McDonald's Food Test
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I have no idea what you just said, but your sig gave me a boner somethin fierce.
At least we now know 2 things could survive a nuclear attack...roaches and McD's fries....
squallumz
knows petras secret: she farted.
boner alert level 3. boner alert level 3.
ChefChiTown
The secret ingredient? MY BALLS
I had McDonald's last night for the first time in a whiiiile. Yeah, it was kind of good for some reason, but afterwards, I was on the toilet for so long that I grew a beard.
Oh, and there is a really good book about McDonald's and fast food that will really change your perception on the fast food industry. It's a factual book about the history of fast food and how it is pretty much running the world and ruining lives. It talks about things like how scientists chemically manufacture the flavor of the meats and foods, how people die in processing plants and nothing is done about it and how fast food corporations abuse their minimum wage workers. I would really recommend it.
Fast Food Nation, by Eric Schlosser
Oh, and there is a really good book about McDonald's and fast food that will really change your perception on the fast food industry. It's a factual book about the history of fast food and how it is pretty much running the world and ruining lives. It talks about things like how scientists chemically manufacture the flavor of the meats and foods, how people die in processing plants and nothing is done about it and how fast food corporations abuse their minimum wage workers. I would really recommend it.
Fast Food Nation, by Eric Schlosser
squallumz
knows petras secret: she farted.
my big point is the addictive qualities of the food. when you eat that garbage arent you happy when you start and feel like shit when youre done?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2707143.stm
its all over the place.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/2707143.stm
its all over the place.
ChefChiTown
The secret ingredient? MY BALLS
That's how I feel when I eat my mom's cooking. Yeah, I'm happy because I'm getting free food...but then I finish and realize how terrible it tasted.
squallumz
knows petras secret: she farted.
haha. nice. but what i meant to say was not necessarily how it tasted but how it makes you feel after. eating mcdonalds is like having sex with an ugly prostitute. you feel like shit after.
ChefChiTown
The secret ingredient? MY BALLS
HAHAHA. No, I got what you meant. In culinary school, we had to take a class on the effects of food and the public reaction. One of the major points we focused on was the fact that most major fast food and corporate restaurants (McDonald's, Taco Bell, Applebee's, Outback, etc) put chemically altered additives into their foods so people DO get "addicted" to it. The chemicals are meant to give you a certain "high" feeling which will keep you coming back for more. The effect is VERY similar to that of cocaine or alcohol.
Unfortunately, since the US Government doesn't really acknowledge these chemical additives as an "addictive substance", major food corporations can use them with free will. Honestly, it makes me sick that this is allowed. It's one of the reasons that I choose to work in restaurants that serve only 100% organic food.
The bright of the story is that A LOT of "fine dining" restaurants are offering 100% organic menus now. The trend has caught on during the past 4-5 years and from what I can see, the trend will slowly make it's way into the fast food/major chain market as well...hopefully, within the next 10 years.
squallumz
knows petras secret: she farted.
awesome. so youre totally on the right track. im surprised they taught u that.
yes, the organic thing is catching on. thats how ive been eating for a long time now. im a little concerned though about its popularity. i think as it becomes more popular, there will be some terms fudged around on the prerequisites of organically produced food by the government to get us back on the addictive fast track again. they dont want us to live long you know.
ChefChiTown
The secret ingredient? MY BALLS
I can definitely see that happening. There are a few different regulations with labeling things organic and I believe that food companies that jump on the organic bandwagon will begin to weasel their way around the regulations when they can. (Not to say that ALL food companies are run by scumbags...some are very, very concerned with public health)
I personally believe that the situation will become very similar to that of the whole "Fat Free" label. A food product can be labeled "Fat Free" as long as it has no more than .5 grams of Trans Fat per serving...which is VERY misleading to those who are uninformed (aka - 99% of the general public). If you think about it, that can add up to be quite a decent amount of fat. A serving of chips is only what...6 or 7 chips? Who ONLY eats that many chips? It's a false sense of security that these food companies are giving the public and when I get the resources and manpower behind me, I actually plan on taking a stand. Anyway, bottom line, they're in it for the money, not the public's health...which is sad and really concerns me as a chef.
