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http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/the_greatest_food_human_history_5bikMtD5ZJ50x1KMCyGfTJ
(http://www.nypost.com/r/nypost/2013/07/29/news/web_photos/McDoublecopy102528--525x400.jpg)
The greatest food in human history
In terms of cost-per-calorie, no locavore, organic veggie can compete with the McDouble
What is “the cheapest, most nutritious and bountiful food that has ever existed in human history” Hint: It has 390 calories. It contains 23g, or half a daily serving, of protein, plus 7% of daily fiber, 20% of daily calcium and so on.
Also, you can get it in 14,000 locations in the US and it usually costs $1. Presenting one of the unsung wonders of modern life, the McDonald’s McDouble cheeseburger.
The argument above was made by a commenter on the Freakonomics blog run by economics writer Stephen Dubner and professor Steven Levitt, who co-wrote the million-selling books on the hidden side of everything.
Mcdonalds mcdouble
Mcdonalds mcdouble
Dubner mischievously built an episode of his highly amusing weekly podcast around the debate. Many huffy back-to-the-earth types wrote in to suggest the alternative meal of boiled lentils. Great idea. Now go open a restaurant called McBoiled Lentils and see how many customers line up.
But we all know fast food makes us fat, right? Not necessarily. People who eat out tend to eat less at home that day in partial compensation; the net gain, according to a 2008 study out of Berkeley and Northwestern, is only about 24 calories a day.
The outraged replies to the notion of McDouble supremacy — if it’s not the cheapest, most nutritious and most bountiful food in human history, it has to be pretty close — comes from the usual coalition of class snobs, locavore foodies and militant anti-corporate types. I say usual because these people are forever proclaiming their support for the poor and for higher minimum wages that would supposedly benefit McDonald’s workers. But they’re completely heartless when it comes to the other side of the equation: cost.
Driving up McDonald’s wage costs would drive up the price of burgers for millions of poor people. “So what?” say activists. Maybe that’ll drive people to farmers markets.
For the average poor person, it isn’t a great option to take a trip to the farmers market to puzzle over esoteric lefty-foodie codes. (Is sustainable better than organic? What if I have to choose between fair trade and cruelty-free?) Produce may seem cheap to environmentally aware blond moms who spend $300 on their highlights every month, but if your object is to fill your belly, it is hugely expensive per calorie.
Junk food costs as little as $1.76 per 1,000 calories, whereas fresh veggies and the like cost more than 10 times as much, found a 2007 University of Washington survey for the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. A 2,000-calorie day of meals would, if you stuck strictly to the good-for-you stuff, cost $36.32, said the study’s lead author, Adam Drewnowski.
“Not only are the empty calories cheaper,” he reported, “but the healthy foods are becoming more and more expensive. Vegetables and fruits are rapidly becoming luxury goods.” Where else but McDonald’s can poor people obtain so many calories per dollar?
And as for organic — the Abercrombie and Fitch jeans of food — if you have to check the price, you can’t afford it. (Not that it has any health benefits, as last year’s huge Stanford meta-study showed.)
Moreover, produce takes more time to prepare and spoils quickly, two more factors that effectively drive up the cost. Any time you’re spending peeling vegetables is time you aren’t spending on the job.
Activists will go anywhere to wave the banner of caring and plant their flagpole of social justice right in the foot of the working class.
Forcing New Yorkers to pay unnecessary high prices, they’ve managed to keep Walmart out of the five boroughs of New York City. The City Council of Washington, DC, recently passed a bill, designed specifically to punish only Walmart, which would mandate a super-minimum wage to benefit a small number of employees while effectively placing a surtax on every Walmart shopper. (Walmart responded by saying it was canceling plans for three stores. The bill may yet be vetoed by Mayor Vincent Gray.)
Fuel prices, like food prices, disproportionately hit the poor, so do-gooders do everything they can to raise energy costs by blocking new fuel sources like the Keystone XL pipelines and fracking. And they are always up for higher gasoline taxes and regulating coal-burning energy plants to death.
If the macrobiotic Marxists had their way, of course, there’d be no McDonald’s, Walmart or Exxon, because they have visions of an ideal world in which everybody bikes to work with a handwoven backpack from Etsy that contains a lunch grown in the neighborhood collective.
That’s not going to work for the average person, but who cares if they go hungry because they can’t afford a burger anymore? Let them eat kale!
kyle.smith@nypost.com
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Great article. I would rather go with the Junior Deluxe Burger at Sonic though for a $1.19..A Mcdouble tastes like rubber.
