So remember when Ex-Mythbuster Grant Imahara saw how the McRib was made? Well this time its the Chic - General

The only thing I hate about the McNuggets is they're PACKED full of sodium. Other than that, I love 'em.

[QUOTE=haloguy234;46688324]Welcome to the prices of food in literally any economy other than America. The reason we're all fat is because healthy food is considerably more expensive than cheaper, shittier alternatives. A bag of lettuce is about three times as much as the cost of a more filling hamburger from a fast food restaurant. [editline]10th December 2014[/editline] In America, it's pretty much this: 1. Live on your own 2. Live a healthy lifestyle Pick only one.[/QUOTE] I can't speak for how reliable it is but [url=http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=United+States&country2=United+Kingdom]this[/url] says that you are wrong about having a higher cost of living.

[QUOTE=Biscuit-Boy;46687783]Jeez, now we just need Tyson to show that they're raising their chickens humanely and I don't have to feel bad about eating fast food. Although the paranoid tinfoil hat part of me fears that they staged the shit out of these and all of the other processing facilities are straight out of our worst industrialized nightmares.[/QUOTE] I got a little curious at first, but think about it...how could they possibly stage the entire process of development? Either way, good or bad, I'll still eat the fuck out of some McDonald's. In the end it's more about how much you're able to control yourself, not blaming the food.

The thing I hate about McNuggets is that sometimes it tastes like fish

[QUOTE=Sableye;46686939]ya but think of how cheap a 20 piece mcnugget would be if meat was grown in a tank rather than a farm not that we shouldn't still have farms, but meat's gotta be made somehow, and industrial livestock is already a disgusting, horrible area where animals are bread by the thousands to make meat, it all takes food and land to make that[/QUOTE] Artificial meat is still kind of a new thing, so it's still kinda expensive and experimental and kind of unappetizing. I'm sure they'll get better at it, but right now it's definitely a step down in quality. [QUOTE=No Party Hats;46687235]There's never any sort of "its not bad" message pushed in these at all and I honestly don't think you've watched any of the videos if you think that they go for that message. These videos purely exist to disprove those ridiculous urban legends about their food with the pink slime and all that bullshit.[/QUOTE] Not to mention that those urban legends only really target McDonald's because it's the epitome of [I]big scary mass-produced chain food[/I] that people can still scare each other over. [editline]10th December 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=GoDong-DK;46687406]Yes there definitely is. Every step of the way they're reminding you "this is the same meat you saw just before". This is also suggesting this is how they always did things, which isn't necessarily true. I don't eat at McDonalds unless I'm drunk, so it's not like I care much, but you have to realise that you're watching a commercial.[/QUOTE] I don't think they're allowed to blatantly lie about their process to the public, they're not the illuminati or anything.

[QUOTE=squids_eye;46688465]I can't speak for how reliable it is but [url=http://www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/compare_countries_result.jsp?country1=United+States&country2=United+Kingdom]this[/url] says that you are wrong about having a higher cost of living.[/QUOTE] He's not talking about Cost of Living. He's talking about the relation between a fast food chain meal and buying food from say a market, which in your source seems to be more expensive in the US anyway.

[QUOTE=MuTAnT;46688597]He's not talking about Cost of Living. He's talking about the relation between a fast food chain meal and buying food from say a market, which in your source seems to be more expensive in the US anyway.[/QUOTE] That is the first thing he said, I'm arguing against his second point that food is significantly more expensive in the US than elsewhere. According to that site at least, although some groceries are cheaper here, on average it is about 5% more expensive which pretty much makes them equal depending on where you shop.

[QUOTE=squids_eye;46688297]I bought a just under a weeks worth of dinners for two the other day and it cost me £27. You need to change wherever you are shopping.[/QUOTE] "a weeks worth of dinners" yeah see im talking about actually making like a meal involving real cooking, not shit that you can get at the store that's just as bad as anything Mickey Dee's sells.

Afaik, just like general ingredients are more expensive in america compared to central europe. [editline]11th December 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=No Party Hats;46688742]"a weeks worth of dinners" yeah see im talking about actually making like a meal involving real cooking, not shit that you can get at the store that's just as bad as anything Mickey Dee's sells.[/QUOTE] If you give me a recipe, of what you consider a "real" dinner, ill make it tomorrow and tell you how much i spend.

