Supersize Me

[Celeste]

our fast food treat is Potbelly's...we like the "pizza" sandwich with no pepperoni and I like mine with hotpeppers...washed down with an Oreo shake

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Have you seen the movie?
 
 I came away thinking that the filmmaker was putting as much of the blame for the growing obesity epidemic on lack of personal responsibility as much as on lack of corporate responsibility.
 
 But maybe we (I) just take away what we want from what we see.
 
 

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
  I agree. I don't think the point of the film was to pick on McDonald's specifically.
 

Of course it was.  McDonalds is one of those buzzwords like "Starbucks" and "WalMart" that appeals to the liberal elitists who believe that (other) people are too stupid to make their own choices. [/b]

[Seth Hurwitz]

funny thing isâ?¦
 
 it made me REALLY want a dbl qtr-pounder w/ chz
 
 remember how much the guy was enjoying it when he first started?

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

MTV Won't Show Ads For 'Super Size Me'
 
 Reuters
 Thursday, May 27, 2004; Page C09
 
 
 LOS ANGELES, May 26 -- The documentary "Super Size Me," a critical look at the health impact of a fast-food-only diet, has been downsized at MTV: The cable network has refused to show ads for the film, its distributors said Wednesday.
 
   
 
 Roadside Attractions and Samuel Goldwyn Films said in a statement that MTV has told them the ads are "disparaging to fast-food restaurants."
 
 The distributors said MTV sister network VH1 was planning to use clips from the movie in a program called "Best Week Ever," but the clips were pulled before the show aired.
 
 An MTV spokesperson was unavailable for comment. MTV and VH1 are owned by media giant Viacom, which depends on advertising for a major portion of its revenues.
 
 For "Super Size Me," director Morgan Spurlock had nothing but food and drink from McDonald's restaurants for 30 days, and if asked whether he wanted the larger, "supersize" meal, he always said yes. He gained weight and his health declined. Documenting the impact are not only the cameras but also his doctors. Spurlock mixes in facts and figures about food and dieting as he travels the United States talking to health and food experts in 20 cities.
 
 In March, McDonald's said it would eliminate its supersize menu options by year end; a company spokeswoman said the decision was unrelated to the movie.
 
 The announcement came two months after "Super Size Me" earned Spurlock the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary director at this year's Sundance Film Festival. The film began playing in theaters about two weeks ago and rose to No. 10 on domestic box-office charts this past week. It has grossed $2.9 million in ticket sales -- a hit for a documentary -- and last weekend scored a per-screen average of $6,759, just behind No. 2 film "Troy" with $7,014.
 
 The film expands to 165 screens from 148 for the Memorial Day weekend, which the MTV ads had been timed to promote, a spokesman for the distributors said.

[ggw]

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
  Have you seen the movie?
 
 I came away thinking that the filmmaker was putting as much of the blame for the growing obesity epidemic on lack of personal responsibility as much as on lack of corporate responsibility.
 
 But maybe we (I) just take away what we want from what we see.
 

No, I haven't seen the movie, but I would never let such a minor technicality stand in the way of a good political cheap shot.
 
 All kidding aside, I do find it funny that corporations are blamed for leading people to do bad things.  If this movie stresses that personal reponsibility is the key, then I am sure I will like it when I see it.

[Sir HC]

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
  Have you seen the movie?
 
 I came away thinking that the filmmaker was putting as much of the blame for the growing obesity epidemic on lack of personal responsibility as much as on lack of corporate responsibility.
 
 But maybe we (I) just take away what we want from what we see.
 
   

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
  I agree. I don't think the point of the film was to pick on McDonald's specifically.
 

Of course it was.  McDonalds is one of those buzzwords like "Starbucks" and "WalMart" that appeals to the liberal elitists who believe that (other) people are too stupid to make their own choices. [/b]

[/b]

I agree with Rhett here.  The movie has a side story about school cafeterias and how poor the nutritional choices (and the choices made by the kids) are there too.  It was an odd combination in the movie about the companies saying that the schools should teach good choices (which would mean not their food) and it is not their fault not having healthy options (the McD's salads can be worse for you than the burgers in terms of fat and the rest).

[jkeisenh]

I found the school part really interesting.  I myself am a lefty vegetarian (since age 13) and even I, when I was in high school, was excited for pizza hut or taco bell day.  Now I avoid that stuff like the plague but back then, it was half an issue of yummy choices and half about student decision making.  I don't know...
 
