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> so one can make a good decision As in deciding not to order anything? Joking aside, when is McDonalds a good decision? At least in Denmark where I live, you

> so one can make a good decision As in deciding not to order anything? Joking aside, when is McDonalds a good decision? At least in Denmark where I live, you can get the same equivalent food (say a burger, fries and a soda) for half the price (if not even less) if you go to a supermarket and buy the stuff, and it will also be healthier (more good nutrients, less bad things). You can cut the cost even more if you decide to make everything from the ground up, and then it's even healthier than both the McDonalds and the supermarket alternatives. I can see how something like coffee or ice-cream could be an okay choice at McDonalds, but the ignores the fact that the coffee is bad and the ice-cream isn't very good either compared to what you can get in other places. McDonalds isn't ever a good choice. It might be the best out of a bunch of bad choices, though.

jtchang 9y ago
How is that fast food? McDonalds be definitely be a good decision between eating nothing or eating something.
- fredsir 9y ago
  That's irrelevant. It's not a given you actually need to eat "fast-food". Many could do with changing their schedule a bit to eat more home cooked meals, or choosing healthier "fast food chains" than McDonalds. In periods where I have lots of stuff to do, I make boxed lunches and dinners for the following 5 days on sunday. Takes a few hours, but then you have home-made fast-food for the following weeks workdays. You just have to choose some dishes that actually store great or you'll be sad. There's a subreddit for that, though. Not eating at McDonalds or other fast food chains is only equal to not eating to the ignorant. Also, since home cooked food in general are healthier, you'd quite possibly end up with less stress, feeling better and so on, which results in you having even more energy to eat great food that boost you instead of keeping you down, which traditional fast-food does by being unhealthy.
  - Joe-Z 9y ago
    That comment has absolutely nothing to do with what was suggested previously, which was: IF you are in a place with at best sketchy food choices (travelling maybe?), going into a place like McDonald's and KNOWING what you're getting could be an appealing option for many. Sure, if your alternative is: Stay at home all the time, so you never ever have to eat anywhere else, then I guess you don't need McDonald's. Only that's not how most people live.
    - fredsir 9y ago
      > That comment has absolutely nothing to do with what was suggested previously, which was: IF you are in a place with at best sketchy food choices (travelling maybe?), going into a place like McDonald's and KNOWING what you're getting could be an appealing option for many. Sure it has. Agreed, it's better to know what you are getting, but that doesn't make it a good choice in any way, and it's, in most cases, a false notion that it's the only option except for not eating. > Sure, if your alternative is: Stay at home all the time, so you never ever have to eat anywhere else, then I guess you don't need McDonald's. Only that's not how most people live. That's ignorance right there. Home cooked food doesn't mean (and I don't believe anybody thinks it does) food that has been cooked in your home. It can mean a couple of things, but all the meanings boil down to "food where you've bought some good ingredients and cooked it your self (or someone you know) and are not relying on factory prepared microwave food and the likes." And no, most people don't travel for work, except if you mean pendling. If you do travel, as in are gone from home say for a week at a time, then home cooked meals can be tough, but in that case, there are most likely a lot of better options than going to McDonalds, like going to a more health-focused chain or going to a grocery store and buying some fruits, breads and so on. Makes a perfectly good, healthy meal that's also cheaper compared to fast food chains here in Denmark anyways. For all the people pendling, which is many times more than people who travel for work, there is no excuse, you could easily have prepared home cooked box meals on sunday and not have had to think about lunch and dinner until next weekend, or simply choose a better, more health focused chain than McDonalds if you don't want good, healthy, home cooked box meals.
    - thriftwy 9y ago
Steve44 9y ago
> McDonalds isn't ever a good choice. One big factor they have is consistency and availability. I'm UK based and probably go there 5-10 times a year usually when I have very little time and am travelling. I know exactly what the quality and presentation of the food is, I know it can easily and cleanly be eaten in a hurry and is pretty much perfect for the times I need it. They also have excellent packaging, another known quality.
- fredsir 9y ago
  That's correct, but that doesn't make it a good choice. It merely makes it convenient choice.
NikolaeVarius 9y ago
McDonlads Mcnuggets are amazing for bodybuilding for sheer cost effectiveness of protein/fat/calories

jtchang 9y ago

How is that fast food? McDonalds be definitely be a good decision between eating nothing or eating something.

fredsir 9y ago
That's irrelevant. It's not a given you actually need to eat "fast-food". Many could do with changing their schedule a bit to eat more home cooked meals, or choosing healthier "fast food chains" than McDonalds. In periods where I have lots of stuff to do, I make boxed lunches and dinners for the following 5 days on sunday. Takes a few hours, but then you have home-made fast-food for the following weeks workdays. You just have to choose some dishes that actually store great or you'll be sad. There's a subreddit for that, though. Not eating at McDonalds or other fast food chains is only equal to not eating to the ignorant. Also, since home cooked food in general are healthier, you'd quite possibly end up with less stress, feeling better and so on, which results in you having even more energy to eat great food that boost you instead of keeping you down, which traditional fast-food does by being unhealthy.
- Joe-Z 9y ago
  That comment has absolutely nothing to do with what was suggested previously, which was: IF you are in a place with at best sketchy food choices (travelling maybe?), going into a place like McDonald's and KNOWING what you're getting could be an appealing option for many. Sure, if your alternative is: Stay at home all the time, so you never ever have to eat anywhere else, then I guess you don't need McDonald's. Only that's not how most people live.
  - fredsir 9y ago
    > That comment has absolutely nothing to do with what was suggested previously, which was: IF you are in a place with at best sketchy food choices (travelling maybe?), going into a place like McDonald's and KNOWING what you're getting could be an appealing option for many. Sure it has. Agreed, it's better to know what you are getting, but that doesn't make it a good choice in any way, and it's, in most cases, a false notion that it's the only option except for not eating. > Sure, if your alternative is: Stay at home all the time, so you never ever have to eat anywhere else, then I guess you don't need McDonald's. Only that's not how most people live. That's ignorance right there. Home cooked food doesn't mean (and I don't believe anybody thinks it does) food that has been cooked in your home. It can mean a couple of things, but all the meanings boil down to "food where you've bought some good ingredients and cooked it your self (or someone you know) and are not relying on factory prepared microwave food and the likes." And no, most people don't travel for work, except if you mean pendling. If you do travel, as in are gone from home say for a week at a time, then home cooked meals can be tough, but in that case, there are most likely a lot of better options than going to McDonalds, like going to a more health-focused chain or going to a grocery store and buying some fruits, breads and so on. Makes a perfectly good, healthy meal that's also cheaper compared to fast food chains here in Denmark anyways. For all the people pendling, which is many times more than people who travel for work, there is no excuse, you could easily have prepared home cooked box meals on sunday and not have had to think about lunch and dinner until next weekend, or simply choose a better, more health focused chain than McDonalds if you don't want good, healthy, home cooked box meals.
  - thriftwy 9y ago

Steve44 9y ago

> McDonalds isn't ever a good choice. One big factor they have is consistency and availability. I'm UK based and probably go there 5-10 times a year usually when I have very little time and am travelling. I know exactly what the quality and presentation of the food is, I know it can easily and cleanly be eaten in a hurry and is pretty much perfect for the times I need it. They also have excellent packaging, another known quality.

fredsir 9y ago
That's correct, but that doesn't make it a good choice. It merely makes it convenient choice.

NikolaeVarius 9y ago

McDonlads Mcnuggets are amazing for bodybuilding for sheer cost effectiveness of protein/fat/calories