mcdonalds now displaying calories

cm1179 · 9 Oct 2011 at 12:54

i'm not a huge fan nor regular eater of mcdonalds but i will have one on occassions like today when i'm hungover.
i have just been to my local drive thru, intent on buying one of their special edition 1955 burgers until i saw the calorie count under it, 655 calories! http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/food/nutrition/nutrition-counter.mcd
it put me off getting it and i went for chicken nuggets instead.
do you think this will make a difference to the more frequent mcdonalds user?

Broken Hope · 9 Oct 2011 at 12:57

Probably not, but I wish Wetherspoons would display calories on their menu's the gourmet burger is apparently over 1800 calories! :eek:

Kenai · 9 Oct 2011 at 12:59

I doubt it, unless people are really quite naive, they'll know what they're eating is high calorie count food. I can't imagine seeing the number on the menu board now instead of just on the boxes and the paper sheets will cause that many people to change their habits.

Judgeneo · 9 Oct 2011 at 13:02

Wow, I what I tend to order there has a whopping 1495Kcal total :eek:

cm1179 · 9 Oct 2011 at 13:29

Judgeneo said:
Wow, I what I tend to order there has a whopping 1495Kcal total

it is obvious that they were going to be high but when i was looking at the counts i was realising how easily one could go over the recommended daily cc without even noticing.

nydryl · 9 Oct 2011 at 15:10

On the rare occasion I go I get a large chicken nugget meal with a mcflurry and I always assumed it would be far more than the 1000 calories that it comes too. Happy with those figures.

Skillmister · 9 Oct 2011 at 15:55

Have they not shown them for a while? Have been in france at least for a couple of years. Didn't change what i ordered at all mind

snowdog · 9 Oct 2011 at 17:02

cm1179 said:
do you think this will make a difference to the more frequent mcdonalds user?

They have displayed it for years and years here already, on all burgers(packaging), on their site, on their eating trays, etc...

It made me eat McD more often, 600 calories is nothing for a burger, you'll be hungry in 3-4 hrs after again, I want food so I've had enough for at least 6 hrs...

weringo · 9 Oct 2011 at 19:12

I'm suprised it's not mandatory over here yet, when I was in the USA a couple years ago every fast food chain had the calories displayed next to the food.

Paul11 · 10 Oct 2011 at 11:12

i agree it should be compulsory for all foods ...

danbt · 10 Oct 2011 at 13:17

cm1179 said:
i'm not a huge fan nor regular eater of mcdonalds but i will have one on occassions like today when i'm hungover.
i have just been to my local drive thru, intent on buying one of their special edition 1955 burgers until i saw the calorie count under it, 655 calories! http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/food/nutrition/nutrition-counter.mcd
it put me off getting it and i went for chicken nuggets instead.
do you think this will make a difference to the more frequent mcdonalds user?

That 1955 burger is vile too. I got one the other night after seeing Alan Carr live, it was the only time I have actually thrown up from eating something.... disgusting

Jonny69 · 10 Oct 2011 at 13:19

It's a beef or deep fried chicken burger served with deep-fried potatoes and a sugary soft drink. How could you expect it to anything BUT full of calories?

Be interesting to see if it guilts any of the fatties into a salad but I doubt it. It won't put me off, but I only go there occasionally and I know what I'm doing. I sound like a proverbial drug user

Cuchulain · 10 Oct 2011 at 13:20

danbt said:
That 1955 burger is vile too. I got one the other night after seeing Alan Carr live, it was the only time I have actually thrown up from eating something.... disgusting

It's actually tastes like it was cooked in 1955 and left to fester.

edscdk · 10 Oct 2011 at 13:21

Broken Hope said:
Probably not, but I wish Wetherspoons would display calories on their menu's the gourmet burger is apparently over 1800 calories!

beef, cheese and bacon combo is high in calories shocker!!!

would you be equally suprised to hear the far content is also high...?

Cuchulain · 10 Oct 2011 at 13:21

Jonny69 said:
Be interesting to see if it guilts any of the fatties into a salad but I doubt it.

So long as it doesn't guilt them into a McDonalds salad, they're just as bad.

monkentage · 10 Oct 2011 at 13:26

I'd be interested to see the calorie content of a large donner meat and chips with garlic mayonnaise and a can of Stella.

Cuchulain · 10 Oct 2011 at 13:28

monkentage said:
I'd be interested to see the calorie content of a large donner meat and chips with garlic mayonnaise and a can of Stella.

Dailyfail says one large doner = 2000+

Hedge · 10 Oct 2011 at 14:10

I had one of the 1955 burgers and a Cheeseburger while I waited for it on Saturday. Hadnt gave it much though but now I see its pretty bad

danbt · 10 Oct 2011 at 14:22

Cuchulain said:
It's actually tastes like it was cooked in 1955 and left to fester.

Seriously, How can they ruin that combo? Beef, caramelised Onions and bacon?

Was the first McDonalds I have had for about 2 years.... I will not be eating one again.

Hedge · 10 Oct 2011 at 15:03

danbt said:
Seriously, How can they ruin that combo? Beef, caramelised Onions and bacon?

Was the first McDonalds I have had for about 2 years.... I will not be eating one again.

I have had them on 3 occasions now, 1 of them times it was like chewing cardboard and was horrible. The other times I made sure it was made fresh and it was very tasty

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