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sammy0623 Sep 30, 2008 6:00 pm


Originally Posted by KRSW (Post 10445854)
"only" 250 calories for a regular McD's burger.

just wondering, how many calories would be acceptable (for example, without the quotes) in a hamburger? if you were to have a hamburger and small fries for ~600 calories, i wouldn't see that as going oveboard

missydarlin Sep 30, 2008 6:03 pm

Sometimes there is just nothing quite like a McDonald's cheeseburger and a fountain Coke. I gotta have one of their hot fudge sundaes every once in a while too.

N830MH Sep 30, 2008 6:50 pm


Originally Posted by gre (Post 10446263)
Didn't you see the movie?

No. I haven't see it the movies.

PTravel Sep 30, 2008 9:22 pm


Originally Posted by cheepneezy (Post 10448576)
Some of my favorite foods are processed, hydrogenated, and made-from-concentrated apple parts. :D

As with everything, moderation is the key. If I eat 'good' food for 179 days, what does it matter if I have a Big Mac on day 180? Of course, all the badness of that Big Mac is negated by my Diet Coke.:D:p

I'm not only talking about processed chemicals-cum-nutrition, but the fact that McD doesn't even taste good compared to real food. If you want a good hamburger, I know a few places in LA where you can get one. McD isn't one of them, or even close.

Eastbay1K Sep 30, 2008 11:00 pm

I have not eaten at McDs since 1982. This is not to say I haven't eaten many more things a lot worse for me. But I have no desire to ever go back and the smell really disturbs me. This is not to say I haven't been into one since 1982, because I have made a highway pit stop :D

freeair Sep 30, 2008 11:05 pm

well i love McDonalds though the food is not good for my health lol..i love their hamburger

beckoa Sep 30, 2008 11:54 pm


Originally Posted by N830MH (Post 10445715)
Hi all,

Do you know McDonalds is not good for us at all. Because it was too much fat with hamburger and french fries. That's why I am never go back to eat at McDonalds for quite of long time. Don't you mentioned know information from McDonalds? :confused: What about breakfast but, it's okay for me that I will ate with steak cheese & bagel. Sometimes that I will eat at the McDonalds another state but, in Arizona does not have it at all. Why you don't figure out more information from McDonalds for me.

Instead, I will go to eat at In & Out Burger but, its absolutely wonderful where we want go there. Also, we have very good place to go. It is Islands Restaurant where we went there for lunch near PV Mall. Its much more convenient for me. So if you try to give me more information for which good restaurant or fast-food. Thanks, Guys! :)

Our options are more limited in ANC :eek:


Originally Posted by notsosmart (Post 10446464)
My first guess would be that the beef is better quality at In-and-Out. The buns too.

Doesn't In N Out use fresh beef and potatoes, so it should be better since its not frozen? And the buns might be baked fresh too... can't recall...


Originally Posted by cheepneezy (Post 10448576)
Some of my favorite foods are processed, hydrogenated, and made-from-concentrated apple parts. :D

As with everything, moderation is the key. If I eat 'good' food for 179 days, what does it matter if I have a Big Mac on day 180? Of course, all the badness of that Big Mac is negated by my Diet Coke.:D:p

aaah... Diet Coke:p


Originally Posted by LapLap (Post 10448586)
I take it you've never had an ebi burger in Japan, a Quorn burger in the UK or one of the Alvalle Gazpachos in Spain. Experiencing a few tidbits of local cuisine through MacDonalds is all part of International Travel. The only place I'm not tempted to eat at MacDs is in the USA - I've never seen anything exotic or enticing on the menu there.

Hawaii had a teri-burger for a time (last x-mas) but when I was back in Aug, it was discontinued :(

In Alaska, we have the McKinley Mac, (instead of being made with 2 1/8 lb patties, its with 2 1/4 lb patties... mmm...


Originally Posted by missydarlin (Post 10449748)
Sometimes there is just nothing quite like a McDonald's cheeseburger and a fountain Coke. I gotta have one of their hot fudge sundaes every once in a while too.

Concur about the fudge sundaes, great after a long day fishin'!

