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Post by franko on Aug 24, 2009 20:25:53 GMT -5
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Aug 24, 2009 20:53:06 GMT -5
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Aug 24, 2009 21:32:35 GMT -5
But I *love* poutine!
Ok, I have no idea how to copy pictures, but why oh why did they put bacon on a peanut butter cup? And what's up with chocolate-coated bacon?
I loved bacon (no longer eat it) and indulge in peanut butter cups at least once a week. I never would have combined them...
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Post by blny on Aug 24, 2009 21:32:49 GMT -5
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Post by cigarviper on Aug 24, 2009 22:00:38 GMT -5
My favourite.  Tempura Bacon |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Aug 25, 2009 10:38:39 GMT -5
Whatever turns you on I guess ..  Cheers. |
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Post by Andrew on Aug 25, 2009 14:22:23 GMT -5
Things are getting out of hand with the new KFC "Double Down": a sandwich where fried chicken is used as a substitute for bread!
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Post by CrocRob on Aug 25, 2009 14:40:04 GMT -5
Things are getting out of hand with the new KFC "Double Down": a sandwich where fried chicken is used as a substitute for bread! She's hot. |
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Post by jkr on Aug 25, 2009 14:58:49 GMT -5
I think my favorite picture here is the hamburger that uses a jelly donut as the bun.  |
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Post by CentreHice on Aug 25, 2009 17:10:14 GMT -5
Makes me laugh when fast food joints sell "healthy choice" items....but they still pour millions into the development and advertising of the greasiest/fattest/sweetest crap. KFC, Dairy Queen, Tim Horton's, Burger King, McDonald's, etc. Tasty, yes....but once it passes the taste buds (which is the ONLY positive aspect)...look out.
Give the masses what they want....mass quantities. The appetite and wallet is obviously still there. Sometimes I wonder if there shouldn't be a health-care surtax on that stuff, as a regular diet of it will no doubt result in higher costs to the health care system in the long run. Tobacco products got banned from advertising because there's a link to cancers and lung/heart disease....but I guess it's okay to advertise/advocate products that line your arteries with goo and provide an obvious link to obesity.
The Wendy's logo (trim, little "Wendy", shown taking bites of every product at the end of their commercials) should look more like Rita MacNeil.
Free society, free marketplace...people have a choice, I reckon.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 25, 2009 17:35:18 GMT -5
Ugh, looking at some of the items from that website is making my stomach turn. What is with this fascination with bacon, cheese, fries...etc?
Tempura bacon, served with soy sauce! Geez, all that salt!
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Post by CentreHice on Aug 25, 2009 19:57:57 GMT -5
Ugh, looking at some of the items from that website is making my stomach turn. What is with this fascination with bacon, cheese, fries...etc? Tempura bacon, served with soy sauce! Geez, all that salt! Taste buds, psychology, and our fast-paced lifestyles....that's pretty much it. It IS pretty yummy stuff, after all. If we could only see what's happening to our insides, I think we'd stem/limit/stop pretty quickly. And we haven't even touched on the ridiculous desserts. full of lard/sugar and other "goodies".  In no way am I advocating the elimination of the culinary arts....but there's eating well (and it doesn't have to be expensive)...and then there's eating harmful empty calories. Bits on food from Jim Gaffigan: |
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Aug 25, 2009 20:27:22 GMT -5
CentreHice, thx for posting Jim! He's lol-tastic  |
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Post by Cranky on Aug 25, 2009 22:27:32 GMT -5
I'm hungry.
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Oct 7, 2009 8:15:39 GMT -5
The book I'm currently reading (vampire chick lit) has this passage on page 60: After I gave this some thought, it made perfect sense that the Antichrist lived in Dinkytown. She was probably right down the block from a Cinnabon chain, too. As Jim Gaffigan said, "Tell me that place isn't run by Satan."I was like, hey, I know who Jim is! |
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Post by Polarice on Oct 7, 2009 9:35:16 GMT -5
When I was in Montreal I ate at Queue de Cheval's. I had a the 28 ounce Porterhouse....I couldn't believe I ate it. Plus had desert. |
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Post by CentreHice on Jun 22, 2010 21:50:07 GMT -5
Friendly's, a U.S. fast-food chain, has introduced the Ultimate Grilled Cheese Burger Melt. Looks like the first picture in this thread. A big beef patty between two grilled cheese sandwiches. Link
At 1,500 calories, including 97 grams of fat and 2,090 milligrams of sodium, it lards on nearly three times the calories and fat of KFC’s notorious Double Down.
