The Honourable Judge Wavy G wrote:
> Okay, so from what I gather, the main problem is sugar, so as long as
> you order iced tea or Diet Coke, you can eat whatever the hell you want
> and it's okay. Rock and Roll McDonalds!

for an intersting blog on Morgan Spurlock.
http://www.spurlockwatch.typepad.com/

-goro-

"Goro" > wrote in message
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> The Honourable Judge Wavy G wrote:
>> Okay, so from what I gather, the main problem is sugar, so as long as
>> you order iced tea or Diet Coke, you can eat whatever the hell you want
>> and it's okay. Rock and Roll McDonalds!
>
> for an intersting blog on Morgan Spurlock.
> http://www.spurlockwatch.typepad.com/
>
> -goro-

Now there's someone who needs a life.


>

On Mon, 1 Aug 2005, Nexis wrote:

>
> "Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
> . com...
>> "Nexis" > wrote in message
>> news:aw8He.23077$HV1.22099@fed1read07...
>>>
>>> "Governor Swill" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 19:37:06 -0400, John Harkness
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Macdonald's puts sugar in almost everything. Especially the fries.
>>>>
>>>> 'strue. They're sliced, parboiled, sprayed with a thin coating of
>>>> sugar water and then lightly fried to bond it to the potato and start
>>>> the browning process.
>>>>
>>>> Bedwarmer
>>>
>>>
>>> Sorry, but you are mistaken. From McD's:
>>> French Fries:
>>> Potatoes, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, natural flavor (beef
>>> source), dextrose, sodium acid pyrophosphate (to preserve natural color).
>>> Cooked in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (may contain partially
>>> hydrogenated soybean oil and/or partially hydrogenated corn oil and/or
>>> partially hydrogenated canola oil and/or cottonseed oil and/or sunflower
>>> oil and/or corn oil).
>>>
>>
>> Dextrose is sugar, better known as glucose. You should not speak of things
>> you obviously do not know about.
>>
>> --
>> Peter Aitken
>>
>
> I'd say you shouldn't act like such a pompous ass, but I know that's
> pointless.
> I simply answered the wrong post. I meant to reply to the one who answered
> the one I answered. I know what dextrose is, son. Any diabetic would.

And any ass should know that dextrose isn't glucose.

Lena

"Lena B Katz" > wrote in message
...
>
>
> On Mon, 1 Aug 2005, Nexis wrote:
>
>>
>> "Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
>> . com...
>>> "Nexis" > wrote in message
>>> news:aw8He.23077$HV1.22099@fed1read07...
>>>>
>>>> "Governor Swill" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 19:37:06 -0400, John Harkness
>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Macdonald's puts sugar in almost everything. Especially the fries.
>>>>>
>>>>> 'strue. They're sliced, parboiled, sprayed with a thin coating of
>>>>> sugar water and then lightly fried to bond it to the potato and start
>>>>> the browning process.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bedwarmer
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sorry, but you are mistaken. From McD's:
>>>> French Fries:
>>>> Potatoes, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, natural flavor (beef
>>>> source), dextrose, sodium acid pyrophosphate (to preserve natural
>>>> color).
>>>> Cooked in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (may contain partially
>>>> hydrogenated soybean oil and/or partially hydrogenated corn oil and/or
>>>> partially hydrogenated canola oil and/or cottonseed oil and/or
>>>> sunflower
>>>> oil and/or corn oil).
>>>>
>>>
>>> Dextrose is sugar, better known as glucose. You should not speak of
>>> things
>>> you obviously do not know about.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Peter Aitken
>>>
>>
>> I'd say you shouldn't act like such a pompous ass, but I know that's
>> pointless.
>> I simply answered the wrong post. I meant to reply to the one who
>> answered
>> the one I answered. I know what dextrose is, son. Any diabetic would.
>
> And any ass should know that dextrose isn't glucose.
>
> Lena

It's amazing how people will post incorrect information and then try to make
excuses for their ignorance.


