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Re:The cost of hand-to-mouth living by nijk on Saturday May 04, 2013 @04:20PM (#5656187)
You get 6 apples per big Mac. It is actually a better meal.
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Re:The cost of hand-to-mouth living by jzwinck on Saturday May 04, 2013 @10:48PM (#5657267)
6 apples: 600 kcal. A full day's worth of fiber, vitamin C, and sugar. But not much else. No protein or fat to speak of.

Big Mac: 600 kcal. Half a day's worth of fat, protein, and sodium. 12% RDA of fiber, 30% of calcium, 25% iron.

If you could only eat one or the other, you'd probably be better off with the Big Mac. If you wanted to turn these two poor choices into a full day of three meals, you should probably eat two Big Macs and 6 apples (plus lots of water, and hopefully a vitamin supplement).

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Re:The cost of hand-to-mouth living by coolsunglasses on Saturday May 04, 2013 @11:45PM (#5657380)
Poor people don't buy Big Macs, they load up on dollar menu double cheeseburgers / McDoubles to maximize calories+nutrition per dollar. And the burgers are a better nutritional bet if you're poor.
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Re:The cost of hand-to-mouth living by oxide on Sunday May 05, 2013 @04:36AM (#5657854)
no it isn't. its a terrible "meal."

delusions are not your ally. try not to embrace them with such zeal.

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