The UGCB isn’t close to being the most high-calorie item on Friendly’s menu. That would be the 1,710-calorie Clamboat Basket, with 102 grams of fat and 3,070 milligrams of sodium.
The worst-of-the-worst burgers is available in the GTA, though. The Daily Beast crowns Chili’s Jalapeno Smokehouse Big Mouth Burger as the deadliest of its Top-40, with 1,750 calories.
The solitary Chili’s in Ontario so far is at the Colossus Centre in Vaughan.
Although it has but 40 grams of fat, the JSBMB shakes on 5,250 milligrams of salt. Anything over six grams is considered a possibility as a lethal overdose.Of course, you have to get the large fries and sugar drink (or beer) to go with it. And save room for dessert...... ===================================================== "Americans loooove to eat.....they are fatally attracted to the slow death of fast food."--George Carlin. ("Life is Worth Losing", 2005).
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Post by Doc Holliday on Jun 22, 2010 22:06:21 GMT -5
Problem isn't to allow yourself to your favorite treat every now and again.
Thing is, some people just feast on that daily.
I think trying to demonize food is the wrong approach.
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Post by CentreHice on Jun 23, 2010 7:55:44 GMT -5
Agree, Doc. But I don't think food is the thing being demonized. Like you said, it's the decision people make to eat like that on a regular basis. We can make all that stuff at home, too. I've eaten many of the wrong things in my time.
It's hard to blame a free market for capitalizing on filling the desire. And that market is very competitive. Every fast-food chain offers a menu of empty calories and unhealthy items with huge advertising dollars thrown at it.
If people are going to eat it anyway, why not have them eat yours, I guess.
If only we could see what it's doing to our insides.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 6, 2010 12:00:34 GMT -5
I don't think it's right to chastise fast food for its calorie intake. Of course, I'm not picking on anybody here, but society in general tends to give fast food an unfair reputation. Most foods we ingest, even at a sit-down restaurant, also have high calories, high fat, high carb, high salt/sugar, etc. I've seen some of the nutritional information for some of the dishes I made at Boston Pizza. Even some of the "healthier" choices had quite the high calorie/fat intake.
The issue of obesity, and being overweight in general isn't so much with what you're eating. It's what you're doing with those calories. If you're not exercising, your body's going to store that extra fat. Whether you eat fast food, or eat out in general, it doesn't matter. Fatty foods are still fatty regardless where and what you eat.
Who goes to McDonald's to eat a salad, or deli wrap? Screw that. I want a Big Mac, fries, and a large root beer.
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Post by CentreHice on Aug 7, 2010 8:40:28 GMT -5
Good point, Mattias. Certainly, if you're not exercising at all, regular consumption of food in this thread (and what you've pointed out) will pack on the pounds.
But I would also venture that people who exercise regularly are more aware of what they put into their bodies. I doubt they'd be frequenting those establishments or making poor daily choices at home or elsewhere.
Wish I could find the correct science on eating/exercising. So many "quick fixes" out there that are simply money-grabbers, and a lot of people will take the easiest road they can find. Human nature.
It's not just as simple as calories in/calories out.
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Post by blny on Aug 7, 2010 14:02:19 GMT -5
Mattias is right, and I'll add that a contributing issue at restaurants is portion size. Hey, I'm guilty of partaking monthly in a 10oz bacon-wrapped tenderloin and a plate of roasted potatoes at my favorite pub, but that 10oz steak is TWICE the recommended portion size. At BP, just about anything you order can be two meals quite easily.
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Post by CentreHice on Aug 7, 2010 15:10:01 GMT -5
Mattias is right, and I'll add that a contributing issue at restaurants is portion size. Hey, I'm guilty of partaking monthly in a 10oz bacon-wrapped tenderloin and a plate of roasted potatoes at my favorite pub, but that 10oz steak is TWICE the recommended portion size. At BP, just about anything you order can be two meals quite easily. Portion size, no question about that. Still though, other than satisfying taste buds, it's difficult to find anything "good" about the way the food in this thread has been prepared. |
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Aug 7, 2010 19:28:36 GMT -5
I don't need any reason to lose weight. I was upwards of 240 lbs only a few months ago. I've down to 220 lbs now, but this is the kicker.
