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McDonald's senior director of culinary innovation sees nothing unhealthy on menu
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Extra Sauce
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You know what I meant, why are you playing with words? Of course your body needs sodium. But there is a very real problem with the food industry where sodium is everywhere, and in too large a quantity.
Mickey D is not as bad as KFC though on that front. Frozen meals are also some of the worst offenders.
Dr.Guru of Peru
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Uh, kids are growing. They have high BMRs. They can probably handle a trip to McDonalds better than you can.Sorry guys, I truly believe anything more than once a month is gross, especially for kids. I don't mind being alone on that if need be.
Escape Goat
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Yes. Its a chicken snack wrap. You can get them grilled or fried. With BBQ, ranch or honey mustard.
edit - well, it may not be. Its vegetarian approved so it may be something else.
SquiddyCracker
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No, they don't have any vegetarian burgers in the good ol' U.S.A!
Joel Was Right
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The problem with McDonalds isn't necessarily the content of the food but how well cooked it is, which is to say, quite poorly.
Mmmmmm...A Big Mac:
In what planet is this considered healthy?
It looks like you could eat two of those things before the ruin your day.
No, it's the high fructose corn syrup.
oneils
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Sorry guys, I truly believe anything more than once a month is gross, especially for kids. I don't mind being alone on that if need be.
Anything? So like, one glass of water once a month - only?
echoshifting
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It's the targeted advertising that bothers me, actually.
Whoops, sorry. Fixed. Thank you for bringing that to my attention.
oneils
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Extra Sauce
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I haven't drank soda in years so I tend to forget it even exists. I'm guilty of the occasional trip to fast food restaurants as the next guy, but I always get a bottle of water with my burger and fries.
You're right though. That stuff is more or less poison.
Zoe
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I haven't seen ads for kids in forever. Gone are the days of Ronald, the Hamburgler, etc...
Uh...
Extra Sauce
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Good point.
Bulbo Urethral Baggins
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A Big Mac:
In what planet is this considered healthy?
On my planet that's health food. So what?
Of course it is when you have too much of it.
TheNatural
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A Big Mac:
In what planet is this considered healthy?
Why is there only 2 stars on weight gain?
-Pyromaniac-
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that info is a little different than what's on mcd's site, weird.A Big Mac:
In what planet is this considered healthy?
Like the hat?
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http://mobile.mcstate.com/nutrition-v2/3/4/
Only 192% of your recommended daily value of cholesterol
Only 192% of your recommended daily value of cholesterol
Saying there's nothing unhealthy on the menu is a reach to be generous (I get where he was going with it though) but pretty much everything else he said is spot on. McDonalds isn't out to make the world a worse place, they want to make money. They'll stop supplying shit food as soon as people stop demanding it.
TOM f'N CRUISE
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SquiddyCracker
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They are actually improving on the nutritional contents of their food even despite the massive demand for "junk food".
we.are.the.armada
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Death Dealer
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I tried that after reading the last McDonalds thread on here. They made it for me, but charged extra for the mac sauce. WTF
I'm curious to know what's unhealthy in your planet then.
echoshifting
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To an irrational degree, honestly, because I react negatively to their presence more so than other fast food places which are just as bad if not worse. Repressed memories of a horrific "experience" with someone in a Ronald costume? Only gaf knows for sure.
ReBurn
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Yeah, some do and some don't. Terribly inconsistent.
Maccas is fine if you get one thing from the menu. It's bad when I end up with 4 cheese burgers and a large chocolate milkshake after a night out. Self control is what people need.
If I had $20 to spend on food, I could get an average meal at a restaurant. Or a fucking 5 course family meal from McD's. Most people would choose the latter, especially in this economy. I feel like McDonald's gets singled out because their so big. Just like how Apple was blamed for all the Foxcon stuff, when other companies were doing the same thing.
If I had $20 to spend on food, I could get an average meal at a restaurant. Or a fucking 5 course family meal from McD's. Most people would choose the latter, especially in this economy. I feel like McDonald's gets singled out because their so big. Just like how Apple was blamed for all the Foxcon stuff, when other companies were doing the same thing.
Leatherface
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I don't know why, but I absolutely love the regular old Mcdonalds cheeseburger. I will choose that over anything on the menu. They may not look like anything special but there is flavor country in there and also possibly crack. Every now and then I just get the itch and nothing else will do.
You know, he's right. It's absurd to think a corporation should be responsible for a person's lack of self control. A combo once a week from McD's is fine, the problem is you go to McD's and see people order 2 Big Macs, Large Fry, Large Drink and a dollar menu burger on the side and it's like WTF did you think was gonna happen when you're suddenly 300 pounds. Portion control really is America's main problem, not the food itself.
Conciliator
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On one hand, he does have some good points.
On the other hand, his title is Senior Director of Culinary Innovation.
On the other hand, his title is Senior Director of Culinary Innovation.
Improving as in offering healthy options alongside their traditional items? I didn't mean to imply they only sold junk food, I know when people started asking for healthier food options they were one of the biggest to ride that wave. I'm not a big McDonald's eater though and I don't want to mischaracterize their menu.
The Albatross
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I agree with him. I eat McDonalds like twice a year, usually when coming home late from ball games or something and there's nothing else open on the highway or I'm drunk taking the train.
Two things:
McDonalds is delicious
Other shit is worse for you that you eat more often
Two things:
McDonalds is delicious
Other shit is worse for you that you eat more often
Tragicomedy
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Well played.
WanderingWind
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Dude, Keller's torchon is heart stopper
Well, I bet his heart will stop if he reads what McChef here said.
SquiddyCracker
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Improving as in actually improving all their items.
Just look at the move from shitty cooking oils to good ones a couple of years ago, the abandonment of lard for fries, and much more.
Ah, that's interesting, thanks for the heads up.
ArachosiA 78
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Uh...no. No it's not.
DJ_Lae
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Some fair comments. I don't eat McDonalds all that often but I figure once every couple of weeks isn't going to hurt me (or my daughter) and there are worse fast food options available anyway.
Large milkshakes always creep me out over any of the food offerings, though - whether it's McDonalds or A&W you're looking at around 1200 calories with a shit-ton of sugar.
Large milkshakes always creep me out over any of the food offerings, though - whether it's McDonalds or A&W you're looking at around 1200 calories with a shit-ton of sugar.
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