Why, thank you Bob Evan's....
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They do have the best breakfast sausage, if you're gonna splurge a little.0
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It's not that the message is falling on deaf ears, it's that what so many of us have had a hard time learning for ourselves is to stop blaming others for our weight. We make choices. So I don't really care that Bob Evans offers endless fries, or that the local buffet has fried foods on it. I choose what I eat. I don't want someone else choosing for me that I cannot have those endless fries, I'm proud that at this stage I know better and can choose NOT to indulge in a mindless way.0
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Because if there's anything this country needs, it's endless, all-you-can-eat french fries with a massively unhealthy hamburger.
Congrats on a great contribution to this country's ridiculous obesity problem. Whoever came up with this one is a total genius. :noway:
No one is being forced at gunpoint to go eat this or any other meal at Bob Evans, or at Denny's, or any other restaurant. If you choose to gorge on a meal like this on a frequent basis, or choose to eat in places like this, then you have to live with the consequences of that choice.
Restaurants are simply trying to meet consumer demand - so the consumers, if they want something different and healthy, are free to demand it by choosing where and what to eat. That's kind of how things work in the real world.0 -
Side note, while growing up, I mowed the lawns of several of the Evan's family. Nice people.0
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Guess what?
Chain restaurants provide nutrition information for what they serve. When they start forcing bacon-encrusted butter sticks down my throat, I'll have reason to complain.
But until then, I'll take my nutrition choices, poor or not, into my own hands. And not b!tch about things being available that may not be good for me.0 -
I 100% agree. I posted something a while back about subway irresponsibly implying that you will lose weight when you go there every day and that is an unrealistic expectation given that they push the cheeze and sauces and all of a sudden your at 1000 calories and 2000 mg of sodium but i got reemed for it..
When I go to Subway I've never had an exchange with an employee be more than:
Employee: What kind of cheese?
Me: No cheese, please.
Employee: What veggies?
Me: Lettuce, spinach, green peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, and a few jalapeno's.
Employee: *puts on veggies* Sauce?
Me: None please.
Employee: *wraps up sandwich and slides to cashier*
I've never once felt like a Subway employee was "pushing" anything on me, it's simply offering it as something to put on the sandwich. By your definition, they are also pushing the vegetables as well.
And guess what, if you ask for extra veggies, they give 'em to you, for free. You want extra meat and cheese? It's going to cost you more. Doesn't seem like they are really going out of their way to make people over cheese and over sauce their sandwiches.
If I walked up to you and offered you a joint or a needle full of heroin are you required to take it simply because it was there and offered to you? No, you aren't, you can make the choice that what I'm offering you isn't something that you want and is likely going to be detrimental to your health, so you say no. So quit blaming restaurants for just selling and promoting their food.0 -
Chain restaurants provide nutrition information for what they serve. When they start forcing bacon-encrusted butter sticks down my throat, I'll have reason to complain.
Bacon-encrusted butter sticks sound kind of good...:laugh:0 -
Thank you Bob Evan's WHAT?0
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Yes, thank you Bob Evans! Those fries and that hamburger were delicious! *says mmm mmm while rubbing my tummy*0
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bacon-encrusted butter sticks
Deep-fry that and I'll bet you've got a Paula Deen recipe right there. lol
Ooh! Food shows! Cooking shows and shows on the Food Network or the Cooking Channel show unhealthy foods all the time, maybe we should take those networks off the air.
Or what about all the cooking segments on news shows in the mornings? We should probably get rid of those too since they usually use butter or oil and lots of other high calorie stuff.
And cookbooks. We should definitely get rid of cookbooks. Those things are FULL of unhealthy food. We should just put the publishers right of business for what they're doing to Americans.
Cooking schools should definitely be shut down. They just teach people how to become the cooks and chefs that make all of this unhealthy food that makes people fat.
Yeah, we should get started on this, we've got a lot of work to do in order to make Americans skinny again.0 -
Yeah, blame the restaurants for the obesity crisis. It's not like the restaurants are responding to and following consumer trends...
Olive Garden has been offering unlimited breadsticks for years. Endless pasta bowls, Red Lobster with their Endless Shrimp, it's not like all you can eat specials are anything new in this country, they've been around for decades, long before the "obesity crisis."
The problem is nobody wants to take personal responsibility anymore. I didn't get fat because McDonald's offered Supersized meals, I got fat because I decided to eat Supersized meals every day. That's a major difference, and the sooner you recognize and acknowledge that difference, the better off you will be.0 -
Don't forget Grandma's family cookbooks. Those are all full of traditional recipes, full of fat, calories, and sodium. Time to start invading houses and making sure those get destroyed, too. We can't have people making their own decisions, we obviously have to make the decisions for them.bacon-encrusted butter sticks
Deep-fry that and I'll bet you've got a Paula Deen recipe right there. lol
Ooh! Food shows! Cooking shows and shows on the Food Network or the Cooking Channel show unhealthy foods all the time, maybe we should take those networks off the air.