--
Peter Aitken

"Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
. com...
> "Lena B Katz" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>>
>> On Mon, 1 Aug 2005, Nexis wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
>>> . com...
>>>> "Nexis" > wrote in message
>>>> news:aw8He.23077$HV1.22099@fed1read07...
>>>>>
>>>>> "Governor Swill" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>> On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 19:37:06 -0400, John Harkness
>>>>>> > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Macdonald's puts sugar in almost everything. Especially the fries.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 'strue. They're sliced, parboiled, sprayed with a thin coating of
>>>>>> sugar water and then lightly fried to bond it to the potato and start
>>>>>> the browning process.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Bedwarmer
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Sorry, but you are mistaken. From McD's:
>>>>> French Fries:
>>>>> Potatoes, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, natural flavor (beef
>>>>> source), dextrose, sodium acid pyrophosphate (to preserve natural
>>>>> color).
>>>>> Cooked in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (may contain partially
>>>>> hydrogenated soybean oil and/or partially hydrogenated corn oil and/or
>>>>> partially hydrogenated canola oil and/or cottonseed oil and/or
>>>>> sunflower
>>>>> oil and/or corn oil).
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dextrose is sugar, better known as glucose. You should not speak of
>>>> things
>>>> you obviously do not know about.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Peter Aitken
>>>>
>>>
>>> I'd say you shouldn't act like such a pompous ass, but I know that's
>>> pointless.
>>> I simply answered the wrong post. I meant to reply to the one who
>>> answered
>>> the one I answered. I know what dextrose is, son. Any diabetic would.
>>
>> And any ass should know that dextrose isn't glucose.
>>
>> Lena
>
> It's amazing how people will post incorrect information and then try to
> make excuses for their ignorance.
>
>
> --
> Peter Aitken


Hence, the pompous ass comment. Thanks for proving that correct.

kimberly

"Nexis" > wrote in message
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>
<snipped>

> Hence, the pompous ass comment. Thanks for proving that correct.
>
> kimberly

So when someone posts something incorrect and I call them on it, that makes
me a pompous ass? So be it. Better a knowledgeable pompous ass than an
ignorant non-pompous nitwit.


--
Peter Aitken

On Mon, 1 Aug 2005, Governor Swill wrote:

> On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 18:36:24 GMT, "Peter Aitken"
> > wrote:
>
>>> Sorry, but you are mistaken. From McD's:
>>> French Fries:
>>> Potatoes, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, natural flavor (beef
>>> source), dextrose, sodium acid pyrophosphate (to preserve natural color).
>>> Cooked in partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (may contain partially
>>> hydrogenated soybean oil and/or partially hydrogenated corn oil and/or
>>> partially hydrogenated canola oil and/or cottonseed oil and/or sunflower
>>> oil and/or corn oil).
>>>
>>
>> Dextrose is sugar, better known as glucose. You should not speak of things
>> you obviously do not know about.
>
> French fries must be precooked or they won't brown properly. Try this
> at home. Slice up a bowl of fries and split into two batches. Brown
> one batch in oil, parboil the other until half done. Drain well and
> fry in the oil. The first batch will be soggy and greasy. The boiled
> batch will brown more evenly, be crispier and less greasy and will
> cook much faster.

Ours brown just fine over here. without precooking. Perhaps we're just
using a different style of cooking (it does take about ten-twenty minutes
to make the fries).

Lena

oh, and who doesn't use sugar water?

On Mon, 1 Aug 2005, Tim K. wrote:

>
> "Governor Swill" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Sun, 31 Jul 2005 21:26:31 GMT, "Tim K." > wrote:
>>
>>> Dextrose and glucose are not the same thing.
>>
>> They're still both sugars.
>
> And the same thing
> Just being a sugar isn't as important though - cellulose is a sugar but
> there's not a lot your body can do with it. And, if I remember my
> biochemistry correctly (and I'm 0for1 so far) cellulose is just linked
> glucose forms.

is a protein considered an amino acid? likewise, cellulose is more
properly called a starch (if i remember my biochem, it's been a while)

Lena