I found this link while I was surfing on facebook (or creeping... whatever..) and I was disgusted by it. It's a video showing a McDonald's cheeseburger and fries that have been aged over three years. Your first reaction would probably be close to what mine was... that the food must be rotted, smelly, and full of mold. On the contrary, the food was almost completely unchanged...
The french fries were still golden, while potatoes aged only three months were browned, and rotten.
It's really got to be seen to be believed.
The thing is, no matter what, people will still continue to consume McDonald's food. The marketing behind the company cannot be compared-- there are even economic terms and ideas behind it: the "McDonaldization" of the world.
Nothing will be able to stop the beast, in my opinion. Even if their french fries can survive a nuclear holocaust.
I actually found this fun fact out by accident. I left an unfinished burger and fries in my trunk and found it a year or so later, it was definitely a WTF moment. That's why I cut waaay back on the fast food.
ReplyDeleteI seriously cannot believe that video and I am really disturbed. My mind is definately more open to what I am consuming and what is actually in the food. Thank you for posting this haha even though i was disturbed I think I learned from it.
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ReplyDelete@plusBLACK: I never connected the two things before really. Like when I'd clean out my car and find old french fries, but they'd still be golden yellow.
Definitely makes you wonder what these kinds of foods are doing to your insides.. yuck!
I found this video shocking and hope it's as much of a wake up call for others as it was for me. I watched "Supersize Me" with Morgan Spurlock years ago when it came out and I always justified eating fastfood after that by saying "I'm never going to eat it as often and in as large quantities as he did, so I'm fine." And I always think "everything in moderation" is a good rule to live by. However, after watching this video here, it makes you realize that literally EVERY time you eat some of these fast foods it is affecting you, because it clearly does not ever break down. GROSS! But so good to know!
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