Observation on Dining Habits

[Bekeart]

Driving down a street I see
Oh So Many fast food places
Their Parking Lots are almost full for Dine In
Drive-Thru backed up nearly to the street for Take Out..

Eating out is more expensive
than eating at home.

Even per-cooked / prepared food from grocery Deli
is less expensive than fast food Dine In / Take Out.


Bekeart

While writing the above I mistyped "fat food " for "fast food".
Much truth in that typo.

 

[NYlakesider]

Driving down a street I see
Oh So Many fast food places
Their Parking Lots are almost full for Dine In
Drive-Thru backed up nearly to the street for Take Out..

Eating out is more expensive
than eating at home.

Even per-cooked / prepared food from grocery Deli
is less expensive than fast food Dine In / Take Out.


Bekeart

While writing the above I mistyped "fat food " for "fast food".
Much truth in that typo.

I figured that it was just a Freudian slip!-

 

[paplinker]

We found its actually cheaper to buy a rotisserie chicken at Costco than to buy a raw whole chicken. We buy rotisserie's every week.

I only do fast food now if I am traveling and in a hurry.

Still love my Diners though!

 

[URIT]

I agree.

The drive-thru is not only more expensive, but the food and beverage choices are high in unhealthy carbohydrates.

Unfortunately, family mealtime conversations and personal connections suffer from this lifestyle strategy.

 

[grover99]

My car wash is next to a McDonalds and I always see a line of cars going through the Mickey D's no matter the time of day. I just don't see it. The food is much worse than it was 20 years ago and cost so much more. Last time I ate at McDonalds was about three years ago and after that I said never again. Some guy did a thing where he ate only at McDonalds for good while. I forget how long but it about ruined his health.

 

[jeffrefrig]

I think I heard about that guy eating only McDonald's, and I think it was Big Macs only. Big Macs look really good when you have the munchies, and they taste pretty good at the time, but they are one burger that I wished I'd never eaten after I ate it. If that makes sense? I never heard what happened to the McDonalds guy, but I doubt he ever stepped onto a soccer field.

 

[mtgianni]

We found its actually cheaper to buy a rotisserie chicken at Costco than to buy a raw whole chicken. We buy rotisserie's every week.

I only do fast food now if I am traveling and in a hurry.

Still love my Diners though!

I do to despite the naysayers who claim it has the potential to shorten my life by 1.27 months.

 

[Onomea]

I, too, have noticed that one can buy a rotisserie chicken for less than an uncooked one. Seems bizarre, but there it is.

We don't buy weekly, but we do buy them fairly often. When we get home, I carve them up into breasts, thighs/drumsticks, and wings. Along with some veggies, bread, rice, salad, etc., this is good for two or three meals for the two of us. My wife also uses the carcass and bones for soup stock.

They're a good deal.

 

[lihpster]

We found its actually cheaper to buy a rotisserie chicken at Costco than to buy a raw whole chicken. We buy rotisserie's every week.

I only do fast food now if I am traveling and in a hurry.

Once, when we were moving, my dad was driving the deuce and a half he had borrowed from work, with my 15 year old brother riding shotgun. They were running a bit late and my brother mentioned he was hungry. My dad pulled the truck into a store parking lot, got out and left it running and told my brother to stay with the truck. He came back with a rotisserie chicken, set it between them, tore off a piece and told my brother to have at it. Then they went trundling back down the road, eating chicken like barbarians and having a good old time. I somehow think a couple of Big Macs wouldn't have been the same.

 

[lihpster]

One thing people point to is the convenience and time saving. I buy frozen boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Straight from frozen, it takes 40 minutes to cook the chicken. If I can't wait 40 minutes for a good meal, there's something wrong. Throw some rice in the cooker and heat up some green beans and you have a meal even a child could pull off. Healthyish, too.

 

[arjay]

When I was a lot younger and constantly busy McD or BK drive thrus were handy when in a hurry and starving.Nowadays I have time and cook good food instead.I don’t even like restaurants anymore lol.

 

[sigp220.45]

The McDonalds guy was Morgan Spurlock, who did the 2004 documentary “Supersize Me”. He ate only McD’s for 30 days, and if prompted to Supersize his meal he would.

He documented the effects on his health, but it has recently come out he was drinking heavily at the same time.

He just died at 53.

Morgan Spurlock, ‘Super Size Me’ documentarian, dead at 53 | CNN

 

[URIT]

Kevin Maginnis, a 56-year-old Nashville native, went on an all-McDonald's diet for 100 days, eating nothing but half portions of the fast food chain menu items for every meal.

Kevin — who started at 238 lbs. — dropped nearly 30 pounds in a little over 30 days. His wife, Melody, even decided to join him for the last 60 days of the 100 days challenge.

When those 100 days came to a close, the final tally was 58½ lbs. total loss — down to 179½.

 

[armorer951]

Fast food and sugar (carbs) are killing America.

 

[rockquarry]

Kevin Maginnis, a 56-year-old Nashville native, went on an all-McDonald's diet for 100 days, eating nothing but half portions of the fast food chain menu items for every meal.

Kevin — who started at 238 lbs. — dropped nearly 30 pounds in a little over 30 days. His wife, Melody, even decided to join him for the last 60 days of the 100 days challenge.

When those 100 days came to a close, the final tally was 58½ lbs. total loss — down to 179½.

Hard to understand the reasoning behind such a stunt. I wonder if that's an allegation as to how healthy the food is or is it a testimony that it's possible to lose weight by eating tiny portions of unhealthy trash food?

Deosn't look like the victim proved anything.

 

[6518John]

Warren Buffett puts his stomach where his money is!

Mr. Buffett eats McDonald’s daily, drinks 5 regular cokes a day, eats chocolate candy, Dairy Queen, etc every day. He is 92, healthy as a horse, and not overweight. Also one of the wealthiest people on the planet.

Warren Buffett on His Fast Food, Soda, Cookies, Candy, Ice Cream Diet - Markets Insider

 

[rockquarry]

Mr. Buffett eats McDonald’s daily, drinks 5 regular cokes a day, eats chocolate candy, Dairy Queen, etc every day. He is 92, healthy as a horse, and not overweight. Also one of the wealthiest people on the planet.

Warren Buffett on His Fast Food, Soda, Cookies, Candy, Ice Cream Diet - Markets Insider

There are always exceptions.

 

[LVSteve]

It's all about your ability to apply portion control at fast food places. About once a month I go to Five Guys and get one double patty cheeseburger all the way with a small fries. That feeds both of us more than adequately. Many 'single serving' meals in the US take me two or three days to eat.

We also do the rotisserie thing here, although every so often we get a dud one of those.

 

[Venom6]

Years ago and late at night I was in the break room of the busiest trauma ward in the city of Portland (OR), hurriedly scratching out my initial report on yet another gunshot wound "victim." A young intern came in with a tray of cafeteria food, sat down, and began shoveling the contents into his mouth, daring to take ten minutes in a time and place characterized by chaos and pandemonium under control. The floor charge nurse, an imposing woman of Summo size and Viking disposition strode into the room, and seeing the young doctor wolfing down mashed potatoes and gravy, scowled and said, "A diet like that will kill you young." Not missing a beat, and cramming an entire cupcake into his mouth, he shrugged and said, "It's all in the genes."

 

[Golddollar]

Nothing makes you pay attention to what you eat like diabetes. Seeing what the buns at fast food places do to my blood sugar makes me an infrequent customer.