How A (US) Big Mac Affects Your Body In 60 Minutes

**Witchywoman** · October 13th, 2015, 01:54 PM

Oh boy Bitter we still have El Pollo Locos, they are everywhere in Socal. I agree with you it definitely is the healthiest fast food. It's unbelievable how their menu has grown, no burgers, but you can buy just about any Mexican dish there now.

**BITTER** · October 13th, 2015, 01:56 PM

Boy, do I miss them. Someone in Philly tried to start a franchise here, but it closed down for lack of interest.

**MohandasKGanja** · October 13th, 2015, 02:09 PM

Originally Posted by BITTER

Boy, do I miss them. Someone in Philly tried to start a franchise here, but it closed down for lack of interest.

The economics of fast food is kind of interesting. A McDonald's grilled-chicken sandwich meal will cost you about 6.75. But you could buy a whole rotisserie chicken out here at about $6, and four hamburger buns for $1, slice up the breast meat and make four-huge chicken breast sandwiches out of it.

**greysfang** · October 13th, 2015, 03:15 PM

I'd rather just buy a whole chicken for $5-6, put it in my own rotisserie, and get dinner and lunch out of it myself. I don't trust the rotisserie chicken in grocery stores since they coast the same or less than a raw chicken. How is that possible? Are they using expired chickens or something? Creeps me out.

**MohandasKGanja** · October 13th, 2015, 03:23 PM

Originally Posted by greysfang

I'd rather just buy a whole chicken for $5-6, put it in my own rotisserie, and get dinner and lunch out of it myself. I don't trust the rotisserie chicken in grocery stores since they coast the same or less than a raw chicken. How is that possible? Are they using expired chickens or something? Creeps me out.

I don't know. In our store, you can pick a pedigreed right out of the incubator - just like in Red Lobster.

But in reality, it seems to be a loss leader for most stores - positioned next to overpriced items that you will buy with the chicken (cole slaw, mashed potatoes, etc.).

**joebob** · October 13th, 2015, 03:28 PM

I ate 2 Big Macs and a medium fry about 2 weeks ago for lunch. An hour later, I didn't feel any different than I did beforehand.

It's all about personal responsibility. If you eat it a couple of times a month, it's no big deal. But if you do it daily, then you might develop some problems. But the burger, nor the business, is to blame.

A couple of times a month is fine. Unless of course, the rest of your meals are made up of things like Hungry Man Dinners and candy. Then it might be a problem. But that person's overall diet is bad. Not the fast food every other week.