To think McDonald's isn't actually That bad...it's not cardboard and cows ears as people seem to think?

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Looking at the ingredients in most of it, it's fine??

They use organic milk, free range eggs, burgers are meat and salt, probably better quality stuff than the likes of Harvester burgers etc.

People talk about it like you're feeding your kids arsenic, rats piss and pig shit...

It's chuffing delicious.

I never said it was great - it's just no different to most of the food you find in supermarkets, cafes or well, most other places.

Yes, it's not butcher quality or organic but it's not claiming to be.

No it’s not much different sadly. I was addressing the OPs question about it being that bad - it’s not great.

🤣 this thread is refreshingly different.

As for mt option on MaccyD: it's salty and fatty, doesn't fill you up and leaves a greasy aftertaste.

I can't imagine eating it in the UK - not because of its nutritional value, I'm not losing sleep over that - just because I'd always rather have curry or Chinese food for takeaway - which are just as bad, but nicer.

But I live in the ME & sometimes miss fish finger sandwiches, so we get a MaccyD delivery about every two months. It's always mildly soggy & disappointing tbh.

But I don't think it's awful as an occasional indulgence - I grew up in the 70s/80s & ate quite a lot of dubious meat served in greasy pies or stews with mash or dumplings, which was also meat + carb + fat.

The difference is that my kids may have a burger occasionally, but they are rammed to the gunwales with a fridge full of veg & salad most days, which I was definitely not at their age.

I don’t know. It’s my guess why some people think that McDonald’s is bad.

Not sure about the food but our youngest has worked there part time for several years during studies and it’s a really good employer.

I think lots like to look down on MDs but in reality not that different from what a lot eat.

Also the 'hint' that it may be horse meat. Get over yourself!! Scare mongering crap.

Not that bad compared to what?
There's a lot of things I'd rather eat, it's not very nice food. Usually soggy, on the cold side and not really satisfying. If I'm going to eat something unhealthy I want to enjoy it.

Meat and potatoes are single ingredients not processed foods...I'm talking about literally a piece of meat by the way not something like a nugget/sausage.

I haven't read it all but they do not use mechanically recovered meat

it's just silly to say completely untrue things as if they're facts

KFC chips are bogging now, but I quite like the lunchtime meal deal with the Walkers Max crisps 👍🏻

But is there actually anything nutritionally wrong with an ear? Probably less fatty?

I don’t actually like McDs that much , but nonetheless I would say I think they have made more effort to get their food healthier than most of their competitors. You can actually taste the salt has been reduced and it isn’t oozing fat like a lot of them. Not sure why they don’t introduce whole grain buns and then they really would not be massively different from a home made burger - probably better than many.

Totally not your point but so satisfying to see someone can actually spell gunwales.

Edited to correct my autocorrect in case you thought I was making fun of you!🤣

This is exactly what I mean... People just thinking it's worse than it is

It’s fine occasionally and actually there is a lot worse out there. I went to Leon recently and the amount of salt in their food is shocking even in their ‘healthy’ items.

In the UK Mcdonalds uses better quality meat than most michelin starred restaurants.

Maccies is glorious and delicious and I love having one every now and then. The fake snobbery around this product is usually fuelled by those competitive 'My darlings just love kale and sushi. They have such advanced palates you know' type of mums. In fact, I'll bet one of those reply to this comment and offer a humble brag like "my LO loves sushi but they also eat maccies". 🤣

This echoes my thoughts exactly - right down to the other thread saying cookies were “ healthy!” I was privately thinking 14 cookies for the Dcs to share in the week was more than enough! Many people make things from scratch and seem to think putting in effort somehow compels the food to reward them with nutrients.

People love to be smug and snobby about it

Yuk. Along with the rest of the processed foods.

It's not snobbery too

Agree. I wouldn't eat it if you paid me. I know someone who got dysentery from a McDonald's burger.

Not keen on Mc D but KFC is far worse, imo. And you get great coffee at McD. Plus deals/rewards on the app sometimes (which I always use for a coffee.......)

I know someone who got the trots from eating a Chinese takeaway...I know someone who got food poisoning from a fancy restaurant... I know some who was sick after eating a pizza... So what??

If you didn't eat from every place that someone got sick from, you'd never eat...