Oh, I’m so glad somebody else was the first to admit to liking some of McDonald’s food! I like the McChicken but never have cared for their hamburgers. The salads are ok. And they actually sell hot tea so I don’t have to get my caffiene from coffee or pop.
I don’t like Burger King. I do like Wendy’s hamburgers and potatoes and the frosty. Not real fond of tacos either from a restaurant or at home. Had KFC recently for the first time in a long time and their chicken seemed spicier than I remember. I don’t like seafood so I don’t eat at Ivar’s or Skippers. Not crazy about A&W or Carl’s Jr. Like Arby’s roast beef and their curly fries.
Just ate at Dairy Queen today and their food tasted better than it used to.
Let’s see, have I managed to offend everyone? The health food people, the vegetarians, the advertising executives - yup, think I covered it all!
Heh. They haven’t repeated that special. I think the traffic flow in the dining area was hampered by the EMS crews responding to the coronary events . . .
When I need to eat in a hurry in Hammersmith, I basically have a choice of Subway, McD’s, or a take-away pizza, fish & chips or fake KFC (same style, different name).
Of these, Subway is the hangout of hoodies who look like they carry knives, and the latter three have nowhere comfy to sit while I eat, so I usually end up at McD’s. I always regret having to eat there, as I usually get chronic gutache later in the evening, but sadly it’s the least of five evils.
When I had more time for a Monday evening class, I used to have a pub meal and a pint. More expensive, it would set me back £12 or so, but more civilised. Then, having to hop on my bike and cycle to and from the class, I still got a gutache.
MickeyD’s new fruit and walnut salads are great! Apples, grapes, a little bit of yogurt, and walnuts. I’m so glad they have something pretty healthy on the menu!
I eat their food occasionally - I try not to very often - but I do like some of their food, even the bad for you stuff, and it is fast. I probably eat something bad there about 1 time a month, maybe not even that.
You know, we just got a Panera Bread in our little town, and I went on line and looked at the nutrition information for them - you’d think they’d be better than McD’s since their stuff is all fresh, not fried, etc, etc. Some of the fat content of their sandwiches is AWFUL. One sandwich there has over 800 calories. Just goes to show if you want to eat healthy you have to be really careful.
Martin’s post reminded me that while I can sometimes tolerate a McDonald’s meal if the other choice is going hungry, I have never eaten at KFC without coming away with indigestion.
Now that I’m over the age of mumble, I just can’t eat as I could in my active youth without piling on pounds. Much as I love Panera, about all I can have to stay in my self-imposed calorie limits are a cup of vegetable soup and the sourdough bread that comes with everything.
Many chains have their menu’s nutritional information on the Internet and often that’s enough to keep me outside their doors.
In the meantime, I’m shopping for a good used treadmill. (No sidewalks out where I live. It feels a bit silly to drive off somewhere to take a walk…)
M
PS–my sister is a devotee of Burger King and McDonald’s, but largely because they often have playgrounds where her two high-energy kids can buzz around, especially between legs of a long car trip.
I eat at McD’s once every 1-2 weeks…but I only get their newer “healthier” items like the fruit/walnut salad, grilled chicken salad with low-fat dressing (I get that a lot), or the grilled chicken sandwich on a wheat bun. Their salads beat Wendy’s salads hands down. Wendy’s has (or tried to have) a fruit dish but charged so much for a dinky bit of fruit (I believe it was either $3.99 or $4.99) that moving to McD’s fruit/walnut salad (a better deal at $2.99 or even $1.99 with a coupon) wasn’t a hard choice.
I don’t know much about McD’s corporate issues…I imagine if you scratch the surface of any large corp in the U.S., you’ll find the same problems. I still can’t make myself buy a pair of Nike shoes, even though they supposedly have their sweatshop issues worked out.
I must be the odd one, blessed with what my mom used to call an “iron” stomach, cause I like just about everything McD’s makes and have never even felt the slightest bit sick after partaking of their fare.
I like their burgers, their chicken, their salads and yes, even the mystery meat they call “nuggets.” I love their shakes, even though I would sometimes prefer a malt.
And IMHO their fries are far better than BK or Wendy’s. Probably not too healthy, but these days, unless you grow it yourself, you really don’t know what you’re getting.
All in all, someone besides me, must eat there every so often cause they seem to be making a bit of money.
