Linda23585 Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Hi, My son brought me the DVD Super Size It. Has anyone seen it? It is about a guy who ate only McDonald's food every day for thirty days and the impact that it had on his health. It also addresses food that is served in schools and what we are doing to our youth and ourselves. I'm not sure I'll ever eat at a fast food restaurant again after seeing that film. It made my resolve to lose weight and improve my health stronger than ever!! Linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleroo27 Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 I watched that several months ago - it's a great documentary and really does show how horrible fast food is for you. Even the salads have like 1200 calories!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalKev Posted October 5, 2006 Report Share Posted October 5, 2006 Hi, My son brought me the DVD Super Size It. Has anyone seen it? It is about a guy who ate only McDonald's food every day for thirty days and the impact that it had on his health. It also addresses food that is served in schools and what we are doing to our youth and ourselves. I'm not sure I'll ever eat at a fast food restaurant again after seeing that film. It made my resolve to lose weight and improve my health stronger than ever!! Linda Hi Linda, I'm a vegetarian and thought I was safe from the calorie and transfat monsters when I only ordered a large fry for lunch. My lunch mates were getting a small fry and a burger. I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rid Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 They have a special feature that shows an experiment with leaving McDs food in a glass jar for weeks at a time. Shows you the rate of composition. The fries were there for months with no decomp. It's a great motivator to stay away from McDs. Even their "grilled chicken" is a processed mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linda23585 Posted October 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 The film said that even the salads were laden with sugar. I'm not sure if the sugar comes from the dressing, some of the toppings or if they actually add something to it to make it more palatable. I must say that I am in love with McDonald's Asian salad. I plan to check the nutritional content before I order another one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalKev Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 The film said that even the salads were laden with sugar. I'm not sure if the sugar comes from the dressing, some of the toppings or if they actually add something to it to make it more palatable. I must say that I am in love with McDonald's Asian salad. I plan to check the nutritional content before I order another one! I guess the key is to not expose yourself to those golden arches or any of the restaurants that usually flank them on fast food restaurant row. After I take the first bite I usally can't taste much anyway as my tongue has a grease slick on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littleroo27 Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 The nutrition facts for the Asian Chicken Salad (grilled) with the Ginger Dressing are: Calories: 380 (30 percent from fat) Fat: 13g Sat Fat: 1g Carbs: 37g Protein: 32g The crispy version feature fried chicken and will add to 7 grams of fat per serving. Taken from: http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/3...an_chicken.html It doesn't seem so bad - 380 calories. But then you look at the fat content OMG! And 37 grams of CARBS! There's your sugar! The film said that even the salads were laden with sugar. I'm not sure if the sugar comes from the dressing, some of the toppings or if they actually add something to it to make it more palatable. I must say that I am in love with McDonald's Asian salad. I plan to check the nutritional content before I order another one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rid Posted October 13, 2006 Report Share Posted October 13, 2006 Even their grilled "chicken" breast is a processed mess. Everything there is evil. Any other fast food place has some semi-healthy alternatives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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