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Apenis..drop it dude
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Substandard ingredients. It's like saying whey protein isolate and casein hydrolysate are the same thing.
http://documentarylovers.com/news/jamie-oliver-campaign-makes-mcdonalds-change-recipe/
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Apenis..drop it dude
are you saying the Adonis principles are about as current as the most recent pic ta posted sev
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Great article :D
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Didn't say anything about the sodium...which is high.
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i don't like the plastic filler
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Didn't say anything about the sodium...which is high.
And how about the trans fatty acids?
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2 Hardee's Double Cheeseburgers for $3.33. So much better than Shitdonalds.
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Whatever you pull out of the box won't look that pic, I can tell you. Last McD's burger I had was a sad looking Big Mac which looked like it had been run over. :-\
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are you saying the Adonis principles are about as current as the most recent pic ta posted sev
when you are a spoilt child who came from money and a racist elitist family you tend to have low self esteem in life while being at a loss for a purpose... so you start searching and making up shit in order to feel you are special and different...he dwelled in roids and tried dieting and he achieved a mediocre build so in order to be "different" from other millions of average gym rats he labeled himself "nachural" ... While you take 4th in an online contest of beginners where the other 5 dudes are fat and look terrible, it fucks up your self esteem even more... so you start touting a get ripped diet with pizza burgers and ice cream in order to set yourself apart as "more special"
The rest is history .. A penice ;D
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Whatever you pull out of the box won't look that pic, I can tell you. Last McD's burger I had was a sad looking Big Mac which looked like it had been run over. :-\
you lookalike shit my albino freckled hater so your diet is quite irrelevant to this board ... Go dump your intellectual excrements elsewhere...
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you lookalike shit my albino freckled hater so your diet is quite irrelevant to this board ... Go dump your intellectual excrements elsewhere...
I've missed you, too, my 3rd World, incontinent friend.
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Cheap yes, but proof this is "food" needed. All McDonald's food tastes like ass.
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you lookalike shit my albino freckled hater so your diet is quite irrelevant to this board ... Go dump your intellectual excrements elsewhere...
I've missed you, too, my 3rd World, incontinent friend.
;D
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Blah.
Best foods are Kale and Almond milk (unsweetened). So many nutrients and so low cal.
McDouble. lol...
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when you are a spoilt child who came from money and a racist elitist family you tend to have low self esteem in life while being at a loss for a purpose... so you start searching and making up shit in order to feel you are special and different...he dwelled in roids and tried dieting and he achieved a mediocre build so in order to be "different" from other millions of average gym rats he labeled himself "nachural" ... While you take 4th in an online contest of beginners where the other 5 dudes are fat and look terrible, it fucks up your self esteem even more... so you start touting a get ripped diet with pizza burgers and ice cream in order to set yourself apart as "more special"
The rest is history .. A penice ;D
brutal ;D
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poetic ;D
not to mention for much less money one can collect the pretty much same burger at home.both will be shit, ofcourse
Speak for yourself about the burger at home. I can make one using Short Rib and Chuck and Ribeye that is better than any restaurant. Restaurants are awful for the most part. You should learn how to cook for yourself.
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when you are a spoilt child who came from money and a racist elitist family you tend to have low self esteem in life while being at a loss for a purpose... so you start searching and making up shit in order to feel you are special and different...he dwelled in roids and tried dieting and he achieved a mediocre build so in order to be "different" from other millions of average gym rats he labeled himself "nachural" ... While you take 4th in an online contest of beginners where the other 5 dudes are fat and look terrible, it fucks up your self esteem even more... so you start touting a get ripped diet with pizza burgers and ice cream in order to set yourself apart as "more special"
The rest is history .. A penice ;D
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Don't make posts like this, gets me craving a Big Mac. Hahaha!
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Herring fillets cost a little over a buck contains the most natural creatine over any other food and contains great omegas and healthy fats.It is the #1 most anabolic food.
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Pure marketing bullshit. MCD is garbage food.
Here are the most perfect foods you can ever eat...
Protein
(http://whatscookingamerica.net/Eggs/FriedEgg3.jpg)
Carb
(http://img.foodnetwork.com/FOOD/2011/08/10/Thanksgiving-2011_NY0104-twice-baked-sweet-potatoes_s4x3_lead.jpg)
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I assume you either work at McDonalds or own their stock.
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Pure marketing bullshit. MCD is garbage food.
Here are the most perfect foods you can ever eat...
