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PoindexterOglethorpe

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77. Cooking at home from scratch is not that hard.

Sun Mar 17, 2024, 01:00 AM

Mar 17

It saves enormous sums of money and will always result in more nutritious food.

Something else, whether or not you're into cooking. Don't drink soft drinks. Just don't. They are incredibly bad for you.

When I'm in a grocery store I'm often shocked seeing cars full of those huge soft drink things (how many cans are in them, anyway?), several of them, often occupying more space than the other food in the cart. WTF?

I honestly think that things like copious soft drink consumption is a huge part of other health issues in this country.

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McDonald's losing business to home cooking. Is this a bad thing? [View all] SarahD Mar 13 OP

Franchising is a bad business model. Mr.Bill Mar 14 #1

People I knew owned a Mickie-Dee's franchise in Wildwood, NJ (shore town). no_hypocrisy Mar 14 #10

Typical for a large corporation Mysterian Mar 14 #61

McDonalds employed my nephew and gave him income while he went to college so I can't totally wet shit on them. SoFlaBro Mar 14 #2

I just saw a McDonald's Japan ad: young woman arrives in the big city, is overwhelmed by betsuni Mar 14 #3

日本人ですか？ ColinC Mar 14 #43

I'm American. betsuni Mar 14 #50

In Japan by chance? Or just happen to watch some Japanese TV from time to time? ColinC Mar 14 #52

Live in Japan, husband's Japanese. betsuni Mar 14 #55

I watch Japanese TV spinbaby Mar 14 #57

Before COVID, we'd scaled back on eating out NanaCat Mar 14 #4

Same here misanthrope Mar 14 #6

There are no leftovers from fast food joints either for the next day, lunch or a snack. brush Mar 14 #31

We're huge fans of leftovers NanaCat Mar 14 #45

same here! soup, stews, big pots of beans, casseroles, etc. I grew up with planned overs yellowdogintexas Mar 14 #53

We get the big packs of chicken breasts then misanthrope Mar 14 #70

Yeah, I was the prototypical latchkey kid misanthrope Mar 14 #71

We recently ate out at a very tasty Hawaiian/Asian "grill" restaurant. Sky Jewels Mar 14 #54

Eating at McD or other burger joint is like hell to me now exboyfil Mar 14 #5

I was on keto for nearly 3 years enjoying great results, but I am now mostly carnivore elocs Mar 14 #9

I like that phrase, dietary lifestyle JonAndKatePlusABird Mar 14 #13

Dr. Ken Berry, a huge keto influencer on YouTube, calls keto the PHD: elocs Mar 14 #17

I am finding that the case exboyfil Mar 14 #18

I do realize that all step counters do it differently, but DAYUM....25K a day is a LOT. Ferrets are Cool Mar 14 #38

Got to keep the mini-Aussie active exboyfil Mar 14 #63

Our "Pi" will be a quick frozen pizza. Mr YD has his model railroad meeting yellowdogintexas Mar 14 #59

Weight Watchers: "It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle" . And that is true. yellowdogintexas Mar 14 #51

if you have them in your area, In 'N Out has really good lettuce wrap burgers - with fresh beef yellowdogintexas Mar 14 #62

don't they do most of their business at lunch? pstokely Mar 14 #7

They don't have many down times. NanaCat Mar 14 #22

I haven't eaten at McDonald's nor any other restaurant in years now elocs Mar 14 #8

Do you not travel? Happy Hoosier Mar 14 #25

No, I do not travel. I'm retired and poor. elocs Mar 14 #44

Not always AlienAsparagus Mar 14 #11

The MacDonalds in Youngtown near the university wouldn't serve the homeless and kicked them Demsrule86 Mar 14 #47

