McDonalds

Ducimus · 09-13-10, 09:16 PM

http://www.datapointed.net/2009/09/d...est-mcdonalds/
http://www.datapointed.net/2010/09/d...lds-sept-2010/

I should mention, ever since that movie "supersize me", i've avoided Mc D's like the plauge.

Food tastes like cardboard now anyway.

kiwi_2005 · 09-13-10, 10:33 PM

Only time i eat McDonald's or KFC is when i visit the nearest city which is about every couple of years cause for me trying to get off the motorway is a disaster!

. Country lads visiting the city is stress garranteed!.
I will admit when i do reach the main downtown area of the city first stop is McDonald's where I gorge myself in junk food without any guilt whatsoever.

Good thing about it 'health wise' is i only get to eat it every couple of years.

Gerald · 09-13-10, 11:14 PM

as far away as possible which is not so easy to them there's like mushrooms, both here and there...

Flaxpants · 09-14-10, 01:56 AM

As much as I loathe and detest everything they stand for, there are times, not very often admittedly, when I want a Big Mac. I don't know why, it does actually taste like cardboard, it does nothing for me and I'm usually hungry again an hour later.
However- Ronald McDonald, he's cool. Is he a real person? I would love to meet him and find out where he buys shoes.

d@rk51d3 · 09-14-10, 02:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

Only time i eat McDonald's or KFC is when i visit the nearest city which is about every couple of years cause for me trying to get off the motorway is a disaster!

. Country lads visiting the city is stress garranteed!.
I will admit when i do reach the main downtown area of the city first stop is McDonald's where I gorge myself in junk food without any guilt whatsoever.

Good thing about it 'health wise' is i only get to eat it every couple of years.

That's me, almost to the letter.

The only difference is my choice: Hungry Jacks............ (Burger King to most of you.)

gimpy117 · 09-14-10, 04:17 PM

I blame McDonalds for no portion control. In the 50's, a burger was a quarter pound.

In the 50's you would get:

Cheeseburger: 300 calories
French Fries (now called the small): 230 calories
salt packet: 0 cal
Ketchup packet: 15 cal
Child Coke classic (12 oz): 110 calories.

total calories: 650
you can have 3 of these meals a day and hit 1950 calories, under 2000 even.

Today however, you go in and order a "conservative" meal consisting of:

Big mac: 540 calories
Medium French Fries: 380 calories
Medium Coke classic (21 oz): 210 calories
Ketchup packet: 15 cal
salt packet: 0 calories

total: 1150 calories.
2 of these puppies and you are 300 calories over the 2000 average, and dinner is just adding to your girth. This is just a "normal sized meal"

Imagine if you did this:

Angus Bacon and cheese: 740 calories
Large French fries: 500 calories
Large Coke classic: 310 calories
Ketchup Packet: 15 calories
Salt packet: 0 calories

total: 1610 calories.

and thats not counting refills, a pie or two etc.

09-14-10, 04:20 PM

When I was young McDonalds was a treat only allowed when on trips to my grand parent's home. It was a treat.

Bubblehead1980 · 09-14-10, 04:22 PM

All about choice guys, people choose to eat this stuff.McDonals is a business that provides a product people want.All boils down to personal responsibility.

I will admit to getting a cheeseburger and fries from McDonalds now and then.I dislike their "premium" burgers they, they taste weird.I like the small cheeseburgers or double cheeseburgers.All boils down to personal responsibility.

Takeda Shingen · 09-14-10, 04:25 PM

I don't eat at McDonald's. Ever. It is well known that the food served there is absolutely terrible, and from a health standpoint some of the worst food you could possibly eat. It is also well established that the numbered meals are loaded with trans fats and empty calories. This has been brought to the public's attention clearly and repeatedly, so at this point it is really the public's responsibility when it comes to selecting whether to eat there or not. McDonald's doesn't look like they are hurting, so it would appear that much of the public is not put off by those facts.

Health is a choice; whether it be good health or poor. McDonald's simply provides a service that is in demand. The rest is up to the consumer.

DarkFish · 09-14-10, 05:00 PM

I eat there about once a week.
But don't forget that the sizes in the Netherlands are much smaller than in the US: the Dutch Big Mac (the largest burger you can get here) has got 495 kcal VS 550 in the US version. Also your small sized drinks are our large sized.

tater · 09-14-10, 05:57 PM

I take my son there sometimes, but he's so skinny (4 YO) that we're trying to fatten him up

TarJak · 09-14-10, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by The Third Man

When I was young McDonalds was a treat only allowed when on trips to my grand parent's home. It was a treat.

You should get your parents charged with child neglect then. Macca's is and always has been rubbish much like most take away foods.

Sailor Steve · 09-14-10, 06:11 PM

All this talk has got me hungry for a Quarter-Pounder-with-Cheese.

Back in a few!

Flaxpants · 09-14-10, 10:22 PM

While you're there, grab me one of those McFlurry things will you? Chocolate preferably, and throw in big fries, I feel like going large.

Ducimus · 09-14-10, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

All this talk has got me hungry for a Quarter-Pounder-with-Cheese.

Back in a few!