Protein
(http://whatscookingamerica.net/Eggs/FriedEgg3.jpg)
Carb
(http://img.foodnetwork.com/FOOD/2011/08/10/Thanksgiving-2011_NY0104-twice-baked-sweet-potatoes_s4x3_lead.jpg)
True
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Cheap and tasty, rice and beans with chops
(http://nuevayores.blogs.com/.a/6a00d834518de369e2014e87af3425970d-600wi)
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Cheap and tasty, rice and beans with chops
(http://nuevayores.blogs.com/.a/6a00d834518de369e2014e87af3425970d-600wi)
Now that looks tasty. I'll take this plate over a McNasty anyday. :D
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Pure marketing bullshit. MCD is garbage food.
Here are the most perfect foods you can ever eat...
Protein
(http://whatscookingamerica.net/Eggs/FriedEgg3.jpg)
Carb
(http://img.foodnetwork.com/FOOD/2011/08/10/Thanksgiving-2011_NY0104-twice-baked-sweet-potatoes_s4x3_lead.jpg)
bullshit.
what makes them better than any other protein or carb?
bullshit like this has to stop.
protein is protein and carbs are carbs and fats are fats.
keep thinking theres a difference.
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bullshit.
what makes them better than any other protein or carb?
bullshit like this has to stop.
protein is protein and carbs are carbs and fats are fats.
keep thinking theres a difference.
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bullshit.
what makes them better than any other protein or carb?
bullshit like this has to stop.
protein is protein and carbs are carbs and fats are fats.
keep thinking theres a difference.
So you're telling me that:
20 grams of sugar effects the body exactly the same as 20 grams of fiber?
20 grams of egg protein effects the body exactly the same as 20 grams of wheat protein?
20 grams of trans fat effects the body exactly the same as 20 grams of monounsaturated fat?
Intradesting. ::)
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Yeah, quite the deal :)
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enough of the bullshit Adam, none believe it.
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enough of the bullshit Adam, none believe it.
Finally, a voice of reason in this thread. :D
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2 Hardee's Double Cheeseburgers for $3.33. So much better than Shitdonalds.
x2
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Have never had one. Nasty!
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Have never had one. Nasty!
Thats quite sad actually.
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i don't like the plastic filler
???
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whats so much worse about sugars compared to complex carbs?
A lot.
protein?well, the body needs certain aminoacids, but it dont matter from which source they come as long the do come.
So does 20 grams of egg protein effect the body the same as 20 grams of wheat protein?
unsaturated fats and saurated fats, do you know what the difference is between the 2?
Double and triple bonds.
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based on the thread title, I thought this thread was about hairy pussy ;D
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bullshit.
what makes them better than any other protein or carb?
bullshit like this has to stop.
protein is protein and carbs are carbs and fats are fats.
keep thinking theres a difference.
soy protein isolate =/= whey protein isolate ~ protein froma ribeye steak
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Mc'ds is great.
I eat there twice a week, and ejoy every bite.
If you want to eat fine cuisine, either spend $20 for a small plate of it or STFU.
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Mc'ds is great.
I eat there twice a week, and ejoy every bite.
If you want to eat fine cuisine, either spend $20 for a small plate of it or STFU.
You could use that to order gals book and learn how to eat next to nothing.
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You could use that to order gals book and learn how to eat next to nothing.
Haha yes, I had the flu a couple of weeks back and lost a few pounds and looked guant. We'll at least that virus saved me $20!!!
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bullshit.
what makes them better than any other protein or carb?
bullshit like this has to stop.
protein is protein and carbs are carbs and fats are fats.
keep thinking theres a difference.
Wow, I missed that.
What a doozy.
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soy protein isolate =/= whey protein isolate ~ protein froma ribeye steak
I believe it was Shawn Ray that said in his video "The Final Countdown":
"If I have 20 dollars in my pocket, I'd rather get a steak than a container of protein."
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based on the thread title, I thought this thread was about hairy pussy ;D
Seconded!
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http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/the_greatest_food_human_history_5bikMtD5ZJ50x1KMCyGfTJ
(http://www.nypost.com/r/nypost/2013/07/29/news/web_photos/McDoublecopy102528--525x400.jpg)
The greatest food in human history
In terms of cost-per-calorie, no locavore, organic veggie can compete with the McDouble
What is “the cheapest, most nutritious and bountiful food that has ever existed in human history” Hint: It has 390 calories. It contains 23g, or half a daily serving, of protein, plus 7% of daily fiber, 20% of daily calcium and so on.
Also, you can get it in 14,000 locations in the US and it usually costs $1. Presenting one of the unsung wonders of modern life, the McDonald’s McDouble cheeseburger.
