Holy shit! You mean McDonald's fries are bad for you!

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This woman is pretty angry:
http://healthandfitness.sympatico.msn.ca/News/ContentPosting.aspx?contentid=3a41bae67c9a415ea69120a3095f2021&show=True&number=3&showbyline=False&subtitle=&detect=&abc=abc
Although they do false-advertise...but can't we just rest assured they are highly toxic and leave it at that?

― Freud Junior (Freud Junior), Sunday, 26 February 2006 05:23 (twenty years ago)

the main reason mcdonalds food is bad for you is the transfats in the fries and the sugar in massivae amounts in the giants sodas, so when I go I just get a cheeseburger and drink water. I think their salad is rotty too so I avoid it. Lettuce is but a heaven for all the tiny creatures of the dark worlds.

― Mr Jones (Mr Jones), Sunday, 26 February 2006 10:27 (twenty years ago)

does wendy's also have all of that trans fat? i'm serious -- i don't feel as bloated after eating wendy's as i do after eating at either mcdonald's or burger king.

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 26 February 2006 10:40 (twenty years ago)

I'm sure they do - none can escape the foul ways of the trans fats. In fact, even if some claim to not use trans fats, they may contain trans fats anyways! Detecting these fats is not always so easy! Yes, much have I read on this - (cackles loudly)

― Mr Jones (Mr Jones), Sunday, 26 February 2006 10:57 (twenty years ago)

On Wednesday, Nadia Sugich of Los Angeles sued McDonald's, saying she is a vegan and would not have eaten the fries if she had known they contained dairy products.

Assuming she was a vegan for moral not-eat-anything-with-a-face reasons, what the fuck is she doing eating in McD's, given that they kill a cow the size of Wales every day?

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Sunday, 26 February 2006 11:14 (twenty years ago)

Indeed, looks like another meatshunner has her greedy littel fingers in the pockets of Uncle Mcdonald yet again! Littel will be her joy when they are bitten off by the hand that feeds her!

― Mr Jones (Mr Jones), Sunday, 26 February 2006 11:28 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, let's all laugh at the plaintiffs! Who cares that a multibillion dollar corporation lies to the public in order to get richer and more powerful?

― Colin Meeder (Mert), Sunday, 26 February 2006 11:30 (twenty years ago)

No worries, St. Ron shall come for this heretic's skull soon enough, and all will once again be well in the world.

― ALLAH FROG (Mingus Dew), Sunday, 26 February 2006 11:36 (twenty years ago)

i didn't want to laugh, but

said his client has celiac disease that causes gastrointestinal symptoms when set off by eating gluten, a protein found in wheat.

― ken c (ken c), Sunday, 26 February 2006 12:05 (twenty years ago)

MCDONALDS GAVE HER THE SHITS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

― ken c (ken c), Sunday, 26 February 2006 12:05 (twenty years ago)

whoever eats at mcdonalds deserves everything they get. fuck 'em.

― emsk ( emsk), Sunday, 26 February 2006 12:21 (twenty years ago)

free sex with every extra value meal

― ken c (ken c), Sunday, 26 February 2006 12:27 (twenty years ago)

whats worse than people who eat in mcdonalds? people who think they're better than people who eat in mcdonalds.

― [apal mistrust, Sunday, 26 February 2006 16:25 (twenty years ago)

i'm still made at that dopey british couple that made McDonalds stop cooking their fries in beef fat. totally ruined them for everybody. McD fries are just a shadow of their former glory.

― scott seward (scott seward), Sunday, 26 February 2006 16:33 (twenty years ago)

there are no chain restaurants where i live, so when we go off-island and hit a McDonalds it's like a meth rush or something. all that sugar and salt is simply staggering.

― scott seward (scott seward), Sunday, 26 February 2006 16:36 (twenty years ago)

if you dont mind me asking where do you live scott?

― Lovelace (Lovelace), Sunday, 26 February 2006 16:38 (twenty years ago)

martha's vineyard island. we have deep-fried sea creatures covered at least.

― scott seward (scott seward), Sunday, 26 February 2006 16:50 (twenty years ago)

I'm actually a bit surprised there's no McDonalds on the Vineyard. The closest one to me is about 20 miles away. It's a kids' jungle gym that doubles as a fast food outlet.

― jim wentworth (wench), Sunday, 26 February 2006 16:59 (twenty years ago)

I wouldn't be surprised if that's the result of some kind of zoning regulations.

― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Sunday, 26 February 2006 17:09 (twenty years ago)

Helen Steel and David Morris are fucking legends.

― Masked Gazza, Sunday, 26 February 2006 17:13 (twenty years ago)

"I wouldn't be surprised if that's the result of some kind of zoning regulations."

yeah, they don't allow them. a dairy queen got in under the wire years ago. they are only open in the summer though.

― scott seward (scott seward), Sunday, 26 February 2006 17:43 (twenty years ago)

"Helen Steel and David Morris are fucking legends."

i wish i knew how to do that thing where you can cross words out, cuz then i would cross out "legends" and write in "killjoys". but i am only half-serious. i enjoyed the documentary on them. everyone likes to see the fat cat fall on his face. having said that, the fries really have suffered as a result.

― scott seward (scott seward), Sunday, 26 February 2006 17:47 (twenty years ago)

we were in Maine last summer (same neck of the woods more or less?) and I was shocked by the absence of fast food, chain stores etc. figured it was zoning, enforced quaintness perhaps but a-ok w/me.

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Sunday, 26 February 2006 17:47 (twenty years ago)

"(same neck of the woods more or less?)"

