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Uhhhh.... unless they don't make the bacon and eggs themselves. See: Denny's, McDonald's, Burger King, etc. This is not to say that bacon and eggs are solely

Uhhhh.... unless they don't make the bacon and eggs themselves. See: Denny's, McDonald's, Burger King, etc. This is not to say that bacon and eggs are solely responsible for the obesity epidemic, but I think it's kind of silly to say that the only people who eat bacon and eggs are those who cook it for themselves, or are more healthy.

rayiner 13y ago
A Bacon, egg, and cheese McMuffin has ~300 calories, which is a perfectly reasonable breakfast. The obesity epidemic has nothing to do with bacon and eggs, either home cooked or from McDonalds. They're so rich its hard to eat enough to blow your calorie budget. The problem is french fries (500 for a large order at McD's), soda (~150 per can), pasta, etc. Nobody would order their hamburger with a side of steak, but a side of fries seems to be a lot less food and is much less filling, despite having a similar number of calories. Nobody would order 15-20 slices of bacon after a big meal at the Cheesecake Factory, but will happily order a giant slice of cheesecake or similar desert, which has just as many calories. Nobody would pick up 7-8 strips of bacon on the way home from work before dinner, but will happily grab a donut and coffee, which has just as many calories.
- bluedino 13y ago
  >> A Bacon, egg, and cheese McMuffin has ~300 calories And aside from the sodium and cholesterol that might be a reasonable breakfast. It's no bowl of oatmeal or banana, but it's not going to make you fat. On the other hand, a sausage+egg+cheese McGriddle is going to be 500 calories, two hashbrowns is another 300, and an orange juice is going to be another 200. You've hit 1,000 calories, half your allotment for the day, and it's not even 7:30 in the morning.
  - debacle 13y ago
    Most of those calories are not from fat or protein, but from sugars, which was the GP's point.
  - rayiner 13y ago
    Right, but out of those 1,000 calories, the sausage, egg, and cheese is probably only 200. The vast majority of the calories in that meal comes from sugar and carbs. The maple flavoring on the McGriddle is equivalent to a strip of bacon by itself. The two hash browns are another six strips of bacon, and the orange juice is another four. Nobody would add 11 strips of bacon to their sausage, egg, and cheese sandwich, but will happily add the equivalent calories in carbs and sugar.
    - bluedino 13y ago
      >> Nobody would add 11 strips of bacon to their sausage, egg, and cheese sandwich There are restaurants in the USA that proudly serve a full pound of bacon in a BLT. http://www.supersizedmeals.com/food/article.php/20090129-1lb_of_Bacon_BLT http://www.supersizedmeals.com/food/article.php/20090129-1lb...
      - tptacek 13y ago
        Also there are unscrupulous farmers who grow pumpkins the size of small houses. My point being, let's also blame pumpkins for the obesity epidemic.
        dylandrop 13y ago
        >My point being, let's also blame pumpkins for the obesity epidemic. No. Let's blame over-processed and unhealthy foods (and in the case of McDonald's, meals derived almost entirely from corn).

rayiner 13y ago

A Bacon, egg, and cheese McMuffin has ~300 calories, which is a perfectly reasonable breakfast. The obesity epidemic has nothing to do with bacon and eggs, either home cooked or from McDonalds. They're so rich its hard to eat enough to blow your calorie budget. The problem is french fries (500 for a large order at McD's), soda (~150 per can), pasta, etc. Nobody would order their hamburger with a side of steak, but a side of fries seems to be a lot less food and is much less filling, despite having a similar number of calories. Nobody would order 15-20 slices of bacon after a big meal at the Cheesecake Factory, but will happily order a giant slice of cheesecake or similar desert, which has just as many calories. Nobody would pick up 7-8 strips of bacon on the way home from work before dinner, but will happily grab a donut and coffee, which has just as many calories.

bluedino 13y ago
>> A Bacon, egg, and cheese McMuffin has ~300 calories And aside from the sodium and cholesterol that might be a reasonable breakfast. It's no bowl of oatmeal or banana, but it's not going to make you fat. On the other hand, a sausage+egg+cheese McGriddle is going to be 500 calories, two hashbrowns is another 300, and an orange juice is going to be another 200. You've hit 1,000 calories, half your allotment for the day, and it's not even 7:30 in the morning.
- debacle 13y ago
  Most of those calories are not from fat or protein, but from sugars, which was the GP's point.
- rayiner 13y ago
  Right, but out of those 1,000 calories, the sausage, egg, and cheese is probably only 200. The vast majority of the calories in that meal comes from sugar and carbs. The maple flavoring on the McGriddle is equivalent to a strip of bacon by itself. The two hash browns are another six strips of bacon, and the orange juice is another four. Nobody would add 11 strips of bacon to their sausage, egg, and cheese sandwich, but will happily add the equivalent calories in carbs and sugar.
  - bluedino 13y ago
    >> Nobody would add 11 strips of bacon to their sausage, egg, and cheese sandwich There are restaurants in the USA that proudly serve a full pound of bacon in a BLT. http://www.supersizedmeals.com/food/article.php/20090129-1lb_of_Bacon_BLT http://www.supersizedmeals.com/food/article.php/20090129-1lb...
    - tptacek 13y ago
      Also there are unscrupulous farmers who grow pumpkins the size of small houses. My point being, let's also blame pumpkins for the obesity epidemic.
      - dylandrop 13y ago
        >My point being, let's also blame pumpkins for the obesity epidemic. No. Let's blame over-processed and unhealthy foods (and in the case of McDonald's, meals derived almost entirely from corn).