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66% of Parents Fed Kids McDonald's in Past Week
66% of Parents Fed Kids McDonald's in Past Week
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Nov 13, 2010 7:27 AM CST

66% of Parents Fed Kids McDonald's in Past Week

40% of kids ask to go to there every week

(Newser) - The US remains a fast-food nation: 84% of parents polled in a Yale nutrition study said they serve their kids fast food at least once a week; 66% said they had gone to McDonald's in the past week, the Consumerist reports. The Rudd Center's study paints an ugly picture of...

'Heart Attack Grill' Serves Free Food to Obese

Obesity is their business

(Newser) - Juicy burgers at one fast food eatery in Chandler, Ariz., are as serious as ... a heart attack. That's why customers and staff at the Heart Attack Grill wear hospital garb and the outlet is offering free food —including Quadruple Bypass Burgers and Flatline Fries—free to anyone who tips...

Hong Kong McDonald's Offers McWeddings

'Would you like a bride with that?'

(Newser) - Hong Kong couples can now celebrate their union at McDonald's, reports CNN . Starting in January, several branches will offer wedding packages complete with baked apple pie wedding cakes, party favors, bridesmaid dresses made of balloons (you read that right) and, presumably, the sweet, sweet smell of a Big Mac. Booze...

6 Months Later, McDonald's Happy Meal Is Mold-Free

Artist has been photographing the burger, fries since April 10

(Newser) - What started as art has turned into mad science. Sally Davies took a photo of the McDonald's Happy Meal she bought on April 10—and she's taken a picture of that same meal every day since. Now, six months on, the hamburger and fries seem to defy the laws of...

Inside the Bizarre McRib Obsession

There's even a 'McRib Locator'—yes, really

(Newser) - The McRib is not made from ribs—heck, some would argue it’s not even food—yet the McDonald’s sandwich has inspired intense loyalty and a bizarre mystique. McRib fans’ passion is stoked by the fact that the boneless pork rib-shaped patty is only available for brief periods, and...

This Place Is the Farthest You Can Get From a McDonald's
This Place Is the Farthest You Can Get From a McDonald's
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Oct 9, 2010 12:40 PM CDT

This Place Is the Farthest You Can Get From a McDonald's

And you're still only only 115 miles from one

(Newser) - If you live in the contiguous 48 states, you’re never more than 115 miles away from a Big Mac . That handy tidbit comes to you via DataPointed.net , which used GPS to determine the spot (in Nevada) that is farthest from a McDonald’s—aka “The McFarthest Spot....

Denny's New Burger Cheered by ... Vegans?

They're mostly happy about getting a menu entry

(Newser) - Surprise, surprise. In an age of KFC Double Downs and footlong cheeseburgers, Denny's has put a "bona fide vegan burger" on its menu, writes Jason Best at Slashfood . Granted, it also has a Bacon Slamburger, he notes, but his survey of vegan blogs finds that people seem genuinely excited...

Why McDonald's Food Never Decays
 Why McDonald's 
 Food Never Decays 
in case you missed it
Sep 5, 2010 7:37 AM CDT

Why McDonald's Food Never Decays

It's not because of chemicals

(Newser) - A number of casual, relatively unscientific experiments with McDonald’s food have turned up a disturbing discovery: The food seemingly never decays. A Happy Meal still looks kinda appetizing after 143 days on a shelf; a 12-year-old hamburger looks relatively similar to a new one; one burger traveled around the...

Sold! Burger King for $4B
 Sold! Burger King Goes for $4B 
Sep 2, 2010 9:02 AM CDT

Sold! Burger King Goes for $4B

3G Capital to acquire company for $4B

(Newser) - Burger King got itself a whopper of a deal: The country's second-largest hamburger chain will sell itself to private equity firm 3G Capital for $24 a share. Final price tag: about $4 billion, reports Bloomberg . That price is 46% more than Burger King’s $16.45 close on Tuesday, before...

Town That Gave Us the Drive-Thru Bans Them
Town That Gave Us the Drive-Thru Bans Them
OBESITY EPIDEMIC
Aug 3, 2010 6:05 AM CDT

Town That Gave Us the Drive-Thru Bans Them

Calif. town battles traffic, obesity

(Newser) - The California town that gave the world its first drive-thru restaurant has banned the construction of new ones for at least 9 months. Officials in Baldwin Park, birthplace of the cult classic In-N-Out Burger chain that revolutionized fast food, say the move will both ease traffic congestion and help tackle...

