On 6/20/2013 10:43 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> casa bona wrote:
>> On 6/20/2013 9:45 PM, sf wrote:
>>> On Thu, 20 Jun 2013 16:03:13 -0600, casa bona > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 6/20/2013 3:49 PM, Pete C. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> sf wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, 20 Jun 2013 13:31:34 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Chipotle's GMO ingredients:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The popular burrito chain Chipotle Mexican Grill is widely
>>>>>>> considered a healthy place to eat, and is known for promoting
>>>>>>> local produce and offering calorie counts on its menus. But
>>>>>>> Chipotle has revealed that genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
>>>>>>> are present in 12 of the 24 ingredients it lists on the
>>>>>>> company's website. According to The Huffington Post, GMOs can be
>>>>>>> found in all tortillas, rice and all of the varieties of meat,
>>>>>>> except pork carnitas. To its credit, Chipotle is the only
>>>>>>> fast-food chain that's identifying GMOs (though it's only on
>>>>>>> their website, not on store menus).
>>>>>
>>>>> Chipotle is a boring brand created and run by someone with no
>>>>> culinary credentials that targets PYVs who are afraid to eat at a
>>>>> real taqueria where they speak little english and don't have
>>>>> trendy hipster friendly decor. They have over expanded and will
>>>>> implode soon.
>>>>
>>>> Chipotle's shops average 2.1 million$/year in revenues.
>>>>
>>>> Qdoba's make 1/2 that and they are closing some restaurants.
>>>>
>>>> Chipotle has nothing but increasing market share ahead. They have
>>>> 1,447 units to Qdoba's 647.
>>>>
>>>> Implode soon?
>>>>
>>>> I very seriously doubt it.
>>>
>>> He has managed to turn the topic away from the honesty of a
>>> restaurant informing their customers about which menu items contain
>>> GMOs and the fact that Chipotle says they are going to try to change
>>> it.
>>
>> Sound observation.
>>
>>> Nobody cares how he thinks the stock market will react. He's not Ben
>>> Bernanke; he's just a red neck with a Teaparty POV.
>>
>> Lol.
>>
>> I think Chipotle has a bright future even if they don't make it to
>> 25,000 shops like Subway has.
>>
>> These are the kind of places I'll choose for a low fat road meal when
>> I'm traveling, and I appreciate the fact I have something other than
>> grease pits out there to frequent.
>
> Not me. Can't remember the last time I ate in a Subway. Would not try
> Chipotle and made the mistake of trying Qdoba. Never again! I don't make
> it a point to eat low fat but my diet overall, is. So much so that
> dieticians used to tell me that I had to add fat to it. I don't necessarily
> think that low fat is the way to go unless you have some specific medical
> condition that warrants it. I just happen to prefer the more plain, whole
> foods. Like vegetables. And those have little to no fat. When we travel,
> I always have cans of beans with me. I'd sooner open a can of green beans,
> a can of kidney beans and to round out the meal, maybe a little applesauce
> or canned pears before I'd eat that stuff. Of course I would rather find a
> farm stand or grocery and get some nice raw veggies but that's not always an
> option.
>
>
Ia haven't traveled with canned food since I used to go camping, I'm
glad it works for you, but a nice fresh sub or burrito of my own design
is perfect, and cutting down on superfluous sat. fats like cheese and
sour cream is a very sensible regimen according to most physicians.