Something to make you think twice about eating McDonalds!

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  • nopeekiepeekie
    nopeekiepeekie Posts: 338 Member
    I posted this today and got ambushed. Tread carefully.
    Sadly...very true, she did. Makes people like me not want to post to the forum. I don't so much anymore. This is supposed to be a helpful, SUPPORTIVE, and motivational place to be....I read posts or responses from a lot of people not living up to that. Disappointing.
    The same can be said for people who say they drink diet pop and you get posters that immediately say to stop because you'll die from cancer from the aspartame, or people who go to Subway which is much healthier than they use to eat and people jump on them for the sodium levels, or the "clean" eaters who jump all over the people who like to eat 90 calorie packs. It's an unfortunate direction this forum has went in that people don't respect other people's opinions.

    This McDonald picture series has me seriously concerned, because the food is continually moving around on the plate the top bun changes as does the fry pattern.
    ABC News.com just posted an article I think last week (I'm at work and can't post the link) and it was explaining what goes into chicken nuggest (not just at McDs but almost all fast food aside from Hardees and Chick Fil A). It was SO GROSS!!! The main ingredient is mechanically separated chicken parts. That's right, once all the goodness is stripped, what's left goes into a high powered sive and is 'fluffed' for volume. What you get is something that kind of looks like strawberry softserve.

    THEN, the mix with ammonia because it's full of bacteria. THEN they bleach it to make it the white-ish color it is. THEN they add the artificial flavors. <Shudder>
    For this comment, please see http://www.snopes.com/food/prepare/msm.asp
    McDonald's has been using all white meat in their chicken nuggets since 2003
  • AlyRoseNYC
    AlyRoseNYC Posts: 1,075 Member
    double post
  • AlyRoseNYC
    AlyRoseNYC Posts: 1,075 Member
    Ehh...I love McDonald's, even though I only induldge once a month (or less). I'll still eat it.
  • mlh612
    mlh612 Posts: 311 Member
    ABC News.com just posted an article I think last week (I'm at work and can't post the link) and it was explaining what goes into chicken nuggest (not just at McDs but almost all fast food aside from Hardees and Chick Fil A). It was SO GROSS!!! The main ingredient is mechanically separated chicken parts. That's right, once all the goodness is stripped, what's left goes into a high powered sive and is 'fluffed' for volume. What you get is something that kind of looks like strawberry softserve.

    THEN, the mix with ammonia because it's full of bacteria. THEN they bleach it to make it the white-ish color it is. THEN they add the artificial flavors. <Shudder>

    I think McDonalds had some chicken like the Select strips that weren't like this, but the original nuggets there, Wendys, Burger King and Jack in the Box all were clients to this chicken manufacturer.

    To those who say 'Tread Carefully'....*kitten* that...these are FACTS that people need to be aware of.

    I saw that.. The picture was absolutely disgusting..:sick: I have never really been fond of McD's chicken nuggets, but my daughter would get them every once in awhile.. No more chicken nuggets unless I make them...
  • TheNewJessieMae
    TheNewJessieMae Posts: 767
    Well we don't eat many happy meals these days, but I am guilty of drinking a sugar-free ice-coffee 3 or 4 days a week. No idea what chemicals or preservatives might be in that, but it keeps me going around 3 o'clock when I'm ready to keel over. I let my kids eat a chocolate chip cookie, too, when they finish their homework without whining (just 'cause we're there getting mommy's ice coffee). Don't tell me what's in those. Sigh . . .

    Have you seen the almond commercials where the almonds help them get over the 3 oclock hump? It really works for me, but I enjoy my coffee too!!!
  • mlh612
    mlh612 Posts: 311 Member
    Here's another one for you... the 4 year old cheeseburger...:sick:

    http://www.poetv.com/video.php?vid=42969
  • smuehlbauer
    smuehlbauer Posts: 1,041 Member
    I had just copied this like to post on here. Too funny.
    This totally makes me sick. Yet another reason it has been years since I have eaten their food!
  • therobinator
    therobinator Posts: 832 Member
    I haven't eaten at McDonalds since I saw the 2004 documentary Super Size me. They did the same thing with the french fries. Yuck!