I controlled what was going in.
I cut down on Guinness and had the same case of beer in the fridge for about a month, howeverrrrr
I realized the beginning of my weight loss had started with our club's playoff run. Seriously ... I lost 7/8 lbs just in the playoffs alone (mind you I started watching my intake around the same time)
Therefore ...
If you want to lose weight ... what what goes in and watch our club in the playoffs.
;D
I'm outta here for some wings and Guinness!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2010 21:37:43 GMT -5
Quick! Somebody patent this idea and sell this as the new dieting craze!
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Post by CentreHice on Aug 8, 2010 8:39:40 GMT -5
Quick! Somebody patent this idea and sell this as the new dieting craze! |
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Post by Doc Holliday on Aug 12, 2010 12:09:49 GMT -5
Weight Watchers have had it down pack for years. No complicated food combination to figure out, protein intake, starvation process, pills, food to eliminate forever, etc.. Simple: count what comes in vs what you spend and you'll know for sure if you'll gain weight or not. You wanna take a 1500 calories breakfast? Go for it buddy. But you got your daily dose right there, either exercise like a mad men to burn some of it or have zero calorie food for the rest of the day.
To paraphrase Iron Chef Bobby Flay: "...I hate running but I do it daily because it's the only way I can eat what I want..."
Food isn't the enemy.
One thing I find unfortunate though is that people no longer care to do the simplest things like mayo, vinaigrettes, marinades, BBQ sauces, etc... We buy everything pre-made and end up taking with it the insane amount of sugar, salt, fat and chemical agents that they put in these things. To save what? The few minutes it would take to do it yourself and control what's in it (not to mention control the taste). And don't even get me started on those "blue" menu or healthy choices process food... What a scam that is.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Aug 12, 2010 13:54:21 GMT -5
Weight Watchers have had it down pack for years. No complicated food combination to figure out, protein intake, starvation process, pills, food to eliminate forever, etc.. Weight Watchers promotes their own product line and a team support approach to losing weight. It does work, but only as long as you maintain your diet. From what I understand, this is a way of actually putting on weight. I knew of a gent a few years back who didn't eat breakfast or lunch, but gorged himself at supper. He had a weight issue and his physical appearance actually resembled a pair. When I was in a regular fitness routine I found I could eat whatever I wanted because it seemed I just burned it off anyway. However, if you continue to eat that way and not work out, it doesn't take long for the weight to go south. As odd as it sounds, you have to eat in order to lose weight. Three squares a day is a must, but it's what goes in that's the key. No one is saying you can't have your hot dogs, hamburgers, gravies et al. However, there has to be a limit and there has to be a balance. Believe it or not, we do a lot of shopping at Costco. We have to buy more than what we need, but the excess goes right into the freezer anyway. Their fruit is always fresh and their cuts of meat are extremely competitive. I had a butcher's assistant tell me once that I could go wrong buying my meat, poultry or fish at Costco. Do I still go to MacDonald's. Sure, maybe once in a while, but if I do go it's for the breakfast deals and their new brand of coffee, which is excellent IMO. As an aside, I had my semi-annual poutine for lunch a few weeks ago at a local golf course (best poutine I've had in quite some time I must add). The chips were freshly cut, the cheese curds were plentiful and the gravy was dark and salty. After adding a tad more salt to it ... yes ... more salt, I washed it down with my first draught beer. Don't do it all the time, but it is necessary here and there. Sort of a balance thing me thinks. Having a cigar tonight as well. Cheers. |
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Post by Cranky on Aug 12, 2010 19:27:08 GMT -5
As far as I'm concerned, as long as I can reach my pants zipper, I'm fine. It's simply too inconvinient to have a full time zipper technician or asking a passing stranger to help you when one is down at the local Timmys.
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Post by ValkyrieNS on Aug 13, 2010 20:19:12 GMT -5
As far as I'm concerned, as long as I can reach my pants zipper, I'm fine. It's simply too inconvinient to have a full time zipper technician or asking a passing stranger to help you when one is down at the local Timmys. It's not just a matter of whether or not you can reach your pants zipper (I can reach mine) but whether or not you can zip the darn thing up (I'm having issues with that). I suppose you could do what I've been doing lately: wear a skirt without a zipper and the problem resolves itself ;D Cutting out the Doritos (my MAJOR issue) probably wouldn't hurt either |
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