Fast Food Nation

“For the longest time I have been avoided the message of the dangers of fast food. Ignorance has been bliss. I’ve gone along for years with fingers firmly stuck in my ears and humming. I heard a story on NPR the other day about groups that are pushing for mandatory nutritional values on all menus of chain restraints. I was stunned! Those loaded cheese fries I adore? Something like 5,000 cals and four days worth of fat! DAMN! I did some searching and found a great site that lists all the values for the big chains. I am mortified! Why is it mandatory for any other food you buy off the shelf yet not in restraints?

Here’s just one example. A Big Mac Value Meal Super Sized:

McDonalds
French Fries - Super Size©

Serving Size: 198 grams
Calories: 610
Calories from Fat: 260
Total Fat: 29 grams
Saturated Fat: 5 grams
Cholesterol: 0 milligrams
Sodium: 390 milligrams
Carbohydrates: 77 grams
Fiber: 7 grams
Sugars: 0 grams
Protein: 9 grams

McDonalds
Beverages - Coke - Super Size 42 oz cup©

Serving Size: 1
Calories: 410
Calories from Fat: 0
Total Fat: 0 grams
Saturated Fat: 0 grams
Cholesterol: 0 milligrams
Sodium: 40 milligrams
Carbohydrates: 113 grams
Fiber: 0 grams
Sugars: 113 grams
Protein: 0 grams

McDonalds
Sandwiches - Big Mac©

Serving Size: 215 grams
Calories: 530
Calories from Fat: 300
Total Fat: 33 grams
Saturated Fat: 11 grams
Cholesterol: 85 milligrams
Sodium: 1050 milligrams
Carbohydrates: 47 grams
Fiber: 3 grams
Sugars: 7 grams
Protein: 24 grams”

“kinda scary ain't it.

and people wonder why their kids are "hefty" sized.”

“I need to lose a few pounds so I only get those meals with diet Coke.

Can you adjust the Calories for me, please?”

“Can I get a super sized order of Saturated Fat please?”

“That's why I am constantly giving my family food I cook myself, Nig. I rarely eat in those places anymore and want my family wife and kids to avoid it as well...

...Hey, it's a lot of work to keep the food a comin', but it's worth it!”

“Thanks Bit!

Tree makes yummy chicken marsala!”

“I think that mandatory values would cause a huge swing in the quality of the food they serve. If someone sees right on the menu how much those loaded fries are they won’t order them, the restaurant will have to find things that people WILL eat and things would change a lot and there would be a lot more healthy choices.

The story did credit one single chain that already does the labeling. It’s Ruby Tuesdays.”

“You know the right things to say, WK!!!”

“It's the truth Tree! I don't lie.”

“Wow, the carb load on those three McItems above is more carbs than I eat in 4 days!

Not to mention the sodium load and the fat content!”

“I love the people who order a value meal, supersized, with a diet coke.”

“I guess it adds a false sense of comfort, WK...


...And self-justification!”

“Whoa.

Ok so that meal in on the order of 1550 calories.

When I go to the gym and use the ellipticals on a difficulty of 12 out of a 1 to 20 scale. On an increasing/decresing evelation cycle meant to mimic the mountains of the Cascades for 30 minutes I burn between 550 to 650 calories depending on how fast I go.

It would take me about three hours of sweat pouring hard work to get that "value meal" off my a$$.”

“Maybe I could have a regular Coke if I get a salad, light baco-bits, and only two packets of Blue Cheese dressing?”

“Dunadan was telling me about a book of the same name as this thread. He said it was pretty interesting. I think it was more about FF culture.”

“I saw a woman order a salad at a BK once, then ask for a second pack of dressing, which they gladly gave her. I had to bite my tongue to keep from telling her that she might as well order a Whopper, there was less fat in it.”

“"It would take me about three hours of sweat pouring hard work to get that "value meal" off my a$$."

HAHA! Wehn I'm on the hated, evil treadmill and I've been going for a good 1/2 hour I look down and see I've only burned off one Snickers bar. Very depressing. And plus, ya can't sweat off the fat content either.

BTW- MsD's salads are really pretty good and a good alternative.”

“That's a great site Nige. It's in our favorites now.

Just as bad as the fat and calories are all the nasty chemicals used to flavor fast food. YUMMMM, artificial beef flavoring!

Birch and I have been trying very hard to keep away from fast food and take the time to stop at mom and pop restaurants on trips lately. LeSubtil taught us how nice it is to stop, sit down and eat some good food.”

“I had a shocker over the weekend. It's amazing how kids pick up on advertising. If you'd asked me any question about McDonalds adds before the weekend I couldn't tell you. We very rarely eat there. Lately, they had a campaign with these little stuffed bears called "Teeney Weenies." My son loves them. As an aside, it's fairly painful to hear your 4 yo son tell you he loves his teenie weenie. Anyway, we're eating lunch and he's talking about the teenie weenie bear. Our of the blue he says, "Da da duh da dah, McDonalds, I'm lovin' it." He knew the tune and everything. It sorta freaked me out.”

“And normally it's almost as cheap too.”

“Hell dayhiker, I'm 35 and I still love my teenie weenie!”

“TMI!”

“DH, that's the nature of a 'jingle'. They are designed to be catchy and to stay in your mind. And the fact that it's usually only a few seconds worth, that gives short attention spans an easier time with having it embedded in your memory...”