Damn coronary special that is. Squeeze the patties together..... all the grease that just oozes and drips out. At's why it slides down so easily!

(edit: Or am i thinking of the double quarter pounder with cheese?)

09-13-10, 09:16 PM	#1
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	McDonalds http://www.datapointed.net/2009/09/d...est-mcdonalds/ http://www.datapointed.net/2010/09/d...lds-sept-2010/ I should mention, ever since that movie "supersize me", i've avoided Mc D's like the plauge. Food tastes like cardboard now anyway.

09-13-10, 10:33 PM	#2
kiwi_2005 Eternal Patrol Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aeoteroa Posts: 7,382 Downloads: 223 Uploads: 1	Only time i eat McDonald's or KFC is when i visit the nearest city which is about every couple of years cause for me trying to get off the motorway is a disaster! . Country lads visiting the city is stress garranteed!. I will admit when i do reach the main downtown area of the city first stop is McDonald's where I gorge myself in junk food without any guilt whatsoever. Good thing about it 'health wise' is i only get to eat it every couple of years. __________________ RIP kiwi_2005 Those who can't laugh at themselves leave the job to others.

09-13-10, 11:14 PM	#3
Gerald SUBSIM Newsman Join Date: May 2008 Location: Close to sea Posts: 24,254 Downloads: 553 Uploads: 0	In my case regarding McDonald's and similar, as far away as possible which is not so easy to them there's like mushrooms, both here and there... __________________ Nothing in life is to be feard,it is only to be understood. Marie Curie

09-14-10, 04:17 PM	#6
gimpy117 Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 3,243 Downloads: 108 Uploads: 0	I blame McDonalds for no portion control. In the 50's, a burger was a quarter pound. In the 50's you would get: Cheeseburger: 300 calories French Fries (now called the small): 230 calories salt packet: 0 cal Ketchup packet: 15 cal Child Coke classic (12 oz): 110 calories. total calories: 650 you can have 3 of these meals a day and hit 1950 calories, under 2000 even. Today however, you go in and order a "conservative" meal consisting of: Big mac: 540 calories Medium French Fries: 380 calories Medium Coke classic (21 oz): 210 calories Ketchup packet: 15 cal salt packet: 0 calories total: 1150 calories. 2 of these puppies and you are 300 calories over the 2000 average, and dinner is just adding to your girth. This is just a "normal sized meal" Imagine if you did this: Angus Bacon and cheese: 740 calories Large French fries: 500 calories Large Coke classic: 310 calories Ketchup Packet: 15 calories Salt packet: 0 calories total: 1610 calories. and thats not counting refills, a pie or two etc. __________________ Member of the Subsim Zombie Army

09-14-10, 05:00 PM	#10
DarkFish Sea Lord Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Stinking drunk in Eindhoven, the Netherlands Posts: 1,844 Downloads: 28 Uploads: 0	I eat there about once a week. But don't forget that the sizes in the Netherlands are much smaller than in the US: the Dutch Big Mac (the largest burger you can get here) has got 495 kcal VS 550 in the US version. Also your small sized drinks are our large sized. __________________

09-14-10, 01:56 AM	#4
Flaxpants Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Koh Samui, Thailand Posts: 1,196 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	As much as I loathe and detest everything they stand for, there are times, not very often admittedly, when I want a Big Mac. I don't know why, it does actually taste like cardboard, it does nothing for me and I'm usually hungry again an hour later. However- Ronald McDonald, he's cool. Is he a real person? I would love to meet him and find out where he buys shoes.

09-14-10, 04:20 PM	#7
The Third Man Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	When I was young McDonalds was a treat only allowed when on trips to my grand parent's home. It was a treat.

09-14-10, 04:22 PM	#8
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,104 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	All about choice guys, people choose to eat this stuff.McDonals is a business that provides a product people want.All boils down to personal responsibility. I will admit to getting a cheeseburger and fries from McDonalds now and then.I dislike their "premium" burgers they, they taste weird.I like the small cheeseburgers or double cheeseburgers.All boils down to personal responsibility.

09-14-10, 04:25 PM	#9
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	I don't eat at McDonald's. Ever. It is well known that the food served there is absolutely terrible, and from a health standpoint some of the worst food you could possibly eat. It is also well established that the numbered meals are loaded with trans fats and empty calories. This has been brought to the public's attention clearly and repeatedly, so at this point it is really the public's responsibility when it comes to selecting whether to eat there or not. McDonald's doesn't look like they are hurting, so it would appear that much of the public is not put off by those facts. Health is a choice; whether it be good health or poor. McDonald's simply provides a service that is in demand. The rest is up to the consumer.

09-14-10, 05:57 PM	#11
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I take my son there sometimes, but he's so skinny (4 YO) that we're trying to fatten him up

09-14-10, 06:11 PM	#13
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	All this talk has got me hungry for a Quarter-Pounder-with-Cheese. Back in a few! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

09-14-10, 10:22 PM	#14
Flaxpants Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Koh Samui, Thailand Posts: 1,196 Downloads: 168 Uploads: 0	While you're there, grab me one of those McFlurry things will you? Chocolate preferably, and throw in big fries, I feel like going large.