12 thoughts on “McDonalds Fries”

  2. Non starter for me, unfortunately. The additional carbs from eating french fries outweighs the benefit of cooking them in tallow

    1. Yes, that’s the ironic thing. The worst thing about french fries is the potato, not the fat. But with what they currently fry them in, they’re both bad.

      1. Just completed my annual health risk assessment for my employer’s medical insurance plan, and while I am grateful for the insurance, the bad nutritional science in the assessment was frustrating. Eliminating carbs two years ago enabled me to lose 70 pounds AND control my blood sugar without medication, yet the survey rated me at a higher risk solely because my daily grain consumption was significantly lower than their nutritional plan. There is no telling what flags were set in their database as a result, or where their data on me will be shared, yet decisions will be made on that data.

        Somewhat off topic, but what app does this site utilize for user avatars? I would love to update my old pic with an equally ugly, but at least more svelte, photo

  3. Ralph Nader’s group, Center for Science in the Public Interest, forced McDonalds to switch to hydrogenated oils in the 80s because they were healthier.

    Why does anyone listen to these quacks? Oh, I know why: the press is filled with stupid people.

  5. If Mickey D’s did that they’d catch Holy Ned from all the dead-ender defenders of the nutritional conventional wisdom. Then there’s the vegan/vegetarian mafia. They have pretty much a “Brezhnev Doctrine” mentality when it comes to any change away from animal products in food they’ve managed to mau-mau any major corporation into making.

  6. Many restaurants have fry systems based on using liquid oil. There may be significant equipment costs in converting back to tallow.

  7. It would be nice to have actually crispy fries again, too, instead of these soggy oil sponges they currently give me.

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