BERIGAN Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 (edited) French nutritionists give thumbs up to Big Mac Friday, March 19, 2004 Posted: 9:50 AM EST (1450 GMT) PARIS, France (Reuters) -- Want to stay fit and healthy? Two top French nutritionists are telling people to go for a Big Mac and keep their fingers off the traditional French quiche. In an unexpected message to a country priding itself on the superiority of its food, a new food guide praises the McDonald's burger for having a higher and healthier protein-to-fat ratio than France's Quiche Lorraine. "Strangely enough, the products which are the most demonized are not necessarily the worst," Jean-Michel Cohen and Patrick Serog write in their book "Savoir Manger," in which they analyze 5,000 dishes available in shops and restaurants. The verdict published this month comes as McDonald's launches a new campaign to add healthier food choices to its menus. It has also said it is eliminating Supersize fries and soft drinks. http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/03/19/big.m...reut/index.html Edited March 19, 2004 by BERIGAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christiern Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 If the French are a race, as your thread title calls them does that not make you a racist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 he means "race" of course, not "race" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son-of-a-Weizen Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 Pipe down Berigan....I just bought a YBA cd player! No guilt trips, ya hear?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 You want to see a funny race, try the Bay to Breakers in San Francisco! Some of the costumes are unbelievable, particularly from the "team" entrants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BERIGAN Posted March 19, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 (edited) If the French are a race, as your thread title calls them does that not make you a racist? Hey smart guy, stop playing jazz cds, and catch a recent foreign flick! http://entertainment.msn.com/movies/movie.aspx?m=70258 Thanks for playing along...bet ya Brownie got the title of the thread.... Edited March 20, 2004 by BERIGAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couw Posted March 20, 2004 Report Share Posted March 20, 2004 tuhtuhtuh! that was one of those silly, American translations to lure the prejudiced people into the cinéma! the actual title is of course "Les Carnets du Major Thompson," which the Brits diligently translated into "The Diary of Major Thompson." me no stoopid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted March 20, 2004 Report Share Posted March 20, 2004 (edited) In an unexpected message to a country priding itself on the superiority of its food, a new food guide praises the McDonald's burger for having a higher and healthier protein-to-fat ratio than France's Quiche Lorraine. A Quiche Lorraine contains a lot of bacon and so it's not a surprise that the protein-to-fat ratio is worse than that of a hamburger. But it would be extremely unusual to eat a Quiche every day, so it's fat content is not as relevant for the population's nutrition than that of burgers are today in the US and even in France. Edited March 20, 2004 by Claude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted March 21, 2004 Report Share Posted March 21, 2004 If the French are a race, as your thread title calls them does that not make you a racist? Think Preston Sturges, man! (But you probably already knew that.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzbo Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 I had to overhear a very misinformed long rant about the French from one of those myopic young Republicans this town has a lot of . . . including a lot of misinformation that must be travelling around about the Versailles treaty and even mentioning Napoleanic times! It was pure venomous racism, though this chump had NO CLUE that he was a racist. I just don't get this holier than thou attitude of the times at least in my neck of the wood by propaganda swallowing reactionaries! But then. . . it's probably just always there since Sumer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazzmoose Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 But then. . . it's probably just always there since Sumer. Yeah, I hear that Gilgamesh is a real asshole in person... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7/4 Posted March 22, 2004 Report Share Posted March 22, 2004 But then. . . it's probably just always there since Sumer. Yeah, I hear that Gilgamesh is a real asshole in person... Doh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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