MAYBE THIS SHOULD BE IN POLITICS AND RELIGION FORUM BUT WICHEVER! THIS REPRESENTS A TRULY DARK DAY FOR ME NO MORE SUPERSIZING. NEXT IM SURE WILL BE GO LARGE AND BIGGIE FOLLOWING SUIT. SAD DAYS, SAD DAYS

That sucks.

BLASPHAMY!!!!!

I'll guess that supersizing will still be available... it just won't be advertised on the menu. Having worked in fast food myself (and most of that time without a supersize option on the menu), I'm sure that some people will still ask if they can have a larger soda and/or order of fries with their combo meal.

Few knew that if you said supersize it to a breakfast, that you would get 2 hashbrowns.

PURPLERAVEN said:

I loved their hasbrowns.. althought i never ate them that often..

Grizzle gets a bum rapp if you ask me.

Thank God. Not that I ever eat there anyway, but people don't need to eat all that crap anyway.

minneapolisgenius said:

Hey, some of us like our carcinogens in large supply thank you very much!

PURPLERAVEN said:

Well obviously. Now you'll just have to buy two of everything when you go there instead. They'll end up making even more money off people that way.

I agree MG...that's ALOTTA pop 2 B drinkin'!

When I'm totally starved out, I find myself ordering
a supersize meal, only to toss out half my fries and
pop, so , WHAT'S THE POINT?

minneapolisgenius said:

Thank god for the dollar menu.

Revolution said:

I've never ordered a super-size meal in my life, but then I never eat fast food anyway so it's hard to relate to that. I'd have to be pretty damn near starving to find myself at a McDonalds!

PURPLERAVEN said:

They have a dollar menu?!

Junk Food Junkie
Larry Groce
Written by Larry Groce

Released by Warner Bros. Records in 1976; playing time, 3:03
Was Groce's only hit, making it as high as #9 on the _Billboard_ Hot 100

You know I love that organic cooking
I always ask for more
And they call me Mr. Natural
On down to the health food store
I only eat good sea salt
White sugar don't touch my lips
And my friends is always
Begging me to take them
On macrobiotic trips
Yes, they are
Oh, but at night I stake out my strongbox
That I keep under lock and key
And I take it off to my closet
Where nobody else can see
I open that door so slowly
Take a peek up north and south
Then I pull out a Hostess Twinkie
And I pop it in my mouth
Yeah, in the daytime I'm Mr. Natural
Just as healthy as I can be
But at night I'm a junk food junkie
Good lord have pity on me
Well, at lunchtime
You can always find me
At the Whole Earth Vitamin Bar
Just sucking on my plain white yogurt
From my hand thrown pottery jar
And sippin' a little hand pressed cider
With a carrot stick for dessert
And wiping my face
In a natural way
On the sleeve of my peasant shirt
Oh yeah
Ah, but when that clock strikes midnight
And I'm all by myself
I work that combination
On my secret hideaway shelf
And I pull out some Fritos corn chips
Dr. Pepper and an Ole Moon Pie
Then I sit back in glorious expectation
Of a genuine junk food high
Oh yeah, in the daytime I'm Mr. Natural
Just as healthy as I can be
But at night I'm a junk food junkie
Good lord have pity on me
My friends down at the commune
They think I'm pretty neat
Oh, I don't know nothing about arts and crafts
But I give 'em all something to eat
I'm a friend to old Euell Gibbons
And I only eat homegrown spice
I got a John Keats autographed Grecian urn
Filled up with my brown rice
Yes, I do
Oh, but folks lately I have been spotted
With a Big Mac on my breath
Stumbling into a Colonel Sanders
With a face as white as death
I'm afraid someday they'll find me
Just stretched out on my bed
With a handful of Pringles Potato Chips
And a Ding Dong by my head
In the daytime I'm Mr. Natural
Just as healthy as I can be
But at night I'm a junk food junkie
Good lord have pity on me

Ding-Dongs.....

My stomach hurts.

I am kind of surprised that there isnt more of an outcry over this, I mean have you ever tasted wheat grass?

matt said:

nope..its gone..mcdonalds said so.....but then they also pointed out that the large is a 6ounce serving and the supersize was a 7..so you werent really getting much more in the first place...

and can i commend mcdonalds for doing this? people need to chill on the fastfood....that shit be nasty!! even though its tasty...

...well,
the SUPERSIZING isnt the problem, its the people who ABUSE eatting JUNK food, an then attempt to sue mcd's about being overweight...does everything need a public warning on it??? i mean really...i dont eat tha' stuff, so i dont have this problem, BUT i think if yer going to eat it, take responsibility fur your actions...
an thats all ive got to say about that..."

Believe you me, as soon as I get to the appropriate weight, Im sueing there asses off!

I agree with Silverjean. Folks need to take personal responibility. No one has forced anyone to eat fast food, drink coffee or smoke cigarettes. Next thing, folks will be suing Starbucks because they can't sleep at night.