[QUOTE=No Party Hats;46688742]"a weeks worth of dinners" yeah see im talking about actually making like a meal involving real cooking, not shit that you can get at the store that's just as bad as anything Mickey Dee's sells.[/QUOTE] To me it costs around 20 pounds to get ingredients to cook for a whole month, mainly things like pasta and sausages, but nevertheless it's pretty fucking cheap if you don't go full retard.

[QUOTE=haloguy234;46688324]Welcome to the prices of food in literally any economy other than America. The reason we're all fat is because healthy food is considerably more expensive than cheaper, shittier alternatives. A bag of lettuce is about three times as much as the cost of a more filling hamburger from a fast food restaurant. [editline]10th December 2014[/editline] In America, it's pretty much this: 1. Live on your own 2. Live a healthy lifestyle Pick only one.[/QUOTE] Are you only buying prime cut steaks? I seriously don't understand. I bought frozen chicken breast a while ago, something like $20 for big pack, and it's lasted me all week with some sauces and spices I got for real cheap months ago. Cooking is not expensive - I pan-fried a steak last week and it cost me way, way less than it would cost me to get a steak at a restaurant. Seriously, you don't need to spend that much on food. Stop shopping at Whole Foods and go for the cheap shitty places like Cub or Aldi and buy off-brand stuff - you'll be able to cook plenty for much cheaper than it would cost to go out to eat every day, and be much healthier.

[QUOTE=No Party Hats;46687845]you obviously haven't tried to feed a party of 4+ preparing a big dish is incredibly expensive, not to mention the time it takes is substantial. Sometimes nugs are just the better route to take[/QUOTE] Dude for around $25 i can make a bigass pot of chili or soup that will feed a family of four for several days. Some things are more expensive yes, but you're getting far more than you'd get from paying $30 for some grease burgers and overcooked fries.

[QUOTE=Ehmmett;46687204]Why would I trust a video from McDonalds saying McDonalds isn't bad?[/QUOTE] Why would they even need to bother when they probably know that the general public will eat anything regardless of what is in it?

[QUOTE=Luxuria;46689389]Why would they even need to bother when they probably know that the general public will eat anything regardless of what is in it?[/QUOTE] Because marketing works. For example, look at how many people were "reminded of McNuggets" just in this thread.

wow, grant's really goin places

There's a McDonalds just outside work and I have now decided that will be my lunch spot for today. [editline]11th December 2014[/editline] [QUOTE=hrak;46687143]Of course people can say 'well I'm just too busy to cook for myself', but they really have no idea how fast you can make a meal if you're not going out and buying new ingredients for every single one. You can make a good meal faster than you can pass through a fast food place's drive through, and that's not exaggeration.[/QUOTE] I dunno what kind of super-kitchen you have, but cooking a proper meal can take upwards an hour - not counting the time it takes for ingredients to unfreeze - at least if you want it done proper. If you're just gonna go about it half-arsed and whip together some not-fully-cooked bacon and eggs with toast then you might as well be eating fast food anyway.

[QUOTE=haloguy234;46687597]No you can't. I can buy a meal for four at a fast food restaurant for around $30. If I wanted to create a home cooked meal for four that was just as filling, I'd need to drop around $80-$100 on what I need. The same applies to feeding just yourself. I can buy a sandwich for $3.50 and feed only myself, or buy three packs of different sliced meat fresh from a deli for $10 a bag and have a bitchin sandwich. [editline]10th December 2014[/editline] Stop talking about things you don't know about. When mommy and daddy stop buying your food you'll find out.[/QUOTE] Pre sliced meats and cheeses is a huge waste of money unless you're rolling in it. I can make something dank in a crockpot for like 10 people or more for under 30 dollars. And not even crockpot recipes, there's so much dank economy food you can make that's not completely shit for you. Just go to grocery outlet or something goddamn.

