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OfflineCannabischarlie
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Anyone see Online McDonalds Ads claiming their food is no worse than a lot of other things?
    #14250326 - 04/06/11 10:09 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

I saw these online and couldn't help but agree with them.

When I saw SuperSize Me I thought it was a dumb movie, and a pointless documentary.

I think people want to demonize fast food as some kind of unholy, cosmically superbad food that it could never actually be.

Sure, it isn't the best for you, but it isn't actually worse for you than a lot of "bad foods"

I also feel he manipulated it to make it worse than what a person would actually do.

All kinds of people eat fast food. There is no way to tell what these people diets consist of but i certainly don't think this food is worse than other things they could be eating or that eating it in moderation is any worse than eating a lot of other "bad" things in moderation.

Its not worse simply by the virtue of it being "fast food."


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Re: Anyone see Online McDonalds Ads claiming their food is no worse than a lot of other things? [Re: Cannabischarlie]
    #14250345 - 04/06/11 10:14 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

its worse by virtue of marketing that supplies far greater quantities of calories and salt than a person fucking needs.


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Re: Anyone see Online McDonalds Ads claiming their food is no worse than a lot of other things? [Re: Cannabischarlie]
    #14250359 - 04/06/11 10:17 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Have you ever seen the year old bigmac?


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Re: Anyone see Online McDonalds Ads claiming their food is no worse than a lot of other things? [Re: Cannabischarlie]
    #14250364 - 04/06/11 10:18 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

I think that junk food is very aptly named, and that it is an addiction fostered in the early years of a person's life which becomes very difficult to kick later on in spite of its negative health effects. When I have children I plan to go out of my way to protect them from junk food.

That said, I think it would be retarded to throw any kind of "book" at fast food places. This is America, and I want my Jack in the Crack. :crankey:


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Re: Anyone see Online McDonalds Ads claiming their food is no worse than a lot of other things? [Re: Cannabischarlie]
    #14250372 - 04/06/11 10:20 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

Its not bad because its fast food, its bad because most of it isnt really food at all. Reconstituted potato paste? "meat" with more soy than cow? bleh.
Ok, its not quite the poison its made out to be, Its really cheap food with a jacked up price.  For the same price as one large meal I could bbq a bunch of REAL burgers with less grease and no additives  for my entire house. Food made with love just tastes better.

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Re: Anyone see Online McDonalds Ads claiming their food is no worse than a lot of other things? [Re: Lynnch]
    #14250382 - 04/06/11 10:22 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

It's true, most of the "taste" of fast food comes from MSG and artificial flavoring. You can really tell, because while it tastes awesome and satisfying, it also doesn't taste like actual food. :wtf:


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Re: Anyone see Online McDonalds Ads claiming their food is no worse than a lot of other things? [Re: Greenvalley]
    #14250398 - 04/06/11 10:25 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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Have you ever seen the year old bigmac?







I don't get it? what was the point? That foods with more moisture will degrade faster? The mcd fries are so thin they just dry out like a potato chip so of course they are just going to sit there. The big mac has very little meat compared to bread that is more dry so it had less condensation but I wonder what the inside looked like. The big steak fries are like agar and imagine what would happen if you just tossed PDA agar wedges in a jar in a less the sterile fashion. This experiment was retarded and had no point.


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Re: Anyone see Online McDonalds Ads claiming their food is no worse than a lot of other things? [Re: Sophistic Radiance] * 1
    #14250404 - 04/06/11 10:26 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

why not let people be obese but warn them the food in excess will damage health. Its their life let them choose :shrug: Just like on the side of a cigarette box?


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Re: Anyone see Online McDonalds Ads claiming their food is no worse than a lot of other things? [Re: Cannabischarlie]
    #14250407 - 04/06/11 10:27 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

I think the point of Super Size Me was to sway people away from fastfood.

Fastfood is putrid and terrible for you. Its nearly all processed and packed with terrible amounts of sodium. Processed foods are just no good, I am sorry to tell you.

We are human. We are meant to eat cuts of meat, grains, fats, and veggys.

Not saying I dont like mcdonalds food. It tastes good but I strongly believe that shit is the cause for alot of obesity, possibly prostate cancers, and health related issues.

To say the least. If I have children. No Mcdonalds more than once a month.

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Re: Anyone see Online McDonalds Ads claiming their food is no worse than a lot of other things? [Re: XUL]
    #14250515 - 04/06/11 10:50 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

I just watched "Food, Inc"

Scary shit. One of the points was basically that we all eat fast food. The method of meat production in this country is set up to serve fast food companies, so the meat you buy at the grocery store is the same shit you get at mcdonalds.

It was a really good documentary. Turned me into a vegeatarian. Two whole days without meat :lol:

Seriously I used to laugh at the stupid hippies saying "But its mean to eat animals!" But after watching Food, Inc. I see that they were fuckin right. The meat industry has no respect for life AT ALL. And about the same if not less respect for the workers they employ. It's a really fucked industry.


