Because Death simply isn't going to come soon enough for some people...

[Spoons]

You always pay extra for the greens and the reds. You haven't seen Cheech'n'Chong?

[NEOWatcher]

At least this one is intended as a novelty at a fair. But; it would be dissapointing if it catches on.
New Spin On Cheeseburger At State Fair Creates Buzz

The cheeseburger features a Krispy Kreme glazed doughnut.

[Fazor]

That's not really a 'new spin'. A grossly unnecessary spin, perhaps. But it's been done before.

[Swift]

Even if I wanted to kill myself, that doesn't sound like a good way to do it. eeewwwww!

[Fazor]

Even if I wanted to kill myself, that doesn't sound like a good way to do it. eeewwwww!

That's what I thought with the McD's rolled out that monstrosity of a breakfast sandwich, the 'McGriddle', years ago. But the sweetness of the "maple syrup pancake" buns worked well with the savoryness of the sausage and cheese and whatever. So taste wise, it might actually make for a tasty, or at least not disgusting, sandwich.

BUT I couldn't eat it and not get sick from simply knowing what I'm eating. Since we've all but quit eating fast food (I went to DQ once in the last 3 months and that's the only 'fast-food' I can remember having recently), I have a hard time eating anything greasy or calorie-super-loaded. Makes me sick.

[Ilya]

I am not by any means a vegetarian, but the picture (and description!) in OP made me distinctly nauseous.

[Tobin Dax]

That's what I thought with the McD's rolled out that monstrosity of a breakfast sandwich, the 'McGriddle', years ago. But the sweetness of the "maple syrup pancake" buns worked well with the savoryness of the sausage and cheese and whatever. So taste wise, it might actually make for a tasty, or at least not disgusting, sandwich.

But the syrup taste is the McGriddle is kind of subtle, and the maple syrup flavor compliments the sausage well enough. This is a glazed "bun." I cannot imagine how donut glaze can would make a cheeseburger taste better.

[Ara Pacis]

I like the McGriddle, but I only have one abotu twice a year. I can't make myself eat a Double Down. I like bread too much.

[marsbug]

At a conference in san diego I appalled most of my fellow attendees by eating two stacks of pancakes (american style thick ones) with extra maple syrup. I wouldn't recommend it as a regular breakfast, although it did open my eyes to the wonders of maple syrup. Oddly one group from japan actually clapped when I finished.

[Spoons]

Since we've all but quit eating fast food (I went to DQ once in the last 3 months and that's the only 'fast-food' I can remember having recently), I have a hard time eating anything greasy or calorie-super-loaded. Makes me sick.

Most fast foods seem to make me feel quite unwell these days, since around when I ticked over into the 30's.

[Swift]

At a conference in san diego I appalled most of my fellow attendees by eating two stacks of pancakes (american style thick ones) with extra maple syrup. I wouldn't recommend it as a regular breakfast, although it did open my eyes to the wonders of maple syrup. Oddly one group from japan actually clapped when I finished.

I love pancakes with maple syrup (particularly the real stuff), though two stacks is probably more than I can handle now.

Maple syrup is great stuff. In the marinade mix I make I like having a sweet element (along with the savory flavors) and usually use either honey or maple syrup.

[TrAI]

That's just because they haven't drained it yet!

Wow, I never knew some folks call sodium "Natrium". Do you pronounce salt "nackle"?

Hmmm... It is hardly that strange, that is the Latin name of the element. and as AndreasJ mentioned, it is related to the word natron. It is listed as archaic in English, I suppose that means it isn't used in modern texts, the word sodium was coined back in the early 1800s when the element was extracted from soda.

NaCl is pronounced as the full words, I should think, that is, natriumklorid. But it is commonly only called salt here too,if it is to be differentiated from other salts, the word "koksalt"(cooking salt) is used.

My apologies. I misinterpreted your post: I thought you were using "natrium" for NaCl and asking whether "salt" was also NaCl, or some hydrated version.

For dietary guidance purposes, "salt" = NaCl.

Grant Hutchison

The other salts used in eatables are often listed as their chemical name or some other name they are commonly known by, in my experience, at least. For instance, I have a candy bag here that lists NH4Cl as ammoniumklorid, but NaCl is just called salt.

