Random Politics & Religion #00

Only thing I spend a bit extra on is beer. It's part of the food pyramid.

My experience has been that they tend to market on the nature of their sauces since the meat, cheese, and vegetables are going to be roughly the same regardless. Then again, half the artisan sandwich shops I run into are basically selling on the prestige of their brand, like claiming they serve the vegan community or some other such nonsense.

Surely you know the difference between a single sandwich and a full meal. Especially when a meal at McDonald's contains a huge mass of carbohydrate calories from fries, if not also a sugared soda.

If you actually look at the size of the food McDonald's sells, though, they're practically health food these days. A $1 McDouble, which is a thoroughly adequate lunch (maybe with a small fries if you really must), is actually the size a burger should be. Go to Wendy's or one of the up-market competitors like Five Guys and see how huge their sandwiches are. I don't particularly like McDonald's, but I think they get too much stink for other companies' ***.

Also, got proof for that pink goo claim?

Long as it is organic pink slime I'm ok with this !

Not only should you tell people what to eat you should preach to them also !

No organic fruits or vegetables grow your own ! No organic beef well buy a cow !

I personally get my vegetables from Michelle Obama's garden.

See the problem with McDonald's is they are everywhere you can't avoid it. Give in to temptation ! You are weak my friends !

I'm just waiting for the chance to go into a restaurant and have my mind blown. Almost every time someone mentions a place that's "so good!", I get my hopes up, try it, and get let down. Oh well, there's always Thai food to fall back on. Thai curry has never failed me.

There was an Indian place I used to love but I think it went out of business.

The hummus there was amazing.

I really like Greek food too. Not enough good Greek places near me.

I don't care if lamb is bad for you I could eat it all the time.

Asiago Steak sandwich has 780 calories.

lolwut

If you want to gain weight just get drink a mocha frappuccino every day !

The pink slime in question was demonstrably useless, but simply because food has been rendered in a strange way doesn't mean it's automatically gross. If pureeing beef allows a company to produce a consistent, easily shippable product that meets its customers' demands in terms of quality and flavor, does it matter that midway through the manufacturing process it looks different than expected?

I make meringue cookies quite often. It starts off as egg whites, which are moderately gross when sitting quietly in a bowl. You'd never know the finished result was just egg white and sugar, nor does knowledge of the process stop people devouring the stuff when I make it.

Glad I'm not the only one. Call me a snob or whatever, but if it hasn't been hand-prepared by me or one of my friends (and we're not ingredient snobs, either, we use standard stuff instead of something that costs 4x as much because the farmer gave his carrots a shiatsu massage every evening or whatever), it rarely tastes very good. There's probably a psychological reason. About the only thing that I can't properly reproduce is really good pizza because American kitchens don't have the right ovens.

I have to admit Starbucks does make some damn good drinks. Just for what you pay I'd still take a beer.

If you want to see some good stuff to eat watch. No Reservations with Anthony Bourdain.

I have no complaints with my local Starbucks people. Even if they are raging liberals !

Yeah, that whole thing was a rather widely spread myth that's been repeatedly debunked.

I've had better coffee but I'm not driving an hour to get a good cup of coffee...not when I could walk to Starbucks.

I'm still trying to get my tongue to register feel-good ingredients, but it isn't working. There was also a study that says that food tastes better the more you pay for it. You know, because human psychology is stupid.

The more I drink the better things taste ! Last time I got drunk Chicken McNuggets were amazing.

I'd just give up red meat you'd be better for it !

I do enjoy a good steak though...

The human psyche tends to look at how well a meal or food item is presented in regards to tastes. This is supposed to trump how well something smells or costs, or even how prestigious it's origins sound.

When you're at a restaurant, you tend to "eat with your eyes" more so than your other senses. If it looks good, it has to taste good, right? Doesn't matter if it smells like 4 day old festering barfsoup in a toilet.

I eat cause I need to sober up ! Well I used to drink a good bit a few years ago. I've cut back a lot

Let's jut say drinking responsibly isn't very fun...

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Maybe it works that way for people in general, I don't know. The last time I ate at a fancy restaurant with artsy plating the food didn't even taste as good as something off a dollar menu. It was a popular place, though, so clearly some people thought it was good.