Tag: fast food nation
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captain obvious on: why lovin’ the mcrib isn’t a heartsmart idea
@McRibSandwich? they should call it the ‘McGymMat’ from healthland: Blink and it’s gone. The ephemeral McRib sandwich appears at McDonald’s infrequently and only for a limited time. If you haven’t indulged in one yet, here’s what you’re missing: azodicarbonamide, ammonium sulfate and polysorbate 80 — those are just three of the 70 ingredients (34 in…
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americans talk salad, but order burger & fries
from ap: In a country where more than two-thirds of the population is overweight or obese, food choices are often made on impulse, not intellect. So, while 47 percent of Americans say they’d like restaurants to offer healthier items like salads and baked potatoes, only 23 percent tend to order those foods, according to a…
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dangerous germs in fast food kids’ play areas?
from cbsnews: Erin Carr-Jordan is a mom on a mission. The child psychologist and mother of four, from Chandler, Ariz., has been checking out the play areas in dozens of fast food restaurants in eleven states. She said on “The Early Show” Monday that she found germs in those areas that could make your kids…
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Woman Dies After Exposure to Odor at Georgia McDonald’s
One woman died and at least eight other people were hospitalized after being exposed to an odor at a McDonald’s restaurant in eastern Georgia, a police chief said Thursday.
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Should Restaurants Be Allowed to Accept Food Stamps?
With food-stamp benefits more than doubling in recent years, the restaurant industry has decided it wants in on the action. Federal law currently prohibits restaurants from accepting food stamps, although exceptions are allowed for the disabled, elderly and homeless.
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russia becomes a magnet for american fast-food chains
Earlier in his career, Christopher Wynne put his Russian expertise to work researching arms proliferation for the American government. Now he’s engaged in geopolitics of another sort: deploying American fast food for the emerging Russian middle class. update: latex glove found in australian late-night stir fry*
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7/28 Binge & Purge: Land Grab, Evil Ingredients & Food Documentaries
Japan asks: Where’s the nuclear beef? // Japan’s food-chain threat multiplies as radiation spreads // Feds to grab land for Homeland Security forces // Who put McDonald’s in charge of kids’ health? // Wall Street food analyst connects GMO’s with food allergies // Shock documentary on WWF & industry – ‘The Silence of the Panda’…
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bad food? tax it, and subsidize vegetables
from nytimes: What will it take to get Americans to change our eating habits? The need is indisputable, since heart disease, diabetes and cancer are all in large part caused by the Standard American Diet. (Yes, it’s SAD.) Though experts increasingly recommend a diet high in plants and low in animal products and processed foods,…
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7/14 Binge & Purge: Gardens, Floodgates & Playgrounds
Record 1 in 6 now on food stamps as depression escalates // 12 signs that the world is running out of food // Police state in action: woman faces 93 days in jail for planting vegetables in her front yard // Bureaucrats in Michigan threaten woman with jail time for vegetable garden // Nestle to…
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sonic, burger king now serving hamburgers, fries & beer
from christian post: “I’ll take the number one, with fries and a…beer?” That’s right, a new item that fast food chains are experimenting with, in a limited number of locations, is the selling of alcohol in some restaurants. Two Sonic restaurants in South Florida, one in Miami and the other in Fort Lauderdale, will begin…
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mcdonalds hires 62k, turns away over 938k applicants
…for minimum wage, part-time jobs… from bloomberg: McDonald’s Corp. (MCD), the world’s biggest restaurant chain, said it hired 24 percent more people than planned during an employment event this month. McDonald’s and its franchisees hired 62,000 people in the U.S. after receiving more than one million applications, the Oak Brook, Illinois-based company said today in…
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Christian Group: Buy ‘Jesus Chicken’ From Chick-Fil-A
The American Family Association, a conservative Christian group, is urging people to show appreciation for the fast food chain Chick-fil-A by purchasing their products during the week of April 25-30.
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McDonald’s Launches Plan to (Soylent) Green Its Menu
McDonald’s is going to be less bad for the future of life on Earth, it promises. With the help of the World Wildlife Fund, the 32,000-store chain has pledged…
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Bad Food Makes Kids Dumber, Study Says
A new study says 3-year-olds who mostly eat processed foods have lower IQs five years later. (So Pop-Tarts and Sunny-D are why we’re “falling behind” China in math and science?) The study, cited in The Guardian, examined the diets of 14,000 wee Britlets, based on what their parents reported feeding them.
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2/3 Binge & Purge: Federal Farm & Volatility Valley
Global food prices hit new record high // World entering era of food price volatility // US foolishly looks to Monsanto to feed the world // Taco Bell sells fake meat. So what? Everybody’s doing it.