If you walked into ’s this week and ordered a meal, you may have noticed a menu board announcing their “Favorites under 400.”
According to a story by AdAge, the campaign is being coupled with their Olympics sponsorship. This also the first time you can order McDonald’s food and know the calorie count at the point of purchase.
Heather Oldani, director-U.S. communications at McDonald's told AdAge: "We know that we have the opportunity to help our customers feel that much better about the items they're choosing at McDonald's.”
The menu board features items that are 400, 300, 200 and 100 calories or less. The list includes everything from Filet o’ Fish, chicken sandwich, French fries, yogurt parfait and smoothies. The amount of fat grams and other nutritional information isn’t offered up on the menu board, but is included on the sandwich wrappers and French fry packaging, and the McDonald’s website.
Critics took issue with McDonald’s pairing some of the menu choices being categorized as healthy as they sponsored the Olympics.
Terence Stephenson, a spokesman for the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges told the Huffington Post: "It's very sad that an event that celebrates the very best of athletic achievements should be sponsored by companies contributing to the obesity problem and unhealthy habits."
The campaign is expected to run through Aug. 13. However, this may a prelude to government mandates as the restaurant industry may be required to divulge calorie counts by the Food and Drug Administration as part of the 2010 health-care reform.
There is really no problem with eating McDonald's food as long as you work it off.
If Newt Gingrich gets his Moon Colony, at least we know which jewelry store will have the first space franchise! ; )
That is correct - the Howard Johnson on board Space Station V was a restaurant. And Hilton ran the on-board hotel. BTW - Where are the citations you owe me?
Re: Citations, what's that Bible passage about "casting pearls before swine?" In this case, I'm being asked to cast my "pearls" before a "skimmer."
You usually cite your sources, but not anymore - how come? And how exactly is Hoffa a "skimmer?" While you may claim that your assertions about Ryan's budget are simply opinion, asserting that either the P2P or the budget bill itself 1) expressly exempts members of Congress; and 2) gives $43B in tax breaks to oil companies, are not subjective stances. They either exist in the primary source documents or they don't - objective fact! Same goes for your allegations about the Walker administration awarding Georgia Pacific and Diane Hendricks tax breaks outside the job creation program. Again, everyone is entitled to their opinion, but not their own facts. Are you honestly trying to claim objective assertions as merely representing an opinion? If that's the case, then I have to ask how exactly Ryan would accomplish such directives without them being included in the actual bill that he drafted? Does Ryan have some kind of Jedi mind control over everyone else on the planet? And you don't see how you're perpetuating a conspiracy theory - come on Bren, you're smarter than that! Or at least I thought you were. You have both the P2P and the budget bill. And I have no idea where you came up with the crap about Walker and the tax breaks for GP/Hendricks. You stated "I said I would mark through the P2P plan over the weekend and I will." So, where are the citations? Just admit that you were wrong and gain some integrity.
Go for the gusto with a burger that has an egg on top of the beef patty! Both Red Robin and Steak and Shake offer such a sandwich, and Hoffa loves 'em!
(And a confession: I prefer Chez Ronald coffee over Starbucks! I don't drink really drink the fancy stuff, perhaps the occasional espresso or Americano)
I'm not really a fan of their coffee, but I did have a nice McD's iced latte not too long ago...
No cheese!?!?! How can you even do that in Wisconsin ;-p
Just because Hoffa hocks subs doesn't mean that he doesn't enjoy other foods ;-)
Of all the topics that you guys have let wander all over the map, this is the one you decide to keep "on topic"? Didn't check the banners, are they a sponsor? ;-)