[QUOTE=No Party Hats;46686903]I literally pound down 20 pieces like no one's business. Fucking 5 dollars for a delicious ensemble of chicken nuggets with as much sweet and sour as i can carry? Count me in literally the best stoner snack[/QUOTE] 5 dollars? what the fuck it's like £8.99 here ($14)

[QUOTE=haloguy234;46687597]I'd need to drop around $80-$100 on what I need.[/QUOTE] You need $100 for a single meal? How much are you fucking eating in a single sitting?

[QUOTE=Coyoteze;46689632]I dunno what kind of super-kitchen you have, but cooking a proper meal can take upwards an hour - not counting the time it takes for ingredients to unfreeze - at least if you want it done proper. If you're just gonna go about it half-arsed and whip together some not-fully-cooked bacon and eggs with toast then you might as well be eating fast food anyway.[/QUOTE] It takes 15-20 minutes to cook a cheap, basic meal if you have foresight enough to set whatever you need to thaw out or in the fridge when you go to work. It's not a full day process, and it's incredibly cheap.

[QUOTE=Cabbage;46689877]5 dollars? what the fuck it's like £8.99 here ($14)[/QUOTE] It's like £4 -£5 in Scotland dude.

Aren't unhealthy things come from the oil they fry stuff with, not the ingredients

oh my god, they use preservatives this video has triggered my gluten levels

Cooking is real fucking easy, i dunno how you cunts can fuck it up. Off the top of my head, buy a ten pack of sausages from aldi $5, get some carrots, mushrooms, maybe a red onion, little bit of cheese, cucumber, tomato and some spinach for about $15 from a market or even from Aldi. Throw the sausages in the pan and let them fry why you dice the ingredients. Sausages and salad, $20 to feed a family of four with that. It would take all of 15 minutes to prepare. That's without attempting to skrimp and save. You can go mad cheap if you get into your local markets. You can get some insane bargains there.

[QUOTE=Vasili;46689950]You need $100 for a single meal? How much are you fucking eating in a single sitting?[/QUOTE] No, $80-$100 for cooking for 4+. And this is all from shopping at my local Walmart or Shop n' Save. No, I don't buy prime cut slices of meat or 12 oz. ribeyes. I'm not a retard. And no, I don't buy whole food vegan shit either.

[QUOTE=haloguy234;46690687]No, $80-$100 for cooking for 4+. And this is all from shopping at my local Walmart or Shop n' Save. No, I don't buy prime cut slices of meat or 12 oz. ribeyes. I'm not a retard. And no, I don't buy whole food vegan shit either.[/QUOTE] That's still a lot, I live in a family of three and we spend $100-120 (pre-2014 exchange rate fyi) each week [editline]11th December 2014[/editline] and it's not like we buy cheap crap, its stuff like pork loin, salmon, a lot of veggies, etc

[QUOTE=damnatus;46690718]That's still a lot, I live in a family of three and we spend $100-120 (pre-2014 exchange rate fyi) each week [editline]11th December 2014[/editline] and it's not like we buy cheap crap, its stuff like pork loin, salmon, a lot of veggies, etc[/QUOTE] If your fralgdog is correct, stuff in Russia is dirt cheap compared to other places.

[QUOTE=haloguy234;46690687]No, $80-$100 for cooking for 4+. And this is all from shopping at my local Walmart or Shop n' Save. No, I don't buy prime cut slices of meat or 12 oz. ribeyes. I'm not a retard. And no, I don't buy whole food vegan shit either.[/QUOTE] allright. are the people you're cooking for fat.

[QUOTE=haloguy234;46690687]No, $80-$100 for cooking for 4+. And this is all from shopping at my local Walmart or Shop n' Save. No, I don't buy prime cut slices of meat or 12 oz. ribeyes. I'm not a retard. And no, I don't buy whole food vegan shit either.[/QUOTE] How are you spending that much on only 4 people? I can cook for the exact same amount for less than half that, easy. And that's multiple dinners. What exactly are you buying?

[QUOTE=haloguy234;46690687]No, $80-$100 for cooking for 4+. And this is all from shopping at my local Walmart or Shop n' Save. No, I don't buy prime cut slices of meat or 12 oz. ribeyes. I'm not a retard. And no, I don't buy whole food vegan shit either.[/QUOTE] So what kind of meals are you cooking then? lobster?