Opinion on Fast Foods

May 7, 2004

This suggests that there is a general movement in the populace to

reduce/eliminate some of the processed & sugar foods. Question: do

you think the public would BUY a healthful muffin (for instance: Sherm's

megamuffin?) ... one with vegetables, fiber, some fruit? If Krispy

Kreme changed it products to something pure & healthful, would there be

a market for it? BTW, Ruby Tuesdays now shows the nutritional counts

for ALL of their menu items (total calories, fat grams, carb grams,

protein grams). I loved it & selected my meal based on this information!

http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/07/news/midcaps/krispy_kreme/index.htm?cnn=yes

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. said Friday its first-quarter profit will

come in below Wall Street's estimates and its 2005 profit will be 10

percent lower than previously estimated as consumer interest in

low-carbohydrate diets hurts demand for doughnuts.

May 7, 2004

Trish: I doubt that Krispy Kreme has anything but the " bottom line " in

mind. Wherever there's a buck to be made, that's where corporations will

go......

Just judging from the number of Americans who are still obese, and the

epidemic among children of hbp, diabetes, etc. IMHO, we still have a long

way to go..............

on 5/7/2004 8:16 AM, apricot85 at apricot85@... wrote:

> This suggests that there is a general movement in the populace to

> reduce/eliminate some of the processed & sugar foods. Question: do

> you think the public would BUY a healthful muffin (for instance: Sherm's

> megamuffin?) ... one with vegetables, fiber, some fruit? If Krispy

> Kreme changed it products to something pure & healthful, would there be

> a market for it? BTW, Ruby Tuesdays now shows the nutritional counts

> for ALL of their menu items (total calories, fat grams, carb grams,

> protein grams). I loved it & selected my meal based on this information!

>

> http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/07/news/midcaps/krispy_kreme/index.htm?cnn=yes

> Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. said Friday its first-quarter profit will

> come in below Wall Street's estimates and its 2005 profit will be 10

> percent lower than previously estimated as consumer interest in

> low-carbohydrate diets hurts demand for doughnuts.

>

May 7, 2004

I think people would buy it if it was good. I'm not sure they would

buy it if it was marketed as healthful. I do think that some of these

individuals who are suing fast food companies will eventually start

winning their lawsuits. Healthier alternatives will need to be made

available.

--- In , apricot85 <apricot85@a...>

wrote:

> This suggests that there is a general movement in the populace to

> reduce/eliminate some of the processed & sugar foods. Question:

do

> you think the public would BUY a healthful muffin (for instance:

Sherm's

> megamuffin?) ... one with vegetables, fiber, some fruit? If

Krispy

> Kreme changed it products to something pure & healthful, would

there be

> a market for it? BTW, Ruby Tuesdays now shows the nutritional

counts

> for ALL of their menu items (total calories, fat grams, carb grams,

> protein grams). I loved it & selected my meal based on this

information!

>

> http://money.cnn.com/2004/05/07/news/midcaps/krispy_kreme/index.htm?

cnn=yes

> Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. said Friday its first-quarter profit

will

> come in below Wall Street's estimates and its 2005 profit will be

10

> percent lower than previously estimated as consumer interest in

> low-carbohydrate diets hurts demand for doughnuts.

May 7, 2004

People buy " fast foods " out of convenience, rather than because of

their nutritional value. It is so much easier to go to Mc's

and buy a sandwich, fries, and coke than stand in the kitchen for

half an hour to prepare something.

However, I think that fast food companies have the social

responsibility of providing nutritious products because they affect

the health of millions of customers. The first step in this

direction is to provide information so that consumers can make

informed decisions. Mc's has this information on the web and

in brochures.

Nutrition Facts:

http://www.mcdonalds.com/app_controller.nutrition.categories.nutrition

..index.html

Ingredients:

http://www.mcdonalds.com/app_controller.nutrition.categories.ingredien

ts.index.html

From reading the ingredients list for Mc's products, it is

disappointing to see that a large number of the menu items use

partially hydrogenated oils which are a well-documented cause of

cardiovascular diseases because of their trans-fat content.

The buns, English muffins, french fries, hot fudge topping, fish

filet, chicken products, including the grilled chicken filet, are

processed with partially hydrogenated oils. A bunless hamburger is

just about the only option for avoiding hydrogenated fats at

Mc's.

In 2006 nutrition labels will be required to list trans-fats. Maybe

this will influence the ingredients used in fast food.

A. Zamora

Information about fats:

http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/fattyacids.html

May 7, 2004

I haven't been inside a Mc's in many months (since a visit last

summer from the grandchildren) but when I was there, I ordered the salad

(never mind what the grandchildren ordered!). If one is judicious, you can

even eat at a Mcs. Of course you have to be careful not to douse with

the oil laden (and high caloric) dressing.

Trans fats are very bad. But he menu (except for a minority of things such

as the new salad option) is also so high calorically, that I trust trans

fats are only one bad reason among many to be careful at fast food places.

on 5/7/2004 9:37 AM, citpeks at citpeks@... wrote:

> The buns, English muffins, french fries, hot fudge topping, fish

> filet, chicken products, including the grilled chicken filet, are

> processed with partially hydrogenated oils. A bunless hamburger is

> just about the only option for avoiding hydrogenated fats at

> Mc's.

May 7, 2004

I looked into this a few years ago just as a little something to do on the

side that was consistent with my " doing well by doing good " philosophy.

I was first struck by how expensive the ingredients were. While not a

problem for us health conscious souls, in a commercial context they would

end up being pretty expensive muffins and brownies, even with the purchasing

power of a KK behind it.

The final insult was a little experiment I performed for another list member

who was thinking about baking these and sending to a son away at school.

These foods have a limited shelf life at room temperature.

I suspect a restaurant with enough daily turnover could bake for quick

consumption and/or refrigerate but any small or consolidated operation would

surely have to add preservatives. Not as much a cost as a purity issue. No

chance of a workable market for me here in the heart of the " obese belt "

(central MS).

I expect the increasing awareness of nutrition in the general population

will drive the food industry to respond. Despite the purported bad

intentions of the evil food empire they can only sell us foods we want to

eat. As that awareness changes they too much evolve. Krispy Kreme is well

aware of the changing tide as their stock is down some 25% today. You best

believe they've been spending late nights in the test kitchen trying to make

a more health friendly donut but last time I heard those were still called

bagels and as we know those have too many carbs for the diet du jour :-)

JR

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