Chardonnay Socialists and their anti-food, anti-agriculture, anti-everything friends of the Looney Left love to hate McDonalds. I happen to love the Golden Arches.
Chardonnay Socialists, being progressive liberals and all, have to have some way to demonstrate their intellectual and moral superiority over those of us who fall into the "Ewww, bus people" crowd. So they eat only things like organic salt and free range arugula and eschew any food that doesn't have the word "natural" (mis)used in its description.
Cost is no objective. It is like listening to New Russians. "I paid $5 for this package of three free range organic natural radishes grown from ancient seeds preserved by the Peruvian Incas that I bought from a local farmer 50 miles away". "That is too bad, if you shopped for food where I do, you could have paid $7.50".
The Looney Left hate McDonalds because it is big and successful. Both groups make all kinds of ridiculous noises about how terrible the food is. Junk food (whatever that is) is their favourite expression; Super Size Me is their cult movie and of course the company is totally responsible for everyone getting fat.
Since McDonalds is the first place I head for a taste of home when I get to the city every month or two, I did some personal research, looking for "Junk Food". Their coffee is pretty good and my beverage of choice for breakfasts. Orange juice? Check. Soft drinks? Check. These are drinks you can buy in any grocery store and on a hot day, an ice cold coke just hits the spot.
They even have bottled water. Not Perrier, (sorry CSs), but in the Athens airport McDonalds I paid 0.35 Euro for the same brand and size water that cost me 7 Euros from the mini-bar in the Hilton. I am sure the Hilton water was far healthier than the McDonalds water.
Breakfast Wednesday in Dnipropetrovsk was a Sausage and Egg McMuffin, a Bacon and Egg McMuffin and a hashbrowns. So I had two eggs, two slices of cheese, two slices of real bacon, a slab of pork sausage and four pieces of bread (two English muffins) some greasy fried potatoes and a large coffee. All good food, nothing junk about it. I could have cooked it at home but then I would have had to wash the dishes. And it held me until we got home at 6:00 pm.
Then there is the hamburger itself, this icon of fast food and staple of the backyard BBQ. As you can see from the pictures, a hamburger consists of bread, ground beef grilled well done, lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese and anything else you would like to add. What in Heaven's name is junk food about this?
I have eaten burgers and fries for lunch in many restaurants, chains like TGI Fridays and any number of white tablecloth restaurants and paid three or four prices. Did that make it healthier? The french fries had peelings left on in the fancier places. Definitely upped the nutritional value, I am sure.
And if you are so inclined you can order salads and such. I can and do eat salads at home. Eating one at Mcdonalds seems like a waste of opportunity.
Another charge from the Looney Left against McDonald's is that they target children. Well, golly, Sarge. So what? I think 'Donalds was the first word at least one of our kids said. We would take the kids there for a treat every week or two. They actually ate the food and played and left us in peace.
The Repugnant Right say you are to blame for everything. Bad choices. Mostly not choosing wealthy white parents, when it comes down to it. The Looney Left on the other hand would have you believe nothing is your fault. It is all the fault of the evil Koch Brothers, Peabody Coal, Exxon, GOP, Harper Cons, Nike, Walmart or take your pick. But definitely not your fault.
By the way, when Super Size Me came out, an Edmonton teacher ate only at McDonalds for a month and lost weight because he used his head and ordered and ate sensibly. If you and your kids eat at McDonalds often enough that the calories are a problem, you need a life and your kids need some parenting.
On the other hand, a good case can be made that a lot of people don't have "a life" and that parenting isn't that simple when working two or three jobs. But that is not the fault of the Golden Arches.
Chardonnay Socialists, being progressive liberals and all, have to have some way to demonstrate their intellectual and moral superiority over those of us who fall into the "Ewww, bus people" crowd. So they eat only things like organic salt and free range arugula and eschew any food that doesn't have the word "natural" (mis)used in its description.
Cost is no objective. It is like listening to New Russians. "I paid $5 for this package of three free range organic natural radishes grown from ancient seeds preserved by the Peruvian Incas that I bought from a local farmer 50 miles away". "That is too bad, if you shopped for food where I do, you could have paid $7.50".
