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Offline Gh0stFT

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« Reply #30 on: May 29, 2005, 04:57:09 AM »
ive never seen that movie, but i can give you a good advise
everything from the friteuse(sp?) is bad for your health if you eat
it on a daily base. The fat will kill your blood very soon.
On the other side, fresh burgers from grill with fresh vegetables
will for sure not kill you.

i often eat at Mc Donalds, but we also make our meals at home
mainly with fresh products only.
And no i'm absolute not fat, but thats not because what i eat
its what i do in my spare time (ie. not sitting around the whole
day without any move ;)

what i would want to know is, the fat people in the US, i doubt
they where born that fat, where is the self-discipline?

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« Reply #31 on: May 29, 2005, 05:06:22 AM »
there is no discipline, too easy for Americans to go to the corner for fast food.

and no they were not born that way.......comes from lazy/too busy parents that don't even know what the kitchen looks like.

And it also starts at the school.....I was shocked at what the cafateria at my sons school feeds them....ALL crap......he takes his lunch now.
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« Reply #32 on: May 29, 2005, 05:07:36 AM »
The key is balance. I can enjoy English fish and chips once in a while, but I wouldn't eat that (or anything else) every single day.
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« Reply #33 on: May 29, 2005, 05:25:04 AM »
I've never been one for fast food.  If i'm hungry i'll buy a pasty.
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« Reply #34 on: May 29, 2005, 05:34:10 AM »
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Originally posted by Gh0stFT
ive never seen that movie, but i can give you a good advise
everything from the friteuse(sp?) is bad for your health if you eat
it on a daily base. The fat will kill your blood very soon.
On the other side, fresh burgers from grill with fresh vegetables
will for sure not kill you.

i often eat at Mc Donalds, but we also make our meals at home
mainly with fresh products only.
And no i'm absolute not fat, but thats not because what i eat
its what i do in my spare time (ie. not sitting around the whole
day without any move ;)

what i would want to know is, the fat people in the US, i doubt
they where born that fat, where is the self-discipline?

R
Gh0stFT


I don't think it's about self discipline. A normal person with a sedentary lifestyle who isn't grossly exceeding his daily caloric requirements won't become obese. It's about overeating, you have to make a deliberate effort to overeat, it's not a normal or natural thing to do.

In fact if you were brought up working class american as I was. Eating food because it tastes good, is something reserved for hollidays. I think the problem might lie within the american ethos of industry. You get up and eat a big breakfast so that you can be a productive worker. Then on your 30 minute lunch break you take on more fuel. When you got home you try to eat all of what the women have put on the table. You tell the children to finish their food, clean their plate, I don't care if you don't like it, it's not about taste, you don't waste food, that's decadent.
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« Reply #35 on: May 29, 2005, 05:44:00 AM »
I just ate two "Royal cheese" with fries and mayo :D

_Ro_ that must have been a while ago.... plenty of fat pple here too.
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« Reply #36 on: May 29, 2005, 06:01:48 AM »
i was speaking mainly of Central Europe, Hungary, Serbia and western Romania.....hard to find fat people there.

Although i will say that Budapest has one of the most beautiful McDonalds in the world. In the old waiting room at the train station at Nyugati pu.
http://www.edelstahl-studio.de/Objekte_/MCDonalds_Budapest/mcdonalds_budapest.html
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« Reply #37 on: May 29, 2005, 08:54:26 AM »
keep banning stuff and eventually they will get around to something you like a lot.

I eat fast food about once a month if you include pizza.

Beetle is a lot fatter than me.

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« Reply #38 on: May 29, 2005, 09:23:29 AM »
Wierd thing about McDonalds is I couldn't get over how so many (foreign) people would bag it. I eat McD's maybe once or twice a week. Then I travalled overseas a few times, and couldn't believe how bad McDonalds is in other countries.

Australia was my worst experience (Melbourne). Their Big Mac beef tasted like some sort of roadkill with cigarette butts mixed in, the lettuce was more like some ancient sourkraut shoved between a couple of stale buns.

McDonalds in NZ is something to behold... the McD's around the corner from where I live actually produces Big Mac's that look like the ones in promotion photos. The beef patties are delicious, with fresh lettuce, fresh buns, everything is tasty. The only thing that pisses me off about McDonalds NZ is they withdrew the kiwi burger (think Big Mac + Egg + Beetroot + Tomato) and replaced it with "The Boss".

Yes its still fast food, no I wouldn't eat it day after day for a month, but it is quite enjoyable.

