Eat McDonald's, lose wight, set terrible example

This only proves that you don't have to know very much about nutrition and get published.

Not true. They actually studied specific details of nutrition. Kept him on a set amount of calories, fat, carbs, etc. The proof here is if you study nutrition and stay within guidelines for your body and health you can treat yourself to fact food and still maintain a health weight and lifestyle.

For me it was very encouraging because my job does keep me on the run quite often and I have feared going near fast food and this tells me that if I do I can as long as I stay within my dietary plan and do it(for me) only once in a while and not daily.

Pretty sure he was referring to the blogger at Slate reporting on the story who seemed to be gobsmacked that losing weight by eating fast food is possible. And that the teacher's experiment was setting "a terrible example for students" -- as opposed to a very valuable lesson about calories, nutrients, exercise, free will, and choice.

And that "there’s not even strong evidence that losing weight is good for you" as the blogger claimed.

if one chicken breast is sold to a grocery chain for the frozen case, and another one is sold to a mcdonald's to go in a salad or a grilled sandwich, does the one that went to McDonald's automatically become crap?

So wait, you believe that McD is serving you Real Chicken Breast?
Check it again.....

Is it wizardry? Baseless slander is what causes nonsense to be spread. Needless complications, demonizing, & avoidance of food with the complete lack of actual fact.

Except, the assumption that the chicken parts sold to the grocer and sold to McDonalds meet the same quality standards is false.

You follow up with more baseless slander. Please educate us on the differences.














Got it.

if one chicken breast is sold to a grocery chain for the frozen case, and another one is sold to a mcdonald's to go in a salad or a grilled sandwich, does the one that went to McDonald's automatically become crap?

So wait, you believe that McD is serving you Real Chicken Breast?
Check it again.....

Is it wizardry? Baseless slander is what causes nonsense to be spread. Needless complications, demonizing, & avoidance of food with the complete lack of actual fact.

Except, the assumption that the chicken parts sold to the grocer and sold to McDonalds meet the same quality standards is false.

Would love to know more about the different standards for chickens between McDonald's and grocers (or more appropriately, not grocers, but the distributors between the farmers and grocers).

http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELDEV3004377

This doesn't support your stance at all. It is a document that explains the difference in USDA grades.It does not state there are any nutritional differences between grades, because there are not. In fact their entire grading system is based on how the meat is harvested and packaged, not nutritional merit or value. Nor does it show how, if any, differences between the meat being purchased by your grocer and McDonalds.

"OMG, they posted a link to a usda document, that's all the proof I need!" You'll get a few people that will react that way, without reading the document at all. Congrats, you have helped to continue the spread of bad information, dangerous & antiquated beliefs, that will only hamper the weight loss community as a whole. Way to make it more complicated and diluted for people who struggle.

if one chicken breast is sold to a grocery chain for the frozen case, and another one is sold to a mcdonald's to go in a salad or a grilled sandwich, does the one that went to McDonald's automatically become crap?

So wait, you believe that McD is serving you Real Chicken Breast?
Check it again.....

Is it wizardry? Baseless slander is what causes nonsense to be spread. Needless complications, demonizing, & avoidance of food with the complete lack of actual fact.

Except, the assumption that the chicken parts sold to the grocer and sold to McDonalds meet the same quality standards is false.

Would love to know more about the different standards for chickens between McDonald's and grocers (or more appropriately, not grocers, but the distributors between the farmers and grocers).

http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELDEV3004377

I didn't find a single reference to the words, "McDonald's", "restaurant", "grocer", or "fast food". Perhaps you could point me to the section that differentiates standards between McDonald's and grocers?

McDonalds GRILLED CHICKEN FILLET

Ingredients: Chicken Breast Fillet with Rib Meat, Water, Seasoning (Rice Starch, Salt, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Canola Oil, Onion Powder, Maltodextrin, Chicken Skin, Paprika, Flavor, Sunflower Oil, Chicken, Garlic Powder, Chicken Fat, Spices), Sodium Phosphates.

http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/product_nutrition.chicken.303.premium-grilled-chicken-classic-sandwich.html


The Tyson Chicken breast I buy at the grocery store:

Boneless, skinless chicken breasts with rib meat contains up to 15% natural chicken broth. ALL NATURAL CHICKEN BROTH INGREDIENTS: Chicken broth, salt, natural flavorings.

http://www.tyson.com/Products/Boneless-Skinless-Chicken-Breasts-with-Rib-Meat-4-lb-bag.aspx


The difference? Some seasoning and sodium phosphates.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/40858-sodium-phosphate-label/

McDonalds GRILLED CHICKEN FILLET

Ingredients: Chicken Breast Fillet with Rib Meat, Water, Seasoning (Rice Starch, Salt, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Canola Oil, Onion Powder, Maltodextrin, Chicken Skin, Paprika, Flavor, Sunflower Oil, Chicken, Garlic Powder, Chicken Fat, Spices), Sodium Phosphates.

http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/product_nutrition.chicken.303.premium-grilled-chicken-classic-sandwich.html


The Tyson Chicken breast I buy at the grocery store:

Boneless, skinless chicken breasts with rib meat contains up to 15% natural chicken broth. ALL NATURAL CHICKEN BROTH INGREDIENTS: Chicken broth, salt, natural flavorings.

http://www.tyson.com/Products/Boneless-Skinless-Chicken-Breasts-with-Rib-Meat-4-lb-bag.aspx


The difference? Some seasoning and sodium phosphates.
http://www.livestrong.com/article/40858-sodium-phosphate-label/

Or, you could buy real, natural chicken, but you would have to flip the package and read labels. Retailers count on you not doing that. The dead giveaway is the sodium content per serving. Natural chicken without injected salt broth will have only 80-100 mgs of sodium per serving. If you're consuming meat with more than 100 mgs of sodium per serving, you're consuming meat injected with a sodium solution. Worse, you're often paying more money for less actual chicken.

Lol why would anyone want to eat McDonalds?
Not for me thanks.

Because they enjoy it?

Well it bothers me.

And here's why.

http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/getnutrition/nutritionfacts.pdf

Calories aside (most are a third to a half of your daily allotment), sodium is generally close to the 1000s range (which is what you should aim for a maximum for one day). Saturated fat for most items is 50-60%. Cholesterol is about a third. And sugar is about 7-10g for each item -- that's almost as much as an apple for a food that doesn't taste sweet and doesn't carry the same nutritional value.

Also because of this:

http://www.naturalnews.com/022194.html

"Many so-called healthy fast food menu items, upon closer inspection, do not live up to the health hype. Most of the meat from any of the major chains has anything but a simple ingredients list. They add emulsifiers, preservatives, MSG, artificial colors, trans fats, and hidden ingredients under generic labels such as spices, or natural and artificial flavors.

Some of these food additives are not foods at all, but are chemicals that are generally recognized as safe. Most of these additives cannot be found at your local grocery store, probably because they aren't food."

And if that's not enough, you should watch Supersize Me (here's a trailer):

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2diPZOtty0

It's not always about calories. It's about chemistry and biochemistry.

this was a good experience in life lessons for the students. Its all about calories in versus calories out!

He's lost weight, great!
Didn't realise losing weight was setting such a terrible example...

People bothered by this really need to get some sun.
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