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[ZealousD]

I think Taco Bell actually has them beat here. A Beefy Frito's Burrito is 430 calories for a dollar.

 

[infinitys_7th]

Isn't the sodium pretty bad though, or no?

If you are drinking a lot of water, nope. I heavily salt everything I eat with a Na/K salt blend I made and my sodium is great. I actually have to because I can get dehydrated (more hyponat/kal) easily.

On topic, the only thing more perfect than two McDoubles for my keto macros is a Baconator, but those are way more expensive.

Two McDoubles for $2 are a go-to quick lunch I am busy - always plain and I toss the buns. I've been buying 4-6 on Monday and leave them in the fridge at work to reheat if I need a snack or can't go to lunch.

 

[zma1013]

I think the real bad for you stuff at mcdonalds is essentially the fries and soda. The burgers are okay to eat.

 

[freethoughtbubble]

The food won't spoil that's for sure.

Yeah, it's comforting knowing that the crew that will eventually recover your body will not go unfed. Those guys and gals work hard.

I think the real bad for you stuff at mcdonalds is essentially the fries and soda. The burgers are okay to eat.

It's amazing how much you can lower your caloric intake by dropping the bubbly syrup. Did it in college and never looked back.

Spoiler

I just can't quit fries, though. That's not living.

 

[kirblar]

I think the real bad for you stuff at mcdonalds is essentially the fries and soda. The burgers are okay to eat.

I think this is the case just about everywhere.

 

[entremet]

Not banned but greatly reduced

Thanks for the clarification.

Didn't know about coconut oil.

Their fries will never return to their beef tallow fried glory

I think the real bad for you stuff at mcdonalds is essentially the fries and soda. The burgers are okay to eat.

This is my cheat meal strategy at burger places. I usually skip the fries and soda.

Milkshakes are a killer too.

 

[TemplaerDude]

Y'all can get the McChicken and a McDouble and create a McGangbang.

I had one of those a few weeks back

Ahhh Mcgangbang, I miss you. That was my jam for a lot of high school. Haven't had Mcdicks in almost a year now, though

 

[perfectchaos007]

Taco Bell actually has them beat here. A Beefy Frito's Burrito is 430 calories for a dollar.

Good point. When the Beefy 5 layer burrito was still $1 that was a good deal too.

 

[Ryaaan14]

I mean, only one slice of cheese tho.........

 

[jmdajr]

I think the real bad for you stuff at mcdonalds is essentially the fries and soda. The burgers are okay to eat.

A saw a presentation on obesity that only like 5 items in the whole Mc Donald menu didn't have added sugar.

Yes, the fries was one of them!

 

[Fuchsdh]

I would say as an individual, fast food could potentially be cheaper. But when you have a family it's not.

As long as you are not going to whole foods you can make it work. Since I started to bring cooked meals to my office the amount of money I have left at the end of the month is pretty damn surprising. Fast food, and simply going out to eat..will break you.

I agree, which is why I pointed out that poor people being time-starved factors into it. If you've got double shifts or another job you need to get to you while dropping off kids, it's much easier to hit up McD's, or just throw in some microwaveable readymade meal full of fat and salt, than it is to cook a home meal that's probably healthier and cheaper.

I bring my own food into work as well, and combined with the fact I don't go for coffee I'm probably saving a good $50 weekly over my coworkers in food costs. Difference is the poor can't absorb that hit the same way I could if I wanted to.

 

[UnemployedVillain]

Sodium content?

Trans fat content?

Enjoy kidney stones and heart disease.

Lol. You'd have to eat a ton of sodium and not approach your daily recommended water intake to get kidney stones

 

[CitizenCope]

Too bad the Mc pick2 is gone already, at least here it is..

Yeah I was all over that in January. My new Yoga routine has done nothing but give me an excuse to eat like shit from time to time.
Tasty!
Thanks OP!

 

[The Beard]

your salivation will moisten it up.

All the sweat from squats was dripping into my mouth so that moistened it up.

McGangbang: Body fluids (not included) are recommended to moisten.

 

[zma1013]

I think this is the case just about everywhere.

Yeah pretty much. I listen to some fitness guy on the radio and he says if you gotta eat fast food, get the burger but no fries or soda.

 

[mclem]

What 'esoteric lefty foodie codes' are at farmers markets

Whatever it is, it's probably found in a basket

 

[BFIB]

Agreed. Their burgers aren't as bad as people think.

 

[Falchion]

Never had one but that protein isn't bad so I'll try to remember to grab one.

 

[TheOohChild]

I had a friend in high school who ate mcdoubles pretty much everyday while drinking natty ice, and he got really fat.

 

[daviyoung]

Yeah pretty much. I listen to some fitness guy on the radio and he says if you gotta eat fast food, get the burger but no fries or soda.

key here is "if you gotta" which in 99% of cases is "no"

 

[Mighty Chin]

Love the McDouble.

 

[David Incorporated Esq.]

Does lower blood pressure (90 over 50 [whatever that means]) mean I should watch my salt intake more, or is that only for folks with high blood pressure? I eat salt like a snail.

90 over 50? That's actually rather low.