KFC on the other hand is usually a lesson in food poisoning...
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« Reply #39 on: May 29, 2005, 10:30:28 AM »
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Originally posted by _Ro_
i was speaking mainly of Central Europe, Hungary, Serbia and western Romania.....hard to find fat people there.

Although i will say that Budapest has one of the most beautiful McDonalds in the world. In the old waiting room at the train station at Nyugati pu.
http://www.edelstahl-studio.de/Objekte_/MCDonalds_Budapest/mcdonalds_budapest.html


Cuz most people are broke there, most of then cant afford Mcdonalds. Years of commie rule  tought  them to save money and manage their money well.

In those countries, for a price of MCdees Cheeseburger or 2, you can get a whole chiken in grocrery store.  And of course whole drive tru fast food thing hasnt really cought on.
when you order  coke or some pop (in bars), you get a small .25L bottle . And refills are not free. Also pop servings are in EU mcdees is less then in US.
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« Reply #40 on: May 29, 2005, 11:24:34 AM »
Eskimo,

Please quote the point where I made any assumptions based on the film. Please let me know where I said anything in the film was fictitious, bogus or correct.

You are making inferences for things I did not state or imply. Your problem not mine.
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« Reply #41 on: May 29, 2005, 11:28:26 AM »
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Originally posted by lazs2

Beetle is a lot fatter than me.

lazs


Yea, but he`s gotta stay up to "fighting weight". :)
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« Reply #42 on: May 29, 2005, 11:31:13 AM »
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Originally posted by Hangtime
Ummm.. tasty.

I'll have a Big mac, 1/4lbder w/cheese, Filet of fish. No Fries. large coke.

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Big Mac:

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 sandwich (215.0g)
 
Amount Per Serving
Calories 576Calories from Fat 292
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32.5g50%
Saturated Fat 12.0g60%
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.8g
Monounsaturated Fat 14.1g
Cholesterol 103mg34%
Sodium 742mg31%
Total Carbohydrates 38.7g13%
Protein 31.8g
 
Vitamin A 1% • Vitamin C 2%
Calcium 9% • Iron 31%
 
Nutritional Units 14
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

1/4 Pounder w/ cheese:

 
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 sandwich (199.0g)
 
Amount Per Serving
Calories 540Calories from Fat 261
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.0g45%
Saturated Fat 13.0g65%
Cholesterol 95mg32%
Sodium 1240mg52%
Total Carbohydrates 39.0g13%
Dietary Fiber 3.0g12%
Sugars 9.0g
Protein 29.0g
 
Vitamin A 2% • Vitamin C 5%
Calcium 30% • Iron 19%
 
Nutritional Units 13
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

Fish Sandwich:

Amount per 1 sandwich  

Calories:
430.9 kcal
 
Water 74.81 g
Carbohydrate (37%) 41.02 g
Protein (16%) 16.94 g
Total Fat (46%) 22.77 g
   Monounsaturated 7.69 g
   Polyunsaturated 8.25 g
   Saturated 5.23 g
Cholesterol 55.3 mg
Dietary Fibre 0 g
Alcohol (0%) 0 g
 
Vitamins  
Vitamin A 109.02 IU
Thiamin 0.33 mg
Riboflavin 0.22 mg
Niacin 3.4 mg
Pantothenic acid 0.58 mg
Vitamin B6 0.11 mg
Folate 85.32 mcg
Vitamin B12 1.07 mcg
Vitamin C 2.84 mg
Vitamin E 0.87 mg ATE
 
Minerals  
Calcium 83.74 mg
Iron 2.61 mg
Magnesium 33.18 mg
Phosphorus 211.72 mg
Potassium 339.7 mg
Sodium 614.62 mg
Zinc 1 mg
Copper 0.19 mg
   
Large Coke:

Coca-Cola® Classic (Large)§ 32 fl oz cup 310 calories

So, a total of 1856 calories is healthy for one meal?

My gripe with fast food is that consumers generaly have no idea just how calorie and fat laden this food is. I would wish that they be required to print nutrition info in the wrapers of their products so that finding this info would be easier.
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« Reply #43 on: May 29, 2005, 11:36:43 AM »
so what?  If it were the only real meal of the day and the rest was snacking on fruits and beggetables or lean meat... and the person got off their fat bellybutton to move around a little..

the meal would work just fine.

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« Reply #44 on: May 29, 2005, 11:38:49 AM »
Printing the info (warings) you suggest about calories and so on would have the same impact as the warning about cancer printed on cigarette packs. In order for it to be effective the reader has to give a damn. If they did they wouldn't be using the product or using it to excess. Again, it's about responsibility for ones self, or kids in the case of parents.
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