Eat McDonald's, lose wight, set terrible example

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  • LAW_714
    LAW_714 Posts: 258
    I like McDonald's french fries as much as the next person. They taste really good. That said, is there really an argument about relative quality of some of the ingredients used? There's a dollar menu for a reason. That's great if you're on a tight budget and budgetary concerns are real concerns. McDonald's is a legit option and you can make better or worse nutritional choices at McDonalds. It's entirely up to the customer. That said, extra value meals tend to mean that filler is involved. It's a matter of maximizing cost effectiveness.

    A year or two ago, in my state there was actually a law suit (albeit it was with Taco Bell rather than McDonald's) about labeling their ground beef as meat because between all of the fillers involved it didn't meet the minimum regulations to be called 'meat.' It CONTAINED meat, but there was actually more filler than meat involved. Fast food restaurants use fillers. They just... do (and they add extra sodium and sugar to 'improve' the taste of their stretched to the max somewhat less than top shelf ingredients) (though thankfully I seem to vaguely recall that McDonald's voluntarily ceased using 'pink slime' (?) , which the beef industry likes to call 'finely textured beef' but in non-PR real-world means cartilege, connective tissue, sinew and any manner of cast-off things, as long as it comes from cows', which... whatever. But to meet health standards it then has to be ground into a slush, washed with ammonium hydroxide, and sent through a centrifuge. Edible? It makes it through the health inspection process, so yeah. But an equal equivalent to an actual cut of chuck or sirloin? I can't help being a tad skeptical.

    There's filler. Filler isn't evil, but it is filler. It maximizes how far they can stretch the more expensive ingredients. That's Business 101. We all make choices and we have a variety of reasons to make them. But there's a reason why one hamburger sells for a dollar and a half and a ground sirloin patty costs somewhat more. Which suits your needs is up to the individual involved as they know their situation better than I do.
  • amandakev88
    amandakev88 Posts: 328 Member
    not bothered. encouraged actually. shows that you dont need to have some advanced knowledge of weight loss, and that you can still live your lift on a busy schedule. i lost weight in high school by eating nothing but chocolate bars. i know it wasnt the healthy way but same concept right..
  • redversustheblue
    redversustheblue Posts: 1,216 Member
    Lol why would anyone want to eat McDonalds?
    Not for me thanks.

    Because bacon egg and cheese mcgriddles are delicious.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    http://foodmatters.tv/articles-1/whats-really-in-chicken-mcnuggets-scary

    http://www.nbcnews.com/health/just-what-chicken-nugget-8C11348131

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T67DvoH2H3E

    http://www.care2.com/greenliving/25-ingredients-in-mcdonalds-chicken-mcnuggets.html

    http://www.sofreshandsogreen.com/2011/03/25/whats-in-a-mcdonalds-chicken-patty-more-than-just-chicken/

    and like with the internet and here at MFP, you have to take it with a grain of salt,
    but who's to say what is really in McDonalds food and what is not..


    Companies like McD is out for 1 thing and 1 thing only.. To Make money. Do you really think they would pay good money for High end Chicken Meat, or are they going pay for the left over parts that they can grind/process, add a few spices and call it food.

    Now for all of you, who would lke to take their 30,000 vechicle er body's and give it crap, and call it food/fuel.. go ahead.. Loose the weight with it..

    I prefer not to eat the 1500 calorie meals

    1500 calorie meals? How many chicken sandwiches would that take?
  • LongIsland27itl
    LongIsland27itl Posts: 365 Member
    What bothers me is that you are bothered by it
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,024 Member
    Lol why would anyone want to eat McDonalds?
    Not for me thanks.
    Because it tastes good and isn't demon food. That's like saying "why would anyone want to crochet?" What you don't like, isn't going to the popular thought all the time.

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  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    450 reponses? Lord.
    Yes, long conversations really are awful, aren't they?

    I bet when you sit down and talk with a group of people about a subject, you only exchange three or four sentences between you, right?
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    450 reponses? Lord.
    Yes, long conversations really are awful, aren't they?

    I bet when you sit down and talk with a group of people about a subject, you only exchange three or four sentences between you, right?

    When a forum thread gets this long, the original participants are pretty much gone, and the new posters aren't reading through the pages of posts, and end up saying the same things over and over again. I don't sit down and discuss a subject, wait for everyone to leave and new people to come in and then discuss the whole subject over again. IT would make more sense for those who have input on this particular subject to start a new thread.
  • rml_16
    rml_16 Posts: 16,414 Member
    450 reponses? Lord.
    Yes, long conversations really are awful, aren't they?

    I bet when you sit down and talk with a group of people about a subject, you only exchange three or four sentences between you, right?

