Yay! Someone decided to make a more honest "supersize me" movie about using McDonald's food in a low carb context to lose weight. And they interviewed the Eades for 5.5 hours! (I'm sure some of that will be cut!)

http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/...ng_in_th_1.html




Man, that is exactly how I felt. Everytime I see someone referencing that movie as proof that McDonald's is bad, I want to hurl like Morgon did.

I really enjoyed reading this one! I couldn't stop laughing inside (was at work, so couldn't just burst out laughing) when he mentioned the Creepy Girlfriend. LOL!

McDonalds is bad, they're evil just like Walmart

Okay, everyone keep an eye out fo this movie when it comes out! Do you think it will get as much press when he isn't telling horror stories about McDonalds?

Naw. People like to hate McDonald's so if it doesn't reinforce their belief that McDonald's is evil, they won't be interested. But I will DEFINITELY see this.

McDonalds is not bad. No food is bad. What's bad is the lack of will to step away from the table. In an emergency (can't get home for lunch), I'll run to McDs for a salad. But I don't eat greaseburgers or milkshakes. I'd rather go hungry.

Kaypeooh, I beg to differ, some foods are bad.

Oreos, for instance, offer nothing beneficial and plenty of harmful components.

Kay --

Maximizing fat intake is integral to my nutritional approach.

A couple "greaseburgers" (lose the buns) plus a salad with full-fat dressing would be quite acceptable as a controlled carb meal. Only concerns are:

1) trans fats

2) nutritionally EMPTY iceberg lettuce

which is why I prefer to eat at home. My two cents.

Andrea

If you call oreos a "bad food," you'd have to concede that they are in fact food!

I doubt you'd get any more transfats in a McDonald's burger than you would at home. Now the fries... that's another story.

Okay, in moderation, no food is bad. Without moderation, any food can be bad. Even fresh, clean water can kill. If I'm forced to eat a McD salad I'll go next door to 7:11 for some almonds to augment with protein and fat.

At 50 mile races, Oreos are very popular. I don't like sweets so I go for Pringles instead; Carbs, fat and salt together, the perfect food. ;-)

Fantastic!

and other fast food chains. Here's a couple:

"The fast food chains' vast purchasing power and their demand for a uniform product have encouraged fundamental changes in how cattle are raised, slaughtered, and processed into ground beef. These changes have made meatpacking--once a highly skilled, highly paid occupation--into the most dangerous job in the United States, performed by armies of poor, transient immigrants whose injuries often go unrecorded and uncompensated. And the same meat industry practices that endanger these workers have facilitated the introduction of deadly pathogens, such as E. coli 0157:H7, into America's hamburger meat, a food aggressively marketed to children. Again and again, efforts to prevent the sale of tainted ground beef have been thwarted by meat industry lobbyists and their allies in Congress. The federal government has the legal authority to recall a defective toaster oven or stuffed animal--but still lacks the power to recall tons of contaminated, potentially lethal meat."

--"Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal" by Eric Schlosser (c) 2002: p. 9

Walmart's business practices are bad.

http://www.walmartmovie.com/facts.php

Whether or not someone shops there is up to them. I shop at Costco because I want to support a company with good business practices that benefit the employee, shareholder, and common good. But then again, it's all a matter of personal preference where one wants to shop.

I'm convinced that Walmart's business practices are bad. I never shop there. I would like to know more about Costco's business practices...can you point me to info that doesn't come from Costco's marketing department?

Thanks!