JediMaster said:

Bullcrap, They are enablers, always asking at eh window "Do you wanna supersize that?, hu do you come on its more fries more soda" Its like a drug dealer tempting a child on the street cormer, I am weak so I supersize.

We don't have supersizing around this way. We have upsizing, which means your regular coke, regular fries and big mac become a large coke, large fries and big mac. What do you get when you supersize your meal?

sosgemini said:

Hmmm... I haven't read that in any of the articles on this change. I find it hard to believe that if a customer says, "Can I get a larger soda and order of fries with my combo meal?," McDonald's would refuse and force the customer to pay the individual price for each item.

40grams of fat in a supersize meal
nearly half a cup of sugar


still tasty?

Revolution said:

i know that damn super size soda at mc donalds looks like a small bucket

ill just stick to nuggets and fries

They downsized the supersize.

This was on the front page of our local newspaper and it reminded me of this thread.

http://www.signonsandiego...bese.html#


Fed by poor nutrition and a lack of activity, obesity could become the No. 1 killer of Americans by the end of 2005
By Jeff McDonald
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER

March 10, 2004

Unhealthy eating habits and sedentary lifestyles are quickly closing in on tobacco use as the nation's leading cause of avoidable deaths, a new government study has found.

According to researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, poor nutrition and physical inactivity caused 400,000 deaths in the United States in 2000 – a 33 percent jump from 1990.

Tobacco use remains the No. 1 killer with 435,000 annual deaths. But by the end of next year, if trends stay the same, more people will die from eating unhealthy foods and idleness than from lung cancer and other smoking-related illnesses combined, the study said.

One-third of deaths every year could be avoided by improving health behaviors, according to the report.

"We knew the epidemic in obesity was occurring, but we were surprised it showed up so soon with such a large increase in the number of deaths," said Dr. James Marks, one of four authors of the analysis. "We've got to make the healthier choices."

Tobacco use, obesity and inactivity increase the risks for major killers such as heart disease, cancer and cerebrovascular ailments such as strokes. Obesity and a sedentary lifestyle also strongly increase the risk of diabetes.

Results of the study were reported today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

In 1990, smoking was the nation's top killer, claiming 400,000 lives or 19 percent of deaths, the study said. In the same year, inactivity and poor diet combined to kill 300,000 people, which was 14 percent of all fatalities.

A typical man is considered overweight when he is 20 pounds above the average for his age and height. He is obese at 40 pounds above the norm, according to federal standards.

Federal officials were so alarmed by the findings, they announced a public-awareness campaign to promote better nutrition and fitness.

According to the government, nearly 130 million Americans are overweight or obese – a condition that cost the nation $117 billion in medical and other expenses in 2000.

"Americans need to understand that overweight and obesity are literally killing us," Secretary of Health and Human Services Tommy Thompson said. "We're just too darn fat, ladies and gentlemen, and we're going to do something about it."

Public-service announcements urging people to watch what they eat and exercise more often will begin airing in cities across the country today. Also today, Congress is scheduled to consider a ban on obesity lawsuits against restaurants.

Despite the new ad campaign, the Bush administration is proposing to slash more than $30 million from a CDC program that promotes physical activity among 9-to 13-year-olds.

Many industries have begun to change in response to the rising number of overweight Americans.

McDonald's Corp. announced last week that it would no longer offer "super-sized" sodas and fries. Casket makers offer oversized coffins and clothing designers are giving greater attention to fashions for plus-size customers.

Health experts in San Diego were not surprised by the findings of government scientists. Many physicians and dietitians have been dealing with obesity and overeating among patients and clients for years.

Jeffrey Schwimmer, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of California San Diego, said the problem may grow worse before it improves.

"Many people do not realize the health impact of their daily decisions," Schwimmer said. "It's not what a person does for just one day or one week that matters. It's what we do day-in and day-out over the long term."

Experts say technology, from computer use to remote controls, also has limited the physical activity of millions of Americans.

"It is all the little advances in society that allow us to accomplish our daily tasks while expending less activity," Schwimmer said. "It reduces our energy expenditure."

Brenda Reynosa, who oversees the preparation of 100,000 lunches every day for students in the San Diego Unified School District, said dietary changes in recent years can also be traced to more working parents and hectic schedules.

"There's not a lot of time to go home and make a meal and eat together, so of course they stop and pick up fast food," she said.

These days, parents are more likely to fill cupboards with high-sugar, high-fat foods, Reynosa said. "When I was a child, you got a soda when you went out to dinner. It wasn't a daily option."

The study's co-author said it is only a matter of time before more Americans begin complaining about rising health-care costs because of obesity. "Those concerns are real," he said. "That backlash will happen."

An unrelated study by Rand released yesterday found health care spending on obesity among Americans between 50 and 69 years old will climb by 50 percent by 2020.

Rick Stephenson, who owns the World Gym in Pacific Beach and travels frequently to Europe, blamed fast-food restaurants and laziness for the growing numbers of overweight Americans.

"In Sweden, you don't see a fast-food facility on every single corner like you see here, Stephenson said. "If you're going to go get a burger over there, you have to look around."




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