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McDonalds supersize

bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/03/03, 11:17 PM CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Say goodbye to those supersized fries -- McDonald's is slimming down its menu. The hamburger giant has started phasing out its trademark Supersize fries and drinks in its U.S. restaurants as part of an effort to simplify its menu and give customers choices that support a balanced lifestyle, a company spokesman said Tuesday. By the end of 2004, Supersize will no longer be available at the nation's 13,000-plus McDonald's outlets except in certain promotions, McDonald's spokesman Walt Riker said. The move comes as the world's largest restaurant company, and fast-food chains in general, are under growing public pressure to give consumers healthier food options in a nation that has suddenly become aware of its bulging waistline and the health dangers that come with it. McDonald's added entree salads last year and has been moving to provide more fruit, vegetable and yogurt options with its Happy Meals. But the Oak Brook, Illinois-based company remains a magnet for public concerns -- and legal actions -- when it comes to obesity. Riker said the changes started going into effect in January. "This core menu, which has been under development since 2002, simplifies our menu and restaurant operations and provides a balance of choices for our customers," he said. "A component of this overall simplification, menu and balanced lifestyle strategy is the ongoing phase-out of the Supersize fry and the Supersize drink options." The company did not immediately disclose other details of the menu changes. Two lawsuits claiming McDonald's hid the health risks of eating Big Macs and Chicken McNuggets were thrown out in federal court in New York last year. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
jsom85 Posts: 316 Joined: 2004/01/16	2004/03/04, 01:36 AM It's about time! it'll do everyone loads of good:big_smile: -------------- Get your weight up, kid
jsom85 Posts: 316 Joined: 2004/01/16	2004/03/04, 01:42 AM ironically i was just looking around the site, just browsing and there was a banner that said i was a winner of 25 dollars to McDonalds. at a fitness site, we show adds for prizes to McDonalds.:laugh: -------------- Get your weight up, kid
agamble Posts: 1,029 Joined: 2003/09/22	2004/03/04, 06:53 AM Hey, ill take a $25 gift certificate at McD's. I'll get the grilled chicken sandwich, garden salad, and water. Chunk the bun and you have a meal that will do nicely in a pinch. Just send it to me.
yadmit Posts: 4,670 Joined: 2003/10/05	2004/03/04, 09:39 AM I don't go to McD's much anymore... as one guy on my team in the fitness challenge said "it tastes better before you eat it!" I did, ages ago, stop ordering the supersize stuff just on cost alone... can't believe the charge that much for a potato and a cup half full of ice... I never really weighed the fitness benefits though. On another note, know your menu before ordering. One guy I know was looking for their protein breakfast they apparently have. He wasn't sure what it was called. Couldn't find it on the menu and mistakenly thought the McGriddle was the thing he was looking for. Basically a McG is and egg mcmuffin, wrapped in pancakes injected with syrup... whoa... I'm sure his arteries were just jammed after that.... :laugh: t -------------- Tim "I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies, for the hardest victory is over self." Aristotle TimDay@freetrainers.com
JessicaR Posts: 467 Joined: 2002/08/12	2004/03/04, 04:30 PM Durnit, now I'll have to order TWO large fries! :ha:
big_j_scf Posts: 308 Joined: 2003/11/08	2004/03/07, 06:18 PM exactly, now instead of supersizing, people will order a large and a small, so they'll eat the same amount, except they will have to pay more for it...I don't think it will stop people from eating so much. It will just make more moey for mcdonalds. maybe not though...who knows?
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2004/03/07, 08:14 PM Yep, again, the power hammer of special interest groups. -------------- If you don't stand for something, you will fall for anything.... bb1fit@freetrainers.com
Jdelts Posts: 1,218 Joined: 2003/10/19	2004/03/07, 08:27 PM Oh it will make plenty of $$ for McD's. Its pathetic(by no fault of the author) how the article states that America has "suddenly become aware of its bulging wasteline". -------------- I can beat Mario Brothers without losing a life. Jdelts@freetrainers.com