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Re: First trip to McDonald's in quite a while. - RecipeForDisaster - 02-25-2022
Ombligo wrote:
I prefer to just fast than eat fast food.
That’s one reason we eat out so little - we fast 18-20 hours a day. No need to pack anything or stop for anything! We split one order of nuggets, partly because $20 for dinner at KFC seemed crazy, and partly because we don’t need a dinner of nothing but deep fried stuff.
Re: First trip to McDonald's in quite a while. - ztirffritz - 02-25-2022
I think it’s been about 10 years since I’ve been in a McDonald’s. Maybe 4 since I last ate the ”food”. .
Re: First trip to McDonald's in quite a while. - decay - 02-25-2022
Last McD's stop was a quick snack while out on the road.
Opted for the triple burger for $3 and a large unsweetened ice tea for $1.50. Under $5 and it held me over until I got home for a real home-cooked supper.
Re: First trip to McDonald's in quite a while. - RgrF - 02-25-2022
No Mickey Ds here, wife has a penchant for Burger King but she no longer has access to the car key, so we eat a lot of salad and I'm still 30 lbs over (after shedding 35 or so)
Re: First trip to McDonald's in quite a while. - raz - 02-25-2022
we were desperate last summer and hit a Mickey D for the first time in a decade or mre. We are now in the 'rather-fast' group. Never again.
Re: First trip to McDonald's in quite a while. - Zoidberg - 02-25-2022
RgrF wrote:
No Mickey Ds here, wife has a penchant for Burger King but she no longer has access to the car key, so we eat a lot of salad and I'm still 30 lbs over (after shedding 35 or so)
Major congrats on the shedding. Don't overlook that.
When on road trips, we usually hit McD's (I don't like to spelunk new places while on the road -- once we're at the destination; yes, definitely. But on the road, I like to keep it familiar.) Their regular hamburger is a comfort food, I guess, but it's also a good & simple quick bite. I don't eat much while driving.
BK, I like, but wife doesn't at all. And my old friend's son labeled BK best when, when driving past it once, said "Burger King always smells better than it tastes".
Popeye's I loved when I lived in New Orleans. The Popeye's you get these days around the country is *nothing* like the original, which was a fantastic place to eat. I remember back in college; my roommate would treat on a Sunday for a box if I drove to get it. By the second piece your head was almost soaked from sweating b'c of the spices. And those original onion rings -- what we called seafood restaurant onion rings -- actual cut-up onions, battered and fried; not that food-service bullshit they sell these days (think BK's rings).
And the strips weren't pre-made strips; had a few friends that worked at Popeye's, when you ordered strips (and I can't remember what they were called then), they'd cut up the chicken to batter it and fry it. You might wait a while but they were so much better (and fresher).
I am now very hungry, but I think only a time machine will satisfy the craving.
Re: First trip to McDonald's in quite a while. - Speedy - 02-25-2022
That’s one reason we eat out so little - we fast 18-20 hours a day.
Same for me. It’s the other four to six hours of eating that are slowly killing me.
Re: First trip to McDonald's in quite a while. - RecipeForDisaster - 02-25-2022
Speedy wrote:
That’s one reason we eat out so little - we fast 18-20 hours a day.
Same for me. It’s the other four to six hours of eating that are slowly killing me.
You can do a lot of damage in those hours. I use mouthwash between my meals so I don’t snack as much,
Re: First trip to McDonald's in quite a while. - Zoidberg - 02-25-2022
RecipeForDisaster wrote:
[quote=Speedy]
That’s one reason we eat out so little - we fast 18-20 hours a day.
Same for me. It’s the other four to six hours of eating that are slowly killing me.
You can do a lot of damage in those hours. I use mouthwash between my meals so I don’t snack as much,
That's a good plan; I used to brush my teeth whenever I felt like snacking, and that would kill the urge.
Re: First trip to McDonald's in quite a while. - NewtonMP2100 - 02-25-2022
....the $1 for drink [ no matter what size ] comes in handy during the warmer months [ usually get a diet drink ].....
....certain McDonalds used to be magnets for seniors.....they would come in and stay all day, ordering a few items now and then.....and then just sit there all day....I think they banned 'loitering' so may no longer exist....