McDonald's Posts Calorie Counts on Drive-Through Menu: Will It Affect What You Order?
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2012/09/12 20:00:00
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McDonald's will now be posting calorie counts of menu items on drive-through windows. The chain has offered nutritional information for anyone who requests it, but this new addition will now be available to all diners.
But in terms of it affecting menu choices? McDonald's President Jan Fields says that in the cities where calorie counts are already in place, the numbers have not affected consumers' choices: "When it's all said and done, the menu mix doesn't change," she said. "But I do think people feel better knowing this information."
FITSUGAR.COM reports:
But in terms of it affecting menu choices? McDonald's President Jan Fields says that in the cities where calorie counts are already in place, the numbers have not affected consumers' choices: "When it's all said and done, the menu mix doesn't change," she said. "But I do think people feel better knowing this information."
FITSUGAR.COM reports:
McDonald's has a new addition to its drive-through window: calorie counts. Certain locations like New York City, Philadelphia, and the state of California have already required that calorie counts be posted, but McDonald's has decided to take the initiative nationwide.
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Top Opinion
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Yes
+6I saw one burger that was 800 calories.... you are techincally only supposed to have 1200 - 1500 (cant remeber exactly is all depends on the person such as their gender, age and activity level) calories a day... that one burger would be almost all your days worth of calories, plus if you get a drink or fries with it..... thats like eating your healthy amount of calories for the whole day in one sitting. Nevermind too all the sodium, grease, grams of fat, ect that are in that must be unbelievably high too. Plus empty fat caloried filled food like that crap will leave you feeling hungry sooner after you eat the meal then if you ate a banana and a bunch of carrots which would fill you up quicker and keep you fuller longer and also make you feel better about yourself physically and emotionally, after eating fast food I feel bad in every way. I am very overweight and trying to lose weight via a better food lifestyle and going to the gym everyday and have been very succesful already with the info I have been provided. I still eat plenty of healthy meats for protein and choose an apple over say doritos.
I can say though that it hasn't changed my mind on what I order. At the same time I like knowing how much fat I'm eating and the other alternatives I could choose from if I didn't want to pack in all the calories.
For Reasons
That being said I need more calories than most people anyway. I've tried taking in the standard amount of calories for a woman before, all I got were headaches, they lasted for days - my response was to eat a bunch of high calorie junk that happened to be at my disposal at that moment and my headache went away. So I made the decision then that I really wasn't going to be uptight about calorie intakes. Sure I'm a bit overweight but I'm fine with that for the most part (I could stand to lose a few lbs but I'm not that bothered by it) because my headaches are more likely to be kept at bay with the more calories I intake.
But it's not like I count them or anything, I generally just use common sense to know what kinds of things are high in calories. So what they're doing doesn't really matter to me, it's up to them to do that, that doesn't mean I have to pay attention to it though.
Most fast food sucks quality/taste wise, McDonalds is worse than the average.