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6 Reasons To Eat Anywhere But McDonald's

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6 Reasons To Eat Anywhere But McDonald's
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1. Its salad is more fattening than its burger.

There are 8 grams of fat in the hamburger, but the bacon ranch salad with grilled chicken has a whopping 14 grams of fat. If that is surprising to you, you can find a list of nutrition facts for popular menu items here.

2. The wealth gap between its CEO and employees is astounding.

It was estimated that it takes the average McDonald’s employee seven months to earn what its CEO makes in one hour.

3. Its food supplier in China was caught with tainted meat.

A secret film revealed workers inside the processing plants of Shangai Husi Food handling food with their bare hands, putting meat that had fallen on the floor back into the processing machine, and repackaging expired beef and chicken products with new expiration dates. When the scandal emerged last year, more than 3,000 cases of the tainted product had already been sold.


4. About half of its stores are open on Christmas and employees do not get holiday pay.

Who wakes up on a glorious Christmas morning and thinks, “Wow, I could totally go for a Big Mac right now?” If you are not going to pay employees a living wage, at least give them the holiday off.

5. McDonald’s is open on Thanksgiving, too.

Because nothing says, “I am thankful for you,” like not giving your employees a chance to eat with their family.

6. A good chunk of its marketing targets children.

Childhood obesity is continuing to grow in the United States, yet the franchise continues to push Happy Meals and Mighty Kids Meals. While they offer apple slices and Go-GURT as sides, I can attest that most children will stick to the 110-calorie kids size french fries they offer.

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