Introducing the Footlong Burger
 Introducing the 
 Footlong Burger 
thanks, carl's jr.
Jul 13, 2010 4:30 PM CDT

Introducing the Footlong Burger

Sadly, it's not as exciting as it sounds

(Newser) - Just in case KFC’s Double Down isn’t sufficiently artery-clogging for you, Carl’s Jr. has the solution: A footlong cheeseburger. Creatively dubbed the “Footlong Cheeseburger,” the $4 sandwich is being tested in at least one California restaurant, the Orange County Register reports. The good news: The...

To Fight Fat, Make Junk Food as Taboo as Tobacco

US must get a handle on public health crisis

(Newser) - A widespread vice has a negative effect on Americans' health, and it's up to the government to do something about it. That approach worked for tobacco, David Lazarus writes for the LA Times , and it can work for obesity, too. "The answer seems obvious," he argues. "If...

McDonald's Facing Lawsuit Over Happy Meal Toys

Chain "is the stranger in the playground handing out candy, says watchdog

(Newser) - A public health watchdog says it's going to sue McDonald's if it doesn't stop luring children into unhealthy eating habits by handing out toys with Happy Meals. The chain "is the stranger in the playground handing out candy to children," a director of the Center for Science in...

Want Fries, Er, Knuckle Sammy With That?

'Miscommunication' ends in burgers, punches being thrown

(Newser) - Apparently the customer isn't always right: Hamburgers, fries, punches, and chairs all were thrown during a fight involving customers and employees of a fast food restaurant in Kalamazoo that ended with two arrests. Police said four customers in a vehicle at a Wendy's drive-thru lane midday yesterday claimed their order...

Wendy's Yanks 'So Horny' CDs From Kids Meals

Disco disc used adult version of Donna Summer's 'Last Dance'

(Newser) - Red-faced Wendy's is yanking a disco CD from its kids' meals after parents complained that their wee ones were rocking out to lyrics that included a reference to "so horny," reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Apparently the company that made the CDs for Wendy's accidentally grabbed the, er, adult...

8 'Health' Foods That Aren't So Healthy

Vitamin Water packs a lot more than just vitamins

(Newser) - Sure, an apple is a nutrient-filled snack, but so is a chocolate-chip peanut butter energy bar, right? Cracked blows the whistle on eight tasty "health" foods that actually aren't so good for our heath:
  1. Vitamin Water: As if the fact that it's owned by Coca-Cola isn't enough of a
...

McDonald's: Soon-to-Be Chi-Chi Destination


 McDonald's: 
 Soon-to-Be 
 Chi-Chi 
 Destination 
WANT FRIES WITH THAT LINGER ZONE?
May 19, 2010 1:49 PM CDT

McDonald's: Soon-to-Be Chi-Chi Destination

Burger joint goes yuppie with 'linger zones'

(Newser) - You know those giant golden arches thrust into the sky on a pole in front of your local McDonald's? Kiss 'em goodbye. They're just one of the casualties of an upcoming total redesign of the McDonald's franchise, Salon reports. Gone, too, will be the red, double-sloped roofs, and the cafeteria-like...

Denied Mustard, Wendy's Diner Pulls Stun Gun

Takeout order didn't include mayo, either

(Newser) - A Florida woman threatened Wendy's employees with a stun gun after they left the mustard and mayonnaise packets she requested out of her order. After getting the condiments, the customer allegedly slapped an employee through the drive-through window, WFTV Orlando reports . She then got the taser from her car and...

Oops: Taco Bell Customer Gets $2K Instead of Burrito

Bank deposit is handed off at drive-through

(Newser) - It's Taco Bell's version of a Happy Meal. When a woman pulled up to the drive-thru window for her order, an employee mistakenly gave her a bag filled with $2,000, reports the Dayton Daily News . The store, it seems, routinely puts the daily deposit in an ordinary Taco Bell...

New Coke Machine Pours 104 Drink Combos

 New Coke Machine Pours 
 104 Drink Combos 
grape sprite, anyone?
May 10, 2010 12:10 PM CDT

New Coke Machine Pours 104 Drink Combos

'Freestyle' soda fountains let customers mix and match

(Newser) - Remember the good old days of mixing Coke, root beer, and Sprite at the soda fountain? Coca-Cola is putting a high-tech spin on that concept with its new “Freestyle” fountains, the Wall Street Journal reports. Diners will be able to whip up 104 different drinks—say Sprite with grape,...

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