McRibs and McDonald's

LATeagno
LATeagno Posts: 620 Member
in Food and Nutrition
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/11-amazing-facts-about-the-mcdonald-s-mcrib-170212930.html


Facts about the McRib. Excerpt:

According to an article from Chicago magazine, which cites a 1995 article by Mandigo, "restructured meat product" contains a mixture of tripe, heart, and scalded stomach, which is then mixed with salt and water to extract proteins from the muscle. The proteins bind all the pork trimmings together so that it can be re-molded into any specific shape — in this case, a fake slab of ribs."


OK... I'm done throwing up now. Now you can start. ;)

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  • horsewhisper91
    horsewhisper91 Posts: 456 Member
    All the meat at McDonald's is no good for you.

    The McRib alone is made up of about 70 different ingredients. And most of that food has chemicals in it to help preserve the meat.

    And that article is definitely a good wake up call to make you think about what else their other meat products are made up of.
  • FredDoyle
    FredDoyle Posts: 2,273 Member
    All the meat at McDonald's is no good for you.

    The McRib alone is made up of about 70 different ingredients. And most of that food has chemicals in it to help preserve the meat.

    And that article is definitely a good wake up call to make you think about what else their other meat products are made up of.
    It's all chemicals. All food is. So, what do you mean?
  • daworley
    daworley Posts: 238 Member
    I read that article, too. *gag* Never again!:sick:
  • siriuslestrange1
    siriuslestrange1 Posts: 74 Member
    good thing I already hated McDonald's! If I didn't, I sure would now :sick:
  • horsewhisper91
    horsewhisper91 Posts: 456 Member
    What I mean by is, that food has more chemicals that probably shouldn't even be put in food. Even in the article it says, 'ingredients in it, one include flour-bleaching agents used on yoga mats'.

    I'm sure real meat doesn't have over 70 different ingredients in them some of which could be used as an agent for yoga mats. That's why I tend to buy my meat at the local stores. And I'm lucky to live in a town where we have local farmers. Sure there may be chemicals in it, but it can't be as much as what fast food places put in theirs.

    All I'm saying is, if people want to eat it that's their choice.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    This horse has already been beaten...

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/822845-11-amazing-facts-on-mcrib
  • impojr
    impojr Posts: 52
    This is pretty much why I haven't touched McDonalds for about 2 years
  • ubermensch13
    ubermensch13 Posts: 824 Member
    Mmmmmmmmmmm.... reconstituted meat product....droooool.
  • Shaolin_Papa
    Shaolin_Papa Posts: 44
    All the meat at McDonald's is no good for you.

    The McRib alone is made up of about 70 different ingredients. And most of that food has chemicals in it to help preserve the meat.

    And that article is definitely a good wake up call to make you think about what else their other meat products are made up of.
    It's all chemicals. All food is. So, what do you mean?


    Enjoy McDonald's if you like , but being deliberately obtuse in the interests of sarcasm just destroys ones' credibility.....Or maybe you've truly never heard of the stuff the "Meat Processing Industry" dumps in the vats. :laugh:
  • JustANumber85
    JustANumber85 Posts: 644 Member
    Of course its not real ribs. Real ribs look nothing like the McRib.
  • repmlrs
    repmlrs Posts: 154
    lol try eating mre's
  • Railr0aderTony
    Railr0aderTony Posts: 6,803 Member
    mcrib_mcdonalds-home.jpg?w=320&h=240

    I do not care if it is ground up dolphin killed with nukes while stripping a rainforrest. they are Fricking delicious.
  • byrnet18
    byrnet18 Posts: 230 Member
    Barf. I haven't eaten McDonalds since January 2012...before that it was February 2011. We were in Vegas and at 2am in a hungover state we decided to get some McDonalds. The smell coming from the fryers was enough to provoke gagging, I had to go sit out in the casino while my hubby waited for the food. We took it up to our room and I ate one french fry and gagged, as the smell I had been smelling was exactly what the fry tasted like. Never again, it is garbage.
  • cloveraz
    cloveraz Posts: 332 Member
    Speaking of ribs, I still order me a half slab, with fries, mashed potatoes, and chicken gravy. I love me some ribs!!!!! The real ones, that is! Yummie!!!! :drinker:
  • SwimFan1981
    SwimFan1981 Posts: 1,430 Member
    I've never had one :smile:
  • stanluoser
    stanluoser Posts: 82
    I got a card for McDonalds that offers 1 big mac a week for a year! I'm going to get one every day and donate to the first homeless person I see at the light! I don't want to waste it, but also doing a good deed. Even though its unhealthy =/
  • lilpoindexter
    lilpoindexter Posts: 1,122 Member
    I've been debating having a McRib Meal...They are damn good...well I haven't had one in a long time, and I remember them as being good, maybe my tastes have changed.
  • MetilHed
    MetilHed Posts: 101 Member
    mcrib_mcdonalds-home.jpg?w=320&h=240

    I do not care if it is ground up dolphin killed with nukes while stripping a rainforrest. they are Fricking delicious.

    ^^This
  • CarlieeBear
    CarlieeBear Posts: 325 Member
    They're awfully similar to Banquet ribs...
  • ladyartichoke
    ladyartichoke Posts: 22
    I'm not surprised, but it is all edible. Offal isn't bad for you, I love it. I've never had a McRib (I live in a country with a large muslim community so I guess it's no surprise) so I can't comment on the taste. I'd be interested to see a more up to date report. The once referenced in the article is from 1995, that is a long time ago and it's only recently (I think I read 2010 somewhere) that McNuggets have been made with 100% chicken breast.
  • basslinewild
    basslinewild Posts: 294 Member
    Eww! I've never had one and definitely don't intend to after this.
  • wellbert
    wellbert Posts: 3,924 Member
    tripe, heart, scalded stomach are EXCELLENT for you. Organ meat is amazing.
  • vanguardfitness
    vanguardfitness Posts: 720 Member
    fast food is disgusting
  • toddis
    toddis Posts: 941 Member
    Sounds delicious to me.

    Roger Mandigo, a professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, described the process behind making “restructured meat products” in Food Chains: From Farmyard to Shopping Cart:
    “Most people would be extremely unhappy if they were served heart or tongue on a plate,” he observed. “But flaked into a restructured product it loses its identity. Such products as tripe, heart, and scalded stomachs are high in protein, completely edible, wholesome, and nutritious, and most are already used in sausage without objection.”
  • quirkytizzy
    quirkytizzy Posts: 4,052 Member
    mcrib_mcdonalds-home.jpg?w=320&h=240

    I do not care if it is ground up dolphin killed with nukes while stripping a rainforrest. they are Fricking delicious.

    :laugh:

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