Wednesday 10 March, 2004 at 12:58PM (Nereus)  ::  permalink  ::  comments (13)

McDonald's fast food chain, in an attempt to battle the concern over high obesity levels in the US and overseas (although more likely motivated by the chance to make some more dollars by portraying a healthier image of themselves), plan to introduce Caesar Salad to their menu (or already have introduced it by now).

Now if you think this means you can feel better about frequenting McDonalds like you once used to, you better think again. According to this story from CNN.com, the new salad can be more fattening than the burgers! With dressing and croutons it contains 425 calories and 21.4g of fat, compared with the 253 calories and 7.7g of fat in the standard burger. Adding a portion of fries to your burger brings the calorie count to 459, which is still less fatty than the salad at 16.7g. Amazing isn't it? I guess they just can't help themselves. Oh, and steer clear of the thickshakes - although reputedly good for hangovers, they allegedly mix pig fat in with it to thicken them up. Gross.

I'd imagine many other 'healthy' foods at various fast food chains would turn out to be the same, but this is the only one I had actual legitimate information on. If you'd like some more interesting info on McDonalds (including a large list of lawsuits, fines, protests and senseless violence related to McDonalds) go check out this page at dailyrotten.com.