News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Early Facebook and Google Employees Form a Center for Humane Technology. Parent comment

Re:Early Facebook and Google Employees Form a Center for Hum... by platz on Sunday February 04, 2018 @06:28PM (#16305563)
Is an egg-mcmuffin with no cheese and no hash-brown really that bad for you? It's literally an egg on bread.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Early Facebook and Google Employees Form a Center for Hum... by sjg007 on Sunday February 04, 2018 @10:31PM (#16306408)
No it’s not that bad for you.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Early Facebook and Google Employees Form a Center for Hum... by gukov on Monday February 05, 2018 @12:54AM (#16306895)
How many people only order an egg on bread at McDonald's?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Early Facebook and Google Employees Form a Center for Hum... by platz on Monday February 05, 2018 @01:34AM (#16307038)
I also get a coffee (black).
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Early Facebook and Google Employees Form a Center for Hum... by brahj123 on Sunday February 04, 2018 @11:21PM (#16306581)
it's not real egg and the processed bread-resembling muffin isn't very nutritious either
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Early Facebook and Google Employees Form a Center for Hum... by throwa_way_ on Sunday February 04, 2018 @11:40PM (#16306636)
How exactly does McDonalds make eggs that aren't real eggs> I don't believe that.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Early Facebook and Google Employees Form a Center for Hum... by starpilot on Monday February 05, 2018 @02:20AM (#16307169)
There are carton "eggs" that you pour. The McMuffin really is made from fresh cracked eggs, though. I think they are delicious.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Early Facebook and Google Employees Form a Center for Hum... by thousandautumns on Monday February 05, 2018 @01:25PM (#16310775)
What's wrong with carton eggs? How are they not real eggs?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Early Facebook and Google Employees Form a Center for Hum... by redblacktree on Monday February 05, 2018 @12:58PM (#16310564)
Just curious. What do you think those are made from?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Early Facebook and Google Employees Form a Center for Hum... by starpilot on Monday February 05, 2018 @01:25PM (#16310778)
I wasn't trying to imply whipped eggs from a carton aren't eggs.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Early Facebook and Google Employees Form a Center for Hum... by rhizome on Monday February 05, 2018 @02:27AM (#16307191)
Do you really think they'd be allowed to call it an Egg McMuffin if it didn't have real eggs? It would be a pretty clear-cut case of false advertising.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Early Facebook and Google Employees Form a Center for Hum... by simplemts on Monday February 05, 2018 @03:43AM (#16307495)
Do you read the ingredients of anything you eat/drink? This happens all the time. Read ingredients of "Apple Juice" or "Orange Juice" and it will often say upon inspection "Contains 12% juice" or something of the like.

Yeah... your Egg McMuffin probably has SOME egg in it, but that's about it.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Early Facebook and Google Employees Form a Center for Hum... by vertex-four on Monday February 05, 2018 @04:20AM (#16307641)
There was a promotional document a couple of years ago which describes each type of egg they do.[0] The egg mcmuffin is actually the best, as it's entirely just an egg, cracked and cooked from scratch right there.

[0] http://static6.uk.businessinsider.com/image/54c920c1dd08950d...

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Early Facebook and Google Employees Form a Center for Hum... by platz on Monday February 05, 2018 @10:30AM (#16309330)
Ok, so the worst thing I can find about the egg McMuffin is that it is prepared with 'liquid margerine' which appears to contain some trans fats in the form of 'partially hydrogenated soybean oil'. My understanding is anything that is partially hydrogenated is trans fats.

Apparently it is has 1/3 of you daily allowance of sodium as well.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Early Facebook and Google Employees Form a Center for Hum... by vertex-four on Monday February 05, 2018 @10:47AM (#16309461)
On the other hand, if you're eating at McDonald's, I suspect the presence of trans fats in the oil isn't something you're super worried about - it's not like it's junk food loaded up with things you can barely pronounce, specifically designed to make up 75% of your recommended allowance of calories while containing as little meat/veg as possible.

McDonald's, as long as you approach the menu reasonably, is honestly probably one of the better fast food options - not something you should be eating every day, but once every couple of weeks probably isn't going to kill you any faster than anything else you do.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Early Facebook and Google Employees Form a Center for Hum... by rhizome on Monday February 05, 2018 @01:22PM (#16310748)
Find me anything with fake egg that passes itself off as Egg Something. Cadbury doesn't count, it has to be an egg substitute.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Early Facebook and Google Employees Form a Center for Hum... by brango on Monday February 05, 2018 @03:07AM (#16307349)
The food industry plays all sorts of games. Ever seen what's actually in "pork" sausages or "chicken" nuggets?
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Early Facebook and Google Employees Form a Center for Hum... by rhizome on Monday February 05, 2018 @03:45AM (#16307503)
Do you know how narrow the definition of "mayonnaise" is (in the US)? They don't mess around.
[ Parent | on HN ]