Did McDonalds do something with their nuggets?

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Rob9874

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Originally posted by: Shanti
Wendy's and BK have probably been gaining chicken nugget market share so McD's is trying to make them better.
That's a good thing because McD's has the absolute worst chicken nuggets of any fast food place I have ever been to.

I agree. I love Wendy's nuggets.

 

dman

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Originally posted by: rival
i had some about 2 weeks ago, and they suck, i find it hard to believe people eat them on a regular basis...

They are good w/ hot mustard dipping potion.

Still wendy's $.99 owns McD's $1.99 6 piece.


 

pennylane

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Originally posted by: dman
Originally posted by: rival
i had some about 2 weeks ago, and they suck, i find it hard to believe people eat them on a regular basis...

They are good w/ hot mustard dipping potion.

Still wendy's $.99 owns McD's $1.99 6 piece.

Definitely. Wendy's is good. And cheaper too.
 

digitalsm

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Originally posted by: dman
Originally posted by: rival
i had some about 2 weeks ago, and they suck, i find it hard to believe people eat them on a regular basis...

They are good w/ hot mustard dipping potion.

Still wendy's $.99 owns McD's $1.99 6 piece.

I thought you could still get 2 6 piece McNuggets for $2.22
 

CTrain

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By the end of October, all McDonalds will have 100% white meat nuggets.

You guys can make fun of McD nuggets all you want but most people I know prefer McDs nuggets for whatever reason even with the process meat.
 

BurnItDwn

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I just know that they changed the boxes. It used to always be 6 9 or 20 .... now they come in baxes of 10 . WTF
 

Chaotic42

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Originally posted by: minendo
Nothing like making a farm state the test market for Adult Happy Meals. I am getting sick of hearing/seeing the commercials non-stop.

Don't feel too bad. I have to record those commercials at work. Including the *ahem* PSA.
 

DainBramaged

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Originally posted by: Metalloid
Originally posted by: aphex
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW:

Chicken McNuggets®:
Chicken, water, salt, modified corn starch, sodium phosphates, chicken broth powder [chicken broth, salt, and natural flavoring (chicken source)], seasoning (vegetable oil, extracts of rosemary, mono, di- and triglycerides, lecithin). Battered and breaded with water, enriched bleached wheat flour (niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), yellow corn flour, bleached wheat flour, modified corn starch, salt, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, calcium lactate), spices, wheat starch, dried whey, corn starch. Batter set in vegetable shortening. Cooked in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils, (may contain partially hydrogenated soybean oil and/or partially hydrogenated corn oil and/or partially hydrogenated canola oil and/or cottonseed oil and/or sunflower oil and/or corn oil). TBHQ and citric acid added to help preserve freshness. Dimethylpolysiloxane added as an anti-foaming agent.

Im just suprised that chicken is the first ingredient...

Well, you have to remember that in China, they consider chicken is another word for cat.
 

rh71

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The nuggets are all they're trying to improve on ?

I eat fast food for a living but I can't help but have a clogged throat (full of oil) after eating McD's. Wendy's is a whole different story...

Hell, even Taco Bell seems healthier for me.
 
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OK, OK, why is everyone down on dark meat? I know white meat is healthier but I always go for the dark meat since it's juicier and more flavorful.. Why does everyone advertise white meat as if it's better than dark?
 

Flyermax2k3

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Originally posted by: freedomsbeat212
OK, OK, why is everyone down on dark meat? I know white meat is healthier but I always go for the dark meat since it's juicier and more flavorful.. Why does everyone advertise white meat as if it's better than dark?

Because it is... Especially when it comes to low-quality fast food meat.
 

Eli

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Yep, Wendy's nuggets are far superior to McD's.. and cheaper, too.
 

Stark

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They got in deep trouble a few years back for adding beef flavor to their nuggets. Apparently Hindus weren't too happy about being fed sacred cow when they ordered something called "chicken."

nuggets are an abomination of nature, just like most of the rest of the "food" served at mcD's

Go read Fast Food Nation. The truth is out there.
 

Barnaby W. Füi

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Originally posted by: Stark
They got in deep trouble a few years back for adding beef flavor to their nuggets. Apparently Hindus weren't too happy about being fed sacred cow when they ordered something called "chicken."

nuggets are an abomination of nature, just like most of the rest of the "food" served at mcD's

Go read Fast Food Nation. The truth is out there.

Yep. Fast food is disgusting.

As for the comment someone made about not being sure why McD's nuggets were preferred over others - it's the breading.
 

sxr7171

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In central Ohio we've had this since May or something. They were marketed as 100% white meat and they changed to boxes of 5,10, 20. They were $1 for 5 and $2 for 10. I think that was a promotion, I have no idea what they cost now.
 

eakers

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they were actually going to get rid of the nugget for the chicken strips but decided against it.