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03-05-2004, 12:56 PM
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Originally posted by Im_just_me
The thing is, the way I see it, no one is MAKING these people go to McDonalds. No one is making these people order anything Supersized. That's on them. They need to learn to exercise CONTROL. Besides, pregnant me can't get enough of supersized fries... 
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I agree. Eventhough I rarely eat fast food nowadays..If I want supersized fries it shouldn't matter. People need some self control. When Ladies Riveria Fitness Center had a special of $19 a month and no enrollment fee I jumped all over it. Now I go to the gym almost everyday.
So maybe I can just go around suing everybody for something I have done. Ooops I have a pimple and the acne people didn't come get rid of it..maybe I can sue them!
By The Way: McDonald's and Arbys have great Salads!!!
So if u go 2 McD's get a Bacon Ranch Salad with either Grilled or Crispy Chicken!
@Arbys: Santa Fe!!! It's good
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03-05-2004, 08:58 PM
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I eat on the go too, because I am to lazy to cook when my granny doesnt want to, so the first thing I do is hop in my car and off I go.
Mikki Ds has the BOMB salads. I eat them at least 3 times a week and sometimes I go for the other food too.
If you go try: Caesars salad with crispy chicken and for extra chicken get a McChicken sandwich with no mayo. Its my favorite!
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03-09-2004, 05:51 PM
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McDonald's Salad Has More Fat Than Cheeseburger
Tue Mar 9,11:02 AM ET Add Oddly Enough - Reuters to My Yahoo!
LONDON (Reuters) - Global hamburger giant McDonald's latest line in healthy looking salads may contain more fat than its hamburgers, according to the company's Web Site.
McDonald's, plagued by health critics and flattening sales, has launched the biggest change to its menu in 30 years with its plans to get into the multi-million pound prepared salad market.
"You can choose your salad, topping and dressing. You can mix and match to suit your diet and lifestyle," said a McDonald's spokeswoman.
However, consumers hoping to lose weight by switching from burgers to salads may be disappointed, according to the Interactive Nutrition Counter on the McDonald's Web site.
For example, on the new menu to be launched at the end of this month, a "Caesar salad with Chicken Premiere" contains 18.4 grams of fat compared with 11.5 grams of fat in a standard cheeseburger.
The British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) told Reuters it welcomed the salad menu but warned that salad dressings bought in fast-food outlets or supermarkets could be very high in fat and calories.
BNF said the recommended daily fat intake for men is 95 grams per day and for women 70 grams per day.
McDonald's has 1,235 restaurants in the UK and serves three million customers per day.
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03-09-2004, 07:36 PM
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The British menu must be a bit different than the American one. I was just looking at McDonald's nutritional information yesterday and reprinted it today for reference. According to the McDonald's website regular cheeseburger has 14 grams of fat and a caesar salad w. grilled chicken (my favorite!) has 6 grams. Of course you are not going to eat salad without dressing, and the dressings are anywhere from 3 to 30 grams of fat. If you do the salad and one of the lower fat dressings you are doing better than a cheeseburger
Plus, if you are eating a cheeseburger you are probably eating fries (anywhere from 10 to 29 grams of fat). Personally, I would stack a salad (even with the fatty dressing) up against a cheeseburger and fries any day!
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03-10-2004, 09:27 AM
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The salad is okay as long as you don't add the cheese and the dressing and the croutons.
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03-10-2004, 04:31 PM
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Originally posted by AKA2D '91
The salad is okay as long as you don't add the cheese and the dressing and the croutons.
