Do u think McDonald's and KFC are junk food?
By hiddenwing
@hiddenwing (3719)
China
September 8, 2008 6:41am CST
McDonald's and KFC become a common scene in the streets all over the world. Both of them are attractive. Lots of People are familiar with the portrait of Colonel Sanders of KFC or the attrictive ad I'm lovin' it, me included.
Some people doubt they are just junk food with no nutrition and one who eats them will bear the ill consequences. Some people don't ever care since they have so much fun to eat in a KFC or McDonald's restaurant.
I love McDonald's so much. When I feel sad , I would like to skip McDonald's, then I will feel better. If I am good, after eating McDonald's, I will be very very good.
However, sometimes, my worry is, they are actually junk food. Also, I feel guilty.
What do u think? Do u like food in KFC or McDonald's? Do they bring something good or something bad?
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34 responses
@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
16 Dec 08
I only eat fast food once in a while. I'm allergic to wheat.
@hiddenwing (3719)
• China
15 Dec 08
Hehe, I guess so! I have ate too many Mcdonald's food today! My stomach kind of suffers now! Take care!
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@efc872 (1077)
• Jamaica
8 Sep 08
If you want to see what you are really eating, put the chicken or burger in the microwave oven with something under to catch the oil. Imagine eating all that grease then gulping down the icy cold drink, just think when they both meet in you stomach and the fat gels with the cold drink.
@CraftyCorner (5600)
• United States
12 Dec 08
McDonald's and KFC are both junk food restaurants. The food is loaded with sugar, fat, and salt. It is OK to eat such perhaps once a month, but as a day to day thing, it can make you quite ill.
@hiddenwing (3719)
• China
13 Dec 08
Well, what you said is really reasonable. Thus, anyway, I will try to control myself no matter how attractive their food are!
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@msedge (4011)
• United States
22 Sep 08
I like KFC.I really love their chicken.I don't think their foods are junk foods.We get nutrition from the meat and vegetables that they offer for us.And even McDonald foods is not junk foods as i believe.We may not like the way they cook it or the taste of their foods but i guess we could still get some nutrients from them.
@hiddenwing (3719)
• China
24 Sep 08
Yes, I am glad to hear that. I am drinking MCDonald's orange now. It really tastes well!
@TrayBlaylock (630)
• United States
18 Dec 08
I will support McDonalds and Kentucky Fried Chicken until the end of the day! McDonalds is cheap and good tasting food. If you moderate how much you eat, you'll be fine.
Same goes for Kentucky Fried Chicken. Who doesn't love chicken?
I also hear about McDonalds affecting peoples moods. After I eat three double cheeseburgers, I usually feel like crap. That passes though and I feel energized to the fullest!
I understand that it's not very healthy but it won't affect your health if you eat there once a week. Most people only eat there once a week anyway.
@hiddenwing (3719)
• China
18 Dec 08
I just eat them once a week. If I really eat them everyday, they may lose their appeal. Thanks for your response. Have a great day!
@iamcucu (194)
• China
15 Dec 08
I like KFC and McDonald's,some of their food is a bit junk indeed,but I think the two fast foot reataurant are making effort to make their food heathier.Besides,I think the environment in both reataurant is good,and the service is good.I often stay there with bunch of friends drinking some beverage,and order some food without too much oil and grease.
@hiddenwing (3719)
• China
15 Dec 08
Well, Mr kungfu panda, nice to meet you again! I skip McDonald's to drink some beverage too. Take care!
@nishdan01 (3051)
• Singapore
8 Oct 08
McDonald's and KFC are my family favourites. My husband likes only KFC. I do not regret eating from those places as I like eating them. To make the food more nutritious, order fruit juice or apple slices as extras which they offer. Else, Just go home and eat some fruits. Why worry about something you really love to eat? But I do cook food at home with lots of vegetables. So I do not regret if my family is eating out one or two times from outside.
@hiddenwing (3719)
• China
8 Oct 08
I went to Mcdonald's today. Now, I am eating jujube, which is a kind of very delicious food. So, your idea is pretty good.
@marisriel (1156)
• Philippines
24 Sep 08
We love eating out at KFC and McDonald's. I think what's junk in them are the coatings of the chicken that's why I really try to stay away as much as I can though they are the most delicious parts. But the meat are delicious as well. Aside from that there are also lots of other varieties that you can order aside from the "greasy" chicken. They have the mashed potato, the delicious mushroom soup and the desserts. I think it's not bad to eat occasionally on these kind of food chain. Just don't go there daily or your health is really in much trouble.
@hiddenwing (3719)
• China
24 Sep 08
I really wanna go there daily if it has no problem with health. I must be crazy! Anyway, too much of anything is not good! I should at least bear this in mind.
Have a great day!
