June 20, 2012 11:11 am
Nothing Unhealthy About McDonalds, Says Head Chef
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It’ll take more than banana nut oatmeal with fresh blueberries to save McDonald’s image, which is why Daniel Coudreaut, the company’s “senior director of culinary innovation,” is trying his hardest to change that. Last week, the former child actor and Culinary Institute of America graduate faced off against Ohioans at a press event held at a Cleveland inner city Mickey D’s.
Some gems from Coudreaut, as reported by Ohio.com:
I don’t see anything on the menu that’s unhealthy.
I feel that if we were to close our doors of all of the McDonald’s tomorrow, the obesity problem would not go away.
If you think McDonald’s is part of the current obesity problem, there are two things you can do — stop eating there, or when you do eat there, select the most healthful offerings and make it clear to the person in charge of the store that you want to see more of them.
I’m sure I could eat a 2,000 calorie meal at Thomas Keller’s French Laundry.
NY Magazine’s Hadley Tomicki jumped all over that last bit, pointing out:
In a way, we guess he’s right. Way back in 2007 our own New York Magazine discovered a meal at Keller’s New York restaurant Per Se was the equivalent of four-and-a-half Big Macs. But at the going rate of $295 (without a toy!), it’s really the kind of meal that you can only have every once in a while.
The name of Coudreaut’s game, Tomicki continues, is moderation.
Coudreaut basically says that McDonald’s isn’t going to kill you, just (duh) don’t eat it all the time, pointing out that most Mickey D’s customers only eat here three times a month, leaving them with 87 meals to navigate without the aid of his yogurt parfaits, salads, and grilled chicken sandwiches.
Before rushing out to take advantage of your one-in-three McDonalds freebies for this month, take a peak at the Vancouver Sun’s nifty “Top 10 unhealthiest items at McDonald’s” slideshow. Despite its 45 grams of fat, the double quarter pounder with cheese only takes 9th place, at 740 calories. The grand prize instead goes to the 32 oz. chocolate triple thick shake at an astounding 1160 calories. (Perspective: Women need about 2,000 calories/day, men about 2,500). Even Per Se’s terrine of Hudson Valley Moulard duck foie gras would be hard pressed to beat that.
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McDonald’s Lies.
Ever wondered about what is inside that burger you ordered at McDonalds? Ever wondered how they make those delicious burgers? Since meat comes from either slaughter houses or farms the animal treatment can affect the food and the human eating it. McDonalds makes it seem like eating there is cool and it’s the way to a happy life. Teens shouldn’t make eating at McDonalds a habit because it can affect their health, and the food can have very gross unordinary ingredients.
According to Melissa Breyer, from Mother Nature Network, McDonalds has many unusual ingredients. For example, the fries contain silly putty plastic known as dimethylpolysiloxane. Lots of food isn’t real food. Some beetle juices are used in deserts, juices, dairy products, sauces, and much more in McDonalds. Wood Pulp is used in almost anything from cheese to salad. Finally, the way animals are treated before restraunts can affect the food.
Animal cruelty in farms and slaughter houses can affect the food consumed by us humans. Many animals such as hens are being thrown into battery cages with just enough space to stand. Workers burn the beaks off of young chicks without any pains killers. The animal could have cancer in a part of their body and it can affect the person who eats it.
Teens shouldn’t make eating there a habit because it can harm them later on.
Teens shouldn’t make eating there a habit because it can affect their health in the future. McDonalds has very weird ingredients from Beetle Juice to Artificial Cleaners in their food. Later on, your body won’t have enough nutrition for you to have more energy and be healthy. Since you’re still a teen you need all that good food to grow healthy and a little bit of bad food. Especially since that bad food you’re eating isn’t even real nutrition.
In conclusion, teens should keep track of how many times they eat at McDonalds. The food made there is very unhealthy and can cause many damages to your body. McDonalds makes it look like eating there is cool and the way to a happy life. A happy life isn’t eating the same junk over and over just to put your life and health in danger.
Comment by Erika — May 6, 2013 @ 3:53 pm