Fast food hamburger, think again next time

tdpassley
tdpassley Posts: 13 Member
edited September 23 in Food and Nutrition
If you are like me an occasionally have a craving for a fast food burger, please open this article below. After seeing this, I don't think I will EVER want one again. This just really grossed me out. Maybe a good incentive to stay away...

http://health.yahoo.net/experts/eatthis/truth-about-your-weight-gain

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  • grouch201
    grouch201 Posts: 404 Member
    Just more incentive to stay away from the processed foods. I liked the eat right rule at the end: If it can go bad, it's good for you. If it can't go bad, it's bad for you! The article probably won't keep me away from fast food altogether, but it might be some extra incentive to keep it even more to a minimum.
  • amandabrady
    amandabrady Posts: 203 Member
    Yep, that will definitely keep me away!
  • mandypizzle
    mandypizzle Posts: 633 Member
    That is NASTY!!!! I can't eat fast food hamburger meat anyways. It grosses me out so bad! But I just shared that with my husband who is a Carls Jr addict! Maybe this will help him! LOL
  • angievaughn
    angievaughn Posts: 655 Member
    I read the article last week, so now everything I see a McDonald's commercial and think....that looks good.....I say to myself....Heads and Hooves, Angie....Heads and Hooves.....and that seems to kill the desire!!!!
  • BeckyJill7
    BeckyJill7 Posts: 547 Member
    I read the article last week, so now everything I see a McDonald's commercial and think....that looks good.....I say to myself....Heads and Hooves, Angie....Heads and Hooves.....and that seems to kill the desire!!!!

    haha- I like that. I'm stealing your mantra!
  • neelia
    neelia Posts: 750 Member
    Eeek! That does make me think twice about downing a fast food burger. I am amazed at the truth about turkey bacon, too.
  • lina1131
    lina1131 Posts: 2,246 Member
    I can't remember the last time I had a fast food hamburger. If I want one, I make it at home. Fast food is NASTY.
  • Buttsmom
    Buttsmom Posts: 351 Member
    Heads and Hooves, Angie....Heads and Hooves.....and that seems to kill the desire!!!!

    Do you know what Jello is made from???
  • tdpassley
    tdpassley Posts: 13 Member
    I just googled it. OK not eating jello anymore either!!! LOL Keep this up and I won't have anything to eat but fruits and veggies, which would be a good thing!
  • YeahMe
    YeahMe Posts: 35 Member
    OMG that is disgusting....I don't think I will ever want another fast food burger again!
  • jsecret
    jsecret Posts: 606 Member
    I was looking for this article the other day when the discussion of bacon vs turkey bacon came up (again lol)
  • ginnyroxx
    ginnyroxx Posts: 763
    I was looking for this article the other day when the discussion of bacon vs turkey bacon came up (again lol)
    they can't make me look! hold me!
  • angievaughn
    angievaughn Posts: 655 Member
    I don't know what jello is made of.........guess if you ask that question...I don't want to know!!!!
    YIKES!!!!!!
  • byHISstrength
    byHISstrength Posts: 984 Member
    Wow! Thanks for sharing. I have been one of those people that will still eat fast food (EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE), but now I think not anymore. The funny thing is I enjoy a homemade burger way more...I just need to stop being lazy and make it.
  • SheliaN1960
    SheliaN1960 Posts: 454 Member
    OH, yes I read that I am am with you on that. I email the article to my son who is 23, under weight and a fast food junkie, hie remark was soooo. We will see in another 5 or so years!
  • Buttsmom
    Buttsmom Posts: 351 Member
    I just googled it. OK not eating jello anymore either!!! LOL Keep this up and I won't have anything to eat but fruits and veggies, which would be a good thing!

    Long story short ~ a few months ago I was wondering why a certain candy was a particular color and got more info then I bargained for. Which led me to look up even more foods, there was a lot of "that's gross"
  • binary_jester
    binary_jester Posts: 3,311 Member
    In a pinch...I'll still pick up a burger. Same peeps that recommend eating a whopper jr, no mayo and a side salad.
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    So that's why that fast food burger sits in my tummy like a rock - or maybe more like a head or hoof!

