cals diet can eat 1 mega potato and call it a day! Nice.