McDonald's Happy Meal resists decomposition for six months Page 2

Started by インフェルノの津波 October 12th, 2010 9:49 PM
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Yes, because clearly McDonalds wants to poison it's audience with those nasty, evil chemicals which are sure to rot us from the inside out.

That fat? Pshh. The chemicals are all the worlds' ills in one, nasty, disgusting burger.

I feel so informed now. n_n

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I read about that. I thought that was interesting. It does show some proof that maybe their food isn't as natural as they claim. Well not all fast food are natural. XD I stopped eating that stuff two years ago. And I don't miss it at all.

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I wonder exactly what kind of gnarly preservatives they put in this stuff?
calcium propionate
sorbic acid
sodium benzoate
potassium sorbate

[source] — There is a large number of other ingredients listed there that you might want to look into.


Just to say, I do have a problem with using chemicals that have side effects such as say hyperactivity.
I had a little read about calcium propionate and came upon this.

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@[email protected] This is OLD news.

It's called SODIUM, people. SALT!! SALT!!
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So I shouldn't eat it because... it doesn't have mold?

What?

Nothing wrong with preservatives. The FDA says it's safe, so it doesn't bother me a bit. You can pry my McDonalds from my cold, dead, fat hands.
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Some preservatives and food ingredients are weird, as when I looked at the ingredients in a container of chili powder, it says "silicon dioxide", and it says afte that (Added to make free-flowing), which I guess keeps it from clumping together. But still, glass in my food, on purpose? :S
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So I shouldn't eat it because... it doesn't have mold?

What?

Nothing wrong with preservatives. The FDA says it's safe, so it doesn't bother me a bit. You can pry my McDonalds from my cold, dead, fat hands.
I agree, if the FDA says it's safe it's safe.

I mean, they go crazy over the most minor side affects. They've banned medications that help treat cancer, AIDs, and so on far better than other ones we use just because of minor side-affects like rashes.

Hm, a rash or cancer. Which would I rather have..

Anyways, to get back on topic, I still don't like the amount of preservatives in McDonalds. Gives it a non-natural taste. I didn't eat it before, and I still wont.

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Guys, I'm just saying but a spokesperson for McDonalds claimed pretty clearly that the person doing this experiment did not achieve reproducible results, saying that the only reason it would do this is if it was tampered with somehow and that the results were abnormal.

I'm inclined to believe he would not challenge us to reproduce it if he wasn't sure we could not. So yeah. I personally think this is fake.
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Well I don't even like McDonald's food anyway, so i don't really care if something so obvious is now proven!
But tell me, all of you who were disguisted by this, how long will it take you to go and eat at McDonald's again?

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I could have sworn reading something similar, but the trial was for a whole year. It was left over a window. The climate might have been slightly dry, but any bugs that flew through the window completely ignored the burger. Making it obvious how artificial it should have been.

Indeed, I only eat McDonalds as a last hunger resort. If I want a burger, I want Burger King or Whataburger, but I also get urges for some Chick-Fil-A. Perfectly fine food to me. I really want to avoid McDonalds though, and that has been going on for me for a while because it doesn't take my good ol' 8th grade science teacher's biology lectures to get into the heads of normal people that McDonalds food is basically destroying us.
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Well I don't even like McDonald's food anyway, so i don't really care if something so obvious is now proven!
But tell me, all of you who were disguisted by this, how long will it take you to go and eat at McDonald's again?
I'm pretty sure after watching supersize me I went out and bought macdonalds haha.

but hey, everything in moderation right?

But for health reasons and because i want to get fit to be a Cop I have sworn off fast food for a year :( byebye preservative filled burgers, I'll miss you!
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Well I don't even like McDonald's food anyway, so i don't really care if something so obvious is now proven!
But tell me, all of you who were disguisted by this, how long will it take you to go and eat at McDonald's again?
I've never eaten at McDonalds my whole life, just so you know :P I'm raised vegetarian and my father told me they make their fries with animal oil or something along those lines.

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There have been an endless amount of documentaries and third party tests on fast food places including McDonald's.

If you eat that stuff and don't give a seconds though of what it consists off, then fair enough. But you are eating crap. End off.

