Re:People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day
by chrisseaton on Friday March 08, 2019 @03:13PM
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> your numbers are somewhat off
I used the McDonald's calorie calculator on their website. I picked the hamburger 250 calories (it's their main item and I guess most people get it), medium fries 337 calories (so not even picking the smallest items), and Diet Coke 1 calorie (maybe that one is bending over backwards to be low calorie) = just 588 calories. A very light lunch!
As someone who spent literal years working at a McDonald's as a teenager, the basic hamburger is perhaps only eclipsed by the Filet of Fish sandwich as one of the least ordered regular lunch menu items. The Big Mac probably outsells all other regular lunch sandwiches 3:1, at least.
Of course it's been almost 20 years since I worked there, but I don't imagine it has changed all that much.
Re:People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day
by coredog64 on Sunday March 10, 2019 @12:07PM
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In many locations, the basic hamburger isn’t even on the menu. When I keep to the published menu and order a cheeseburger with no cheese, it only shows up on the receipt as a hamburger about 25% of the time.
Re:People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day
by dustindiamond on Friday March 08, 2019 @04:27PM
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How did the seasonal McRib fare?
Re:People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day
by WrtCdEvrydy on Friday March 08, 2019 @09:55PM
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Not sure but I had as many as I could.
(it's their main item and I guess most people get it),
If for arguments sake a more typical lunch was 1/4pounder w/cheese, medium fries, medium (regular coke) you are something like 1100 calories - well into heavy lunch territory.
I agree with the sentiment, but your numbers are somewhat off - a Double Quarter Pounder on its own is 750 calories, and a medium fries is 340 calories. You can get a cheeseburger at 300 calories, but I don't think that would feel filling.
If you're having McDonalds regularly, it works better if you just have one main meal a day. So you can have your 750 calorie burger, 340 calories fries, diet soda / water, and still have room for small snacks at other times of the day.
And personally, I'd be putting on weight at 1764 calories a day. I need to stay around 1500 - 1600, unless I put in a ton of extra exercise. I'm shorter than average.
[Edit: FWIW, not actually recommending others do this, do your own experiments. I've been keeping weight & body fat logs for 14 years, so I've got lots of personal data to track & measure against.]