McDonald's Makes Even Oatmeal Bad for You

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McDonald's Makes Even Oatmeal Bad for You


Mark Bittman: It's jam-packed with sugar and 'weird ingredients'

(Newser) – This is remarkable even by McDonald's standards, writes foodie Mark Bittman in the New York Times: The chain has taken oatmeal—one of the world's most simple, inexpensive, and nutritious foods—and turned it into a pricey concoction with more sugar than a Snicker's bar and about the same number of calories as a cheeseburger. McDonald's calls it a "bowl of wholesomeness," but it's really just "expensive junk food."


So why bother putting oatmeal on the menu to begin with? Easy, writes Bittman. "McDonald’s wants to get people in the store. Once a day, once a week, once a month, the more the better, of course, but routinely. And if you buy oatmeal, they’re OK with that. But they know that, once inside, you’ll probably opt for a sausage biscuit anyway . And you won’t be much worse off."


http://www.newser.com/story/112707/mcdonalds-makes-even-oatmeal-bad-for-you.html


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[Tuffdisc]

I do like McDonald's brekkie meals, but that is going too far imo

 

[AUDRAA]

well I cant say thats to much of a shock, but it is pretty sad

 

[dkwrtw]

McDonald's sounds good right now, I'm effing starving lol

 

[Tuffdisc]

McDonald's sounds good right now, I'm effing starving lol

Don't go for the oatmeal, if they have the muffins or the big breakfast, I heartily recommend them

 

[dkwrtw]

little late for breakfast right now, I could go for some sort of meat-like patty though.

 

[Peter Parka]

McDonalds could make water bad for you. I dont know of anyone else with the skill to turn anything into shit. It's like alchemy in reverse! lol

 

[Dana]

not surprised but I hate to tell you you're moaning is really premature... Have you looked at the nutrition facts on the back of a Quaker Oats flavored Oatmeal? I think this dude just likes to moan. McDonalds isnt serving anything worse than what you would nuke in the microwave. Unless of course their nutrition facts are false.


// schooled //

http://www.quakeroats.com/products/oatmeal/instant-oatmeal/maple-and-brown-sugar.aspx
http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutritionexchange/nutritionfacts.pdf

 

[AUDRAA]

not surprised but I hate to tell you you're moaning is really premature... Have you looked at the nutrition facts on the back of a Quaker Oats flavored Oatmeal? I think this dude just likes to moan. McDonalds isnt serving anything worse than what you would nuke in the microwave. Unless of course their nutrition facts are false.


// schooled //

http://www.quakeroats.com/products/oatmeal/instant-oatmeal/maple-and-brown-sugar.aspx
http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutritionexchange/nutritionfacts.pdf

holy shit where is that pot kettle pic I had to :24: Im sorry Dana

I see a huge difference though in sugar content as far as mcdonalds vs like maple and brown sugar quaker though so what are you trying to point out cuz Im missing it.

 

[dkwrtw]

not surprised but I hate to tell you you're moaning is really premature... Have you looked at the nutrition facts on the back of a Quaker Oats flavored Oatmeal? I think this dude just likes to moan. McDonalds isnt serving anything worse than what you would nuke in the microwave. Unless of course their nutrition facts are false.


// schooled //

http://www.quakeroats.com/products/oatmeal/instant-oatmeal/maple-and-brown-sugar.aspx
http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutritionexchange/nutritionfacts.pdf

looks to me like the McDonald's oatmeal had exactly twice the sugar as the storebought....

 

[Dana]

holy shit where is that pot kettle pic I had to :24: Im sorry Dana

I don't moan, I bitch and this is totally different, BTW...

 

[Dana]

sorry i was looking at the wrong line

 

[AUDRAA]

Im with DK what chart are you looking at mcds was like 32 and the quaker was like 9 for sugars, I closed the window already though so dont quote me on numbers but they are way different

 

[Dana]

Sorry. I goofed... my eyes tend to wander and looking at that mcds graph was a pain in the ass

 

[AUDRAA]

the labels for the numbers are right at the bottom like 2 lines down you goof lol

 

[dkwrtw]

Im with DK what chart are you looking at mcds was like 32 and the quaker was like 9 for sugars, I closed the window already though so dont quote me on numbers but they are way different

Mcdonald's oatmeal with brown sugar was 32 grams, without was 18 grams, the store bought was 9 grams.

 

[AUDRAA]

I remembered good didnt I

 

[Dana]

Sorry i goofed

 

[Ripper]

I like unflavoured plain oatmeal. Then I just add honey, almonds, and walnuts

Simply epic

 

[Haus]

Mcdonald's oatmeal with brown sugar was 32 grams, without was 18 grams, the store bought was 9 grams.

thats for one pack. less then 1.5 ounce pack of oatmeal. Look at all the extra shit mcdonalds puts on it. the fruit has sugar in it. the mcdonalds oatmeal dish is 9 ounces total

the fruit by its self has 18 grams sugar and the oatmeal has 14 grams. but who knows how much oatmeal they are using. could be more then the 1.5 oz pack of Quakers

People are idiots if they dont relize fruit has sugar in it