lionfamily1999 Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 After seeing this dh and I are thinking about stockpiling Happy Meals (just in case the economy does tank). Not only are they delicious, they also have a great shelf life :) Happy Meal is ageless: no decay in a year on a shelf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamela H in Texas Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) Along with this.... Someone asked about the ammonia in their beef. So here it is: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/us/31meat.html BTW, I had some know-it-all kid who is working at McD's tell me that they are the healthiest and best fast food restaurant. I commended him on his loyalty to the company he works for. LOL. He argued back of course. He's obnoxious that way. Anything he does is right and he wouldn't work at anything but the best. <gag> BTW, he said this AFTER hearing about the year old meal and the ammonia. Edited March 18, 2010 by 2J5M9K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfatherslily Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Grooossss... Though I must say, as mentioned in the comments, that food left out does dry out, leaving it less likely to grow mold and other nastiness. It was also mentioned that McDs is full of salt, which has been used to preserve meat for ages. Nevertheless, it's still gross. I could see the chicken nuggets lasting a very long time (at least in appearance). They sure are delicious though!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristusG Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Ewwww. Yuck. My girls get a Happy Meal every Wednesday on our way to church. They SOOO look forward to that Happy Meal. I'm going to have to rethink this little treat LOL. Maybe I can just purchase some toys from McDonalds and make them their own homemade Happy Meal on Wednesdays and toss the toys in. Or I bet I can find a lot of unopened Happy Meal toys on eBay. Hmmmm.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jen in PA Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Ick. Not that I ever thought they were a healthy option, but this is much ickier than I would have guessed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 To me this is grosser than finding a rhino roach in your Jasmine rice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halcyon Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 To me this is grosser than finding a rhino roach in your Jasmine rice. :iagree::iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KS_ Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 To me this is grosser than finding a rhino roach in your Jasmine rice. I agree, too. After watching Food, Inc. on Netflix, I don't have a real desire for much fast food anymore. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I'm not going to think about it anymore. "Wendy's" is my lunch spot today. Every Thursday the girls and I have fast food on our way to piano lessons and horse checking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SquirrellyMama Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 To me this is grosser than finding a rhino roach in your Jasmine rice. I have to disagree with this one. Just seeing the word roach makes me :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 I like Chic-filet (or however they spell that), but the closest one is 45 minutes away and I just can't see driving so far for fast food. I watched Supersize Me ages ago and it changed how dh and I ate (we both LOVED McDonald's, the fries, the nuggets, the burgers). I'm thinking the dcs and I need to sit down and watch it. He also sets out McDonald's food to "rot," but he compares it to real food (a real hamburger, real fries, etc). The difference is incredible. I just never realized that they had, literally, a shelf life :p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Oh yuck!....even worse since we were heading out to McDonald's for happy meals for lunch. Nice. Maybe we will hit Chick-fil-a instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnandtinagilbert Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Thank you. My son just said he'll never eat from McD's again....WOO HOO! The other son, "I knew I hated McD's for a reason. That's just nasty and Mom, that's wrong on so many levels." WOO HOO! SO GROSS! I think this had made my day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 Oh yuck!....even worse since we were heading out to McDonald's for happy meals for lunch. Nice. Maybe we will hit Chick-fil-a instead. Thank you, I can never remember how they spell their name ;) Thank you. My son just said he'll never eat from McD's again....WOO HOO! The other son, "I knew I hated McD's for a reason. That's just nasty and Mom, that's wrong on so many levels." WOO HOO! SO GROSS! I think this had made my day! :lol: Glad to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In the Rain Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 The article on ammonia in ground beef was really gross. I had no idea. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 (edited) I shared that one (the ammonia article) on my fb too (my brother sent me the article in the OP). Here's a comparison between a *new* Happy Meal hamburger and one that is from 2008. Granted, these are blogs, so you have to take the people at their word... ETA: Here's a link to JUST the food experiment from Super Size Me. Now, his burgers break down, but they're in a jar (humidity). You have to love the fries though :p I'm thinking I want to run to McDonald's and run an experiment here. This is way too interesting... Edited March 18, 2010 by lionfamily1999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormy weather Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 this year I will be looking into buying a side of beef locally, even if it is not organic, at least it won't have ammonia:blink: Ammonia in beef, cloned chicken........ I hate to think what's happening to pork:ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brilliant Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 ETA: Here's a link to JUST the food experiment from Super Size Me. Now, his burgers break down, but they're in a jar (humidity). You have to love the fries though :p I'm not trying to defend fast food as healthy eating. But it's so obvious the reason the McDonald's french fries didn't decompose is because they are salty and also had very little moisture because of their shoestring cut. The "real" restaurant french fries were thick, steak-cut fries so had a a lot of moist potato in them. If you put potato chips in a jar for 8 weeks, they would not decompose. Shoestring french fries are closer to potato chips than to steak-cut fries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I'm so thankful my kids don't like fast food!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dawn in OH Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 After watching Food, Inc. on Netflix, I don't have a real desire for much fast food anymore. . . After having watched Food Inc. I'm hardly interested in ANY food anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quad Shot Academy Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 Along with this.... Someone asked about the ammonia in their beef. So here it is: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/31/us/31meat.html I had no idea! :ack2: Is there a list of meat that is or is not treated? I am specifically wondering about Wendys and Costco. I guess someone should post this link on the cancer and baking soda thread, as people are looking for a way to lower their PH balance. :lol: For the poster that said they would look into buying their own beef. We did that for years, and then found out the slaughter house had been switching out our meat, so you really never know what you are going to get. :sad: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSheep Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 I'm not sure I buy it. My kids' happy meals look worse than that after sitting out on the counter overnight because I was too tired to throw them away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 The only fast food hamburger place I can eat at after watching Food Inc. is In n' Out. Their beef isn't organic, but at least they don't use filler or preservatives in it, and they inspect it/grind it themselves. I am done with McDonalds, Wendy's, and Carl's Jr. for.ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 I'm not trying to defend fast food as healthy eating. But it's so obvious the reason the McDonald's french fries didn't decompose is because they are salty and also had very little moisture because of their shoestring cut. The "real" restaurant french fries were thick, steak-cut fries so had a a lot of moist potato in them. If you put potato chips in a jar for 8 weeks, they would not decompose. Shoestring french fries are closer to potato chips than to steak-cut fries. I thought it was because of all the extra ingredients (to see fries you have to scroll about 1/4 of the way down the list - BTW this link goes to the ingredients for everything McDonald's sells, it's their web site). I will say, so much depends on where you do the experiment (which is why I want to do one with the kids). The hamburgers (md's) kept out just seem to dry into jerky, the ones in the bell jars did decompose. I'd love to do some indoor outdoor comparisons, in jars out of jars, &tc. The only problems I can forsee are smell and keep critters from eating them ;) I've also wanted to do the margarine experiment. Throw into that mix dehydrated (chips for instance) vs hydrated foods and I think this summer will be food science :lol:, is that anywhere in the trivium? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stormy weather Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 :lol:The French Fries have "beef flavor":lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted March 18, 2010 Author Share Posted March 18, 2010 :lol:The French Fries have "beef flavor":lol: I seem to remember a vegetarian stink about that years ago, I was surprised to see they still used it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JillZ Posted March 18, 2010 Share Posted March 18, 2010 "Somewhere there is a painting of a rotten happy meal." This comment from the original blog cracks me up. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 So I'm guessing she kept it in the box? I noticed neither the food nor the box looked dusty, but then, she did seem to have a good relationship w/ the Happy Meal. I've found chicken nuggets (from Wendy's) in the van, & there were no signs of decomposure there, either. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted March 23, 2010 Author Share Posted March 23, 2010 I forgot all about this, but if you wanted to illustrate (to the dcs) how chemicals can be used to fake real food, you might want to try this recipe :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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