So today as we are driving in the car I make the mistake of asking my children what they would like for lunch. I was just making conversation since we were on the way home from running some errands. "Mc Donald’s!!!". No. Ugh. I am not sure why I even ask, I already know the answer. I don't even know why they try, they also know the answer. What I don't understand is why. Why is this the only food my children actually crave? It is not good. If we wanted to go the fast food route (barf) for a meal I can think of at least five other options that are actually good tasting. Is it the toys? My spawn are loaded in toys, and the ones than come in a meal are really not that cool. I just don't get it. Or maybe there really is an addictive ingredient to their food. Ever have a Mc D's breakfast and then about four and a half hours later think "I could really use a Big Mac"? No? Jeez, that's just me? I will tackle this addiction some other time...
I did concede and we had Mc Donald's for lunch last week. (hey, I was sick... didn't feel like cooking, left the choice up to the kids. Duh.) We order our grease covered, sodium infused, overprocessed, soy and byproduct laden "food" and choose a table to eat. As I'm eating I am thinking "this is delish! We should eat here more often", must have been the illness. Across from us sits a couple who epitomizes this disease we Americans have and the reason we are such an obese society. These fine suburban folks, who are probably really nice people, were easily 450lbs each. There is no exaggeration here and for that I apologize. Now to be overweight is one thing, I know plenty of people who eat right and make good life choices (i.e. not smoking) but are also obese. This is not a rant against being overweight, Lord knows I could shed about 35lbs and still be a "big girl". The problem I had with these people was that they ordered a 50(!!!!) piece nugget suitcase!!! I had no idea they even came in that quantity. I thought they maxed out at the 20 piece "family box". Holy Moses! Was this all you may be asking? No. Also on the table were two large fries (who can eat just chicken), one large soda and the woman had not one but TWO Frappa-chino-frozen-drinky-thingys!!! TWO! I tend to count calories, obviously not for weight loss purposes, simply out of curiosity and I (just curious) tallied up the calories for this meal and just about had a stroke! The capi-frapi-things alone pack a heart stopping 680. Did I mention she had TWO?!?! This meal in total had 4970 calories not counting the ketchup or dipping condiments for the chicken. Man!
I was disgusted. That being said I was also eating my way to the end of a high caloric fat filled meal. Pot calling kettle black? Just a little. But really, don't you see this is a bit excessive? I am sure this box-o-chicken goodness was designed for many people to share. Like a party size. Don't they know that is how they got that way? Or that they will probably die because of it? Do they care? How miserable does it feel to eat like that? These things I will probably never know.
I realize this is not the nicest post I have ever written and I am in no way saying I'm better than these folks and their large appetites. It is a free country after all. Which also allows me the right to say "yuck" right here for everyone to see. I think I will use this as a cautionary tale and skip the drive-thru next time I need a quick meal solution. I am in no way against these two, just pointing out they made a bad choice.
Also, Mc Donald's is neither the devil nor did I get compensated in any way for using their name.
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