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The thing about the salads (like AKA2D said) is what you put in them matters. The crispy chicken (which is very popular) changes the fat count a lot. For instance, while the grilled Caesar (without dressing has 200 cal and 6 grams of fat, the crispy chicken Caesar has 310 cal. and 16 grams of fat. Almost all of the extra calories between the two are coming from fat. The crispy chicken bacon ranch has 19 fat grams and the California Cobb with crispy chicken 21 fat grams. Between the cheeseburger and these salads, the cheeseburger has less fat and less calories (except for the crispy chicken Caesar) Now, of course you are still eating vegetables in the salad so there is more nutrition coming to you that the cheeseburger (provided there are enough dark greens and other veggies to make it worth while)
Again all of this is without salad dressing. The problem we have is that fat tastes good and things that are quick taste better when the fat is there. Many of the "healthy choices" are only healthy in their bare bones version. Start adding the good stuff (cheese, bacon, dressing, croutons) and it is another whole picture. I know someone who loves salads but good, loaded down salads and she can't loose weight because her calorie intake is not being affected. All salads are not low cal. Like everything else you have to choose to make it what you need it to be.
See McDOnalds
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03-10-2004, 04:34 PM
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I know McDonalds does offer fat-free salad dressing too. Its a vinagrette and doesn't taste bad at all. 
Kimmie, you're right that fat DOES make things taste good because I have yet to find a fat-free Ranch dressing that isn't slimey looking and gross.
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03-10-2004, 06:20 PM
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Originally posted by Honeykiss1974
I know McDonalds does offer fat-free salad dressing too. Its a vinagrette and doesn't taste bad at all.
Kimmie, you're right that fat DOES make things taste good because I have yet to find a fat-free Ranch dressing that isn't slimey looking and gross.
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Try the Wish Bone or HiddenValley Ranch Fat Free. I'm not a big salad person (gotta be in the mood for all that raw veggie chewing), but those are pretty good for fat free.
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03-11-2004, 09:29 AM
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Apple Cider (ar?) Vinegar is better than all of that. True, it doesn't taste good, but you get the results.
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03-11-2004, 05:56 PM
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Originally posted by Honeykiss1974
I know McDonalds does offer fat-free salad dressing too. Its a vinagrette and doesn't taste bad at all.
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You're right. It's pretty good!
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03-12-2004, 12:02 PM
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Originally posted by AKA2D '91
Apple Cider (ar?) Vinegar is better than all of that. True, it doesn't taste good, but you get the results.
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Apple Cider vinegar is very good for weight loss. Just put some in a cup of water or tea with honey and drink about two cups a day. You'll be amazed at the results.
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03-26-2004, 12:45 PM
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It's about time. . .i hardly ever have cash on me
McDonald's to Start Taking Credit Cards
Fri Mar 26, 7:34 AM ET Add Business - AP to My Yahoo!
OAK BROOK, Ill. - McDonald's customers will soon be able to use credit and debit cards to pay for their meals at a majority of the chain's U.S. restaurants.
The company said Thursday it had reached agreements to accept payments via Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Card and STAR cards.
Cashless payments, primarily debit cards, already are accepted at more than 3,000 of McDonald's 13,600 U.S. restaurants. The company said Thursday it intends to more than double that number this year to as many as 8,000 restaurants.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ald_s_cashless
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03-26-2004, 12:51 PM
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Re: It's about time. . .i hardly ever have cash on me
The Wendy's by me takes credit and debit cards.
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03-26-2004, 01:05 PM
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They've been doing it here in Chicago for a while. I thought it was like that everywhere.
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03-26-2004, 04:06 PM
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Re: It's about time. . .i hardly ever have cash on me
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Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
McDonald's to Start Taking Credit Cards
Fri Mar 26, 7:34 AM ET Add Business - AP to My Yahoo!
OAK BROOK, Ill. - McDonald's customers will soon be able to use credit and debit cards to pay for their meals at a majority of the chain's U.S. restaurants.
The company said Thursday it had reached agreements to accept payments via Visa, MasterCard, American Express, Discover Card and STAR cards.
Cashless payments, primarily debit cards, already are accepted at more than 3,000 of McDonald's 13,600 U.S. restaurants. The company said Thursday it intends to more than double that number this year to as many as 8,000 restaurants.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...ald_s_cashless
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About darn time!!!
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