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Once again I’ve somehow managed to delete my McDonald’s rant.
Figures.

I’m not rewriting this a third time. But here’s the gist of it.

  • It’s great that they’re encouraging physical fitness

  • I like that the websites don’t mention the food
  • I don’t like that the websites have IM avatars
  • I don’t like that the websites are saturated with references to the promotional tie-ins- hello kitty and some boy thing I’m not going back to look up.
  • I like that McDonald’s listens to consumers- they were one of the first large corporations to push for humane treatment of animals in their farms
  • I like that McDonald’s has a few healthy choices
  • It’s good that McDonald’s offers apple slices with Happy Meals
  • Happy Meals are still deep fried and full of fat calories
  • I hate that it’s easier for many working parents to stuff their kids maws with nuggets and fries than to cook a healthy meal
  • I hate that it’s easier to give a kid fries than to listen to him whine
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    3 Responses to “McDonald’s”

    1. meg Says:

      when I was a kid, my siblings and I would beg our mother to take us to McDonald’s. She refused to give. And it was on rare special occasions(on my dad’s part) that we ever got to eat there. Now that I’m older, I recognize how unhealthy it is and i appreciate the home cooked meals my mother made for us.

    2. Tony Says:

      McDonald’s wields enough market power that what it says, goes, regarding the its (relatively) smaller suppliers. So it is responsible for the slight increase of square inches (yes, it’s measured in inches) that is allowed per chicken that lays eggs for the McMuffins. And because of them, the lives of many pigs are slightly less hellish.

      But this is a not unnatural response for any corporation (excepting perhaps Wal-mart). They have the curse of being number one, and the target of activists, and therefore they do need to respond to them, or else they’d be stuck with the pickets. PETA doesn’t seem to care about Wendy’s as much.

      But I really don’t know about the Hugo: http://consumerist.com/consumer/410-calories-without-taking-a-bite/introducing-the-42-oz–mcdonalds-hugo-drink-281188.php

    3. Jackie Says:

      A few years back I listened to a story about McDonald’s on NPR and was surprised to hear that they made the changes, no matter how small. I’m still not eating McNuggets any time soon.

      The Hugo is just disgusting, but not quite as gross as the super gulp or whatever 711 calls it.

      Three cheers to homecooked meals.

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