Or what about all the cooking segments on news shows in the mornings? We should probably get rid of those too since they usually use butter or oil and lots of other high calorie stuff.
And cookbooks. We should definitely get rid of cookbooks. Those things are FULL of unhealthy food. We should just put the publishers right of business for what they're doing to Americans.
Cooking schools should definitely be shut down. They just teach people how to become the cooks and chefs that make all of this unhealthy food that makes people fat.
Yeah, we should get started on this, we've got a lot of work to do in order to make Americans skinny again.0 -
Actually... the OP is right.
Have you seen this?? :grumble:
Or this?? :mad:
Or this???? :noway:
Damn you M&M's!!! How dare you offer so many unhealthy choices?!?!?!?!0 -
The best thing about Red Robin is their choice of beers!
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The number one health issue in this country is obesity.
I don't see how the food service industry has ZERO blame for that. They don't have all the blame, but it is also not none.
Obviously, people have the ability to use their brains and make their own choices. (albeit, some people's brains and decision making abilities are questionable).
The problem is everyone is lazy and greedy - the industry and the consumer.0 -
I never said anything about choices. I know it's a terrible choice.
I'm just pointing out how ridiculous it is. People b!tch and moan about how fat people are getting but then things like this are advertised on TV. Irritating. And I know others agree.
[And I have no Red Robins near me and I've never been to one so they've avoided the scrutiny.]
Personally, I don't give a carp about how fat anyone is except for me. And I won't be eating that, so I think I'm good to go and I just don't care that it's available.0 -
Wow I thought we were all here to support each other. Some of these comments are pretty rude. The poster was trying to say that it should be everyone responsibility to eat and live well. I believe we all know it's about choices. Some people have a harder time than others. I'm just really shocked at a lot of the mean responses.0
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The problem is not with the establishment. The problem is the patrons who can't control themselves.
Stop blaming everyone else and hold yourself accountable. Not meaning you, OP. Talking to people in general.0 -
Most people know unlimited fries are going to be bad for you. It's the food that goes around parading as a healthy choice that irk me! I can't think of a single example other than salads right now. I'm sure we have all been in the position of trying to find something on a menu that just might not sabotage healthy eating only to log it later and find out HOLY-CRAP-I-could've-had-a-bacon-cheese-burger!0
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How does Red Robin not get any criticism in this post?
Haha, it's about CHOICES... if you choose to eat unlimited fries that's your problem, not Bob Evans's.
Exactly. Who cares what Bob Evans does or what anyone else does? It's your choices that matter.0 -
NO! BAN ALL FOOD WE SHOULDN'T EAT! WE CAN'T MAKE DECISIONS OURSELVES!How does Red Robin not get any criticism in this post?
Haha, it's about CHOICES... if you choose to eat unlimited fries that's your problem, not Bob Evans's.
We are all capable of making choices. Some just suck at it more than others.
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take the buns off the burger, and any breaded topping, and it's not so bad for you.0
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The food service industry is essentially unchanged for decades. Long before obesity spiked in this country, restaurants were serving ridiculously decadent, unhealthy food options. So, no, the food service industry doesn't deserve any of the blame. They haven't changed, Americans have changed. We've become fairly lazy, and the last 20 years has led to the downfall of personal responsibility, nobody in this country takes responsibility for their actions anymore. It's so much easier to blame everything else, which is sad, really.The number one health issue in this country is obesity.
I don't see how the food service industry has ZERO blame for that. They don't have all the blame, but it is also not none.
Obviously, people have the ability to use their brains and make their own choices. (albeit, some people's brains and decision making abilities are questionable).
The problem is everyone is lazy and greedy - the industry and the consumer.0 -
I see this thread went totally in the wrong direction......lol0
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I sometimes dream that I have a building just like Scrooge Mcducks gold building where he swims. Except instead of gold, it has french fries in it. I think it would hurt less to jump into a sea of fries than a sea of pure, solid gold.
Kids, remember. French fries > gold0 -
I think the more important question here is what fast food place offers the best french fries. My choice will always be Mickey D's.0
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No way to go but down with a thread like this.I see this thread went totally in the wrong direction......lol
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I sometimes dream that I have a building just like Scrooge Mcducks gold building where he swims. Except instead of gold, it has french fries in it. I think it would hurt less to jump into a sea of fries than a sea of pure, solid gold.
Kids, remember. French fries > gold
Family Guy had Peter dive into the gold and he got all cut up and bruised and he was like "gold coins aren't soft" while he was crying. So french fries would hurt less, but the oil would burn.0 -
I sometimes dream that I have a building just like Scrooge Mcducks gold building where he swims. Except instead of gold, it has french fries in it. I think it would hurt less to jump into a sea of fries than a sea of pure, solid gold.
Kids, remember. French fries > gold
Family Guy had Peter dive into the gold and he got all cut up and bruised and he was like "gold coins aren't soft" while he was crying. So french fries would hurt less, but the oil would burn.
Seriously...reality of hot burning oil was the part that caught your attention. Not the talking businessman duck with an Irish last name. Not the giant huge story full of gold or french fries? lol0
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