 I thought as a whole it was a great film, and it really impressed on me how a bad diet is just as bad as, say, smoking or not exercising.

[Bags]

-edit- Sorry, didn't see Rhett's post on MTV...seems like a pretty obvious corporate bit of bullshit, though, doesn't it?

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Bags and I apparently read the same newspaper.  

[Chip Chanko]

It all goes back to growing up on a stuff. On family vacations this is all we every ate for the most part. Maybe if I hadn't grown up on it I wouldn't have the cravings once in a while. For the most part if I'm eating something fast to go, it'll be Chipotle or Panera or a Whole Foods prosciutto caprese sandwich (sorry guys, can't stand Potbelly or Quizno's or Baja Fresh). Basically it's once or twice a year that I go for some low-level fast food.
 
 

Originally posted by Bollocks:
   

Originally posted by Chip Chanko:
  It's weird...while I don't eat fast food on a regular basis and know it's horrible for you I still consider it a treat. Especially Wendy's burgers/fries/frosty or McDonald's breakfast once or twice a year. I probably only have it once or twice a year because that's how long it takes my digestive system to forget what happened the last time I ate it...

Greasy dead cow with fries so soaked in WD40 they ooze the shit when you squeeze them a treat!!!!     but I don't eat fast food, unless you consider Baja Fresh fast food, each to their own though....but a TREAT? Come on! Convenient when you're in a hurry maybe, but how can you call it a treat? [/b]

[godsshoeshine]

i try to cook most of my own meals or buy frozen ones at least. trader joe's is my best friend. usually meals out are somewhere that has beer. hardly ever go to mc donald's, but sometimes you need some grease to help with the hangovers

[ggw]

Originally posted by Chip Chanko:
 I'm eating something fast to go, it'll be Chipotle  Basically it's once or twice a year that I go for some low-level fast food.
 

Chipotle doesn't sound much healthier (and is owned by McDonalds).
 
 Chipotle's Chicken Burrito (with black beans, rice, cheese, and salsa) weighs in at nearly 1,000 calories and 12 grams of saturated fat.
 
 Chipotle's Vegetarian Burrito (with black beans, rice, cheese, guacamole, and salsa) weighs over a pound and provides 1,120 calories and three-quarters of a day's worth of saturated fat (14 grams).
 
 Chipotle's Barbacoa Burrito (with shredded beef, pinto beans, rice, cheese, guacamole, sour cream, and salsa) hits nearly 1,300 calories and three-quarters of a day's worth of saturated fat. That's the equivalent of a Quarter Pounder, a large order of fries, and a large Coke.
 
 http://www.cspinet.org/new/200309301.html

[godsshoeshine]

oh yeah, i'm surprised its only 12 grams of fat. i would have guessed more like 20. chipotle is good stuff, but so bad for you.
 
 most of the burritos are a whole days worth of food on weight watchers

[Chip Chanko]

I did know that they are owned by McDonald's. Panera is owned by Au Bon Pain, I forgot who owns Baja Fresh (Wendy's??).
 
 Interesting info about the burrito. The Barbacoa is actually what I usually get there (just had one last night). Do you know if Chipotle's stuff is worse than a burrito somewhere else? I usually forego cheese and sour cream and I have it with black beans instead of pinto. I miss there being a Burrito Brothers in Georgetown.
 
 
 

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
   

Originally posted by Chip Chanko:
 I'm eating something fast to go, it'll be Chipotle  Basically it's once or twice a year that I go for some low-level fast food.
 

Chipotle doesn't sound much healthier (and is owned by McDonalds).
 
 Chipotle's Chicken Burrito (with black beans, rice, cheese, and salsa) weighs in at nearly 1,000 calories and 12 grams of saturated fat.
 
 Chipotle's Vegetarian Burrito (with black beans, rice, cheese, guacamole, and salsa) weighs over a pound and provides 1,120 calories and three-quarters of a day's worth of saturated fat (14 grams).
 
 Chipotle's Barbacoa Burrito (with shredded beef, pinto beans, rice, cheese, guacamole, sour cream, and salsa) hits nearly 1,300 calories and three-quarters of a day's worth of saturated fat. That's the equivalent of a Quarter Pounder, a large order of fries, and a large Coke.
 
  http://www.cspinet.org/new/200309301.html [/b]

[sonickteam2]

I like Subway and Quiznos.
 
   and the fact that i have gained 20 lbs in the last year has less to do with subs and more to do with Samuel Adams and Molson Canadian i think  
 
   but who would want to see a movie about beer making you fat?