McDonald's -- Official Restaurant of the Olympic Games

delaney056
delaney056 Posts: 475
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I couldn't help but laugh when I saw this while watching the Olympics last night.
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  • sky3z
    sky3z Posts: 190 Member
    mmm double quarter pounder with cheese. haha
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    I know, right? It's crazy. What's even crazier is when you see Olympic athletes endorsing them for money... we all know they don't eat there, except for maybe a coffee here and there.
  • delaney056
    delaney056 Posts: 475
    I know, right? It's crazy. What's even crazier is when you see Olympic athletes endorsing them for money... we all know they don't eat there, except for maybe a coffee here and there.

    Exactly! The first thing I said after seeing that was, "I highly doubt Olympians eat there." I'm nowhere close to an Olympic athlete, and I don't even eat there! Granted, they do have some things that aren't as bad as others, but it's still a poor choice. If I'm going to eat fast food, I want actual food.
  • slkehl
    slkehl Posts: 3,801 Member
    I worked at McDonald's last summer and the salads are actually very popular.
  • TylerJ76
    TylerJ76 Posts: 4,375 Member
    heh.

    They just pay the most money...
  • MrDude_1
    MrDude_1 Posts: 2,510 Member
    I know, right? It's crazy. What's even crazier is when you see Olympic athletes endorsing them for money... we all know they don't eat there, except for maybe a coffee here and there.

    LOL.

    you would be surprised.

    once you're actually in shape, not trying to lose weight... with enough muscle that your daily calorie requirements are decently high.. a McDs meal every once in awhile doesnt mean much.
    I know some high level athletes that eat fast food 2 or 3 times a week... should they? thats debatable. can they? yeah.
  • MrDude_1
    MrDude_1 Posts: 2,510 Member
    heh.

    They just pay the most money...

    yup.

    for enough money, I could pay to be "the coolest person of the 2012 Olympic Games"
  • human28
    human28 Posts: 12 Member
    Its crazy, I doubt coke is the best drink to rehydrate yourself either and they seem to sponsor sport
  • TylerJ76
    TylerJ76 Posts: 4,375 Member
    heh.

    They just pay the most money...

    yup.

    for enough money, I could pay to be "the coolest person of the 2012 Olympic Games"

    That would be awesome, you should do that.
  • fatty_to_fitty
    fatty_to_fitty Posts: 544 Member
    It's a branding exercise they want to be seen as a healthy and fresh food supplier. The perfect couple!
  • BarbACona
    BarbACona Posts: 76
    Yeah I had a few laughs over this as well.. The idea that all those highly trained athelets are fueling their bodies for competition on Big Macs and Fires is just ludicrous!
  • gitnfit2
    gitnfit2 Posts: 203 Member
    Funny part is we get to watch the Olympics here at my work on a big screen but there is no sound. If you watch the commercial with no sound the athlete always looks disgusted at the food. The few commercials I have watched I never see the athlete eat the food.
  • ravenchick
    ravenchick Posts: 345 Member
    I had to laugh that drinking a coke helps support the Olympic athletes. They could at least have some healthy sponsors.
  • KitTheRoadie
    KitTheRoadie Posts: 641 Member
    heh.

    They just pay the most money...

    ^^ Defo this! ^^
  • BJPCraig
    BJPCraig Posts: 417 Member
    When I first heard this, I thought it HAD to be a joke. Saw a post on Facebook that I think summarized it nicely: "McDonalds as the official restaurant of the Olympics is like smoking being the official medicine of lung cancer..."

    Not really a perfect analogy, but I think it makes the point.
  • KeepJoJoPushin
    KeepJoJoPushin Posts: 36
    I also found myself shakin my head at that. McDonald's an athletes.....I'm pretty sure big macs an coke didn't get them to the Olympics.
  • ayshamc
    ayshamc Posts: 226 Member
    I live in the UK and went to the Olympic Stadium last week...

    If you want to buy Fries/Chips without anything else, you can only buy them at McD's - you can buy Fish and Chips together from other vendors, but you can't buy Fries seperatley unless you go to McD's.

    If you want Chocolate you can only buy Cadbury's and when it come to paying for it all - you can only pay with VISA or Cash, no other cards accepted!

