How to Make Oatmeal . . . Wrong

ShunkyDave
ShunkyDave Posts: 190 Member
edited September 24 in Food and Nutrition
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/how-to-make-oatmeal-wrong/

Quoted:

"Yet in typical McDonald's fashion, the company is doing everything it can to turn oatmeal into yet another bad choice. (Not only that, they've made it more expensive than a double-cheeseburger: $2.38 per serving in New York.) "Cream" (which contains seven ingredients, two of them actual dairy) is automatically added; brown sugar is ostensibly optional, but it's also added routinely unless a customer specifically requests otherwise. There are also diced apples, dried cranberries and raisins, the least processed of the ingredients (even the oatmeal contains seven ingredients, including "natural flavor").

A more accurate description than "100% natural whole-grain oats," "plump raisins," "sweet cranberries" and "crisp fresh apples" would be "oats, sugar, sweetened dried fruit, cream and 11 weird ingredients you would never keep in your kitchen." ...Incredibly, the McDonald's product contains more sugar than a Snickers bar and only 10 fewer calories than a McDonald's cheeseburger or Egg McMuffin. (Even without the brown sugar it has more calories than a McDonald's hamburger.) "

Yuck.

Replies

  • Vicky14174
    Vicky14174 Posts: 715 Member
    That's why they call it "FAST FOOD".
  • southernlay_d
    southernlay_d Posts: 111
    This just made me nauseous. :sick:
  • wwh140
    wwh140 Posts: 133 Member
    This just made me nauseous.

    Ditto..... yuck!
  • katschi
    katschi Posts: 689 Member
    Crackfood.
    Just say no.
  • katieseitz
    katieseitz Posts: 21
    Huh, I had heard that the oatmeal was actually pretty good (nutritionally and taste wise). That's what I get for hearsay I guess. I stil have a coupon for a free one, I'm tempted to see for myself.
  • Munchiemooka
    Munchiemooka Posts: 176 Member
    Such a shame they have done this in US as hear in UK it is I healthy option from a well known oats brand. When you order it hear you chose your own milk and get ask if you want sauces like jam or maple
  • beatlemom
    beatlemom Posts: 250 Member
    You can ask for it without sugar and cream, and the ingredients are similar to those in istannt oatmeal found in the store. It is fast food, so they aren't gonna cook it on the stove like mom used to do. And besides that you dont have to order it. Their salads are better for you as are the parfaits, so it's not like the only option. And it is a healthier option than say one of the McGriddle sandwiches.
  • Munchiemooka
    Munchiemooka Posts: 176 Member
    Such a shame they have done this in US as hear in UK it is I healthy option from a well known oats brand. When you order it hear you chose your own milk and get ask if you want sauces like jam or maple

    I just looked at the sites and am shocked at the difference in cals for UK v US almost 100 cal standard (you have to ask for no sugar)
  • BeckyRayJohnson
    BeckyRayJohnson Posts: 88
    where did you look this up? I have a friend not on here who would love to know it too.Thanks.
  • myukniewicz
    myukniewicz Posts: 906 Member
    Ah-freakin-mazing post. Thank you for this!!!
  • ilvpsu
    ilvpsu Posts: 25 Member
    It was originally in the NY Times...I think he put the web address link right at the top of his post...there is more in that article that is just awful.
  • ShunkyDave
    ShunkyDave Posts: 190 Member
    where did you look this up? I have a friend not on here who would love to know it too.Thanks.

    The link to the NY Times article is the first line of my post. Here's to good eats!

    http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/how-to-make-oatmeal-wrong/
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