@hivickiezhou (35)
• China
9 Sep 08
I seldom stop by MacDonald's or KFC, as I fancy that they simply sell junk food. They feactures fast, convenience and good taste, enhence, they entice a crowd of people who usually prefer to grab a bite when they are stuck at work or extremely busy. There is a study which reveals that a man who is Mc or KFC freak, after continuously consuming their food in 2 month-time, gets really sick and his total metabolism is disruptted. So just avoid them.
@hivickiezhou (35)
• China
9 Sep 08
I seldom STOP BY Mcdonald or KFC as I fully belive that they sell junk food, which will do no good to our health. The reason why you feel better after eating KFC or McDonald is that the drink you have-Coca in which have coffine.
@jolonmj (4)
• Philippines
9 Sep 08
no it does because if there products is just like the in sari sari store the customer not satisfied and the following food they served must be a junk or,how can i say that there food is a junk if there customer like you is want there food they served and people there food my answer is they are not junk food
@sadlyboy (30)
• Malaysia
24 Sep 08
Actually, McDonald and KFC are the same which both these food are contain high in fats. We as an adult we should this of many food whether all food is contain nutrition or not. To me that McDonald and KFC they are junk food, every month i only eat once or do not food in KFC and McDonald. But on the other hand, both of these food is very delicious and is a food that contain nutrition and vitamins to children. Because children do not think of this, and they only think that the food he/she eat is delicious and they will make the food as their favorite food. So that, i will prevent myself from eating these junk food every month, everyday, every hour, every minute, and every second.
@hiddenwing (3719)
• China
24 Sep 08
You are being reasonable!It is good anyway. I should learn something from you though I am not quite the bee's knee!
@o_utsider (371)
• China
6 Dec 08
I don't think they are junk food,I only know they are delicious food.I think,if you don't eat too much,just one time a week,that's nothing bad for you.
@hiddenwing (3719)
• China
6 Dec 08
I really wanted to eat Mcdonalds this evening. However, after all, I decided to eat tomato fried eggs instead! lol
@sharra1 (6340)
• Australia
9 Sep 08
Oh yes they are junk food and they are so bad for your health it is not funny. Of course you like them because they are made to taste nice but the fat content is so high that it cannot be anything but junk food.
I actually do not like McDonalds. I will never eat at a McDonalds restaurant. I think their burgers are miniature. I mean they call their burgers big but they are half the size of a normal hamburger. By normal I mean one that is made by an old fashioned hamburger shop or even the ones you make yourself.
Kentucky fried chicken is tasty but the fat content is so high that it is over the daily limit for most people and that is just in a snack that would not fill you up for more than 5 minutes.
I do not eat take away food very often because I cannot afford it. For me buying lunch or dinner out is now an extremely rare treat and when I do spend money on food someone else has cooked I like to have something that is filling and enjoyable. I do not see KFC or McDonalds fit this bill. If I was going to buy cooked chicken out then I would go for roasted chicken at a Red Rooster. Less fat and better quantity for my money than KFC. Frying of any kind is bad for fat content. Roasting can also be bad if they baste it with too much fat but not as bad as frying. Deep frying is the worst for fat.
@eagle_f15 (1827)
• Malaysia
9 Sep 08
For my case, I like McDonald's very much. The last time I ate it was like 6 months ago and that was the last time my husband and I going to eat mcD that's because the price has gone up. Just a McD meal for the both of us, it cost about RM20 plus taxes in my country. Its expensive and for RM20 we can eat 2 meals already. And if I cook at home with RM20, I can buy meat and vege to cook for the whole week. So we don't go to McD anymore. Though occasionally I still buy the McD ice cream. Its yummy and creamy. As to consider it as junk food, I would say not totally because there's McEgg, Fillet O Fish.....the burgers are okay but the chips...are not healthy. I don't like KFC as the chicken that's fried has plenty of fats underneath the skin and oil. Besides, sodium content is very high and I get very thirsty after eating KFC. And the soft drinks they give that is bad. But at least the last time when I went to McD, they gave an alternative you can choose between the soft drink of ice green tea. So I choose ice green tea.......
@hiddenwing (3719)
• China
9 Sep 08
I only drink coco cola in Mc Donald's.
Next time,I will try ice green tea.
@coolguythampy (11)
•
9 Sep 08
ya sort of. But consider it this way. We go to a restaurant say its a high class... Who knows what oil are they cooking in, Do they reuse the same oil etc etc. So its not Mcdonalds or KFC that matters.... Best thing is to eat home cooked food if you are so health conscious...
@iamohan (15)
• Kuwait
9 Sep 08
McDonalds and KFC have become a common scene in the streets all over the world. especially here in Kuwait, lots of people depend on these junk food. They promote non - vegetarianism and so they are not good for health. Instead of going to McDonalds and KFC, we have to promote more of the veggie stuff for a healthy world. If we do this, slaughtering of animals will reduce. So, promote vegetarianism and become a veggie NOW