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[–] HisThiccness@lemmy.zip 24 points 1 month ago (6 children)

Honestly who is still eating McDonald's knowing it's fake meat?

[–] BassTurd@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (6 children)

I don't eat McDonald's because of its shitty business practices, but why does it matter if it's real meat as long as the person eating it enjoys it? Also, they are actually 100% real beef, just basically a blend of different cuts merged into one.

[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 weeks ago (7 children)

IIRC, it's Grade D meat, which is below prison meat (and pet food, too?)

It's been a while since I rabbitholed that one, and noped out after the adjacent revelations, NGL.

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[–] thenoirwolfess@fedinsfw.app 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (13 children)

It's not fake, at least not in countries with food safety standards -- or standards in general -- but I can't confirm whether it's always 100% beef in the patties that they claim is.

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[–] k0k0_belgium@lemmychan.org 3 points 1 month ago

Why do you say it's fake meat?

[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Honestly who is still eating McDonald's?

This is what needs answered. 😅

[–] HisThiccness@lemmy.zip 2 points 3 weeks ago

Finally someone comes along and gives me validation instead of defending McDonald's meat. I hope your pillow is cold ❤️

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[–] lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org 24 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Mother....fucker... Is this from WHAT'S HAPPENING????????

[–] lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, it is, funny show :D

[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That is a deep cut....a deep deep cut and shows you (our?) age. Hey Rog.... Thank you for that.

[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 weeks ago

spideypointing.gif

[–] dan69@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago
[–] bitteroldcoot@piefed.social 20 points 1 month ago

Where's the beef?

Original "Where's The Beef!?" Wendy's Commercial, January 10, 1984
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6_eWWfNB54

[–] dan69@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Just u wait, them pickles will be shredded to shreds.

[–] Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

don't eat it... return it for a refund citing theft and never return to 'fast' food ..

[–] gianni@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is probably a good thing, health-wise.

[–] Holytimes@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Honestly probably not. Your getting less useful protein. While likely still getting the same amount of bread and sauce.

So it's even less healthy. If the buns wernt just low grade white bread it wouldn't be the worse, or if the sauce wasn't just ketchup.

But your basically giving up protein for no return or replacement.

[–] minorkeys@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

And they will keep degrading the food supply until we're eating something that barely counts as food.

[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 weeks ago

Uh, we're way past that already.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yet somehow the customers still keep getting thicker.

[–] Dnb@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Well yeah. The patty itself is one of the healthy parts of the burger. When you have to eat 3 of them not to be hungry that's a ton of bread/carbs and sauces consumed vs protein

[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Nevermind the default size of the sugar-slurrup "drink" and the popular "meal" w/ double-fried grease sticks.

Or, that the habit engineered by this food™ co. and similar is akin to addiction, and is the result of decades of research to do exactly that.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

They don't even have the decency to call it a smash burger when they stretch the patty into transparency

[–] m3t00@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

🎶 '2 all beef patties special sauce lettuce cheese pickles onion on a sesame seed bun.'. 🎶

[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

2 mm, you mean

[–] fireweed@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

This uncited, unverified photo qualifies as "news & politics"?

[EDIT] Because confusion is ensuing:

This community's "name" is simply "usa@midwest.social," however its "display name" is "United States | News & Politics@midwest.social." See below thread for further explanation. I'm objecting to this content's being in this community based on the display name, which is intended to be the community's title and default descriptor (vs the name, which is just a url).

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[–] wyldrstallyns@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 weeks ago

Ohnh, baht eet eez wayfaer theen, ser

[–] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Stop going there. Honestly it's just an awful place to get food

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Stop going to McDonald's ❤️

your body will thank you

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