A few years ago I read about an experiment where someone let a McDonalds Happy Meal sit for a year. The burger and fries DID NOT rot or get moldy. The conclusion was that this is not food and you should not be eating it. Actually now that I remember it was a lecture I attended and the woman had the happy meal there with her.
- Happy Meal after one year
Today in the DailyMail paper from the UK, they show a McDonalds Happy Meal that is a year old side by side with one that is “fresh”. The old happy meal does look a bit different; it looks like the meat could be a bit burnt. That’s all. No mold, no rot. Yewwww.
The author says that she had the window’s in her house open many times but the flies and other insects IGNORED the McDonalds Happy Meal. I once read an experiment where a “scientist” left margarine sitting on his windowsill. He says the ants ignored the margarine which was proof to him that the margarine wasn’t real food. Anyway back to the McDonalds Happy Meal.
Another blogger, Snack Girl, is conducting a similar experiment. She first purchased a Happy Meal and put it on a shelf. Every week she posted new pictures. After 35 days, the burger and fries still looked fine. She made an interesting observation: if the food simply dries up, then that might explain why it didn’t rot. She reminds us that when Egyptian mummies have been uncovered, bits of food have been found with them.
To conduct a more scientific experiment, she purchases a new McDonalds Happy Meal, prepares a homemade cheeseburger and zips the two up in a Ziploc bag. She will post pictures every week.
People, what you eat every now and then, probably won’t make or break you. In fact, our Metabolic Boost program has a guide to fast food. We know you will be there occasionally. It’s your habitual eating we need to change. If Happy Meals and the like are your staple diet, we have reason to worry about your health.
Check out your Nutrition Score and see how you fare.
Remember, nothing changes if nothing changes.
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