McDonalds?
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I can go to Longhorn Steakhouse and not even cheat. They have fantastic meals under 550 calories.I'm having a full on craving! I'll go for lunch tomorrow. Have a cheeseburger (300) and small fries (230). Or a single crispy chicken ranch BLT. (540)
Who am I turning into? I used to be too snobby for junk food
But they post calories, and places I would love to go to for a cheat meal don't!!!! *sobs*0 -
I'm trying to avoid getting bogged down in this forum and trying to answer all the bogus information there is about McDonald's out there. I'll just say that I eat there 1 or 2 meals per day, 5 days a week and I've managed to lose 2 inches off my waist and thirty pounds since January 7th of 2013.0
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All be dang, you are correct. I just Googled it and found an article by ABC News who interviewed McDonald's. Article was written only 5 mos ago. It IS NOW 100% vegetable oil and no animal fat.
This is true. They cook the fries in the fat which comes off of the hamburgers during cooking. That is their secret to the fries having a unique flavor they say. They are not vegetarian.I don't eat meat, but I like the fries.
the fries aren't vegetarian.
Nope, they are covered in beef fat or some other revolting ****e :laugh:
This is not true, the fries are cooked in 100% vegetable oils. There used to be animal fats in them years ago but that is a thing of the distant past.0 -
Well we have established that you are scared and intimidated by lists I guess
when it comes to the things I put in my body, yes I am.
again, doing it once and a while ain't gonna hurt you, so OP if you're still reading (ugh I hope not for your sake) then yes. Go for it. Why not?
It's making this kind of a thing a habit that will have long term negative consequences (specifically from the amount of sodium - more than even the fat or cholesterol - that can lead to artery constricting heart problems, even if you choose lower cal options)
Can you cite your sources for me? Specifically the long term effects of mcdonalds vs foods prepared at home while keeping overall calorie consumption equal?
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When I get on a computer ill give you a study of high levels of sodium on heart health.
Please make sure it is strictly sodium and not elevated blood pressure. Not everyone who consumes high amounts of sodium suffers from high blood pressure.
Low sodium diets - increased mortality rates: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23420258
In people already experiencing heart failure! And thats compared to a normal sodium diet, which is normal for a reason! We need sodium! What a poorly picked study.
It's the iodine we need. 0 -
Most of which are actually worse for you than animal fats.
This is true. They cook the fries in the fat which comes off of the hamburgers during cooking. That is their secret to the fries having a unique flavor they say. They are not vegetarian.I don't eat meat, but I like the fries.
the fries aren't vegetarian.
Nope, they are covered in beef fat or some other revolting ****e :laugh:
This is not true, the fries are cooked in 100% vegetable oils. There used to be animal fats in them years ago but that is a thing of the distant past.0 -
We need to use sea salt which contains no iodine.Well we have established that you are scared and intimidated by lists I guess
when it comes to the things I put in my body, yes I am.
again, doing it once and a while ain't gonna hurt you, so OP if you're still reading (ugh I hope not for your sake) then yes. Go for it. Why not?
It's making this kind of a thing a habit that will have long term negative consequences (specifically from the amount of sodium - more than even the fat or cholesterol - that can lead to artery constricting heart problems, even if you choose lower cal options)
Can you cite your sources for me? Specifically the long term effects of mcdonalds vs foods prepared at home while keeping overall calorie consumption equal?
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When I get on a computer ill give you a study of high levels of sodium on heart health.
Please make sure it is strictly sodium and not elevated blood pressure. Not everyone who consumes high amounts of sodium suffers from high blood pressure.
Low sodium diets - increased mortality rates: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23420258
In people already experiencing heart failure! And thats compared to a normal sodium diet, which is normal for a reason! We need sodium! What a poorly picked study.
It's the iodine we need.0 -
Well we have established that you are scared and intimidated by lists I guess
when it comes to the things I put in my body, yes I am.
again, doing it once and a while ain't gonna hurt you, so OP if you're still reading (ugh I hope not for your sake) then yes. Go for it. Why not?
It's making this kind of a thing a habit that will have long term negative consequences (specifically from the amount of sodium - more than even the fat or cholesterol - that can lead to artery constricting heart problems, even if you choose lower cal options)
Can you cite your sources for me? Specifically the long term effects of mcdonalds vs foods prepared at home while keeping overall calorie consumption equal?
M.F.P. Hottest Person/M.F.P. Most awesome person
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> 1 year of consecutive logging
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When I get on a computer ill give you a study of high levels of sodium on heart health.
Please make sure it is strictly sodium and not elevated blood pressure. Not everyone who consumes high amounts of sodium suffers from high blood pressure.
Low sodium diets - increased mortality rates: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23420258
In people already experiencing heart failure! And thats compared to a normal sodium diet, which is normal for a reason! We need sodium! What a poorly picked study.
