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the dressings, the healthy choices aren't even that healthy!)
Response: Thank you for your comments. McDonald's knows that we provide meals for
a large number of people everyday. We take this role seriously and feel that we have a
responsibility to provide choices that fit with most all lifestyles and for many differrent
customer ages. We take our role in advertising seriously also. We have a code of practice
for advertising today and we evolve this code with our customers changing needs and
preferences.
Our food also provides choices for our different customers. For example, McDonald's
premium salads provide three servings of vegetables and are a significant source of
protein when served with chicken. These main dish meals contribute as few as 350
calories without dressing. There are three offerings of lowfat salad dressing. Lowfat
balsamic has 40 cal; soy ginger has 90 cal; and lowfat family recipe italian has 60
calories. All these deliver great taste. A serving of regular salad dressing contains about
200 calories per serving, but the taste is perferred by some customers. Our salads are an
excellent source of vitamins A & C and a good source of calcium and iron-which sounds
like great tasting nutrition to me.
-Dr. Adams
Posted By: Tracy Salas (22/10/2006 7:38:45 PM)
Comment: Again posting from my experience from working at McDonalds, I 100%
agree with your comments. Obesity can be caused when you make poor choices in food.
Me and my co-workers eat at McDonalds on a regular basis, sometimes near daily, most
of us are not fat. Obviously obesity has more to do with more than with how much and
how often than just what you eat. Im not saying the food is necessariy good for you, but it
dosent hurt you when you watch how MUCH of it you eat. dont cram your self full and
eat the same thing every day and and try to point fingers.
Response: I appreciate your thoughts and your time in responding to my comment. We
agree with you that being healthy is up to every individual. We also agree with you that
McDonald's food can fit into a healthy life. We offer a variety of menu items, in a range
of sizes, to meet the needs of a varied population. Maintaining a balanced diet means
something different for each individual customer.
-Dr. Adams
Posted By: Tim Kissman (20/10/2006 8:21:01 PM)
Comment: This is a great blog and one that definitely shows McDonald's in a different
light. You're right. When speaking of nutrition, not once have I ever heard of McDonald's
being an example of good nutrition. It's true that we all choose what we eat, how we eat
and how much, but the availability of "fast food" and the ease of which it is consumed is
all too easy. It's good to see more nutritional options being part of the McDonald's menu
and I hope that continues "not only for adults, but for children. My daughters still choose
McDonald's because of the toys inside their happy meals. I'm also the publisher of a
health and fitness magazine in Michigan and would welcome a column about this matter.
Michigan, as you may know, has one of the highest obesity rates in the country. There are
a lot of good people working hard trying to change that and I know McDonald's is doing
its part by educating its consumers. If you're interested in this, I would love to hear from
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