Fast Food

Posted by: david

25th Jan 2012 08:33pm

are all fast foods realy as bad as our dieticians etc say.i can understand the deep frried foods,but mcdonalds seem to have all supplements needed for our daily diet,bread meat salad.in moderation surely these food cannot be to bad.i believe the heart foundation has now removed there tick of approval on the healthy line at mcs.now

Captain Slog

22nd Feb 2012 06:08pm

Hello Possum,
Thank you for your response. It was very interesting.
To clarify things, McDonald's is my favourite because it is all I know. Even when I was in Brisbane, I preferred McDonald's. I went to hungry Jack's a few times, which was also nice, but not much variety. What really put me off them was, they use MICROWAVES. Or, they did when I was there. It seems whenever burgers go past their Time Limit, they go into a Chiller for "nuking" to save making fresh ones. Its IS a great pity to waste food, but it is even just as bad a waste when it is TOTALLY destroyed at the molecular level by Microwaving
I also enjoyed Pizza Hut, but they were just a Special Treat for me, because they were expensive. I stick with Mac's.
You say here that you are Diabetic (dietetic? Your spelling). I am so sorry to hear that. There may be alot of sugar in McDonald's foods, so they say, but I'm not sure where it all is apart from the Slushies and Smoothies. I tried one of their new Smoothies when I was in Taupo at Xmas time, and I agree with you there. They ARE very sweet! The key word there is TRIED. I try something, and IF I don't like it, I don't have it again.
As for the Burgers, could the sugar perhaps be in any of the dressings they use? Which burgers are they? I only have a few real favourites, and they don't have any sugar in them as far as I know. To be Honest with you, that is the best I can say. IF I detect anything sweet and it shouldn't be, I'll make a note of it and get back to you with an Honest result. Feedback like yours helps me to keep an eye on things, and if my favourite McDonald's has some serious faults showing, I'll have a word with them. They have a good reputation and they WILL listen to their customers.
Hungry Jack's? We had a cheeky saying at our McDonald's REGENT in Brissie. "Nobody Eats At Hungry's!" Of course, it was just friendly rivalry. Even some of Hungry's Crew came to our place.
I agree about the grease. Here in Turangi, where I live now, we have BURGER KING (Same thing) and their Burgers ARE very greasy. They, too, are also very expensive. And they are very stingy with their Fries for the price. And their Sundaes are very small. Half the size of a McDonald's Medium fries in width, and that's their "Large."
By the way, IF you're thinking of actually drinking Oil out of the can, PLEASE be sure its Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Its better for you. Of course, you were only joking.
Take good care, Possum.

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