Since when is a salad unhealthy? Apparently since McDonald's created them that way. Of course I'm very sure McDonald's isn't the only culprit who's misleading the public and trying to kill us. Then again, we tend to do it to ourselves since we know what's good for us and what's not. We have choices and we don't have to consume fast food. But, when a fast food restaurant deliberately misleads it's consumers, it's a problem.
The salad in question is their fruit and walnut salad. Now when we think of fruit and walnuts, it seems healthy and McDonald's has dubbed it in the past as being so. But the moment I got my salad, I knew something just wasn't right. There was yogurt which is not a big deal even with the sugar it contains since it wasn't really sweet at all, but the walnuts were coated in sugar honey and syrup! Candied walnuts! Come on, candied walnuts in a salad??? How is that suppose to be healthy!
And then my husband pointed something else out. Someone had biggie sized fries. Even he was questioning things because as far as we knew that was suppose to be dropped from their menu. I guess they dropped it but decided to keep it if a customer asked. Anything to make a buck in this economy. Put sugar in everything, so we're addicted and can't get off of it and lie to us. That's a great way to gain a customer's trust! Way to go McDonald's, you suck again and a million people are wrong!
The salad in question is their fruit and walnut salad. Now when we think of fruit and walnuts, it seems healthy and McDonald's has dubbed it in the past as being so. But the moment I got my salad, I knew something just wasn't right. There was yogurt which is not a big deal even with the sugar it contains since it wasn't really sweet at all, but the walnuts were coated in sugar honey and syrup! Candied walnuts! Come on, candied walnuts in a salad??? How is that suppose to be healthy!
And then my husband pointed something else out. Someone had biggie sized fries. Even he was questioning things because as far as we knew that was suppose to be dropped from their menu. I guess they dropped it but decided to keep it if a customer asked. Anything to make a buck in this economy. Put sugar in everything, so we're addicted and can't get off of it and lie to us. That's a great way to gain a customer's trust! Way to go McDonald's, you suck again and a million people are wrong!
I agree with you for the most part. However, when I go to McDonalds I always order a Chipotle BBQ Snack Wrap® with Grilled Chicken and say NO CHEESE. That makes it less fat and it didn't have that much to begin with. Plus it only has 5 grams of sugar, which is not bad either. It is up to the consumer to know which things are healthy and which things are not. Plus, if you notice, most things McDonalds sells now has the calorie count on the side of it so the consumer is more aware. And, I am proud to say, that my girls always chose apple dippers over french fries all on their own. Education starts at home. :-)
ReplyDeleteHere is a link that has the calories of the snack wrap that I always order, just remember, with no cheese, it's calorie and fat grams decreases.
http://www.fatcalories.com/results/nflabel.cfm?ID=MCD150
Hi celeste, Thanks for the info. I never worry about the calories, just the junk that's in the stuff.lol But I know of other readers who will love the link that you've left!
ReplyDeleteWe all know that McDonalds serves basically crap so no matter what they advertise, I still know that it's not a healthy choice. And, it is all about choice which means that we are the ones fueling their unhealthy food. That being said, I do love their fries :)
ReplyDeletePoetic Shutterbug,
ReplyDeleteYou have an excellent point, including about their fries.lol Thanks for the visit.
Thanks. :-) You know, I should mention that I rarely eat at McDonald's, with the except of this summer... LOL You see, we were on the road A LOT this summer. I must have gone at least 5,000 miles. There is a limit to so many PB&J sandwiches I can scarf down. Plus, you combine that with the really cute Teenie Beanie Babies that came in the Happy Meals, and it was a match made in consumer heaven. My girls have almost every single one of those little things. They love them so much. And if I liked their hamburgers or chicken nuggets, I probably would have ordered a Happy Meal just for myself and my inner child jumping up and down begging for one of those dainty toys.
ReplyDeleteCeleste,
ReplyDeleteThey do have some really cute toys at times.lol My kids have a few of the beanies. I know when I was growing up McDonalds was all my father ever wanted to go to when we went out to eat. Of course I never argued because as a kid I was okay with it and knew it was a special treat.lol
Hi Tagskie,
ReplyDeleteThanks for the visit.