    These Sponsors know how to make some money!! :laugh:
  • k8blujay2
    k8blujay2 Posts: 4,941 Member
    Meh... it's been this way for as long as I can remember... same with coke... it's all about advertising money... something interesting that I have heard is the lowest performing franchise is the one in the Olympic Village.
  • scloyd
    scloyd Posts: 327 Member
    I couldn't help but laugh when I saw this while watching the Olympics last night.
    Would you prefer the Official restaurant to be Five Guys?
  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,173 Member
    mmm double quarter pounder with cheese. haha

    No, no...it's a double "Royale" with cheese...they have the metric system, remember? LOL :)
  • _Timmeh_
    _Timmeh_ Posts: 2,096 Member
    Why laugh?
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,023 Member
    It's funny how all these people are commenting on Olympic athletes when they really have NO IDEA on their diets. Well let me give you some accurate info.
    Many of the athletes use up energy well into 6,000+ calories per day. They train an average of 5 hours (some even more) per day at their sport and then there's physical training (lifting, plyo work, flexibility, etc.) for another couple of hours. It would be difficult to eat "clean" an support an 6,000 calorie daily expenditure with 7-10 hours of it training hard. So guess where they get a lot of their calories from? Junk food. Yep. You heard it right.

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  • thefreebiemom
    thefreebiemom Posts: 191 Member
    All that means is that McDonald's is helping pay for things the US team needs. Nothing wrong with that. Subway is sponsoring the US team as well. Coke and McDonald's have put money towards the Olympics for as long as I can remember. The McD's commercials I have seen all had some regular person eating the food or drinking the special drinks and trying to "coach" the athlete to win gold. Its something to do with the peel the sticker game they have on some of their healthier food right now. I have also seen one of the female athletes in a Pantene hair commercial too. They aren't just making money for themselves they are making money for the team and its costs like transportation having families come along, feeding and boarding them, uniforms, etc.
  • JustJennie1
    JustJennie1 Posts: 3,749 Member
    So? Who says they don't eat there? Like inner buff pointed out they are burning a lot of calories with their exercise and they have to refuel some how.

    McDonalds is a HUGE chain so why shouldn't they sponsor events such as the Olympics? They can most certainly afford the price to advertise and be a sponsor.
  • marketdimlylit
    marketdimlylit Posts: 1,601 Member
    Mcdonalds :love:
  • delaney056
    delaney056 Posts: 475
    It's funny how all these people are commenting on Olympic athletes when they really have NO IDEA on their diets. Well let me give you some accurate info.
    Many of the athletes use up energy well into 6,000+ calories per day. They train an average of 5 hours (some even more) per day at their sport and then there's physical training (lifting, plyo work, flexibility, etc.) for another couple of hours. It would be difficult to eat "clean" an support an 6,000 calorie daily expenditure with 7-10 hours of it training hard. So guess where they get a lot of their calories from? Junk food. Yep. You heard it right.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    And what says you know the diet of an Olympic athlete? Do tell.
  • DMZ_1
    DMZ_1 Posts: 2,889 Member
    This is not abnormal, McDonald's ponied up the money to be called the Official Restaurant of the Olympic Games.

    Athletes have endorsed fast food restaurants over time. Michael Jordan was doing McDonald's ads back in the 1980s for example.
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    It's funny how all these people are commenting on Olympic athletes when they really have NO IDEA on their diets. Well let me give you some accurate info.
    Many of the athletes use up energy well into 6,000+ calories per day. They train an average of 5 hours (some even more) per day at their sport and then there's physical training (lifting, plyo work, flexibility, etc.) for another couple of hours. It would be difficult to eat "clean" an support an 6,000 calorie daily expenditure with 7-10 hours of it training hard. So guess where they get a lot of their calories from? Junk food. Yep. You heard it right.

    A.C.E. Certified Personal/Group FitnessTrainer
    IDEA Fitness member
    Kickboxing Certified Instructor
    Been in fitness for 28+ years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

    Actually there is a lot of information available online about the US Olympic Training Centre and it's nutrition science and meals. The facility was featured on a Biggest Loser episode if memory serves and this recent article talks about the types of foods served there. They actually just replicated this kitchen in London to serve the US athletes during the Olympics:

    http://www.outsideonline.com/fitness/nutrition/Americas-meal-ticket-20120801.html

    "Moreman and a staff of 23 work with five sports nutritionists to design menus, from a protein-rich recovery shake that will help a wrestler make weight to a calorie-dense dinner that will ensure a swimmer replaces the 12,000 calories burned that day."

    I'm sure the sponsored athletes are not replacing their "12,000 calories burned that day" with McDonalds non-food. Maybe when not training. Maybe when taking their kids out after a soccer game. Maybe when on a road trip with buddies. But not when training and not when competing. Everything in moderation, sure. But moderation is a relative term.
  • kaotik26
    kaotik26 Posts: 590 Member
    Ironic isn't it?!:ohwell:
  • rhonniema
    rhonniema Posts: 522 Member
    From as far back as I can remember McDonald's & Coca Cola has always sponsored the Olympics.

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