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That says a lot about the public

by touwer 1y ago

nly 1y ago
Food is one of the joys in life that people can enjoy no matter where they are on the socioeconomic spectrum. In the modern age, if you're poor, or just time poor, you can enjoy a tasty meal thanks to cheap food coming out of the modern food industry. Why would you pay more for a less enjoyable experience when tasty food might be one of the only joys in an otherwise mundane or hard-up existence? This is exactly why McDonalds is popular. It tastes relatively good, it's comforting, and it's cheap.
- aziaziazi 1y ago
  Agree. As a side note McDonalds veggie nuggets are from behind meat and they rank equally to the chickens one one the taste and processing scales.
  - rkomorn 1y ago
    The regular nuggets are from behind meat. The veggie ones are from Beyond Meat. (Yes, this is a "nuggets are made from butt meat" joke on a typo.)
  - r053bud 1y ago
    > they rank equally to the chickens one one the taste and processing scales. What does that even mean?
    - aziaziazi 1y ago
      I wasn't clear by grouping a subjective and a (supposed) objective opinion. I mean: - I'd give 6/10 to the regular nugget's taste, and 6/10 to the beyond meat (sorry for typo in precedent post). - BM and regular are both highly processed food. 22 ingredients for the regular (not even counting "spices extracts"): https://www.mcdonalds.com/content/dam/sites/ch/nfl/pdf/2023_12_05_Liste-ingredients-et-allergenes_Internet_SpicyChickenMcNuggets-McNuggetsOfLove.pdf https://www.mcdonalds.com/content/dam/sites/ch/nfl/pdf/2023_...
  - kjkjadksj 1y ago
    The mcdonalds/wendys/etc nuggets are junk, injection molded meat paste in 4 shapes. You have to go to popeyes or chic fil a to get actual chicken nuggets.
- yndoendo 1y ago
  Enjoyment and beneficial two different concepts that often get mashed together. Excessive amounts of sugar and salt are often added to food to make it "taste" good and become "enjoyable". Food quality is Europe is often better then the USA. USA is a heavy user of oil by-product to fertilize the planets, which have less nutritious value than non-oil based fertilizers. Those in poverty that are on food assistance programs can only use the funds for raw goods. This means no pre-made pizza or McDonald. * Personally, I hate the idea of going to a restaurant that benefits a Wall Street ticker and a millionaire CEO that pays their real hard-working employees a non-living wage.
- voganmother42 1y ago
  Relatively cheap, it feels like fast food now has more emphasis on convenience/consistency and less on price/value (in my experience in the US midwest).
  - kjkjadksj 1y ago
    Value menu still exists

That says a lot about the public

by touwer 1y ago

That says a lot about the public

nly 1y ago

Food is one of the joys in life that people can enjoy no matter where they are on the socioeconomic spectrum. In the modern age, if you're poor, or just time poor, you can enjoy a tasty meal thanks to cheap food coming out of the modern food industry. Why would you pay more for a less enjoyable experience when tasty food might be one of the only joys in an otherwise mundane or hard-up existence? This is exactly why McDonalds is popular. It tastes relatively good, it's comforting, and it's cheap.

aziaziazi 1y ago
Agree. As a side note McDonalds veggie nuggets are from behind meat and they rank equally to the chickens one one the taste and processing scales.
- rkomorn 1y ago
  The regular nuggets are from behind meat. The veggie ones are from Beyond Meat. (Yes, this is a "nuggets are made from butt meat" joke on a typo.)
- r053bud 1y ago
  > they rank equally to the chickens one one the taste and processing scales. What does that even mean?
  - aziaziazi 1y ago
    I wasn't clear by grouping a subjective and a (supposed) objective opinion. I mean: - I'd give 6/10 to the regular nugget's taste, and 6/10 to the beyond meat (sorry for typo in precedent post). - BM and regular are both highly processed food. 22 ingredients for the regular (not even counting "spices extracts"): https://www.mcdonalds.com/content/dam/sites/ch/nfl/pdf/2023_12_05_Liste-ingredients-et-allergenes_Internet_SpicyChickenMcNuggets-McNuggetsOfLove.pdf https://www.mcdonalds.com/content/dam/sites/ch/nfl/pdf/2023_...
- kjkjadksj 1y ago
  The mcdonalds/wendys/etc nuggets are junk, injection molded meat paste in 4 shapes. You have to go to popeyes or chic fil a to get actual chicken nuggets.
yndoendo 1y ago
Enjoyment and beneficial two different concepts that often get mashed together. Excessive amounts of sugar and salt are often added to food to make it "taste" good and become "enjoyable". Food quality is Europe is often better then the USA. USA is a heavy user of oil by-product to fertilize the planets, which have less nutritious value than non-oil based fertilizers. Those in poverty that are on food assistance programs can only use the funds for raw goods. This means no pre-made pizza or McDonald. * Personally, I hate the idea of going to a restaurant that benefits a Wall Street ticker and a millionaire CEO that pays their real hard-working employees a non-living wage.
voganmother42 1y ago
Relatively cheap, it feels like fast food now has more emphasis on convenience/consistency and less on price/value (in my experience in the US midwest).
- kjkjadksj 1y ago
  Value menu still exists