The Looney Left hate McDonalds because it is big and successful. Both groups make all kinds of ridiculous noises about how terrible the food is. Junk food (whatever that is) is their favourite expression; Super Size Me is their cult movie and of course the company is totally responsible for everyone getting fat.
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They even have bottled water. Not Perrier, (sorry CSs), but in the Athens airport McDonalds I paid 0.35 Euro for the same brand and size water that cost me 7 Euros from the mini-bar in the Hilton. I am sure the Hilton water was far healthier than the McDonalds water.
Breakfast Wednesday in Dnipropetrovsk was a Sausage and Egg McMuffin, a Bacon and Egg McMuffin and a hashbrowns. So I had two eggs, two slices of cheese, two slices of real bacon, a slab of pork sausage and four pieces of bread (two English muffins) some greasy fried potatoes and a large coffee. All good food, nothing junk about it. I could have cooked it at home but then I would have had to wash the dishes. And it held me until we got home at 6:00 pm.
Then there is the hamburger itself, this icon of fast food and staple of the backyard BBQ. As you can see from the pictures, a hamburger consists of bread, ground beef grilled well done, lettuce, tomato, onion, cheese and anything else you would like to add. What in Heaven's name is junk food about this?
I have eaten burgers and fries for lunch in many restaurants, chains like TGI Fridays and any number of white tablecloth restaurants and paid three or four prices. Did that make it healthier? The french fries had peelings left on in the fancier places. Definitely upped the nutritional value, I am sure.
And if you are so inclined you can order salads and such. I can and do eat salads at home. Eating one at Mcdonalds seems like a waste of opportunity.
Another charge from the Looney Left against McDonald's is that they target children. Well, golly, Sarge. So what? I think 'Donalds was the first word at least one of our kids said. We would take the kids there for a treat every week or two. They actually ate the food and played and left us in peace.
The Repugnant Right say you are to blame for everything. Bad choices. Mostly not choosing wealthy white parents, when it comes down to it. The Looney Left on the other hand would have you believe nothing is your fault. It is all the fault of the evil Koch Brothers, Peabody Coal, Exxon, GOP, Harper Cons, Nike, Walmart or take your pick. But definitely not your fault.
By the way, when Super Size Me came out, an Edmonton teacher ate only at McDonalds for a month and lost weight because he used his head and ordered and ate sensibly. If you and your kids eat at McDonalds often enough that the calories are a problem, you need a life and your kids need some parenting.
On the other hand, a good case can be made that a lot of people don't have "a life" and that parenting isn't that simple when working two or three jobs. But that is not the fault of the Golden Arches.
I'm sorry but there is no defense for the Big Mac. Two all beef patties with special sauce on a sesame bun is one lousy burger. But say something nasty about my double quarter pounder w/ cheese and well....
ReplyDeleteI live in the land of McDonald's. I have to have my Mickey D fix once a month or so. Any blame for my tendency to expand is not Ronald's fault. It's that damn fridge in the kitchen that calls my name in the middle of the night like sirens on the rocks.
Once a month about does me too. I like their bacon burger when they have it. Quarter Pounder doesn't translate here so it is the "Big Tasty".
DeleteExactly re the fridge. The 50 extra kg I carry around is the fault of my tendency over teh past 40 years to eat two (or three)helpings of everything that goes by. It is not Rotten Ronnie's fault.
I prefer Wendy's.
ReplyDeleteNever eaten there. I like A&W myself. Not sure if it is in USA or is just Canadian.
DeleteI doubt there's someone who doesn't like McDonald's.I agree,sometimes it helps us,but not everyday of course:)
ReplyDeleteNot every day are the key words.
DeleteHere in the US, MacDonald's gets by without providing its rank-and-file employees with health insurance, and they can hardly afford to buy their own coverage on minimum wage, so when they get sick, the taxpayer has to pick up whatever minimal healthcare they get. On the bright side, those who like McDonalds get to eat there cheaply.
ReplyDeleteHi, Snowbrush. The fact that American labour laws and related can only be described as 19th century is not McDonald's' fault not WalMart's nor Amazon's nor... Perhaps in a way they all contribute somewhat with the best politicians money can buy but again, that is hardly their fault. There is more to democracy than making an X every four years.
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