Nope. You can buy a bag of spinach and some vegetables and make your own salad for less money and you'll actually get some nutrition from it. I don't understand the appeal of fast food. At all.
Nope. You can buy a bag of spinach and some vegetables and make your own salad for less money and you'll actually get some nutrition from it. I don't understand the appeal of fast food. At all.dodgerblue13
It's a crap shoot. As they aren't purchased terribly often (by anyone), you might get a salad that's relatively fresh, or one that's near the end of its shelf life. Wendy's salads seem to sell better, so you have a better chance of getting a fresh one from them.
It's not even that convenient. It's not like it's difficult to throw some spinach and vegetables in tupperware or make a peanut butter sandwich or take leftovers for lunch. And grilling a piece of chicken for dinner is not difficult. Unless you live ten steps from a McDonald's and you don't own any appliances, the convenience argument is just kind of lazy.
I wouldn't eat anything from mc donalds or any food restaurant for that matter not after seeing the video how they all get there meat from the same location and its all brains guts and intestines processed with ammonia so it can be approved for human consumption. I don't think I would even go with fast food if I was homeless I think I would rather dumpster dive in some real restaurant :P
It's not even that convenient. It's not like it's difficult to throw some spinach and vegetables in tupperware or make a peanut butter sandwich or take leftovers for lunch. And grilling a piece of chicken for dinner is not difficult. Unless you live ten steps from a McDonald's and you don't own any appliances, the convenience argument is just kind of lazy.
It's not even that convenient. It's not like it's difficult to throw some spinach and vegetables in tupperware or make a peanut butter sandwich or take leftovers for lunch. And grilling a piece of chicken for dinner is not difficult. Unless you live ten steps from a McDonald's and you don't own any appliances, the convenience argument is just kind of lazy.
When I'm driving six hours from the middle of North Carolina to ATL I would rather go through a drive through than stop in a supermarket and try to put together a meal in my back seat. That's your convenience. Your average person will only eat fast food for lunch and maybe breakfast if they work too far from home to drive there for lunch but dinner will be at home. At least that's how I normally do it.
It's not even that convenient. It's not like it's difficult to throw some spinach and vegetables in tupperware or make a peanut butter sandwich or take leftovers for lunch. And grilling a piece of chicken for dinner is not difficult. Unless you live ten steps from a McDonald's and you don't own any appliances, the convenience argument is just kind of lazy. So If I'm driving from Michigan to Alabama to visit family and I'm 9 hours from home, your saying there is no convenience whatsoever in running through the drivethrough? Making a Sandwhich beforehand isn't feasable because your average pb&j won't keep for 9 hours and if you bring leftovers, you'll also have to keep it cool, which typically requires a cooler, which I would have to keep in the trunk or back seat. Doesn't seem that convienent to me.
When I'm driving six hours from the middle of North Carolina to ATL I would rather go through a drive through than stop in a supermarket and try to put together a meal in my back seat. That's your convenience. Your average person will only eat fast food for lunch and maybe breakfast if they work too far from home to drive there for lunch but dinner will be at home. At least that's how I normally do it.ad1x2
You could also stop at a grocery store and get some nuts and fruit. It's not like that takes an hour. Or maybe plan ahead and have that stuff ready. I doubt you take spur-of-the-moment six-hour trips.
[QUOTE="ad1x2"]When I'm driving six hours from the middle of North Carolina to ATL I would rather go through a drive through than stop in a supermarket and try to put together a meal in my back seat. That's your convenience. Your average person will only eat fast food for lunch and maybe breakfast if they work too far from home to drive there for lunch but dinner will be at home. At least that's how I normally do it.dodgerblue13
You could also stop at a grocery store and get some nuts and fruit. It's not like that takes an hour. Or maybe plan ahead and have that stuff ready. I doubt you take spur-of-the-moment six-hour trips.
Actually, I do sometimes do a spur of the moment trip. A side effect of having a Prius and a buddy in ATL who invites me to the occasional bash when I have a long weekend and a wife who's best friend lives eight hours away.
I'll get snacks before most trips. But sometimes I might want a cold drink or a hot sandwich around the three or four hour mark. It's just not worth the trouble to maintain a cooler for that in my opinion. If you hate fast food that's your option to ignore fast food and figure out an alternative way to eat. But when you're hours away from home convenience might just be what you're looking for especially when you may have been driving for the past few hours and don't feel like making something yourself.
[QUOTE="dodgerblue13"][QUOTE="ad1x2"]When I'm driving six hours from the middle of North Carolina to ATL I would rather go through a drive through than stop in a supermarket and try to put together a meal in my back seat. That's your convenience. Your average person will only eat fast food for lunch and maybe breakfast if they work too far from home to drive there for lunch but dinner will be at home. At least that's how I normally do it.ad1x2
You could also stop at a grocery store and get some nuts and fruit. It's not like that takes an hour. Or maybe plan ahead and have that stuff ready. I doubt you take spur-of-the-moment six-hour trips.
Actually, I do sometimes do a spur of the moment trip. A side effect of having a Prius and a buddy in ATL who invites me to the occasional bash when I have a long weekend and a wife who's best friend lives eight hours away.