“Dayhiker, those are Teenie Beanies! LMAO!”

“It's all about portion size. The first time I came here and pulled up to a drive through window, I was kinda hungry, so I ordered the biggest meal. Out came this bucket of fries which nearly tipped the car over. There was also this vat of coke, which if spilled, would have caused the Mississippi to burst its banks. It's litterally four times larger than the servings you get from fast food places in other parts of the world.”

“Dang ynami, good thing you didn't spill it! We have enough problems with flooding already.”

“I like the Keg-o-popcorn they push on you at the Movies.

They did a study on that. Not only is "supersizing" cheaper at FF and movies but people on average ate 50% of popcorn, regardless of size.

I would eat whatever they give me so I must say NO at the Movies or I would vomit.”

“One of my pet peeves is suggested selling. I pull up to the window and the chick inside the speaker says, “Welcome to BarfoBurger! Would you like to order a BarfoBaconBurger today?”. To which I reply, “No if I wanted one I’d would have ordered it ya stupid beeautch.”. Then they make my food, spit in it, I eat it and we’re all happy.”

“Sass - he's been calling it out wrong then and we dang sure need to get that corrected.

He's been into Ninja Turtles lately. For a long time he called them Ninjin turtles. To correct him we would emphasize the ja sound. Now he calls them Nin-(small pause)JA turtles. It's kinda cute.”

“It would take me about three hours of sweat pouring hard work to get that "value meal" off my a$$."
humanpackmule



You don't have an a$$ to begin with. You do however have a nice set of love handles.

;)”

“My wife lost a bunch of wieght but she still has those love handles...

”

“Um, no.



















Nice O-rings.”

“Nigal! I appreciate hearing that about Mcdonalds. My neighbor across the street from me, feeds her boy at Mcdonalds at least five days a week, and trust me, I get on to her about it all the time. Anyways you have got to see this boy he's a secound grader and my god, he's as large as a whale. I just want to slap the chit out of her for feeding him that chit!”

“Nigal, looks like your "wife" has some fierce facial hair.”

“She could be Italian dayhiker. I don't know. LOL!”

“Italian? How about Chinese?

”

“Yu Zhenhuan waits for an interview beside his hospital bed in Shanghai August 13, 2004. Yu, who is China's hairiest man, has 96 percent of his body covered with hair. (Claro Cortes Iv/Reuters”

“my lunch today consists of french fries and thats it. I hardly ever eat fast food, but seeing as thought my body has already gone through hell from the previous night's drinking escapade, I might as well. Right?”

“That ain't Yu! That's my MOM!!”

“LOL Nigal!

embear - drink an Cuervo?”

“No, but I might as well have. Intoxicated is an understatement.”

“Wow!

Fiber: 7 grams, Protein: 9 grams
and no sugar or cholesterol!? French Fries have got to be the new health food.”

“Thanks ped. You justified my indulgence.”

“Damn. Should have driven down there!”

“your damn straight! you could be enjoying these very healthy french fries with me right now......”

“A forgotten cheeseburger sent two McDonald's drive-through patrons into a rage Friday.

The pair stormed into the West St. Paul restaurant, loudly cursed at the staff about the botched order and later allegedly clubbed an intervening customer with a baseball bat.
[...]
Jane McKay, who owns the McDonald's, said the situation escalated about 3:30 p.m. Friday, when Lee and Hernandez entered the drive-through and started complaining they had been shorted a cheeseburger.

The pair pulled out of the drive-through, walked into the restaurant and began berating the staff. According to the complaint, McKay directed staff to provide the men with additional food, although they hadn't paid for the items. The pair began yelling and cursing at McKay.

"The language was really loud and offensive to the other customers, so they were asked to leave," McKay said.

Hernandez and Lee left but began pacing in front of the windows, swearing and flipping their middle fingers at other customers.

Todd Knutson, a 21-year-old St. Paul man who was eating at the restaurant, confronted them outside. According to the complaint, Knutson told Hernandez he "should not be yelling at an old lady" and that they "should respect their elders."

"The citizen intervened and said, 'You are being a jerk,' " Shaver said. "He was a good Samaritan who got caught in a bad situation."

Knutson followed the pair to a neighboring SuperAmerica. Police believe Knutson took the first swing, punching Lee as he reached for a baseball bat, Shaver said.

Police, responding to a 911 call, found Lee swinging the bat over his head and discovered Knutson on the ground. The victim was unable to stand and had bruises on his back in the shape of a baseball bat. He was hospitalized for bruising but suffered no broken bones.
[...]
About an hour earlier, Burnsville police arrested Nguyen in the Arby's parking lot on Grand Avenue. Nguyen followed a motorist into the drive-through who didn't allow Nguyen's vehicle to make a lane change, according to the prosecutor's complaint.

Nguyen got out of his vehicle, yelled at the other driver and began swinging a small souvenir bat at him. When the driver teased him about the small bat, Nguyen pulled a gun out of the trunk of his car, according to a complaint filed by prosecutors.
[...]

www.twincities.com”

“See what that sh_t'll do to ya?”

“Never make fun of a mans bat.

And "Good Samaritan" my ass! He followed the pair - a pair of psychos. If this "Samaritan" had died it would have been called:

THINNING THE HEARD.”

“HERD”