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Fri, Jan-16-04, 10:52

mommyto3

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A bunless diet revolution? Fat chance (MSN article)

Here's a link to an article I just read at MSN. It's not got a very positive spin to it, imho. (people who seem to only be interested in criticizing) There are also a lot of links to other articles at the bottom of the page regarding low carb topics that might be of interest to you.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/Default.aspx?id=3967721&p1=0

(edited to correct bad grammar...didn't do a spellcheck, however)

Last edited by mommyto3 : Fri, Jan-16-04 at 10:55.

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Fri, Jan-16-04, 11:52

CindySue48 CindySue48 is offline

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The price of the new product risks being unappealing to customers, too: It’s the same with or without bun, per Burger King’s recommendation to its 8,000 restaurants.

OK....2 months ago, if I went to one of these places, I'd pay $X for a burger, then remove the bun (and most of the cheese, because it sticks to it) and throw it away. NOW....I go to one of these places, still pay $X for the burger, only this time it's got no bun (so all the cheese is still on it)....and often has more. Like one wraps in lettuce, others offer lettuce, tomatoe, etc added. So, why would I complain about the price??????

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Besides, he [Jerry McVety] noted, a Whopper without a bun is almost an oxymoron. “The bun is almost the least of my worries,” he chuckled.

Only if you belive the fat is bad mantra

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“A large majority of our customer base still enjoy fully loaded, high-quality cheeseburgers....said Russ Klein, Burger King’s chief marketing officer.

now THIS is an oxymoron! "high quality" and "Burger King" in the same sentance.

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“The issue is we need to burn more carbohydrates — more physical activity — and eat less,” said Diekman, director of university nutrition at Washington University in St. Louis. “The better option would be a smaller burger, maybe less often, and still have it on a bun so you control the calories and the fat.”

And that's how we got fat! I'm sorry, but I don't have time to run 2-3 miles a day, or work out for 2-3 hours/day! And smaller just means hungrier.

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Sun, Jan-18-04, 10:19

ellemenno

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“A large majority of our customer base still enjoy fully loaded, high-quality cheeseburgers [with buns!], so we don’t see this as some kind of sea change,” said Russ Klein, Burger King’s chief marketing officer. “But it’s a change that we felt was warranted in order to give all our customers options they feel comfortable with in terms of diet.”

This made me chuckle. I automatically thought, "and that's why they're the LARGE (big, huge, obese, overweight, etc) majority!! Especially those who *enjoy* these *high-quality* burgers on a daily basis!"