The argument above was made by a commenter on the Freakonomics blog run by economics writer Stephen Dubner and professor Steven Levitt, who co-wrote the million-selling books on the hidden side of everything.
Mcdonalds mcdouble
Mcdonalds mcdouble
Dubner mischievously built an episode of his highly amusing weekly podcast around the debate. Many huffy back-to-the-earth types wrote in to suggest the alternative meal of boiled lentils. Great idea. Now go open a restaurant called McBoiled Lentils and see how many customers line up.
But we all know fast food makes us fat, right? Not necessarily. People who eat out tend to eat less at home that day in partial compensation; the net gain, according to a 2008 study out of Berkeley and Northwestern, is only about 24 calories a day.
The outraged replies to the notion of McDouble supremacy — if it’s not the cheapest, most nutritious and most bountiful food in human history, it has to be pretty close — comes from the usual coalition of class snobs, locavore foodies and militant anti-corporate types. I say usual because these people are forever proclaiming their support for the poor and for higher minimum wages that would supposedly benefit McDonald’s workers. But they’re completely heartless when it comes to the other side of the equation: cost.
Driving up McDonald’s wage costs would drive up the price of burgers for millions of poor people. “So what?” say activists. Maybe that’ll drive people to farmers markets.
For the average poor person, it isn’t a great option to take a trip to the farmers market to puzzle over esoteric lefty-foodie codes. (Is sustainable better than organic? What if I have to choose between fair trade and cruelty-free?) Produce may seem cheap to environmentally aware blond moms who spend $300 on their highlights every month, but if your object is to fill your belly, it is hugely expensive per calorie.
Junk food costs as little as $1.76 per 1,000 calories, whereas fresh veggies and the like cost more than 10 times as much, found a 2007 University of Washington survey for the Journal of the American Dietetic Association. A 2,000-calorie day of meals would, if you stuck strictly to the good-for-you stuff, cost $36.32, said the study’s lead author, Adam Drewnowski.
“Not only are the empty calories cheaper,” he reported, “but the healthy foods are becoming more and more expensive. Vegetables and fruits are rapidly becoming luxury goods.” Where else but McDonald’s can poor people obtain so many calories per dollar?
And as for organic — the Abercrombie and Fitch jeans of food — if you have to check the price, you can’t afford it. (Not that it has any health benefits, as last year’s huge Stanford meta-study showed.)
Moreover, produce takes more time to prepare and spoils quickly, two more factors that effectively drive up the cost. Any time you’re spending peeling vegetables is time you aren’t spending on the job.
Activists will go anywhere to wave the banner of caring and plant their flagpole of social justice right in the foot of the working class.
Forcing New Yorkers to pay unnecessary high prices, they’ve managed to keep Walmart out of the five boroughs of New York City. The City Council of Washington, DC, recently passed a bill, designed specifically to punish only Walmart, which would mandate a super-minimum wage to benefit a small number of employees while effectively placing a surtax on every Walmart shopper. (Walmart responded by saying it was canceling plans for three stores. The bill may yet be vetoed by Mayor Vincent Gray.)
Fuel prices, like food prices, disproportionately hit the poor, so do-gooders do everything they can to raise energy costs by blocking new fuel sources like the Keystone XL pipelines and fracking. And they are always up for higher gasoline taxes and regulating coal-burning energy plants to death.
If the macrobiotic Marxists had their way, of course, there’d be no McDonald’s, Walmart or Exxon, because they have visions of an ideal world in which everybody bikes to work with a handwoven backpack from Etsy that contains a lunch grown in the neighborhood collective.
That’s not going to work for the average person, but who cares if they go hungry because they can’t afford a burger anymore? Let them eat kale!
kyle.smith@nypost.com
What do you mean by most nutritious? if you look at the macros and ignore everything else you have a decent meal sure. I could get the same thing from a can of tuna and some celery, and it's cheaper and the fat is much better
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based on the thread title, I thought this thread was about hairy pussy ;D
the title clearly states "CHEAPEST", and you think about pussy? :D
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:D ;D
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What do you mean by most nutritious? if you look at the macros and ignore everything else you have a decent meal sure. I could get the same thing from a can of tuna and some celery, and it's cheaper and the fat is much better
exactly
or even 3-4 eggs with some sauteed spinach or mushrooms would give you more nutrition at less cost and without the shitty refined carbs or the sodium
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exactly
or even 3-4 eggs with some sauteed spinach or mushrooms would give you more nutrition at less cost and without the shitty refined carbs or the sodium
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LOL
actually the sodium is not so bad, especially when limiting carbs but yes, shitty refined carbs for sure