It's the iodine we need.
We get plenty of that in non-salt sources, which is why I use sea salt instead of iodized salt.0 -
I'm trying to avoid getting bogged down in this forum and trying to answer all the bogus information there is about McDonald's out there. I'll just say that I eat there 1 or 2 meals per day, 5 days a week and I've managed to lose 2 inches off my waist and thirty pounds since January 7th of 2013.
Good for you, but you can have poor heart health and be skinny. Hope you dont end up in that boat.0 -
True! Vegetable oil, like margarine is FAKE fat. It is artificial fat and very, very bad for you. One should use REAL oil instead. Such as coconut oil or olive oil. Again, yet ANOTHER reason why I cook at home. I bake my fries from cut up red potatoes with a coating of olive oil and a shake of sea salt.
Most of which are actually worse for you than animal fats.
This is true. They cook the fries in the fat which comes off of the hamburgers during cooking. That is their secret to the fries having a unique flavor they say. They are not vegetarian.I don't eat meat, but I like the fries.
the fries aren't vegetarian.
Nope, they are covered in beef fat or some other revolting ****e :laugh:
This is not true, the fries are cooked in 100% vegetable oils. There used to be animal fats in them years ago but that is a thing of the distant past.0 -
McDonald's = vomit food
Have you seen Super Size Me - the documentary?
Or the experiment with the McD hamburger and fries that has been sitting on a plate for two years without rotting?
Fast food sometimes, go for it. But McD... gross!
I wouldn't be surprised if you did that experiment with any kind of fast food or processed food and the results were the same. It is pretty gross. Moderation though!0 -
Well, the coffee is usually fresh, if nothing else. Since I am a vegetarian, I don't eat there anymore, even the fries which I do know are NOT vegetarian but I'm not that strict.. Plus the sodium content is very high but once in a while a McD's lunch or dinner or not going to kill anyone. In "SuperSize Me", Morgan Spurlock went to McD's for every meal for a month. No sane person would actually do that. "Forks Over Knives" was interesting to me and I agree with SOME of the things said in the documentary, but in the end, that diet doesn't provide all the nutrients humans need (which they don't tell you) and they are making money selling the cookbooks, etc. Still, I did agree with much of what was said but don't follow their diet. And yes, most processed foods are awful, including the so-called low-calorie "diet ones" since they tend to contain a lot of sodium, not to mention the preservatives. If I must eat one, I am careful to choose a low-calorie, high fiber, low sodium one but one really has to search.0
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True! Vegetable oil, like margarine is FAKE fat. It is artificial fat and very, very bad for you. One should use REAL oil instead. Such as coconut oil or olive oil. Again, yet ANOTHER reason why I cook at home. I bake my fries from cut up red potatoes with a coating of olive oil and a shake of sea salt.
Most of which are actually worse for you than animal fats.
This is true. They cook the fries in the fat which comes off of the hamburgers during cooking. That is their secret to the fries having a unique flavor they say. They are not vegetarian.I don't eat meat, but I like the fries.
the fries aren't vegetarian.
Nope, they are covered in beef fat or some other revolting ****e :laugh:
This is not true, the fries are cooked in 100% vegetable oils. There used to be animal fats in them years ago but that is a thing of the distant past.
I love your style!0 -
It doesn't mean you are healthy. It doesn't mean you are doing good things for your body and it doesn't mean you aren't killing yourself. You are eating fake fat, you are eating toxic meat and toxic veggies. YOu are maybe eating white bread which is a sugar. I wouldn't want to be your body. The poor thing.I'm trying to avoid getting bogged down in this forum and trying to answer all the bogus information there is about McDonald's out there. I'll just say that I eat there 1 or 2 meals per day, 5 days a week and I've managed to lose 2 inches off my waist and thirty pounds since January 7th of 2013.0 -
I like your knowledge on nutrition.
True! Vegetable oil, like margarine is FAKE fat. It is artificial fat and very, very bad for you. One should use REAL oil instead. Such as coconut oil or olive oil. Again, yet ANOTHER reason why I cook at home. I bake my fries from cut up red potatoes with a coating of olive oil and a shake of sea salt.
Most of which are actually worse for you than animal fats.
This is true. They cook the fries in the fat which comes off of the hamburgers during cooking. That is their secret to the fries having a unique flavor they say. They are not vegetarian.I don't eat meat, but I like the fries.
the fries aren't vegetarian.
Nope, they are covered in beef fat or some other revolting ****e :laugh:
This is not true, the fries are cooked in 100% vegetable oils. There used to be animal fats in them years ago but that is a thing of the distant past.
I love your style!0 -
This thread has jus gone completely off the deep end. What utter nonsense.0
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I like your knowledge on nutrition.