    When a forum thread gets this long, the original participants are pretty much gone, and the new posters aren't reading through the pages of posts, and end up saying the same things over and over again. I don't sit down and discuss a subject, wait for everyone to leave and new people to come in and then discuss the whole subject over again. IT would make more sense for those who have input on this particular subject to start a new thread.
    So?

    You apparently are interested enough to comment and add to that.
  • Mr_Knight
    Mr_Knight Posts: 9,532 Member
    There's a dollar menu for a reason.

    Portion size, primarily.
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    So is there anything interesting still going on here..?
  • ModernNerd
    ModernNerd Posts: 336 Member
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  • Fentyman
    Fentyman Posts: 58 Member
    Not bothered. It actually motivate me.
  • anthony438
    anthony438 Posts: 578 Member
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  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
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  • DamePiglet
    DamePiglet Posts: 3,730 Member
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  • anthony438
    anthony438 Posts: 578 Member
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  • ModernNerd
    ModernNerd Posts: 336 Member
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  • TR0berts
    TR0berts Posts: 7,739 Member
    450 reponses? Lord.
    Yes, long conversations really are awful, aren't they?

    I bet when you sit down and talk with a group of people about a subject, you only exchange three or four sentences between you, right?

    When a forum thread gets this long, the original participants are pretty much gone, and the new posters aren't reading through the pages of posts, and end up saying the same things over and over again. I don't sit down and discuss a subject, wait for everyone to leave and new people to come in and then discuss the whole subject over again. IT would make more sense for those who have input on this particular subject to start a new thread.


    Except then we'd have 20+ (short?) threads on the same thing clogging up the forums. And people with legitimate new threads wouldn't get the help they need(ed) because their threads would get bumped off the front page by the excess threads on that one particular topic.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Hey, let it roll!

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  • EricRazorbacks
    EricRazorbacks Posts: 42 Member

    A year or two ago, in my state there was actually a law suit (albeit it was with Taco Bell rather than McDonald's) about labeling their ground beef as meat because between all of the fillers involved it didn't meet the minimum regulations to be called 'meat.' It CONTAINED meat, but there was actually more filler than meat involved.

    Those were sort of the allegations of the complaint, but it appears that's all they were, allegations. That lawsuit was voluntarily withdrawn by the filing party, there was no settlement or exchange of money between the parties, and Taco Bell didn't make changes to the product or their advertising. Taco Bell even placed ads taking shots at the attorneys who withdrew the complaint. They said, in part: We hope the voluntary withdrawal of this lawsuit receives as much public attention as when it was filed. As for the lawyers who brought this suit: You got it wrong, and you're probably feeling pretty bad right about now. But you know what always helps? Saying to everyone, "I'm sorry." C'mon, you can do it!
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member

    A year or two ago, in my state there was actually a law suit (albeit it was with Taco Bell rather than McDonald's) about labeling their ground beef as meat because between all of the fillers involved it didn't meet the minimum regulations to be called 'meat.' It CONTAINED meat, but there was actually more filler than meat involved.

    Those were sort of the allegations of the complaint, but it appears that's all they were, allegations. That lawsuit was voluntarily withdrawn by the filing party, there was no settlement or exchange of money between the parties, and Taco Bell didn't make changes to the product or their advertising. Taco Bell even placed ads taking shots at the attorneys who withdrew the complaint. They said, in part: We hope the voluntary withdrawal of this lawsuit receives as much public attention as when it was filed. As for the lawyers who brought this suit: You got it wrong, and you're probably feeling pretty bad right about now. But you know what always helps? Saying to everyone, "I'm sorry." C'mon, you can do it!

    The lawsuit was dropped because it was false. The claim was 100% BS.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    Lol why would anyone want to eat McDonalds?
    Not for me thanks.

    Because bacon egg and cheese mcgriddles are delicious.

    Steak egg and cheese bagels are too...but messy.
  • mccindy72
    mccindy72 Posts: 7,001 Member
    Lol why would anyone want to eat McDonalds?
    Not for me thanks.

    Because bacon egg and cheese mcgriddles are delicious.

    Steak egg and cheese bagels are too...but messy.

    Because.... egg on a sandwich. Yum!
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    I can't decide if I want in on part 2 after the roll or not...

    ...because the sequel is (almost) never as good as the original...

    ...and the original hasn't been *that* great.



    Decision, decisions...
  • DamePiglet
    DamePiglet Posts: 3,730 Member
    ^ agreed. too lazy to even quote.
  • QuietBloom
    QuietBloom Posts: 5,413 Member
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  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
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  • LAW_714
    LAW_714 Posts: 258
    I'm relieved to know that Taco Bell's beef is a whopping 88% actual cow
  • jonnythan
    jonnythan Posts: 10,161 Member
    I'm relieved to know that Taco Bell's beef is a whopping 88% actual cow

    Most of the rest is water and spices, with a little bit of oats to give it that unique texture.

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