Bittman shreds McDonalds "healthy" oatmeal

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In article , [email protected] says...
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I grew up a half mile from one of the very first McDonalds in my state.
I remember 15 cent burgers and 10 cent shakes, I remember the signs when
they were still talking about hundreds of thousands sold, now it's
"billions and billions". My dad took me there at least once a week, I
was hooked for decades to big macs.

The last time I did McDonalds was about three years ago when I walked in
go get a burger, fries, and shake for the three of us, and it came to 26
dollars! Man, me and the wife and kid can get a sit down meal for 30
right next door at Red Robin, Fridays, etc., so McDonalds is just a
memory..
 
On Wed, 23 Feb 2011 13:04:04 -0500, I_am_Tosk
wrote:


That's so true. They're not cheap anymore and don't taste anything
like what they did when I was a kid. When I was in high school I
loved quarter pounders with cheese. The bun was soft, the meat was
juicy, and the cheese was melted. I tried one a few years ago and the
friggin cheese wasn't even melted. The bun was bad and the meat was
like half of what it was years ago. I only got half of it down. It
was at a tollway oasis and it was about $3.50. What a joke.

Chick-Fil-A has just started opening up in the Chicago burbs and one
is about a mile from me. I used a coupon for the basic $2.99 sandwich
and I have to say it was excellent for fast food. And it didn't give
me the shits like mCshitteis did.

Lou
 
In article , [email protected]
says...

Well, If I remember correctly it was three "meals" (big mac, quarter
pounder, etc..), Supersized, with Shakes instead of soda, and probably
three extra regular sized cheesburgers. We usually threw the extra
sandwiches in the fridge for later in the week or as a quick snack.
which was our usual order. I guess If I could have described it as
"four" meals, but proprietary interstate stops are always a buck or two
higher than those off the interstates. Either way, we have not been back
since although I have stopped at BK for dollar value lunches here and
there on the road... I was going to have a bigmac meal for my B'day a
while back but I wasn't feeling all that hot that day anyway so I
didn't.
 
On 23/02/2011 1:04 PM, I_am_Tosk wrote:




First thing..... I can't figure why they wouldn't just sell good old old
large flake rolled oats. Oats are cheap and easy enough to cook that
MacDonalds should be able to figure a way to come up with an idiot proof
system for cooking it.Heck, they could even get steel cut for the same
price and hype it as the good stuff.

Oatmeal would suit people like me. I don't do bacon, sausage and/or eggs
for breakfast. I rarely go out for breakfast because I like hot or cold
cereal for breakfast. It is too fast and easy to make at home, so there
is no point in going out for it.

I don't know how anyone could get hooked on MacDonalds. I never did like
their food. I didn't like their burgers or their fries. I wokred on the
road for years and made the mistake of eating at MacDonalds a few times.
I didn't like the food and liked the after effects of eating them even
more.





Second.... don't understand how anyone could be hooked on Ma
 
On 23/02/2011 6:35 PM, I_am_Tosk wrote:


I can't say that we were poor, but money was tight. We at well at home
and rarely went out for any restaurant meals. I don't find MacD's to be
cheap, considering how tasteless the food is and how small the portions
are. Even when I was working on the road and on a expense account there
was no way I would go there.
 
In article , [email protected]
says...

I am starting to wonder if you do this on purpose.

"Three", as in three, as in the number three, like 3. Used in a
sentence, I ordered three cheeseburgers.

"Extra" as in more than the normal amount. Used in a sentence, we
ordered "extra" cheeseburgers.

And "cheeseburgers" (plural like I posted, not singular as your quoted)
are little patties of beef, with cheese and a bun, sometimes condiments
and such too, generally eaten with the hands, a form of a sandwich. Used
in a sentence, we ordered three extra, regular sized cheeseburgers!

Maybe if some of you didn't take your selves so frekin' seriously, and
were not always looking to find a flaw in others posts or opinions,
English would be a bit less difficult.
 
Cheryl wrote:

It sounds like all they'd have to do is notice that Dominoes hadn't
delivered for a couple of days, she didn't go out much. I mean, how
observant are people supposed to be. Last year when we got home
from vacation, we were buried in snow, I didn't know how we'd get to
the door, never mind get the car out to retrieve the cat. Turns out my
hero neighbor did our driveway with his blower. Only a day later did it
cross his mind we weren't home. I wouldn't notice if they went away
for a few days, either.

Kudos to that woman who insisted on stopping by. She told her
manager You can take me off the clock if you want to, but I have
to check. She has a big heart.

nancy
 
On 2/23/2011 6:20 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

Speaking of getting hooked on food, this woman's addiction to pizza
probably saved her life. :)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110223/ap_on_fe_st/us_tenn_pizza_rescue

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NEW YORK – A Memphis pizza delivery driver credited with saving a
customer who'd fallen at home says she suspected something was wrong in
part because her own mother had twice fallen and been stuck on the floor.

Speaking Wednesday on NBC's "Today" show, Domino's delivery driver Susan
Guy said she became concerned when she found out Jean Wilson had gone
three days without ordering her daily pizza.

Guy said her own mother had cancer and twice fell while living with her
and spent hours on the floor, so she knew it was a possibility in
Wilson's case.

Guy went to Wilson's home Monday and then called 911. Police later broke
the door down and found Wilson on the floor, where she'd fallen Saturday.

Guy said she's spoken to Wilson in the hospital and she's doing well.
 
Bittman shreds McDonalds "healthy" oatmeal

On Feb 23, 6:59?pm, Cheryl wrote:

Daily Dominos pizza? DAMN! What did she weigh?

John Kuthe..
 
On 24/02/2011 6:18 AM, ViLco wrote:




MacDonalds was late arriving in our town, It is probably one of the
least profitable outlets in the franchise. Given my unappreciative view
of MacDonald's view, I am always surprised to see so many people at
them. Not this one. I can't help but notice that there is rarely anyone
there.
 
Cheryl wrote:


good PR for Dominoes Pizza.
I read this article the other day and just wondered about the woman that
age eating pizza daily. Obviously she has some good teeth to gnaw up the
crust, eh?
I'm picturing someone who has figured out how to eat daily at home
without cooking and at minimal cost. I wonder if she has other things
delivered too (juices? beverages?)
 
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