It's systolic over diastolic, by the way. Systolic is pressure when the heart beats, diastolic is the pressure between beats.

 

[jmdajr]

I agree, which is why I pointed out that poor people being time-starved factors into it. If you've got double shifts or another job you need to get to you while dropping off kids, it's much easier to hit up McD's, or just throw in some microwaveable readymade meal full of fat and salt, than it is to cook a home meal that's probably healthier and cheaper.

I bring my own food into work as well, and combined with the fact I don't go for coffee I'm probably saving a good $50 weekly over my coworkers in food costs. Difference is the poor can't absorb that hit the same way I could if I wanted to.

Yup. Poor people are without a doubt the biggest victims of fast food. Poor neighborhoods rarely get quality super markers.

It's all fast food and convenience stores. Sucks.

 

[Calderc]

What is a McDouble? Don't think the UK has them.

 

[jmdajr]

90 over 50? That's actually rather low.

It's systolic over diastolic, by the way. Systolic is pressure when the heart beats, diastolic is the pressure between beats.

90/50 holy shit. I'd probbaly faint.

But if you have no ill effects from it, go you.

 

[daviyoung]

What is a McDouble? Don't think the UK has them.

it's a double cheeseburger

 

[entremet]

What is a McDouble? Don't think the UK has them.

Double cheeseburger sans one slice of cheese instead to two lol.

It was created to satisfy franchisees who thought it would bankrupt them.

 

[zma1013]

key here is "if you gotta" which in 99% of cases is "no"

But... but... I gotta

 

[Purkake4]

God bless.

 

[DonMigs85]

you could survive on at least 3 or 4 of these a day plus a multivitamin and mineral pill.

 

[Calderc]

it's a double cheeseburger

Ahh. Yeah they're...passable.

 

[DJ_Lae]

90/50 holy shit. I'd probbaly faint.

But if you have no ill effects from it, go you.

I would too. I have POTS and when my BP dips that low it's generally because I'm about to faint. I know everyone is different, though.

80/60 is about as low as mine has been while I was conscious. Not fun.

On the bright side I'm supposed to eat lots of salt as a result. Downside? Everything starts tasting bland.

 

[ajpw]

is a mcdouble the same as a double cheeseburger

 

[DJ_Lae]

is a mcdouble the same as a double cheeseburger

Minus one piece of cheese I think.

 

[LyleLanley]

What exactly makes it the cheapest? Couldn't I go out and kill some animal with my bare hands?

 

[shadowsdarknes]

it's a double cheeseburger

Without that second slice of cheese. Which is fine with me.

 

[Futureman]

I'm pretty sure most people in first world countries aren't looking for "calorie per dollar" anymore because they aren't literally starving to death.

whoa now, 1.5 MILLION households in the US live in extreme poverty (less than $2/day).

1.5 Million isn't a ton when the US population is around 320 million, but there are plenty who live in "normal" poverty that very much are looking at calorie per dollar.

 

[Sky Saw]

Ahhh Mcgangbang, I miss you. That was my jam for a lot of high school. Haven't had Mcdicks in almost a year now, though

Your body thanks you.

 

[ReAxion]

Yeah, Dubner is kind of recycling that point.

By Daniel Johnson7:44AM BST 30 Jul 2013

OP is recycling news.

 

[Stinkles]

your salivation will moisten it up.

So you're saying your salvation is salivation?

 

[SeanR1221]

What exactly makes it the cheapest? Couldn't I go out and kill some animal with my bare hands?

That's pretty paleo bro

 

[jman2050]

What exactly makes it the cheapest? Couldn't I go out and kill some animal with my bare hands?

That's probably far more expensive in cost of labor.

 

[TheChewyWaffles]

I love them - actually I love McDonald's in general but I burn through so many calories so fast. These days I just stick with a sandwich or two and skip the fries and soda.

 

[akira28]

they should only cost a dollar though.

...but its true. skip the fries and drink, only slam a couple of mc'ds...and you will be fueled for a while. slabs of meat tend to do that.

 

[freethoughtbubble]

What exactly makes it the cheapest? Couldn't I go out and kill some animal with my bare hands?

Think of how many mcdoubles you could have bought and eaten while choking out that squirrel. Opportunity cost, my friend.

 

[Ivan A Nguyen]

Two McDoubles? Combine the meat and save some cabrs.

 

[Jenenser]

i believe it, i lived long enough from this stuff.
held my figure without issues (but i also don't overfed on my portions, 2 of them, with half a pack mayonaise each [yes, i am that guy] was filling and tasted quite good.)

but cooking yourself is still the cheapest if you know how.

 

[Jinaar]

I have one a day with a Salad at lunch before my workout.

I love it. I'm lovin' it.

 

[zer0das]

Rice and any staple food beats it pretty handily. I guess if you're worried about taste, for its cost it is pretty good at breaking the tedium of eating a bunch of staples all the time.

 

[Booker Dewitt]

Huh. When I had like thirty dollars to my name to last a week and I was mostly eating cans of green beans and corn someone left at my job, used the 2 for $2 to get eight of these fuckers. Guess it wasn't that bad of a choice.