The weird stuff about Mcd’s

Doesn't taste good to me. Disgusting chips which are often soggy and almost always far too salty.

Their milkshakes used to be nice but they are not now.

Agree I’m always ravenous an hour later! It’s tasty but doesn’t fill me up atall like a proper meal

McDonald's is the remedy for the shits nothing clogs me up quite so bad 🤣

If you eat whole foods, like porridge oats/ nuts/ seeds for example, the sugar isn't as readily available - your body has to break them down to get to the nutrients, so it takes longer, and sits in your stomach/ digestive system for longer.

I eat porridge for breakfast every day - doesn't stop me feeling hungry by mid-morning, whereas a McDs breakfast fills me up for the whole morning.

I didn’t say they couldn’t?

I will admit to being the sort who has a massive Mumsnet salad most evenings (with a range of veg and some kind of lean meat) and I don't have meals at McD's because I am never full from them. I'd be roaming the kitchen for a top-up an hour later if I had it for dinner. I need a lot of fibre from veg and protein to keep me going.

I'm always stuffed after a McDonald's. Maybe it's the drink? I never normally have so much to drink with a meal.

I absolutely love a quarter pounder with cheese meal. And yet before kids, I hated McDonald's and wouldn't eat from there. How things change!

Fwiw I eat McDonald’s. It’s only same as when I worked in a sausage factory and didn’t eat sausages for ages. She sees kitchen/how food is prepared and doesn’t want it.

@Simonjt but also a choice if people want to eat meat they can
Some of us like meat and the taste

@Sarahcoggles KFC here id awful.
Maccies ice cream tastes exactly like mr whippy from ice cream van

I’m not a huge fan of nuts, so rarely eat them, I don’t mind the odd walnut. Legumes, grains etc are classed as vegetables, pulses are high in fibre but only count as one portion (no matter the variety) due to their limited nutrient content. I was a fulltime professional sportsman for over ten years, being a vegetarian was just fine.

@Dixiechickonhols shame you haven't taught her not to be so judgemental though

There was a programme not long ago, I d like to name a name but daren't in case I'm wrong, where they looked at fatty foods like this , including fish fingers, shocked nuggets/dippers and other coated foods, and the conclusion was that high fat foods have a dopamine effect.

This has translated into so many 'food sensory ' issues eg child won't eat plain chicken , only if coated in batter or breadcrumbs.

Presumably you eat things like pulses, grains, and nuts too though? I would think that just fruit and veg wouldn't contain enough protein? My DS would prefer not to eat meat but is allergic to most vegetarian and vegan protein sources and his dietician (a vegetarian herself, so not pro meat) advised that it would be unwise for him to rely on a meatless diet for this reason.

There is a magic ingredient. It's called shitloads of salt.

Teen dc has started working there pt, she entertains us with stories from drive thru. She’s been shocked by how much many people order - lots of men order a burger meal and 20 nuggets. Numerous complaints the 20 nuggets doesn’t come as a meal. She won’t eat it declines the free meal on shift.

Full of MSG, salt, fat and sugar. Your tastebuds literally crave more once you've tasted it, same as all fast food and takeaways.

What do you mean “ignoring the meat”?

The ingredients in a McPlant if you ignore the meat are identical to the ingredients in any other burger. Bun, lettuce, onion, mustard, ketchup, “cheese”.

McPlant patties are made by Beyond Burger, and the ingredients are pretty transparent.
Water, pea protein* (16%), canola oil, coconut oil,
rice protein, flavouring, stabilizer (methylcellulose),
potato starch, apple extract, colour (beetroot red),
maltodextrin, pomegranate extract, salt,
potassium salt, concentrated lemon juice, maize
vinegar, carrot powder, emulsifier (sunflower
lecithin).
There’s nothing particularly objectionable there.

As a dairy free vegetarian I can confirm my body does very well on just fruit and veg.

Same here! And probably just as well because the amount of calories in the food- especially if you have a decent sized burger like a big Mac etc and regular fries, is much more than most people require at a main meal. I can't eat another big meal after eating MacDs- tea would just be a light snack!

Watch 'Supersize Me', if you haven't already. It's quite an eye-opener

it's not really though, it's misleading. If you ate nothing except fruit or vegetables for a month your body would not perform well either.

I read the carrots in the veggie burgers are wripped from the ground without permission then kept in crates stacked on top of each other!for days.amd sprayed violently with water.and made to run along a conveyer belt for sorting.and if they don't look good enough they are cut up for the fruit bags.😫

You won't get a lot of honest answers on mumsnet, where the posters are stuffed after eating an ice cube with a couple of slices of cucumber. That kind of performative dainty-ness is rife here.

The only times I have a McDonald's are when I'm away for work and need something quick and cheap before bed. I don't think I would ever choose to have one as a proper meal.

It fills me up. I eat hardly any meat through choice and cook from scratch but offer me a maccy d and I'm right in there ,

Don't worry about it.weve already had the earshot replies.heaben forbid we just accept McDonald's are fucking fabulous.and it's perfectly ok to crave food within a millisecond.and not hate ourselves because it's OBVIOUSLY made by evil and of of of of of 10 billion tortured cows!
It's food.its good.they are genious as they make food that allows you to have more glorious food later. Not devil's because how dare we want more food.horror of horrors our bodies dare feel hunger.and not be able to restrict ourselves for as long as possible on a rice cake.bastards.