Super Size Me!

[trevor]

Hello All,

Have you seen this movie? I just got done watching it and I can’t believe what I saw. I knew the food was bad for you but I never realized the damage I was doing to my children and myself. What an eye opener!

I couldn’t help but think that the devil is behind all of it and once again we have let our senses take over and blind us to the reality of the situation!!

Like to get your thoughts here. My wife and I are going to be putting together a 7 and 14 day meal plan as well. Have you done anything similar in your households? How do you make sure your children are eating well? Especially when they are not home.

Peace,
Trevor

 

[Argh]

I love that movie. I used to work at a McDonalds and I gained sooo much weight.

The food itself isnt so bad, notice the guy who eats a Big Mac everyday. His cholestoral is healthy and looks fairly skinny. He doesnt eat the fries and I would guess he’s not drinking too much soda either. It’s eating it and sitting on your butt everyday that’s the problem.

But I really dont eat it anymore cause what they make the “meat” out of is disgusting…

 

[Catholic_Dude]

The movie was genius. It truly shows what is really going on behind the scenes. I was so scared. It shows how dangerous those type of unchurched anti-Christian liberals really are. That guy proved to me how insane his type are. Sick in the head. Question, why was thay guy doing what he was doing in the first place? Why was he hurting himself? Why were the doctors going to refuse to help him if he stayed on that track? Why is that guy living in an unmarried relationship? BECAUSE THOSE FREAKS ARE CRAZY AND DANGEROUS, THEY ARE SO STUPID THEY END UP HURTING THE GOOD GUYS. They come of as virtuous, but are street trash.

 

[StratusRose]

Don’t you think you’re overreacting just a little?

 

[thechrismyster]

when that movie was over, and i am being completely honest, my wife and i looked at each other and said…“those fries looked so good!” and we went to mickey D’s and got a 2 large fries for a 10 oclock snack.

 

[Scott_Waddell]

James Bowman’s review sums up my take: jamesbowman.net/reviewDetail.asp?pubID=1514

I don’t mean just advertising. That’s the mistake the progressives make. The consumer society, like McDonald’s hamburgers, is not the product of a plot to enslave us by those who supply our wants. It is, rather, a natural and inevitable response to the demand we consumers constantly make for reassurance that fulfilment and happiness have a price tag on them, and that we may hope and expect to buy these things with the pictures of dead presidents. There was a time within living memory when austere political and religious creeds, aesthetic or even simple social snobbery were big enough forces in the world to tell us otherwise and so to make us at least somewhat ashamed of our appetites for sensory gratification. This is no longer true. Addicting ourselves to one form of self-indulgence or another, either consuming McDonald’s hamburgers or being self-righteous about not consuming them is the only choice we have. On what grounds are we to say that one such enjoyment is preferable to another?

Scott

 

[AServantofGod]

thechrismyster:

when that movie was over, and i am being completely honest, my wife and i looked at each other and said…“those fries looked so good!” and we went to mickey D’s and got a 2 large fries for a 10 oclock snack.

 

[AServantofGod]

We saw it, and eventhough we are picky about what our children watch we thought it was important for them to watch it. One of our children still refuses to eat french fries.

My comment is, “at least they weren’t talking about Whataburger”.

 

[Almeria]

I read an article recently about a teacher that wanted to prove to his students that it wasn’t the food that was the problem in the movie. So, for a few weeks he ate McD’s burgers and fries every day, but also worked out. He lost 15 pounds by the end of it, and proved the point to the students.

 

[SeekerJen]

thechrismyster:

when that movie was over, and i am being completely honest, my wife and i looked at each other and said…“those fries looked so good!” and we went to mickey D’s and got a 2 large fries for a 10 oclock snack.

You know what? I saw an ad for the movie, thought the same thing about the fries, went and got some, and a few hours later remembered why I don’t eat at McDonald’s anymore. Something in the food or maybe the grease in the fryer always makes me ill. I’ll have to stick to Wendy’s or Arby’s. Darn.

To the original poster: my husband and I don’t have any kids yet, but we do write up a meal plan each week. It helps me when grocery shopping because I know exactly what I need to buy and I’m not picking up a lot of extra junk, so we save money that way. It also helps us to know what we’re eating when, so we know what to prep and when. If you want to have fast-food as a treat, write that in the plan once in a while for a busy-day dinner (we do this sometimes, usually with pizza).

You really can’t do much about what your kids eat outside of the house. Two thoughts: 1) If you outright ban certain foods, your kids will go out of their way to eat those foods as often as possible when you’re not around. So if they like chips, pick up a small bag for them once in a while. If it’s ice cream, take them out for sundaes once in a while. Just don’t keep a lot of junk in the house. The idea is to enforce the idea that these foods are treats, not everyday things. And 2) The more they get used to eating healthy foods, the less they will want the junk. It will start to taste fake to them and it will also make them feel poorly. Maybe even start teaching them how to cook so that they know how to make something that is healthy and tasty- something that they can show off to friends.

One more thing…lay off the sugared soda. A 20-oz bottle of regular Coke (the current standard size) has 375 calories. That doesn’t mean much until you realize that normal daily caloric intake is about 2000-2500 calories. If you drink 3 sodas per day (with lunch, dinner, and with a snack) like many Americans do, you’re consuming 1125 calories just from that.