'Super Size Me' Be Damned

[Ghoulish Delight]

OKay, you're right about top top end. But there's a level between Olive Garden and Boulevard that (and it's more prevelant with Italian places it seems) does have better food and does guarantee that I go home with a doggy bag.

But my overall point is that (mind you I haven't seen SSM, so I'm not speaking from a place of particular authority) it's as much portion size as food quality that's at issue, and the former is something that one has complete control over (i.e., don't supersize, don't get the fries, don't eat every scrap of food they give you, don't get 3 refills of your 64 oz. drink, etc....).

[Alex]

I'd say that SSM was equally about portion size and food quality. The most impactful part of the movie (for me) was not the McDonald's overeating stuff but the scenes of schools feeding children crap (not so much too much crap, but just crap in the first place).

But yeah, eating the (billion calory and fat gram) salads at Cheesecake factory three meals a day would probably not be any better (and possibly worse for you) than eating McDonald's three times a day.

Of course, that was true too of the dinners we made at home when I was a kid. But we only ate that way one meal per day. Breakfast was nonexistent (except on Sundays) and lunch was school provided or a sandwich at home.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I woke up this morning and thought one thing, "I want to eat a f*cking Big Mac."

Why do I get the feeling that the big mac was incidental not integral?

[Disneyphile]

Oh hell, Ken and I went to McD's immediately after watching SSM, because we started craving it. Heh.

I hate movies that show "too much of this is a detriment". Um, too much of ANYTHING is detrimental. It's like a friend of mine who showed me "how bad Pepsi is", because this guy substituted his entire water intake for 2 weeks with Pepsi and tore up his insides. Um, duh. Hell, if he did that with organic orange juice, he would have torn up his insides much quicker, due to the acid. That doesn't mean orange juice should always be avoided.

Another friend of mine read "Fast Food Nation", and told me to never eat another hamburger, because there's ecoli/poop in the meat. Yet, she buys organic fruits and veggies grown in natural fertilizer (which does contain ecoli/poop), and only uses water to wash them off. At least the meat is getting cooked.

I've always been from the school of thought that moderation is key. And anything in mass quantities is bad.

[lashbear]

I like the quarter pounders better.


Oh, this isn't the porn thread ??



(Actually I DO like the quarter pounders better, because of the tendancy of the big mac middle section to floop out of the burger while biting into it. - Quarter pounders stay put.)

[LSPoorEeyorick]

There's poop in everything. There's poop in you. There's poop in me. It's poop, people. I sense a Lebo M song.

My take-away point from Fast Food Nation (yes, that was a pun, Aussies) was that the animals and the meat industry workers are treated terribly. I don't wish to support those who are taking advantage of them.

You and I may feel differently about this, that's fine. You do as you like. I just don't like supporting companies with which I disagree on such a basic level. I avoid fast food if at all possible. Thank goodness for the Whole Foods prepared section when I'm exhausted but hungry.

By the way, Pepsi is bad for you. I wish beverages would stop using corn syrup. It confuses your appetite and messes with your blood sugar. Natural sugars are more easily processed. Of course, as you've all said, moderation is key.

[Prudence]

Originally Posted by LSPoorEeyorick

By the way, Pepsi is bad for you. I wish beverages would stop using corn syrup. It confuses your appetite and messes with your blood sugar. Natural sugars are more easily processed. Of course, as you've all said, moderation is key.

Jones soda is going to cane sugar! The green apple soda is already insanely tasty, I can't wait!

[Matterhorn Fan]

Originally Posted by Prudence

Jones soda is going to cane sugar! The green apple soda is already insanely tasty, I can't wait!

I like Jones--must try the green apple.

Now, if only I could find the watermelon.

[Strangler Lewis]

Last week on the way from and to Oakland Airport with my mother, she decided she wanted to wash down her blood pressure medication at In 'n' Out Burger. I had never been before. I like the choices they give you: single or double, cheese or no cheese. No crusty over-seasoned chicken sandwiches. No let's-pretend-they're-healthy salads. And they grill the onions if you ask. Now that is a tasty burger.

In terms of guilt, since I'm basically a Sonoma diet whole grain kind of guy, I felt worse about the bun than the burger, but I went home and dilated my arteries with some Atkins-friendly scotch.

[Prudence]

Originally Posted by Matterhorn Fan

I like Jones--must try the green apple.

Oh you must! It is definitely the best flavor of the bunch, and that's saying a lot.