As Massachusetts? We are all a part of the New England experience. We share sea water with Maine. I love Maine. I would live there in the middle of nowhere if I could convince my better half.

― scott seward (scott seward), Sunday, 26 February 2006 18:20 (twenty years ago)

Why do they even use flavourings? What is a chip/french fry? A potato fried. What could be more simple? I totally understand people who go to MacD's. It's easy, it's cheap, kids love it but (in the UK at least) they all stink of burnt grease and that just makes me want to puke.

― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Sunday, 26 February 2006 18:32 (twenty years ago)

That's why St. Ron invented McDonalds drive-thru!

― melton mowbray (adr), Sunday, 26 February 2006 18:33 (twenty years ago)

"Why do they even use flavourings?"

Hmmm, I wonder why you would use lots and lots of sugar and salt in your cheap-ass food? couldn't be to make your (snack)food slightly addictive, could it? anyway, i always read that places like McDonalds make almost ALL their profits from soda. And that the food is just a gimmick used to make you buy soda. (cuz the profit-margins on fountain soda are so huge)

― scott seward (scott seward), Sunday, 26 February 2006 18:39 (twenty years ago)

in other words, the hamburgers and fries are just a loss-leader like the produce section of your local supermarket.

― scott seward (scott seward), Sunday, 26 February 2006 18:41 (twenty years ago)

their chicken selects are so juicy and delicious. esp with the chipotle bbq sauce.

― phil-two (phil-two), Sunday, 26 February 2006 18:45 (twenty years ago)

I've read that too Scott. It apparently costs them less than a penny for gallons and gallons of the syrup, and a coke which uses a tiny amount of the stuff costs us over a quid.

Also, wouldn't they get the stuff even cheaper, being so affiliated with Coca-Cola?

― melton mowbray (adr), Sunday, 26 February 2006 18:55 (twenty years ago)

So if we all just pigged the fuck out on Big Macs and 1/4 pounders from the drive through while keeping a cheap can of coke (18 cans for £3 loss leader in Tesco) in the glove box we could put McD's out of business...

― Onimo (GerryNemo), Monday, 27 February 2006 00:17 (twenty years ago)

18 for £3? Are you serious!? Do they do a Dr. Pepper-a-like?

― melton mowbray (adr), Monday, 27 February 2006 00:33 (twenty years ago)

I got a case the other week for that, probably a special offer but there's always something similar on the go. Dr Pepper is more of a specialist market and less likey to attract bulk discounts.

― Onimo RLY (GerryNemo), Monday, 27 February 2006 00:37 (twenty years ago)

yeah it's like a pretty special offer these days to get 18 cans for £3!

for a while the safeways here used to do 12 cans for £1.99 every now and then and it was heaven.

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 27 February 2006 00:47 (twenty years ago)

So amazing! Tesco do 12 cans of Dr. Papper for two-pounds-something (buy one get one free on six-packs) every now and then, and it's on at the moment. My teeth are suffering for it.

― melton mowbray (adr), Monday, 27 February 2006 00:50 (twenty years ago)

i live for offers like these.

when iceland did that crazy 24 bottles of stella for £10 or something similar. holy shit. every night my flatmate and i were drunk.

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 27 February 2006 00:56 (twenty years ago)

talk abt false economies!!!

― RJG (RJG), Monday, 27 February 2006 00:58 (twenty years ago)

oh, you already are!

― RJG (RJG), Monday, 27 February 2006 00:59 (twenty years ago)

it's not that i think i'm better, it's just obvious that if you eat there, you're eating absolute shit. it's up to you whether you do it or not, but don't then complain about it afterwards.

Helen Steel and David Morris are fucking legends.

yes.

― emsk ( emsk), Monday, 27 February 2006 08:07 (twenty years ago)

OK, history/nostalgia fans, who remembers:

"It's McDonalds cola, is that alright?"

― mark grout (mark grout), Monday, 27 February 2006 09:50 (twenty years ago)

For some reason that used to be really irritating. I'm now much calmer. Probably since I stopped drinking coke.

― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Monday, 27 February 2006 11:19 (twenty years ago)

i am still waiting for the day i get the shits from mcdonald's

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 27 February 2006 13:15 (twenty years ago)

can do with a bit of cleansing of the intestines

― ken c (ken c), Monday, 27 February 2006 13:16 (twenty years ago)

poop is funny!

― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 27 February 2006 13:55 (twenty years ago)

I wish they'd set up some kind of two-tier fry system: "Would you like to supersize that? Beef tallow or non?"

― nabisco (nabisco), Monday, 27 February 2006 16:34 (twenty years ago)

"Beef tallow or non?"

I was thinking the same thing! In other words, Nabisco OTM!

― scott seward (scott seward), Monday, 27 February 2006 16:43 (twenty years ago)

This thread inspired one of my quarterly McD's cravings yesterday. Big Mac, I love to eat around your edges and have your last two bites be full of special sauce. (Oh, I am bad and wrong)

― pixel farmer (Rock Hardy), Monday, 27 February 2006 17:30 (twenty years ago)

i do that too!!!!!!!!!

― phil-two (phil-two), Monday, 27 February 2006 17:31 (twenty years ago)

im very very relieved to know that i'm not the only one.

― phil-two (phil-two), Monday, 27 February 2006 17:32 (twenty years ago)

I haven't been back to McD's since while in pursuit of Filet-O-Fish last summer, I was rumbled by a Mr G Linehan in the next queue: "ahaaa, we caught each other, so we did!"

― suzy (suzy), Monday, 27 February 2006 17:56 (twenty years ago)

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