LapLap Oct 1, 2008 12:03 am


Originally Posted by BamaVol (Post 10448886)
I think the previous poster was saying he found a "tempura shrimp burger" which I promise you is not served in AL

I'm not able to keep up with all the seasonal and promotional offers at Japanese MacDonalds - the ebi burgers (prawn burgers) have come in different versions. One had fresh basil leaves, another had a black sesame sauce, there's even been a non-prawn potato 'Croquet' burger and I still remember the tofu burgers with ginger sauce from 2002.

My guess is that allset2travel remembers the ebi-puri burger, (the 'puri' morphing into 'tempura' and then to 'tampora' :) )

Alas, I'm sure this is all irrelevant to the OP as none would be available in AZ...

:) And there's now a thread to continue this line of discussion: http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=871506

BiziBB Oct 1, 2008 12:06 am


Originally Posted by LapLap (Post 10451126)

My guess is that allset2travel remembers the ebi-puri burger, (the 'puri' morphing into 'tempura' and then to 'tampora' :) )

Alas, I'm sure this is all irrelevant to the OP as none would be available in AZ...

Engrish at its 'mis-speled menues' worst! :eek:

CDTraveler Oct 1, 2008 12:11 am


Originally Posted by beckoa (Post 10451108)
Our options are more limited in ANC :eek:

Just got back from Alaska - every town we visited, we got the McD's report from the locals - either "We're proud to have one" or the disappointed "We haven't got one yet." The tour guide in Juneau detoured the bus to show off their McD's.


Originally Posted by beckoa (Post 10451108)
Doesn't In N Out use fresh beef and potatoes, so it should be better since its not frozen?

In N Out fries are just plain nasty. Raw in the middle, sort of dough-y, no flavor.


Originally Posted by beckoa (Post 10451108)
Concur about the fudge sundaes, great after a long day fishin'!

The chain I wanted after a day's fishin' in Alaska was Starbucks - double jumbo extra large hot chocolate, please! :D

joejones Oct 1, 2008 12:15 am


Originally Posted by LapLap (Post 10448586)
The only place I'm not tempted to eat at MacDs is in the USA - I've never seen anything exotic or enticing on the menu there.

Besides the blandness of the menu, American McDonald's franchises also tend to be filthy and have spotty food quality, especially in big cities. This is in contrast to other countries where McDonald's is often cleaner than local restaurants (China comes to mind) and has consistent food quality.

IrishRed Oct 1, 2008 12:19 am


Originally Posted by RobertTheTraveler (Post 10446017)
Exactly.

Also, McD hasn't had a "SuperSize" in at least four years. Morgan Spurlock pretty much doomed that.

Ahh, but they do! They don't list the option on their menu, but if you pull through the drive through and say "#X meal, Supersized", you still magically get a large fry and drink.

Oddly enough, chains like Hardees and Wendy's have started calling their medium fries/drinks "small" and using that as the basis for their meals. Small to McDonalds is kid sized, small to Wendy's/Hardees is medium in McD land. And yet those other chains try to upsell you to what is basically a Supersized meal by calling the standard small....go figure.

Nonetheless, it's all crap food. But oh so satisfying!:D

Grog Oct 1, 2008 12:20 am

Big Macs taste good.

beckoa Oct 1, 2008 1:02 am


Originally Posted by CDTraveler (Post 10451146)
Just got back from Alaska - every town we visited, we got the McD's report from the locals - either "We're proud to have one" or the disappointed "We haven't got one yet." The tour guide in Juneau detoured the bus to show off their McD's.

I recall reading a trip report from someone who went to ADK... they have one there but its been closed down ever since the military installation severely trimmed its operations...


Originally Posted by CDTraveler (Post 10451146)
In N Out fries are just plain nasty. Raw in the middle, sort of dough-y, no flavor.

Having them animal style does help... :D


Originally Posted by CDTraveler (Post 10451146)
The chain I wanted after a day's fishin' in Alaska was Starbucks - double jumbo extra large hot chocolate, please! :D

Alaskan's do eat more ice cream per capita then any other state :D

It was about 3-4 AM so everything else was shut down in Soldotna, so we stopped in... mmm... hot fudge!

LapLap Oct 1, 2008 1:38 am


Originally Posted by beckoa (Post 10451282)
Alaskan's do eat more ice cream per capita then any other state :D

That's interesting, that's supposed to be the case in Hokkaido too (the Northernmost part of Japan )

I understood it was because the locals kept their home thermostats whacked up throughout most of their snowy winters. Would you say this was the case in Alaska also?


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