    And now I know why I don't like Bac-O's. I prefer real bacon bits when I use them. I'll have to let my man know. He prefers the Bac-O's

    Smuckers natural creamy PB is my fave. I like it better than regular creamy.
  • hpsnickers1
    hpsnickers1 Posts: 2,783 Member
    I just googled it. OK not eating jello anymore either!!! LOL Keep this up and I won't have anything to eat but fruits and veggies, which would be a good thing!

    Long story short ~ a few months ago I was wondering why a certain candy was a particular color and got more info then I bargained for. Which led me to look up even more foods, there was a lot of "that's gross"

    Have you heard about what is put into raspberry flavored sweets and candies? Anal secretions from the beaver. Apparently it enhances the raspberry flavor
  • edinat
    edinat Posts: 159 Member
    WoW i never eat fast food, especially not burgers, sometimes , when i used toget fast food it would be chicken, but i know those are filled with junk too.

    I make my own burgers, we actually get our own meat from Amish ppl that feed their cows with natural things, and dont put hormones in them. I don't even like buying meat from the store, then we grind it ourselves.

    Its really amazing what these money making companies will feed us !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and we dont even know it. I kind of always wondered how they can supply so many cows :) there is so many ppl and so many fast food restaurants, and thats why they use hormones in chickens and cows.

    I stick to cooking at home !!! Thats the best, its clean, no matter how u cook it, it will be defiantly healthier then fast food.
  • Gary6030
    Gary6030 Posts: 593 Member
    Two words. Food Inc. Rent that movie. It will change your life if you haven't seen it. Usually for free if you have netflix. When they scroll through the list of foods made with Fructose Corn Syrup my wife said I buy every single one of those products. SCARY stuff.
  • Gogo76
    Gogo76 Posts: 581
    Have you heard about what is put into raspberry flavored sweets and candies? Anal secretions from the beaver. Apparently it enhances the raspberry flavor

    :sick: I think I just threw up in my mouth a lil bit............
  • kjames79
    kjames79 Posts: 8 Member
    Have you heard about what is put into raspberry flavored sweets and candies? Anal secretions from the beaver. Apparently it enhances the raspberry flavor

    wow! I know a lot of these but that one I wasn't aware of.

    That was a very revealing article. A few other good ones to check out I'd say would be

    King Corn:
    http://www.livevideo.com/video/Drachnid/7ED1177127A54A15B0FB0A93106DEDE1/king-corn-1-4.aspx

    Super Size Me:
    http://www.snagfilms.com/films/title/super_size_me/
  • spacecase76
    spacecase76 Posts: 673 Member
    I was looking for this article the other day when the discussion of bacon vs turkey bacon came up (again lol)

    There is a third bacon alternative: beef bacon. Tastes way better than turkey. I haven't compared it to pork bacon (nutritionally), but, I don't eat pork, so for me it was an easy decision.
  • TulsaTim
    TulsaTim Posts: 87
    Great article!! I love the "Eat This" books. I bought the app last night for my iPad/iPhone and find its information awesome for those of us that travel a lot or have to make informed decisions away from our kitchens.
  • jdavis193
    jdavis193 Posts: 972 Member
    Thanks for sharing I know the chicken was similiar I won't eat that stuff out at fsat food. Every now and then a burger I do. I have a little girl that she won't know what fast food is ha.!!!
  • poisongirl6485
    poisongirl6485 Posts: 1,487 Member
    The ammonia cleansing they do with hamburgers is called mechanically separated meat and they do the same thing with chicken too (i.e. for chicken patties, etc).

    http://www.snopes.com/food/prepare/msm.asp
  • porcelain_doll
    porcelain_doll Posts: 1,005 Member
    I knew those patties were made from nastiness, but that article just gave nasty a whole new meaning.
  • Lisa__Michelle
    Lisa__Michelle Posts: 845 Member
    Jello is made using crushed bones
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