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The average American spends most of their time working, helping their family's, and cleaning. So when is there time to cook? At work? While doing laundry? Going to the park with the kids? No, there seems to be none left. So what does the average American do? Simple, they buy fast food. Though it is convenient and tasty, it is not healthy in any way/shape/form. What is really in them anyways?

A "Big Mac"

In the bun:
Enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, high fructose corn syrup, yeast, soybean oil, canola oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, contains 2% or less of each of the following: sesame seed, salt, wheat gluten, calcium sulfate, ammonium sulfate, monocalcium phosphate, ammonium chloride, calcium carbonate, baking soda, soy flour, dough conditioners (may contain one or more of the following: distilled monoglycerides, DATEM, ascorbic acid, azodicarbonamide, enzymes, ethoxylated mono- and diglycerides, sodium stearoyl lactylate, guar gum, mono-and diglycerides, calcium peroxide), calcium propionate & sodium propionate (preservatives), soy lecithin. CONTAINS: WHEAT AND SOY

The sauce:
Soybean oil, pickle relish [diced pickles, high fructose corn syrup, sugar, vinegar, corn syrup, salt, calcium chloride, xanthan gum, potassium sorbate (preservative), spice extractives, polysorbate 80], distilled vinegar, water, egg yolks, high fructose corn syrup, onion powder, mustard seed, salt, spices, propylene glycol alginate, sodium benzoate (preservative), mustard bran, sugar, garlic powder, vegetable protein (hydrolyzed corn, soy and wheat), caramel color, extractives of paprika, soy lecithin, turmeric (color), calcium disodium EDTA (protect flavor). CONTAINS: WHEAT, EGG AND SOY

The only thing in the sand which without preservatives is, the patty itself. When a person orders a Big Mac, they think that it is a cow, wheat, and some sauce. They do not think about the acids and gums that are in the sand which itself. Is that what the family should be eating? Though fast and convenient, is it convenient to a persons health? And when will people realize this...

*Ingredient information found at mcdonalds.com

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