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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna
*applauds*
Oh and I forgot to mention...I grew up on McDonalds. My grandma took me there aaaall the time, I don't know how I was not an obese child..but anyway...I'll always have a soft spot for Quarter Pounders with Cheese.
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Me too.
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Originally Posted by chiliD
In a way, yes, in a way, no.
If they'd put healthy items on their $1 menu, then I'd say that they're making strides. But, when the cheapest "health-conscious" item on the menu is $3.99, that makes it prohibitive for people who can't afford anything more than whatever's on the $1 menu.
So, in their view, only people who are in the moderate & higher income & can be healthy, but poor people aren't worthy of healthy eating.
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Great point. it can't cost that much more to make a grilled chicken sandwich than a double cheeseburger.
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Originally Posted by Johnny Stew
You make an excellent point, Steve.
Although it must be said that "health food" is, in general, more expensive than less healthy food.
That doesn't make it right, of course, but it's not something that's exclusive to McDonald's.
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Bull****. Fresh fruits & veggies, lean meats, pasta (even the whole grain kind) etc. are way cheaper per serving than convenience foods, snack foods, and ready made stuff.
And if you want fast and healthy, go to Subway - made fresh, much healthier for the most part. Right now it's $3.99 for a 6 inch sub, a small bag of chips and a pop. So get a turkey with tons of veggies, mustard instead of mayo, a bag of baked chips & a diet pop. Same price (actually, a bit cheaper, if I recall) than most McD's valu meals.
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Originally Posted by DrummerDeanna
I always take the onions out. I don't ask for "no onions" though because I like the ghost flavor of the onions, without the actual onions 
I like McDonalds..I won't hide it anymore, once in a while it's a nice treat, their fries are, by far, my favorite.
Burger King is ok...but McD's is my preferred bad food...I'm sure nostalgia plays some part in that. |
Haha! Ghost flavor. I do the same thing.
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Originally Posted by carrie721
absolutely.
the idea that healthy food is expensive is ridiculous. if you don't buy food that's prepackaged, preportioned, and processed, you can eat cheaply and healthfully.
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Originally Posted by carrie721
well, naturally those specific diets are going to be more expensive. you should go on the "carrie eats healthy for $20/week" diet.  i'm serious, it works.  |
Yeah!
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Originally Posted by amber
....I actually don't know anyone who eats "twigs", and I like berries a lot.
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One of the Kashi cereals lists "twigs" as one of the ingredients, I swear to God.
Obviously, they're not really twigs (I don't think) but they look like it & they're crunchy. It's damn good too.
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Originally Posted by markolas
You don't buy cereal or bread??? What are you eating for breakfast? A granola bar? I'd pass out before 10am if that's all I had! Seriously, if all I had to eat in a day was a granola bar, a salad, and a fake chicken patty, I would not be able to function. And I'd probably be fired from my job because I strangled the first person who tried to talk to me.
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Originally Posted by sparky
Sheebus. Carrie will probably explain this, but it's not that tough. A few eggs for breakfast (toss in a few veggies ans crushed garlic to spice em up), plus a good granola bar, or fruit, plus a bunch of water with the coffee or tea is plenty of breakfast. You can put a bunch of crap in a salad - tomatoes, black beans, chick peas, carrots, olives, some cheese, sunflower seeds, chunks of chicken, etc. Also, those fake chicken patties, with a big assed bowl of steamed vegetables and about 16 ounces of water oughta keep anyone's trap shut for 3-4 hours.
This stuff isn't impossible. About the best lunch I have is half a can of black beans with salsa and garlic tossed in, plus a tuna sandwich. Tuna has fat free mayo and spices in it. ****loads of protein, about 400 calories. I'm stuffed for 3 hours easy. I drink at least 2 glasses of water so the whole mess swells up and I am totally full. It's delicious. About my favorite meal ever.
I suspect I am wasting my breath, but I'm not trying to be hostile. I hear this crap from friends and family all the time about essentially not wanting to be deprived of their salt and grease and starch. As if those are food groups. I mean, I love my pizza and french fires as much as anyone. I just don't want to be a big fat assed 40 year old guy with a beer belly. I don't wanna live in that body and god knows no one is gonna want to see it naked. Can't have both. It's ultimately kind of funny, I suppose. Like I told my sister, "Eat all you want, whenever you want, just shut up about how fat you are already. And quit making fun of me for going to the gym or I won't send you a get well card when you have a heart attack."
Of course she told me to fukc off, then we laughed. 
She cool like dat.
As far as McDonald's goes, of course it's **** food. Most people know that.
Not everyone does, but most. But if people wanna slurp trash down their gullets they're gonna. If they couldn't get McD's they'd go home and make fried chicken. What all that strip farming for those infernal "future burger" cows in Central and South America is doing to the planet is another ugly story entirely.
I think Supersize Me shoulda been called, "Take your golden arches and dig your grave." |
The biggest change (and improvement) in my diet was to ditch most carbs in the morning. I credit Amber with reminding me that I probably wasn't getting enough protein in the am, and that's why I was hungry again within an hour or two. If I do have a carb/bread product, it's "light" or "high fiber" or fortified with protien.
I used to have a bowl of raisin bran - high in fiber, but way too much sugar & simple starch. Now I'll have a Weight Watchers bagel with a bit of peanut butter, or my own "Egg McMuffin" - a light Eng. muffin, 3 egg whites (they're equal to 1 whole egg as far as calories go) a slice of 2% cheese & a slice of ham if I have some handy. Same amount of calories (or a bit less) than before, but I'm not hungry for at least 3 or 4 hours.
BTW - I think everyone loves French fires, they're so much cozier than American ones.