Sad as their situation is NanaCat Mar 17 #82

About 6 years ago I ate a McDonald's hamburger. Irish_Dem Mar 14 #12

My experience as well NanaCat Mar 14 #29

Yes you described the taste very well. Irish_Dem Mar 14 #32

I haven't eaten at a McDonalds in decades Diamond_Dog Mar 14 #34

I hear you, anybody who helps our kids get through college deserves some credit. Irish_Dem Mar 14 #35

The fried stuff is invariably better than the burgers. NanaCat Mar 14 #46

Yes I am hearing about the beverage problem. Irish_Dem Mar 14 #49

I worked at McDonald's when I was in high school. Aristus Mar 14 #60

I rarely eat McDonalds but there is one in Solon Ohio where they make the stuff fresh... Demsrule86 Mar 14 #48

Well, I just prepared my own breakfast, and I gotta tell you Goodheart Mar 14 #14

That is why I sometimes slip down and get an omelet from our cafeteria at breakfast exboyfil Mar 14 #19

We sure do. After my wife cooks a meal, the kitchen looks like a war zone DFW Mar 14 #20

Back when I was still able to do restaurant work misanthrope Mar 15 #73

This message was self-deleted by its author Conjuay Mar 14 #24

And how is that so much more onerous NanaCat Mar 14 #33

It takes me 10 minutes to make over easy eggs, toast and comradebillyboy Mar 14 #42

Exactly NanaCat Mar 17 #81

My mother was disabled so I learned a lot about comradebillyboy Mar 17 #84

I have gluten sensitivity issues so dinning out has it's share of challenges. Niagara Mar 14 #15

One good thing about social media is there is so much JI7 Mar 14 #16

I get sick when I see the pictures of what the kids in places in Japan eat exboyfil Mar 14 #23

Most of the advanced nations NanaCat Mar 14 #41

I mostly don't eat fast food Johnny2X2X Mar 14 #21

Usually there is a Subway or Jimmy Johns near the McD exboyfil Mar 14 #26

Subway is mostly not food either Johnny2X2X Mar 14 #28

You give your money to Jimmy John's? NanaCat Mar 14 #39

We're making Chik Fil' A today Sympthsical Mar 14 #27

I haven't had any fast food since 09/2018. I started going almost all homemade right before COVID hit. brewens Mar 14 #30

Soup is the best. Sky Jewels Mar 14 #67

When we were in the UK in 2015, ProudMNDemocrat Mar 14 #36

Popeyes is one of our go-to..sometimes the craving for the chicken sandwich is too strong to resist nt yellowdogintexas Mar 14 #65

No. We were eating out for breakfast three or four days a week, and ate out at night two or three ... marble falls Mar 14 #37

About a month or two ago they lowered alot of their prices. I think it was two Big Macs for the price of one LeftInTX Mar 14 #40

I grabbed lunch at McDonald's this very day Xavier Breath Mar 14 #68

there are a few good things about McD yellowdogintexas Mar 14 #56

I have done the same. SarahD Mar 14 #58

haven't made a roadtrip since 2019 nt yellowdogintexas Mar 14 #64

My youngest son who worked at McDonalds Diamond_Dog Mar 14 #66

I recently bought the McCafe Breakfast Blend ground coffee to bullwinkle428 Mar 17 #78

Eh, I do most of our cooking at home Bettie Mar 14 #69

Happy 20th DUnniversary. niyad Mar 17 #75

Thank you! Bettie Mar 17 #83

I read that Wendy's abandoned their new 'surge' pricing model after one day of angry feedback. pecosbob Mar 14 #72

This is fantastic news for the health of America budkin Mar 15 #74

I think fast food breakfasts are part of our obesity problem n/t TexasBushwhacker Mar 17 #76

The breakfasts aren't the problem NanaCat Mar 17 #79

Cooking at home from scratch is not that hard. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 17 #77

I know of people who drink nothing but fizzy drinks NanaCat Mar 17 #80

Oh, dear. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 18 #85

Being overseas, a fast food burger hits the spot once in a while, and I mean once in a while AZLD4Candidate Mar 18 #86