In article >,
PeterL > wrote:

> http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/...he-highway-to-
> heart-disease/
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> Breakfast from hell on the highway to heart disease.
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> by David Penberthy
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> 06 Apr 06:00am
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> It’s finally happened. I never thought I would encounter a form of junk
> food which repulsed me. But on a holiday to the US last month I was
> confronted by a foodstuff so disgusting, so evil both in design and
> execution, so incredibly, inedibly putrid that my entire value system has
> been shocked to its core.
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> The McGriddle: tasty snack or pointer to the collapse of western
> civilisation?
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> Despite generally having a healthy diet, and spending hours flitting about
> the kitchen knocking up all sorts of effeminate dishes, such as a deeply
> suss saffron risotto with home-made chicken stock, or pesto with basil
> gathered from the garden in a poncy basket, I’ve long held a perverse
> enthusiasm for eating crap.

Compared to other fast food breakfast sandwiches, the McGriddle tastes
pretty good. Back in 2003 when the McGriddle was first carried at the
McDonalds in my area, I had a coupon to try one for free, so I figured,
why not? I loved it. It is like being able to eat a pancake and sausage
breakfast in a sandwich.

I have eaten many McGriddles since, but after a few months, I gave up on
them because they are just too unhealthy. I do still like the McGriddle,
but I rarely eat them. I treat myself to a McGriddle maybe once a year,
if that.

The Egg McMuffin is an okay breakfast sandwich, and it is reasonable as
far as fat and calories is concerned, but I sure like the taste of the
McGriddle better.