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Re: Anyone see Online McDonalds Ads claiming their food is no worse than a lot of other things? [Re: StaleShrooms]
    #14250527 - 04/06/11 10:52 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

thats simply not true.


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relocate from Ur to 8th density and become a cosmic bully
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invoke the shadows and dust, smoke infernal spliffs"
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Re: Anyone see Online McDonalds Ads claiming their food is no worse than a lot of other things? [Re: Larrythescaryrex]
    #14250716 - 04/06/11 11:27 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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Re: Anyone see Online McDonalds Ads claiming their food is no worse than a lot of other things? [Re: Cannabischarlie] * 1
    #14250756 - 04/06/11 11:35 PM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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Re: Anyone see Online McDonalds Ads claiming their food is no worse than a lot of other things? [Re: EntheogenicPeace]
    #14250920 - 04/07/11 12:27 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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I also could outrun & outlift >90% of people in my general age group. Are the two related?




For the most part, no.  Congratulations, you won the genetic lottery.

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Re: Anyone see Online McDonalds Ads claiming their food is no worse than a lot of other things? [Re: EntheogenicPeace] * 1
    #14250937 - 04/07/11 12:34 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

I'm fitter and healthier than the vast majority of people I know, but I eat junk food occasionally. I think it has its place, honestly, so long as you don't eat it regularly, don't eat it before exercise or a big day, etc.

I'm pretty much laid-out by a McDonald's breakfast, for example, so I'd never eat one before trying to get anything done. But I do enjoy the hell out of it on the odd weekend or holiday.

Also, I don't go around bragging about my health and fitness, because I'm not an elitist douchebag. Something to think about.


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Re: Anyone see Online McDonalds Ads claiming their food is no worse than a lot of other things? [Re: Lynnch]
    #14251643 - 04/07/11 05:40 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

McDonalds' standards for its beef exceed that of supermarket standards. There's no soy or any other additives. The burgers are cooked with machinery and freeze dried and warmed at the joints. Executives determined that this actually enhanced the flavor of the burgers. The reason the food may not taste so good is because for some insane reason they microwave your order. If you ask the not to microwave it, the food tastes great. Maybe they're not supposed to microwave. Maybe one of the low life managers brought a microwave in.

As far as "reconstituted potatoe product." Ground up dried potatoes and water added back into it to make the fries? This is why their fries have such a fine texture and uniform taste. Just because the word "reconstituted" scares you...

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Re: Anyone see Online McDonalds Ads claiming their food is no worse than a lot of other things? [Re: s240779]
    #14251660 - 04/07/11 05:49 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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The burgers are cooked with machinery and freeze dried and warmed at the joints



wat

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it isn't space food


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Re: Anyone see Online McDonalds Ads claiming their food is no worse than a lot of other things? [Re: Set]
    #14251666 - 04/07/11 05:54 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

are some of you seriously trying to say its not that bad for you?


yea the supersize movie was kind of dumb, not many people eat that shit 3 times a day but you know what? Some people are pretty fuckin close.

Lets do another supersize me where he eats nothing but fruits and vegetables. Sure hes still gonna come out a little fucked up, Im not here saying thats a healthy diet, but it would be nothing compared to the horrendous results from the mcdonalds test.


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Re: Anyone see Online McDonalds Ads claiming their food is no worse than a lot of other things? [Re: StaleShrooms]
    #14251668 - 04/07/11 05:56 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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StaleShrooms said:
I just watched "Food, Inc"

Scary shit. One of the points was basically that we all eat fast food. The method of meat production in this country is set up to serve fast food companies, so the meat you buy at the grocery store is the same shit you get at mcdonalds.

It was a really good documentary. Turned me into a vegeatarian. Two whole days without meat :lol:

Seriously I used to laugh at the stupid hippies saying "But its mean to eat animals!" But after watching Food, Inc. I see that they were fuckin right. The meat industry has no respect for life AT ALL. And about the same if not less respect for the workers they employ. It's a really fucked industry.





so a propaganda film turned you into a vegetarian, way to buy into the
bullshit. just because they call it a documentary doesnt mean it's not
slanted, most in fact are, they show you what they want you to see just
as any other piece of yellow journalism would

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Re: Anyone see Online McDonalds Ads claiming their food is no worse than a lot of other things? [Re: s240779]
    #14251671 - 04/07/11 05:59 AM (12 years, 10 months ago)

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superhigh said:
The burgers are cooked with machinery and freeze dried and warmed at the joints.





I dont think you understand what freeze drying really is to make this
statement, if they were freeze dried they'd have to be reconstituted
with water before being reheated. freeze drying is a means of preserving
it by vacuuming out all the moisture in a below zero environment

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