Are Rotisserie Chickens a Bargain?

Re:Are Rotisserie Chickens a Bargain? by robertcorey on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @03:30PM (#12299950)

Please not that McDonald's is only able to offer that type of kcal to dollar ratio because of the massive subsidies the usa has for meat production.

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Re:Are Rotisserie Chickens a Bargain? by derefr on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @04:47PM (#12300522)

True: here in Canada, the McDouble costs, I think, $2.19? Our exchange rate to the US has never been that bad.

(If you're wondering why, since Canada would be the easiest market to ship that same cheap US beef to—AFAIK US beef doesn't meet Canadian agricultural regulations.)

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Re:Are Rotisserie Chickens a Bargain? by snark42 on Tuesday August 16, 2016 @06:39PM (#12301185)

>True: here in Canada, the McDouble costs, I think, $2.19? Our exchange rate to the US has never been that bad.

They're costing $0.99-1.49 in the states depending on location (and usually more than $0.99.) They're $1.69 in Canada (Bacon McDouble is closer to $2.19) as of last year.

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Re:Are Rotisserie Chickens a Bargain? by oh_sigh on Thursday August 18, 2016 @04:04PM (#12315922)

So what? Everyone who sells or buys meat in the US benefits from it, not just McDonald's

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Re:Are Rotisserie Chickens a Bargain? by robertcorey on Friday August 26, 2016 @09:27AM (#12366031)

The U.S should be subsidizing vegetables and fruits instead of animal agriculture.

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