Disney and McDonalds Split

[Gn2Dlnd]

Carb count, por favor? I'm thinking the dressing is probably full of sugar. (caramel apple dippers is a healthy choice?)

[Stan4dSteph]

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

Carb count, por favor? I'm thinking the dressing is probably full of sugar. (caramel apple dippers is a healthy choice?)

I don't count carbs. http://www.mcdonalds.com/usa/eat/nutrition_info.html

The dressing has 14 g total carbs. You could probably eat it without the dressing.

[tracilicious]

Originally Posted by Gn2Dlnd

(caramel apple dippers is a healthy choice?)

No freaking kidding. It isn't hard to take the caramel out of the bag though. It's completely separate from the apples. I like the fruit and walnut salad at McD's. For it to be healthy you need to not add the walnuts, as they are candied, but apples, grapes, and yogurt is about as healthy as you can get fast food wise. I resent paying $4 for it though.

I'm hoping more fast food chains will follow Wendy's example. You can get a turkey and cheese or ham and cheese sandwich instead of a burger or nuggets in their kid's meals. The only drink alternative you can get there is milk though, which sucks for people that don't do dairy.

[tracilicious]

Originally Posted by BarTopDancer

Eeks. I keep editing except this one is a derail. They have a Mighty Kids meal now! It comes with a double cheese burger or a 6 peice McNuggets and is aimed at 'older' kids. Shoot, as an adult I'd order a happy meal for the 4 peice McNuggets or the single patty hamburger. With a small fries and drink it was more than enough. Portion size is another huge issue.

They've had this for three or four years. What kid needs a double cheeseburger?! You are right in saying that a happy meal is the correct portion for an adult. I'm totally guilty of getting them (sometimes for the toy - I built the entire Inspector Gadget when I was 17). I forget the name, but the movie where he ate nothing but McDonald's for a month said that when McDonald's first opened the large soda was the small now.

[BarTopDancer]

Originally Posted by tracilicious

They've had this for three or four years. What kid needs a double cheeseburger?! You are right in saying that a happy meal is the correct portion for an adult. I'm totally guilty of getting them (sometimes for the toy - I built the entire Inspector Gadget when I was 17). I forget the name, but the movie where he ate nothing but McDonald's for a month said that when McDonald's first opened the large soda was the small now.

No kid needs a double cheeseburger. Heck, adults don't need them but it's better for an adult to be eating one then a 10 year old.

Isn't that Supersize Me? I haven't seen it. It bugs how the kids soada is what used to be a small and small soads are what used to be mediums and meduims are what used to be large. I never know what size to order anymore (because I want the small/medium if it's to go and the small if I am eating in).

[Snowflake]

Originally Posted by tracilicious

They've had this for three or four years. What kid needs a double cheeseburger?! You are right in saying that a happy meal is the correct portion for an adult. I'm totally guilty of getting them (sometimes for the toy - I built the entire Inspector Gadget when I was 17). I forget the name, but the movie where he ate nothing but McDonald's for a month said that when McDonald's first opened the large soda was the small now.

Are you referring to the film Super Size me? I rented that via netflix and was astounded, it was like driving by a bad car wreck in many respects. It was, for what it was, an enjoyable movie/documentary.

[€uroMeinke]

You must not eat this Big Mac in order to ride this attraction...

[tracilicious]

Originally Posted by Snowflake

Are you referring to the film Super Size me? I rented that via netflix and was astounded, it was like driving by a bad car wreck in many respects. It was, for what it was, an enjoyable movie/documentary.

Yes, this is the one. I really liked it. Helps me avoid fast food!

[flippyshark]

This just in from IMdB:

"Both the Walt Disney Co. and McDonald's have denied a Los Angeles Times report claiming that they have ended their marketing and promotional relationship. The Times, citing "multiple high-ranking sources" within Disney, reported that the company was responding to health activists who attributed the growing number of overweight children, in part, to fast-food chains. McDonald's said that the Times story was "based on Hollywood hearsay" and was "a misrepresentation of the truth." Disney responded that while its exclusive contract with McDonald's "will expire at the end of the year, we look forward to a more flexible, non-exclusive relationship where we will be working with them on a case by case basis."

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by tracilicious

Yes, this is the one. I really liked it. Helps me avoid fast food!

I haven't seen the movie, so I'm not the best authority...but from everything I've heard about it, I can't help but wonder how the exact same experiment would turn out if, instead of going to McDonalds every day and eating the entire portiont hey give you for every meal, he went to a fine restaurant and did the same thing. My guess...not too much different. Much of the issue isn't so much what was eaten, but how much. Portion size is out of control at all eateries, not just McDonalds. I know that if I ever eat every bit of steak, potatoes, vegetables, appetizers, bread, and desert that I'm serverd at top-notch places, it ain't healthy for me no matter the food quality.