    When we saw SuperSize Me in the theatre, we couldn't even eat the candy and soda we had with us at the time. Lol. We VERY rarely eat McDonald's or any other junk and we regret it every time. Just goes to show that our bodies really do know what they need and want, and they speak up when we betray that.
  • Scorpiomom222
    Scorpiomom222 Posts: 1,462 Member
    I haven't eaten at McDonalds since I saw the 2004 documentary Super Size me. They did the same thing with the french fries. Yuck!

    When we saw SuperSize Me in the theatre, we couldn't even eat the candy and soda we had with us at the time. Lol. We VERY rarely eat McDonald's or any other junk and we regret it every time. Just goes to show that our bodies really do know what they need and want, and they speak up when we betray that.

    You know, after a few weeks clean from McD's, and Burger King, I found that it went right through me and made me feel sluggish and gross.
  • Mickie17
    Mickie17 Posts: 559 Member
    I don't beleive in eating Fast Food, and rarely ever do,,,serioulsy....and that was before I saw Supersize me or Food, Inc. If you haven't seen them, I encourage you to do so. Food, Inc, was on Instant Play for Netflix not to long ago...maybe Supersize Me is too?

    Both just super-reinforced my feelings on processed stuff, and trying to eat more organically & locally. (Believe me, I have enough issues eating wholesome food, I don't need that crap food making matters worse)! LOL!!!! ;)
  • lalouli
    lalouli Posts: 41
    I agree! my husband started bringing almonds home a few months ago, and I eat a handful every couple of days. I'm just addicted to something all the time and right now, happens to be ice-coffee. LOL Thanks for the tip . . .
  • lalouli
    lalouli Posts: 41
    I started watching it at Netflix yesterday, but didn't get to finish. It's still there for those interested. Sooooo disturbing. Makes me want to grow my own food exclusively and forget the grocery store. Wish I could fit a cow and some chickens on the porch of my apartment . . .
  • NeuroticVirgo
    NeuroticVirgo Posts: 3,671 Member
    I've never really liked anything from McDonalds except their fries...I'm sorry, but they have the best salty goodness french fries around (well if we are just talking fast food). I haven't had any in weeks...feels like forever....lol.
  • lyn54
    lyn54 Posts: 415
    I haven't ate anything at McDonald's except Apple Walnut Snacks, in 7 years. My husband eats there, my children eat there and my grandchildren eat there. However, I have read factual articles and heard reports of what is in the food and preparation of the food that made me decide not to put those things in my body. I am very "choosy" about where I eat. It's not just McDonalds. They, along, with all fast food stores, do research to target who to sale to and how. They, along with many, put preservatives in their food to make it last and food enhancers to make you want to eat more. That is a fact. Do your research. My family chooses to eat there as well as most of the people in the US, etc... Just drive up in the parking lot of a MickyD's or any of the outlets and watch the people who come and go. All the things in our food is a scary thought. If you are going to eat there, they do have some choices that if you look at calorie content you can get by. You can make it. I do. It isn't easy to eat Apple Walnut Snacks and smell french fries, nuggets etc...If you aren't careful you will feel sorry for yourself. I had a doctor friend to tell me to feel sorry for everyone else, not myself. This probably won't go over well either. but here goes.....:tongue:
  • lyn54
    lyn54 Posts: 415
    One other addition to my reply. You don't have to believe me that's okay. I have a farmer friend who had a cow that had mastitis. (i hope that is spelled correctly) They had given her large doses of antibiotics to try to help her. The vet told them they needed to sell her to a meat company because she wasn't going to get any better. They did and they sold her to a company that sells to McD's.
    Yes, I have toured their local stores with some local officials, especially during grand openings, I don't doubt the majority are clean but that doesn't control what is in the food.
    Since that time (re: my friend's cow), I just can't bring myself to eat their burgers. My son says that we can't worry about all that. It just won't leave my head...:noway:
  • nicjane113
    nicjane113 Posts: 48
    In my opinion there is probably something "bad" in more foods than we can think of but McDonalds and other fast food places get the most criticism. McDonalds obviously isn't the healthiest choice but I see nothing wrong with it as a treat every few weeks/months.
    I like the taste of McDonalds so it doesn't really bother me what people say is in it, as the taste is nice so it wouldn't put me off.
    If I avoided McDonalds at all costs and made my own beef burgers and fries, it still wouldn't be good for me to have on a regular basis.
    To me weight loss is about changing your diet for the long term and I couldn't live the rest of my life on low fat food 24/7. I need to have a treat every now and again to keep me motivated. If this means having a McDonalds or a takeaway then I will.
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