The E numbers E508-E512 is Potassium chloride, calcium chloride, ammonium chloride, magnesium chloride and stannous chloride, so sometimes that is used instead.

[Swift]

NaCl is pronounced as the full words, I should think, that is, natriumklorid.

As a joke (particularly among chemists) I've heard NaCl called "nackle" in English.

But seriously, what you say for Norwegian is almost exactly what is done for English - generic "salt" is sodium chloride, all other "salts" are usually specified by their exact name.

[HenrikOlsen]

The other salts used in eatables are often listed as their chemical name or some other name they are commonly known by, in my experience, at least. For instance, I have a candy bag here that lists NH4Cl as ammoniumklorid, but NaCl is just called salt.

But interestingly, what's known as salt liquorice (at least in Denmark) tastes salty because of NH₄Cl, not NaCl.

[Trulialia]

I don't eat fastfood at all, it's not only dangerous, but also ISN'T ASSIMILATED AT ALL. It doesn't contain any useful elements, simply provides you with excessive amount of fats and carbohydrates and goes out just as it came in! So do you need to fill you stomach with Language, literally???
It also concerns any pastry and white bread and sweats. Of course, we can't live just chewing a cabbage leaf. But all this harmful stuff must be minimized in your diet. Probably the only thing that is even in a way favorable in this list is chocolate. Half a bar a week won't do you bad and will boost all the processes in your organism.

It's very hard for me to stick to such a diet, I love pastry and sweets like my own mother But since I read about its harmful effect, I can't look at another seductive bun without imagining how it emits uric acid in the stomach and accumulates in the bowels badly digested... Uhh, I get a charge of motivation at once!
And know what? I'm starting to use to this, to like apples and salad and to look at a fresh, odorous, crunchy loaf indifferently - and I feel MUCH BETTER! First of all, I lost two kilos in a week, for second, I got rid of constipations, and for third, I feel... I don't know, healthier, fresher, lighter.

Although fruits and vegetables aren't fully deprived of nitrates even if they're not fertilized, and polysaturated fats in milk products actually contribute to blood pollution and obesity as well, it's better than twice as much harm from chaotic nutrition.
It's also very important to work out a certain rhythm in meals. Try to eat three times a day approximately at the same time, distributing the volume and nutritive value of meals from breakfast to dinner. Never eat at night! Stomach is at rest then, so all the food stays in your rectum till morning! Meanwhile your organism still provides all the acids and bile, which deposite in your organs.

[Gillianren]

Actually, eating when you're hungry is better for you.

[AndreasJ]

I don't eat fastfood at all, it's not only dangerous, but also ISN'T ASSIMILATED AT ALL. It doesn't contain any useful elements, simply provides you with excessive amount of fats and carbohydrates and goes out just as it came in!

How, pray tell, can something simultaneously contain no useful elements and excessive amounts of nutrients?

[BigDon]

How, pray tell, can something simultaneously contain no useful elements and excessive amounts of nutrients?

Hey Andy! Shhhh! No eye contact! Walk faster and look the other way.

[NEOWatcher]

Just one more example of why it's up to the patrons and not the people providing it...

KFC owners wonder what happened to the 'F'

Pankratz is part of a group of franchisees who blame KFC's falling sales on Eaton's decision in early 2009 to emphasize grilled chicken and sandwiches over KFC's bone-in fried fare. Managers at the Yum! Brands-owned chain say they're trying to reach health-conscious, on-the-go consumers. Many franchisees say the strategy confuses customers and hurts the brand.

[Fazor]

Yes. As a consumer I'm so confused. KFC is offering ... grilled chicken now? What the? What is this "grilled" you speak of? Do you still offer fried chicken too?! I don't know! My head hurts!

. . . anyway, what hurts KFC in my books is the fact that I get sick every time I eat their fried chicken because there's way too much grease (but I admit I think it tastes good). And I'm not going to go to KFC or any fast-food place for grilled chicken, since that's something that's very cheap at the grocery store and takes me about 5 minutes to make at home. But that's just me.

Our KFC in town seems to do alright still though.

[BigDon]

One of our local KFC's around here tried home delivery twice and both times was so overwhelmed by the demand they had to stop offering that service.

Which seems like an odd way to handle that kind of a situation, to me.

[HenrikOlsen]

Actually, eating when you're hungry is better for you.

