Super Size Me came out in 2004. Since then, with the exception of Cokes and iced coffees, I've eaten exactly one half of a hash brown from McDonald's.
The dealbreaker for me was a scene wherein french fries from McDonald's apparently failed to age or break down in any fashion while being stored under a glass jar.
And yet, even with the idea that the fries are potentially closer to plastic than food, I still miss them. I'm tempted by the smell wafting from an airport kiosk or lingering on the paper cup that my Coke comes in at the drive-thru.
Plus, I know the clock has already started on when my baby daughter will be looking for a Happy Meal. However, every time I think I'm getting closer to caving, I come across something that is hard to swallow.
Consumerist reports that a Happy Meal apparently sat on a shelf for an entire year without demonstrably changing: "My Happy Meal is one year old today and it looks pretty good. It NEVER
smelled bad. The food did NOT decompose. It did NOT get moldy, at all."
It seems hard to believe that the entire meal failed to break down or attract insects. But even just the possibility that everything is closer to wax lips than something I'd want to pass between my lips is enough to bring to mind that bell jar filled with ageless fries. After that, my craving for them seems to last only as long as it takes for the motorized walkway to move me to the front of the Wok n' Roll.
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McDonald's foods have no more or no less preservatives than any processed foods. Even the deli meats in your neighborhood delicatessen are soaked in preservatives. This doesn't make them plastic foods though. The article regarding the one year old burger clearly shows that the food dried out and that is why it didn't rot.
As for staying out of a McDonald's so you can stay healthy, that isn't a bad idea at all. McDonald's food isn't healthy because it is too calorie dense, not because it is over laden with chemicals..
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I have not stepped foot in or even eaten McDonald's since I was a Junior in High School.........15 years ago!!
I have no doubt that I'm not missing a thing.
I never eat at McDonald's. I don't like the food at all. But it still isn't magical "chemicals" that defy the laws of biology or physics. (I do eat at Wendy's and Subway, but that's because they offer menu items that are reasonably healthy and close to their natural states.)
"Health food" and organic food producers make a hell of a lot more pseudoscientific claims than junk food producers. I enjoy an occasional potato chip or Cheeto, but that doesn't mean I'm a McDonald's shill.
McD's food is neither nasty or unhealthy. It's all dead, but that's the way I like it when I go every month or so.
A company doesn't get big and old by peddling poor quality.
Use your computer skills and go mcdonalds.com and you can see ingredient and nutrition information. It's often as good or better stuff than other restaurants.
I have never worked for McD's, but I did briefly work for Smaks as a teen.
You think Barry is McD's rep?
LOL!
McD's food is nasty and unhealthy....period.
Grow a garden and make your lunch at home. It's not that hard.
And here some of those of us on the left prove we're just as susceptible to magical thinking as the Glenn Beckers when we find a target we hate and wish to "prove" they're dangerous.
There is nothing supernatural about McDonald's food, and your artisan baguette will similarly desiccate if you keep it clean and in similar conditions. Mold comes from contamination by mold spores - period. A McDonald's yogurt parfait someone left at the back of my refrigerator a few years proves without a doubt that their food will indeed grow green fur under the right conditions.
Realist, the only thing scary about that evil moron's post is that she purports to know about nutrition, yet says a hamburger has "not one ounce of food value." It has calories, vitamins and minerals. Those are the only scientifically recognized nutrients in the world. And Ms. "deeply grounded" Karen doesn't have the integrity to admit that she ordered it without condiments - which would have added moisture that would likely have led to deterioration - and allowed it to desiccate before turning it into a piece of propaganda.
Grow up.
I'm so glad to hear someone admit that they are tempted by the clown even with all the information that has come out since Super Size Me. Most people say they "don't eat that." I'm a fan of the drive thru. I found myself putting down a filet o fish mid bite.. UMM.. What kind of fish is in there? If I can spend 7 dollars on lunch there ( an I'll admit I CAN) it makes me wonder what real food I could get for that amount of money. I find it creepy how MANY Mc D's are around.
I should have become suspicious when I found those fries under the seat of my mom's Oldsmobile. They never aged either. Their attempts to unseat Starbucks have gotten me in the door when gas station coffee was all that was available. Their plain, no flavor added cappucino and black coffee are both decent. Although they seem to have rather high levels of caffeine and make me a bit jittery, hmmmm.....
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