I'll get snacks before most trips. But sometimes I might want a cold drink or a hot sandwich around the three or four hour mark. It's just not worth the trouble to maintain a cooler for that in my opinion. If you hate fast food that's your option to ignore fast food and figure out an alternative way to eat. But when you're hours away from home convenience might just be what you're looking for especially when you may have been driving for the past few hours and don't feel like making something yourself.
And fastfood is good food, just greasy. Not saying I eat them regularly, but if your in a go! then get that fastfood to go! :lol:
It's not even that convenient. It's not like it's difficult to throw some spinach and vegetables in tupperware or make a peanut butter sandwich or take leftovers for lunch. And grilling a piece of chicken for dinner is not difficult. Unless you live ten steps from a McDonald's and you don't own any appliances, the convenience argument is just kind of lazy.
Could be something a person would want to eat for lunch. Also if a person comes from work and is tired I doubt they wanna make a salad,
Having a decent understanding of epidemiology and food-borne illness, if a major outbreak were to occur, fast-food salads would pretty much be an ideal petri dish. No thanks.
Nope. You can buy a bag of spinach and some vegetables and make your own salad for less money and you'll actually get some nutrition from it. I don't understand the appeal of fast food. At all.dodgerblue13
It tastes good, its cheap, its quicker than cooking a meal yourself, and there are no dishes to wash afteward. Sure, you could toss together a salad or make a simple sandwich, but if you want a burger or chicken then that's not going to cut it. As it turns out, most people find vegetables unappealing because they don't have much of a taste or even have an aversive taste. Humans have evolved to LOVE fat, salt, and meat because in the days of hunting and gathering you needed all the calories and salt you could get since they were so rare. Vegetables and fruits were needed too, but they're so low on calories that you (much less your tribe) couldn't really live off of just vegetables and fruits alone before the advent of farming. As a result, the human brain evolved to give a huge reward for fatty foods and a minimum reward if not a slight punishment for foods low in calories (as a way of saying "this isn't going to cut it, find something that will keep you alive damnit"). Of course, now that food is in more than plentiful supply and people have the ability to make their food as full of fat as they want we wind up with food made into a hyperstimulus by injecting it with as much fat and salt as possible.
I used to work at Hungry Jacks (Burger King) and I never ever had to make a salad in 11 months of working there. They're made out of the salad that goes on the burgers like lettuce, tomato andbeetroot and they chuck in a ripped up chicken patty or vegie patty. Not a wise choice for a meal.
It's not even that convenient. It's not like it's difficult to throw some spinach and vegetables in tupperware or make a peanut butter sandwich or take leftovers for lunch. And grilling a piece of chicken for dinner is not difficult. Unless you live ten steps from a McDonald's and you don't own any appliances, the convenience argument is just kind of lazy. I don't like packing my own lunch for school. It's much easier to just walk down to McDonalds or something.
[QUOTE="dodgerblue13"]Nope. You can buy a bag of spinach and some vegetables and make your own salad for less money and you'll actually get some nutrition from it. I don't understand the appeal of fast food. At all.DucksBrains
if you go easy on or, better yet, completely leave out the salad dressing (or sweet, oily stuff they call dressing) it at least somewhat manages to make you think it's healthy compared to the burgers and fries still sitting in front of you. on the other hand it also makes you feel like you're eating rabbit food. so i tend to not kid myself and stay away from the salads in fastfood places.
the only reason I think they get stuff like this is for people who want a salad but are with people that want to eat fast food, but I don't think people will go through a fast food drive through just to get a salad by themselves you can spend just as much buying a bag a salad mixed vegetables from the stores and have enough for a few salads
If you are in a hurry, and want a quick salad, I have never been let down by any of them. I usually get double grilled chicken, though, since they seem to skimp on that.
Wendy's and McDonald's salads aren't bad at all. Carls Jr. has pretty good ones too. The idea that because they come from a fast food joint they have no nutritional value is pretty stupid... I'd prefer to make my own at home BY FAR, but if I'm forced to get fast food they're a good option.
There's no such thing as "fresh" when it comes to fast food. I know since I worked in the industry back in high school. >.>
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It's fresh out of the cardboard box it got shipped in. Just pop it under a heat lamp and you're good to go!Sadly, that is the only time it can be considered fresh. Still gross how most of the stuff just sits out for most of the day.
Fast food = fast, that's why you go there when you're in a hurry.
Obviously a burger or salad made at home is going to taste better, and in every aspect be better. But it takes time, and is more expensive most of the time. ( $4 vs buying a whole pack of lettuce/burgers, buns, etc) In the end it's almost always worth it.
[QUOTE="dodgerblue13"]Nope. You can buy a bag of spinach and some vegetables and make your own salad for less money and you'll actually get some nutrition from it. I don't understand the appeal of fast food. At all.DucksBrains
It's not even that convenient. It's not like it's difficult to throw some spinach and vegetables in tupperware or make a peanut butter sandwich or take leftovers for lunch. And grilling a piece of chicken for dinner is not difficult. Unless you live ten steps from a McDonald's and you don't own any appliances, the convenience argument is just kind of lazy. What if you are at school and your house is an hour away and you didn't bring food and you are doing homework and starving at the same time? It is pretty convenient. I don't opt for McDonald's though, there is a Quiznos on campus.
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