Providing your sense of hunger isn't out of calibration through any of a long list of possible causes including artificial sweeteners, diabetes, various medicines, smoking, and so on all the way to some of the eating disorders.

[Jens]

Providing your sense of hunger isn't out of calibration through any of a long list of possible causes including artificial sweeteners, diabetes, various medicines, smoking, and so on all the way to some of the eating disorders.

I basically agree. I think clearly that when were were hunter-gatherers, the process was: you got hungry, made some effort to get something to eat, and got satisfied. Nowadays, for the most part it's go to the refrigerator. So there is almost no effort required, so there's no need to distinguish what is just a little hungry and what is really hungry, so I think we tend to eat when we're not really hungry enough to warrant it. Still, as a blanket statement, "eating when you're hungry is bad" is a fairly silly one.

No offense to Trulialia, but I think her post had some fairly OK points mixed in with a lot of, well let's just say, not-fairly-OK points.

[TheOncomingStorm]

Yes. As a consumer I'm so confused. KFC is offering ... grilled chicken now? What the? What is this "grilled" you speak of? Do you still offer fried chicken too?! I don't know! My head hurts!

. . . anyway, what hurts KFC in my books is the fact that I get sick every time I eat their fried chicken because there's way too much grease (but I admit I think it tastes good). And I'm not going to go to KFC or any fast-food place for grilled chicken, since that's something that's very cheap at the grocery store and takes me about 5 minutes to make at home. But that's just me.

Our KFC in town seems to do alright still though.

At one point the only brand name fast food joint in town was KFC, and there was a McDonalds in Calais. There were plenty of greasy spoons only open during the summer and I think 2 pizza places between the two towns.

[Gillianren]

Providing your sense of hunger isn't out of calibration through any of a long list of possible causes including artificial sweeteners, diabetes, various medicines, smoking, and so on all the way to some of the eating disorders.

Well, small meals when you're hungry. I'm just saying that designating a certain time to eat a meal with a certain number of calories can create medical problems, too. Four or five small portions through the day is just fine and often better than the three large meals Americans eat, because we expect to eat more for meals than we really ought to.

[Trulialia]

Well, ok, it contains some vitamins, of course, but comparing to the amount of polysaturated fats and carbohydrates insignificant percentage of vitamins in salad leaves and proteins in meat can be neglected. Especially taking into consideration how fastfood is prepared. Maybe in USA and Europe the quality of food in MacDonald's is better, but here you can never feel safe with a hamburger in your hand -

[Trulialia]

I agree with HenrikOlsen and Jens. The amount of food we generally eat doesn't coincide with our energy costs. But the stomach gets used exactly to the first value. So despite you haven't burnt even half of the calories you consumed yet, it demands new portion of food. This hunger isn't actually real and is caused solely by disordered and excessive eating. As a result you gain weight.

[Jens]

This hunger isn't actually real and is caused solely by disordered and excessive eating.

It's not caused by "disordered eating." I think it's caused by the fact that human beings evolved in a situation where our purpose was to try to find enough calories to survive. But now, we are in a situation where calories are easily available, so we tend to eat too much because we are worried about starving, which of course is not a necessary fear in a post-industrial society like the US, Japan, or Ukraine.

[megrfl]

. . . anyway, what hurts KFC in my books is the fact that I get sick every time I eat their fried chicken because there's way too much grease (but I admit I think it tastes good).

If I eat KFC, I don't eat the greasy soggy skin, whether it is regular or extra-crispy -- I've yet to see anything from KFC "extra crispy." I do like the flavor of the meat though with a little of their gravy for dipping.

...seductive bun without imagining how it emits uric acid in the stomach and accumulates in the bowels badly digested... Uhh, I get a charge of motivation at once!

Never eat at night! Stomach is at rest then, so all the food stays in your rectum till morning! Meanwhile your organism still provides all the acids and bile, which deposite in your organs.

You don't paint a very pretty picture. As a rule, I try never to eat past 8:00pm, but just last night we didn't eat dinner until 9:00pm, when I woke up this morning my stomach felt like there was brick laying in it and I assumed nothing much had digested. I'm feeling better now, so stuff must be moving.

[AndreasJ]

I always try to eat something late at night - if I don't, I'm near certain to wake up with a headache. Individual variation and all that. But I'd like a cite for digestion shutting off during the night.