First McDonald's in 2 months

#1

I was driving past and thought I might as well treat myself.
Triple cheese burger with the bun and a Sprite zero.
.I took one bite and found the bun way too sweet and I wasn’t doing anything for me. So I ditched it.
The rest was pretty underwhelming. Dry, pretty tasteless. Nothing like what I have gotten used to cooking myself tastey burgers at home.

I used to be addicted to those things.
Thank you all for showing me the light.
The darkness has been tested and found wanting.
Cursed be thy arches of golden sugary death.

#2

Could I ask what that cost, If you don’t mind?

Just thinking, you may have got a bargain quality cut of meat or some gammon steaks for around the same amount…? :man_shrugging:

#3

Right. But, much of this is the “ritual” associated with it, not the taste, per se. Sitting in the parking lot eating (shamelessly, since no one’s looking), listening to the radio, watching people, avoiding having to go home/back to the office for just a little longer, etc. Lots more goes into a McDonald’s run than the taste, in my view/experience.

(Doug) #4

For many of us, the mental/psychological component of the whole deal is large. :+1:

#5

£2.50 for the burger, £1.19 for the drink. So yes. That’s a pack of recent bacon that would have done me 3 meals.

#6

Your right. For me its having a break from driving, streching my legs and having a treat.
In the past I have been a delivery driver. I would buy 8 cheese burgers and eat them whilst driving home. Then still have dinner an hour later so the wife didn’t know I had eaten.

(Robin) #7

Absolutely

(Little Miss Scare-All) #8

Highkey, I love their double cheeseburgers, sans bun, sans ketchup. I don’t care what ■■■■ food it is. Not too proud to say I enjoy the taste of their laboratory meat.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #9

Don’t know how true it is fifty years on, now, but old Ray Kroc used to source his meat and potatoes very carefully, for maximum quality and flavour.

And it bears repeating that, even with everything that’s been posted in this thread, it is possible to eat keto at MacDonald’s, if one refuses the bun and the potatoes. They are apparently very accommodating about that. Moreover, Eric Westman tells of a homeless patient of his obesity clinic who managed to lose quite a bit of fat while eating pretty much exclusively at MacDonald’s. I imagine the same would hold true of other fast-food chains.

Around here (southern New England), there is a chain called Five Guys that is very good about serving your burger wrapped in lettuce, or loose in a foil bowl, if you ask. And if you need to skip the bun for reasons of allergies, they are obsessively careful about avoiding gluten contamination in your meal.

(Little Miss Scare-All) #10

I don’t doubt that. I bet the quality was much higher then, as with most other products.

When I was in middle school, there was a rumor afoot about McDonalds cutting beef with earthworm meat. This was vehemently denied, as it was specified that worm meat was more costly than beef. How, I don’t know.

Worm. Beef. Who knows. All I know is I can be bougie af, but I will tear up Mickey D’s double cheeseburgers.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #11

That is very true. Have you priced organic, antibiotic-free, pasture-raised earthworms lately? :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

(Alec) #12

I have tried that out recently, as I wasn’t sure they would be accommodating. But they certainly were. My order: “4 Angus patties please with nothing else”. The server said “just need to check that”…. And came back 15 seconds later with “That will be just fine!”.

Served in a burger carton, I added some extra salt to top it off. Tasted great! And interestingly cheap… from memory each patty was about A$3. Not saying it was the best keto meal I’ve ever had, but certainly a passable meal when travelling.

#13

I do love a 5 guys. There is one in Norwich which is my larger town (city) about 45 mins away.

(Allie) #14

Do you have a Smashburger near you? That’s my go to burger place for special occasions, or just when someone else is paying :rofl:

Never been to the Five Guys that’s near here as it’s in central MK and I’m not interested in that amount of peopling.

#15

I know we have a Five Guys in Cambridge and it’s popular with some of the folks from work, but I’ve never actually tried it.

Largely, I’ve never really been into burgers and on the rare occasion I ever fancied one, the reality always turned out to be disappointing to me.

Only time I really craved a McDonalds was when as a foolish young thing, I managed to get myself preggers… Until that was taken care of, all I wanted to eat was McDonalds and jacket potatoes o_O

(Alec) #16

I’ve never experienced the joys of central MK, but I am sure there would be a few people knocking about. I think we are pretty lucky over here (far south coast of New South Wales in Australia) re avoiding the crowds… where I live there is 1 person per acre (roughly!). Come on over, there’s plenty of space! :joy::joy:

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #17

Interesting. I thought they were strictly local. I had no idea they were international!

(Joey) #18

Pasture-raised is likely key. Worms need vitamin D3 as much as vertebrates to avoid skin conditions (viz., earthworm with eczema .)

(Robin) #19

Me too. Just went there last week. My husband gets the works… I remember those fries!