Return of the Large
Wed 19 Sep 2007
Do we all remember the 2004 documentary “Supersize me”? Do you remember your reaction to the film? I didn’t eat McDonalds for months after that. Following that documentary McDonalds locations began to phase our their Supersize menu and stick to the basic small, medium, large. Today however McDonalds has decided to introduce a new softdrink and hamburger.
The Drink: The HUGO softdrink as its being called contains 400 calories on its own
The Burger: The new ANGUS burger (which is being tested in LA) is made up of a 1/3 beef patty, bacon and cheese totaling 820cal and 43g of fat. If you decide to make this burger into a combo and add large fries and a softdrink your ONE meal will total 1700cal.
In a society that is struggling with an obscene obesity rate skyrocketing diabetes numbers I personally feel that these “new and tasty items” from McDonalds are a disgrace. I should clarify that I am not targeting McDonalds directly; they have simply given me a fantastic example, as all fast food restaurants are guilty of promoting unhealthy, fat filled meals at a cheap price. It is human nature to want to order a meal that gets you more for your money. What people don’t realize, or rather chose to ignore, is that the amount that they are ordering is above and beyond the amount of food they actually need to consume. Yes fast food restaurants now have a “healthy” menu consisting of salads and sandwiches but do you see discounts and large amounts of promotion on these items? I simply do not understand the purpose of introducing items such as the above to our society of today!!!
If you would like to read the article please do so at:
http://features.us.reuters.com/wellbeing/news/91FDB3E0-4C2A-11DC-894F-E138467B.html
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