Bittman shreds McDonalds "healthy" oatmeal

In article , [email protected] says...

What I don't understand is why he expects anything other than engineered
food at McD. Engineered food, served with a very high degree of
consistency at more than 30,000 locations in more than 100 countries, by
people whose culinary expertise ends with "when the machine beeps, take
it out", is what McD _does_. If he thinks that he can produce a better
oatmeal for them that works with their business model they will very
likely listen. However if all he can do is say that their engineered
oatmeal is not as good as what an expert chef can prepare they'll say
"we know this, so what?"
 
On 2/25/2011 10:04 AM, J. Clarke wrote:

It is more of a comment on marketing. If it isn't something don't try to
spin it. Such as by putting small amounts of vitamins into soda and
calling it "vitamin water".
 
J. Clarke wrote:

Maybe there exist some people who think oatmeal is healthy so they try
it at McDonalds without thinking the issue through.

After all with instant oatmeal packets "when the machine beeps, take it
out" is exactly the way their oatmeal at home works.
 
Doug Freyburger wrote:

I only use instant oatmeal packets in two places - my camper and my
emergency "bug out bag". For home use it is strictly Quaker Old
Fashioned oatmeal microwaved for 1.5-2 min depending on starting water
temp.
 
Pete C. wrote:


I keep a packet of Quaker maple brown sugar oats in my work bag. Come 5
AM at work if I'm starving I can mix up a little oatmeal in a styrofoam
cup using the instant hot water dispenser and eat 'em with a wooden
tongue blade on the run. It helps keep body and soul together for a few
more hours...
 
On 2/25/2011 2:48 PM, Goomba wrote:

Actually, a dry mixture of (usually Quaker) oats with raisins is quite
palatable and does not need moisture for a small snack. To tell the
truth, I actually prefer that to Scots porridge with salt and I can't
stand sweetened cooked oatmeal.

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On 26/02/2011 12:13 PM, J. Clarke wrote:

I had oatmeal fed to me as a child! I didn't like it then and I don't
like it now! Even if it were the healthiest food on the planet, it's off
my menu for good.

Krypsis
 
On 26/02/2011 10:31 PM, Krypsis wrote:
There is a theory that any grain that needs cooking should be avoided
google Palaeolithic diet

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On 27/02/2011 12:32 AM, J. Clarke wrote:
I was simply stating MY experience and I wasn't aware that I made any
assumption of any kind. Instead, it was you who made a presumption.

Krypsis
 
On 26-Feb-2011, atec77 wrote:


There is also a theory that learning to use fire to cook food is what
allowed humans to evolve; cooking releases some nutrients for easier
absorbtion.
See Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human
Available on Amazon, in bookstores and libraries.
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l, not -l wrote:

A feature common to the various write ups of paleolithic systems -

If you can acquire a food with no technology more advanced than a sharp
stick and you can eat it raw without any ill effects, then go ahead and
eat it either raw or cooked as you prefer.
 
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