I don't eat any fast food because:

1. It tastes foul.
2. It is expensive
3. It is nicer to cook your own food
4. I am not lazy

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I've never eaten at McDonalds my whole life, just so you know :P I'm raised vegetarian and my father told me they make their fries with animal oil or something along those lines.
That changed after Supersize Me, but their fries are still unhealthy for you regardless of what they fry them in.
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...So?
I don't particularly see the problem with using preservatives. As long as they have been thoroughly tested to assure the fact that they have no side affects, then what is wrong with them? That they're unnatural? When was the last time you saw a bread tree?

Besides if they were made from scratch per order in the kitchen then it wouldn't be fast food would it? It would take just as long as buying it in a normal restaurant.

I mean sure it's a little weird, but it's not doing any harm is it? Apart from possibly to the bacteria that lost their lives attempting to colonise that burger.

Just to say, I do have a problem with using chemicals that have side effects such as say hyperactivity.
Poor brave bacteria... :( that made looking at a McDonald's hamburger so much funnier now, though...

McDonalds the MREs (Meals Ready to Eat) of the future!

Its pretty disturbing, but honestly its fast food so its not too much of a shock for me. Sad when even mold chooses to not in try to "eat" some of the stuff we put into our bodies >D.
LOL! :cer_laugh: Even as non-sentinent as it is, mold is pretty smart! :cer_nod:


But.... But..... It tastes so good! :O
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That's how you know the food was good when you bought it, if it's still good six months later! :D
Heck yeah! I guess you do get your money's worth from McDonald's... :cer_laugh:

Guys, I'm just saying but a spokesperson for McDonalds claimed pretty clearly that the person doing this experiment did not achieve reproducible results, saying that the only reason it would do this is if it was tampered with somehow and that the results were abnormal.

I'm inclined to believe he would not challenge us to reproduce it if he wasn't sure we could not. So yeah. I personally think this is fake.
Yeah...also in the Yahoo! article, there was something in the comments about the position of one of the buns being altered between shots or something... :\

I keep hearing 'Supersize Me'. Isn't that "larger than large" size you see at McDonalds?
It used to be. I think it's been discontinued for the most part as a size. It's also the name of a documentary used to explore how McDonald's is basically making people unhealthy and stuff. Read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Size_Me


ARGH...now I'm hungry for some Mickey D's! :surprised: Should've never clicked the thread link!

Mmm...fries & burgers...McDonalds... *drools*
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Poor brave bacteria... :( that made looking at a McDonald's hamburger so much funnier now, though...



LOL! :cer_laugh: Even as non-sentinent as it is, mold is pretty smart! :cer_nod:




MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY!!! OM NOM NOM...




Heck yeah! I guess you do get your money's worth from McDonald's... :cer_laugh:



Yeah...also in the Yahoo! article, there was something in the comments about the position of one of the buns being altered between shots or something... :\



It used to be. I think it's been discontinued for the most part as a size. It's also the name of a documentary used to explore how McDonald's is basically making people unhealthy and stuff. Read about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Size_Me


ARGH...now I'm hungry for some Mickey D's! :surprised: Should've never clicked the thread link!

Mmm...fries & burgers...McDonalds... *drools*
Here's some healthy filling alternatives!
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Bell-Peppers-and-Pasta/Detail.aspx

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Brunch-Scramble/Detail.aspx

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/California-Grilled-Veggie-Sandwich/Detail.aspx

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Hot-Italian-Giardiniera/Detail.aspx

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Individual-Chikn-Pot-Pies-with-Puff-Pastry/Detail.aspx

:D

Back on Topic:
I hope this thread shows people that you should be careful what you eat >=3

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Back on Topic:
I hope this thread shows people that you should be careful what you eat >=3
I still can't understand why people think it's bad for McDonalds to sell food that doesn't go off. I mean clearly this is no worse for you than fast food in general, so what is everyone so worried about?
Besides, it's not like they're actually going to serve you a year old burger.
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This is why you shouldn't be lazy and make your own food *rolls eye*
Yeah, because at a truck stop in the middle of nowhere in the middle of a road trip, I know we all love to whip out the trusty oven we keep in our trunk and have ourselves a home cooked meal!

The point of fast food is convenience. Regardless of what's in it, people continue to eat fast food, because it's cheap, tastes good to most people, filling, and fast. Fast food has a niche, and it's not going anywhere.

As others have said, this won't stop anyone who likes fast food (or can only afford fast food) from eating it.