I think it's great you eat organic. You probably already know this, but just in case you didn't, here are the regulations of foods being labeled organic...
100% Organic - Approved by a USDA "Organic" seal. Food product is 100% completely organic
Organic - Also approved by a USDA "Organic" seal. Food product (by weight, excluding water and salt (I believe)) must contain 95% organic content
Made with Organic - CAN NOT have USDA "Organic" seal. Food product must be at least 70% organic content (by weight)
There's also another label that isn't used much. "Less than 70% of content is organic" - The product can only list the organic ingredients on the nutrition panel, not on the main ingredient panel.
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I'll go to Fuddruckers or Ruby Tuesdays, for that type of meal. Or Ihop, or Applebee's.
When I read this comment: I pictured Louie Anderson sitting on a Mcdonalds' bench with a statue of Ronald Mcdonald sitting there, sobbing while eating a happy meal.
When I read this comment: I pictured Louie Anderson sitting on a Mcdonalds' bench with a statue of Ronald Mcdonald sitting there, sobbing while eating a happy meal.
squallumz
knows petras secret: she farted.
whoa! fuddruckers is still around?! i havent seen one of those in ever. wheres the one u go to at?
the fries suck anyway, probably because they're made from some sort of artificial poylmer.
i eat like shit and still manage to stay in pretty good shape. gyros and italian beefs:right on!! mcdonlads $1 dbl cheeseburger: YES! chorizo tacos with EXTRA cheese: muy bien!
i also smoke and drink a lot. still healthy.
i eat like shit and still manage to stay in pretty good shape. gyros and italian beefs:right on!! mcdonlads $1 dbl cheeseburger: YES! chorizo tacos with EXTRA cheese: muy bien!
i also smoke and drink a lot. still healthy.
ChefChiTown
The secret ingredient? MY BALLS
YUP, I have all the Good Eats DVD's, HAHAHA.
The fries started to suck when they went from animal-based fry oil to vegetable-based, MANY years ago. Definitely NOT the same.
I can't get over how the debate rages on with this. It's not meant to be good for you, or good to you after you eat it. It's designed to taste good, get your money, and make you want to have more of it. If you don't eat it all the time, and you exercise regularly, it doesn't do that much damage.
And though I used to laugh about the notion of the diet soda with the double super BK whopper and onion rings, I laugh no more. Having a diet soda is quite a difference, calorie-wise. There's a huge difference between 500+ for a large coke, and say.... 0 for the diet coke.
Anyhow- it's bad for you. It tastes good. Duh, like I needed some dumb-ass movie to tell me that an entirely fried meal, for every meal, is a bad idea.
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That's not to mention the fact that when they take trans fats out they usually have to put something back into them to make them taste as good. That is usually regular fat, and even then it’s not going to be some of the better fats for you like peanut oil or olive oil. While things like butter and lard might be better for you in some ways that heavily processed vegetable oils, it's still fat. People need to keep in mind that only so much of their diet is supposed to come from fat, and only changing to a different type of fat is going from something bad to something only slightly less bad when you get too much of it.
ChefChiTown
The secret ingredient? MY BALLS
Yes, it IS still fat. What most people don't know is that ALL processed foods are worse than "natural" and "fresh" foods. For example, to keep on topic of fats, using margarine is worse than using fresh butter. Yes, butter contains a lot of fat, but it's not over processed like margarine or other "spreads" are.
What a lot of people don't know is that there are pretty much no legal specifications that are used when making margarine and other butter-like spreads. When a product is labeled as "margarine", it can contain pretty much any amount of oil as it wants to...OIL!!! I won't even go into how many fat-containing chemicals they add to margarine and spreads.
You are right though about how only a portion of your diet is supposed to come from fat. I only wish that I could be a good physical example of that, but me likes me butter and cream :dunno:
Anyone who finds this thread interesting should definitely check out the excellent book "The Omnivore's Dilemma" - it explains in a really fascinating way where our food comes from and how the food industry operates. It's not all depressing, don't worry. What I found most amazing is how much of our diet actually comes from corn. Corn, corn and more corn!!!
Check it out...
Check it out...