True! Vegetable oil, like margarine is FAKE fat. It is artificial fat and very, very bad for you. One should use REAL oil instead. Such as coconut oil or olive oil. Again, yet ANOTHER reason why I cook at home. I bake my fries from cut up red potatoes with a coating of olive oil and a shake of sea salt.
Most of which are actually worse for you than animal fats.
This is true. They cook the fries in the fat which comes off of the hamburgers during cooking. That is their secret to the fries having a unique flavor they say. They are not vegetarian.I don't eat meat, but I like the fries.
the fries aren't vegetarian.
Nope, they are covered in beef fat or some other revolting ****e :laugh:
This is not true, the fries are cooked in 100% vegetable oils. There used to be animal fats in them years ago but that is a thing of the distant past.
I love your style! 0 -
:flowerforyou:This thread has jus gone completely off the deep end. What utter nonsense.0 -
If I were you, I'd make my own version of McDonald's at home. You can buy lean, anti-biotic, grass fed beef, use a whole wheat bun or Ezekiel bun, make your own sauce out of sugar free ketchup, mustardm mayo and relish or buy low cal thousand island dressing and you've got a Big Mac. Make fries with real oil and sea salt. Yummo! Just one example, but anything you get at McDonald's you can make at home. Make your own nuggets. Coat them with clean coatings, etc.I am thinking about it lately. The funny thing is, in the last five years I've only been there once, and that was in Japan. And that was before I gave a flying rats behind about calories. I just did not like it, did not like that fast food smell and could not bring myself to eat it.
Now, after a month of clean living, I want it.
I mean a cosi salad is 600 calories and I can get a crispy fried chicken for that.
Egg McMuffin is only 300? My breakfast of yogurt, nuts and fruit is over that (really, take a look).
Small fries are only 230??? That's crazy.
I'd certainly feel a lot more full eating there. But is it crazy?0 -
This thread has jus gone completely off the deep end. What utter nonsense.
*nod nods* I think that it has gone very off topic...and not in the humorous way either.0 -
I still want some fries. like...now0
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Really? Off topic? The topic is whether McDonald's is healthy or not. No one has strayed from that topic. If it bores you. If the conversation is "too much" there are other topics on MFP going on right now. Thanks for stopping by.This thread has jus gone completely off the deep end. What utter nonsense.
*nod nods* I think that it has gone very off topic...and not in the humorous way either.0 -
I have not read all the replies to this post.
I worked at McDonalds for 5 years, often eating 2 meals a day there, 5 days a week. I never became obese and was at a healthy weight probably 4 of those 5 years (I had a chubby year in high school).0 -
This thread has jus gone completely off the deep end. What utter nonsense.
*nod nods* I think that it has gone very off topic...and not in the humorous way either.
Girl you didnt contribute TO the topic! Lol.
Sorry you disagree. :flowerforyou:0 -
This is true. They cook the fries in the fat which comes off of the hamburgers during cooking. That is their secret to the fries having a unique flavor they say. They are not vegetarian.I don't eat meat, but I like the fries.
the fries aren't vegetarian.
Nope, they are covered in beef fat or some other revolting ****e :laugh:
This is not true, the fries are cooked in 100% vegetable oils. There used to be animal fats in them years ago but that is a thing of the distant past.
Ahh, as I mentioned previously, I havent ventured in to a McD since 1991, I stand corrected.
Still crap food though 0 -
Why did he get a flower and all I got was a smiley face?
:flowerforyou:This thread has jus gone completely off the deep end. What utter nonsense.0 -
This thread has jus gone completely off the deep end. What utter nonsense.
*nod nods* I think that it has gone very off topic...and not in the humorous way either.
Girl you didnt contribute TO the topic! Lol.
Sorry you disagree. :flowerforyou:
Doesn't mean I didn't read it. Thanks:flowerforyou: 0 -
I have not read all the replies to this post.
I worked at McDonalds for 5 years, often eating 2 meals a day there, 5 days a week. I never became obese and was at a healthy weight probably 4 of those 5 years (I had a chubby year in high school).
There are many varying ideas of a "healthy" weight. But you were also young and had a somewhat higher metabolism0 -
Just FYI organic veggies result in shooting furry little critters.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzAs7Vx-j4A 0 -
The smile was genuine and the flower was ... well...
Why did he get a flower and all I got was a smiley face?
:flowerforyou:This thread has jus gone completely off the deep end. What utter nonsense.
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Really? Off topic? The topic is whether McDonald's is healthy or not. No one has strayed from that topic. If it bores you. If the conversation is "too much" there are other topics on MFP going on right now. Thanks for stopping by.This thread has jus gone completely off the deep end. What utter nonsense.
*nod nods* I think that it has gone very off topic...and not in the humorous way either.
Wow...having a bad day? Didn't say it was boring. Hope things look up for you soon:flowerforyou: 0
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