8 Truths About Fast Food ! It May Change Your Opinion !!

8 Truths About Fast Food ! It May Change Your Opinion !!

Fast food has its perks. It’s normally pretty cheap. And as the name implies, the meals arrive swiftly: perfect for those times when we just have to eat. Plus, burgers, fries, shakes and chicken nuggets taste great. But many of our favorite quick-service selections come with a catch – in terms of calories and fat. For this and other reasons, then, you might want to pass on the following 20 fast-food favorites…

8. Chopped Beefsteak Sandwich

The precursor to the fabled McRib, the Chopped Beefsteak Sandwich didn’t have quite the same impact as its pork-based counterpart when it launched in the late 1970s. Perhaps that’s because it was basically just a hamburger in a different dress, arriving in a rectangular bun instead of the classic round shape of the Big Mac. Either way, though, it never made McDonald’s history – unlike the popular McRib.

7. McPasta

McDonald’s had enjoyed a long and prosperous history largely off the back of a menu derived from chicken and beef. But in the early 1990s the burger behemoth decided to introduce an Italian element to its menu. Yes, spaghetti – with the option of meatballs – plus fettucine alfredo and lasagna were rolled out in a handful of stores across the U.S. Six months later, however, the test was over, and McPasta never returned.

6. McAfrika

It may go down in history as the worst fast-food PR gaffe of all time – and if not, it’s definitely up there. Yes, we’re talking about the fabled McAfrika, which McDonald’s unveiled in 2002 to a momentous backlash. Even worse, the burger was launched in Norway – one of the world’s wealthiest countries. Meanwhile, 12 million Africans were starving. It’s therefore not surprising that the fast-food giant was accused by many of insensitivity.

5. McHotDogs

Ray Kroc may have perfected the fast-food business model with hamburgers and French fries. But what about hot dogs? Well, in 1977 he essentially ruled them out of ever appearing on the menu. That decree didn’t last forever, though, and McDonald’s has indeed tested the McHotDog in a number of markets. Still, as of yet that’s as far as it’s gone…

4. McJordan

McDonald’s’ first-ever menu item to be named after a real person landed in the early ’90s and was dubbed the “McJordan.” And in case it wasn’t obvious, yes, the hamburger was named in honor of basketball legend Michael Jordan. Alas, though, it was only rolled out in a handful of Midwest locations – but its popularity apparently endured. In fact, in 2012 an expired jug of the burger’s BBQ sauce sold for nearly $10,000 on eBay.

3. Fish McBites

In 2013 McDonald’s introduced a new menu item to Happy Meals for the first time in ten years. But just over a month later, it was pulled. Yes, poor sales meant that Fish McBites – McNuggets, essentially, but with fish instead of chicken – didn’t make it past the initial promotional period, which was intended to tie into Lent.

2. Fruit & Walnut Salad

Back in the mid-’00s, the McDonald’s healthy eating campaign was really gearing up. So while its competitors pumped out larger and fattier burgers, the Golden Arches instead lit up with, erm, a fruit and walnut salad. The option didn’t really blow anyone away, mind you, and it was eventually retired in 2013. Frankly, though, we’re surprised it lasted that long.

1. Supersize

For those who wanted a bit more than the “large” option, Maccy D’s of course used to offer “supersize” menu items. According to the McDonald’s website, few people in the U.K. took the restaurant chain up on its mega-menu, mind you, leading to it being dropped there in 2001. In the U.S., on the other hand, the marketing move was dropped six weeks after the release of blockbuster documentary Supersize Me (2004), which raised serious health concerns about eating so much McDonald’s at once.