On Friday, November 7, 2014 2:47:38 PM UTC-7, Kalmia wrote:
> On Friday, November 7, 2014 4:09:08 PM UTC-5, dalep wrote:
> > On Tuesday, November 4, 2014 3:42:58 PM UTC-7, Travis McGee wrote:
> > > http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/...y_see_how.html
> > >
> > > Nov. 4 2014 2:49 PM
> > > McDonald's Brings in a Mythbuster to Prove Its McRibs Aren't That Gross
> > > By Alison Griswold
> > >
> > > There are a lot of questions about the McDonald's McRib. Is it real
> > > pork? Does it contain plastic? Will it bounce? McDonald's also isn't too
> > > crazy about some of these questions. So in an effort to dispel some of
> > > the more unflattering queries about its signature barbecue item, the
> > > company has released a new video on YouTube featuring self-declared
> > > McRib skeptic and TV personality Grant Imahara.
> > >
> > > The segment comes as McDonald's is struggling to revive interest in its
> > > fast-food offerings. Late last month, the company reported a 30 percent
> > > decline in profit in the third quarter and a 3.3 percent decrease in
> > > sales. It's being buffeted on all sides by widespread consumer
> > > skepticism, unshakable images of pink slime, and a seemingly undying
> > > love for Chipotle. So McDonald's is buckling down. As The New Yorker
> > > reports, it's launched a campaign to promote transparency and invited
> > > questions from the public. It's rolling out a series of videos and hired
> > > Imahara to be their investigative face. And come early next year, the
> > > champion of "I'm lovin' it" is also expected to debut a new slogan--one
> > > that perhaps acknowledges McDonalds' recent woes: "Lovin' Beats Hatin'."
> > >
> > > In the five-minute clip on the McRib, Imahara along with teacher and
> > > nonprofit director Wes Bellamy go to Oklahoma City to see how the McRib
> > > is prepared. Kevin Nanke, vice president of McDonald's U.S. pork
> > > supplier Lopez Foods, explains to them (and us) that the only
> > > ingredients in a McRib are pork, water, dextrose, and preservatives to
> > > "lock in the flavor." They watch as the minced meat is pressed into a
> > > McRib-like shape and then flash-frozen to be boxed and shipped; the
> > > segment ends with Bellamy and Imahara each eating their first McRib
> > > sandwich. For the record, we don't ever see Imahara take more than one
> > > bite of his McRib.
> > >
> > > One theory about the McRib is that McDonald's only promotes the sandwich
> > > when pork prices are low. While it's hard to confirm whether some form
> > > of McArbitrage is going on, it is noteworthy that pork futures have
> > > fallen pretty steadily since July and tend to hit lows during the fall.
> > > From that perspective, McDonald's Monday release of the McRib video
> > > makes a lot of sense beyond just its transparency campaign.
> >
> >
> >
> > It is hard to argue with the most successful restaurant company in the world. Guess they are doing something right. I do not care for the lunch items, although the fries are good. I don't like hamburgers from most places, I like to make my own.
> > I go to McDonalds many mornings when I am working and get the sausage muffin. It is good, right size, and costs $1. I also get the senior coffee and it is very good, and the right size for my tastes. One of the locations near an office I work at had good orange juice, but the mix went off and I did not order it anymore. Yes, it is from concentrate and is diluted at the dispenser. The OJ is Minute Maid.
> >
> > I am also amazed that people say McDonalds makes people fat. Go the the Carl Jr's site and look at their calorie counts.
> >
> > DaleP
>
> Successful? Yeah - with ppl who think that's good eatin'.
> They are either too busy or too ignorant to good at home.
>
> NO reason you can't throw together a sausage muffin at home, is there?

When I get up in the AM I take a prescription drug that does not allow me to eat any food for 1 hour 15 minutes. As I am approaching work, the time has passed and I am hungry. And yes, the convenience factor certainly comes in. I don't really want to take the time and effort to make a breakfast sandwich as I am getting out the door. If I did, I would use a store bought muffin and store bought sausage and a slice of store bought cheese. Wait, isn't that what a McMuffin sandwich is?? I am insulted at your reference to being to "ignorant to good (sic) at home".

DaleP