Tag: McDonalds

McDonald’s Makes Me Grumpy For A Very Weird Reason

The McDonald’s Happy Meal (I’ve also heard it expressed as the Micky D’s Crappy Meal, but that’s another subject … ahem).  I think this product and that company both have a definite image problem, and want to avoid looking like they are feeding the problem of childhood obesity (pun...

Guess Who Is The Largest Fast Food Chain Now

Good News!! McDonald’s is no longer the world’s largest restaurant chain. That honor now goes to Subway. Of course, there are items at Subway that you should avoid (like the monster Meatball and Cheese sub) … and there are things at a McDonalds that are not bad for you...

Radio Program Contents For Saturday (Noon EST)

Here’s the flight plan … for what I’m talking about today (I’m on from 12:00 to 12:30).Call to chat: 412.333.1360 Listen live by clicking here. Starbucks defeats woman’s lawsuit over spilled HOT tea in her lap Mayor of San Fran BANS Happy Meal Toys. A good thing or not? ...

English McNuggets Better Than US McNuggets

If you just have to, have to, have to eat Chicken McNuggets from McDonalds, be sure to tack on the cost of a plane ticket to London. Get this. U.S. McNuggets not only contain more calories and fat than their British counterparts, but also synthetic chemicals not found across...

McDonalds Closes

McDonalds is closing in Iceland. From a business standpoint, it’s a bummer. From a personal and health standpoint, it’s like RJ Reynolds having to scale back operations and not produce as many cigarettes. Here’s my podcast on it. Of course, no one is going to be getting “Second Hand...

Our culture of health

This story show that Americans are never more than 107 miles from a mcDonalds. A McDonald’s Is Never More Than 107 Miles away How close are we to a farmers market? My guess is that it’s further. I wonder why we have such drastic health problems … Maybe it’s...