Got a craving for the Golden Arches?

[MommaBear]

Anyone know of a Wendy's in the Greenfield MA area? Had to hit the McD's there last night on the ride home because I didn't want to take the time (or cost) to sit down in a restaurant. Kids wanted Wendys, but the Wendy's that popped up on Google seemed to be above where we come thru.

 

[mondeo]

Salt, nature's preservative.

Why on earth would McD's massively preserve their foods? With the volume they deal with, what's the point? It would only add cost.

http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutritionexchange/nutritionfacts.pdf
http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutritionexchange/ingredientslist.pdf

Aside from a lot of salt, the hamburger really isn't that bad. Good source of protein, decent with iron. Which to me counts as nutrition.

 

[ctenidae]

Salt, nature's preservative.

Why on earth would McD's massively preserve their foods? With the volume they deal with, what's the point? It would only add cost.

Salt is the favorite crutch of the bad cook. With all that salt, the burgers could be made of styrofoam and they'd have some flavor.

 

[Marc]

Salt, nature's preservative.

Why on earth would McD's massively preserve their foods? With the volume they deal with, what's the point? It would only add cost.

http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutritionexchange/nutritionfacts.pdf
http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutritionexchange/ingredientslist.pdf

Aside from a lot of salt, the hamburger really isn't that bad. Good source of protein, decent with iron. Which to me counts as nutrition.

Salt is the favorite crutch of the bad cook. With all that salt, the burgers could be made of styrofoam and they'd have some flavor.

Ding! Winnar. You can how haz a burger.

This lady should try the same experiment with all natural beef jerky. Bet you'd get a similar result. A McDonalds hamburger is close to that.

While I think a lot of folks in this country eat an unbalanced diet, and a high sodium, high saturated fat diet from McDonald's is not the way to go for good health, I think truthful education and facts are the best remedy.

 

[Grassi21]

Had spicy nuggets and a large fries from Wendy's last night on the way home from skiing. Delic!

 

[dmc]

Wolfed down some chicken strips with buffalo sauce and a huge ice tea on my drive back from NYC last night...

Moderation...

 

[midd]

Salt is the favorite crutch of the bad cook. With all that salt, the burgers could be made of styrofoam and they'd have some flavor.

ctenidae is apparently not anne burrell.

 

[ctenidae]

ctenidae is apparently not anne burrell.

I will take that as a compliment, I suppose.
She does have snazzy hair, though.

 

[midd]

hard to find someone that loves salt as much as burrell. lydia shire may give her a run for her money though.

 

[Geoff]

Cuisines from warm climates tend to be salty since you need to replace all the salt you sweat out. Spanish, Portuguese, Creole.... all quite salty. I don't think salt or absense of it is a sign of a poor chef.

 

[drjeff]

Wolfed down some chicken strips with buffalo sauce and a huge ice tea on my drive back from NYC last night...

Moderation...

Sweet tea or unsweetened??? If it's the sweet tea, you might as well throw that moderation concept out the door

 

[dmc]

Sweet tea or unsweetened??? If it's the sweet tea, you might as well throw that moderation concept out the door

Sweet tea? Bleeeeeech.... I'm no southerner... Down south you have to say unsweetened... haha..

All I'm saying is - I don't think a twice a month fast food meal is going to kill you...

 

[Geoff]

Sweet tea? Bleeeeeech.... I'm no southerner... Down south you have to say unsweetened... haha..

All I'm saying is - I don't think a twice a month fast food meal is going to kill you...

Agree and agree.

Sweet tea is nasty.

Fast food once every two weeks is a non-issue. The health problem comes when people use it as their primary source of calories. Fat, salt, simple carbs, really short on vitamins and minerals. If you eat off the dollar menu every day, you're going to have problems.

I just keep to a "no fast food" rule and break it once in a blue moon. I had Chinese at Dulles yesterday at 3:00. I'd worked through lunch and got to my gate an hour early. Orange Chicken over fried rice with a spring roll is just as bad as McFood.

 

[ctenidae]

I like sweet tea. Of course, I'm from Arkansas.

 

[dmc]

I just keep to a "no fast food" rule and break it once in a blue moon. I had Chinese at Dulles yesterday at 3:00. I'd worked through lunch and got to my gate an hour early. Orange Chicken over fried rice with a spring roll is just as bad as McFood.

Eating on the road is tough.... I know exactly where that Chinese food is in most airports..

 

[tarponhead]

Cuisines from warm climates tend to be salty since you need to replace all the salt you sweat out. Spanish, Portuguese, Creole.... all quite salty.

Maybe. But I also think that salty/spicy food have historcally been associated with hot climates due to poor preservation of food (i.e., heat) in general.

 

[ctenidae]

Maybe. But I also think that salty/spicy food have historcally been associated with hot climates due to poor preservation of food (i.e., heat) in general.

I think so, too. Food from most colder climates (Scandinavian, especially, but also Germany, Poland, Russia, etc) tend to be blander, or at least less spicy. Not as much need to cover up the taste of slightly rotten meat.

 

[MR. evil]

This thread has me craving the new 1/3 lb Angus bacon cheese burger from McD's......those things are tasty!

 

[Marc]

I think so, too. Food from most colder climates (Scandinavian, especially, but also Germany, Poland, Russia, etc) tend to be blander, or at least less spicy. Not as much need to cover up the taste of slightly rotten meat.

You sure about that? You ever had kielbasa or bratwurst?

 

[Geoff]

You sure about that? You ever had kielbasa or bratwurst?

Those are downright bland compared to pepperoni or portuguese chourico.