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What does a fast food cheeseburger look like when it's sat on the shelf for a whole year? Pretty much the same as it did on Day One. Melanie Hesketh, a California nutritionist, bought a McDonald's cheeseburger a year ago as an experiment. And then she let it sit around for a whole year, unwrapped and unrefrigerated, just to see what would happen. And ... nothing happened.
No mold, no maggots, it even kind of smells the same. Melanie's take on the experiment is, "Obviously it makes me wonder why we choose to eat food like this wheneven bacteria won't eat it.
Cheeseburger That Stayed Exactly the Same After a Whole Year Raises Alarm |
Seeded on Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:55 PM EST
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Good Grief!
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#1 - Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:56 PM EST
Holly Molly! When mother nature and bacteria rejects something so should we.
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Let's all try to remember that the widow of the founder of McDonalds left hundreds of millions to charity and insisted that McDonald's prices be kept at a minimum to feed the hungry and homeless when she died.
I did not know that. Thank you for pointing that out.
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It's too bad she cared more about the price than the nutritional value.
If you really want to understand the impact of fast food on the country, I'd suggest you read
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Well, I guess for people that eat this they'll be able to avoid embalming fluid when they die.
Me, I haven't eaten a McDonalds hamburger in at least 10 years.
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#2 - Tue Jan 17, 2012 10:44 PM ESTI know its a cheeseburger but something smells fishy... where is the dust? After a year there would be plenty. I'm throwing the fake flag on this one.
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#3 - Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:10 PM ESTme as well. The bun would have at least molded. With all the condiments inside it would have gotten soggy. If it was just hamburg and bun, bun would have molded fast. Unless it was in an Egyptian tomb.
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Star,
something smells fishy... where is the dust
You could have it covered with a paper towel to keep the dust off, without sealing it in waxed paper or a plastic bag
Even if the dust were kept off, the cheese would have dried up and cracked. I'm going to have to agree that this is BS.
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hello all how are you? short and sweet DAMN most relivant IMO is digestion, if anyone finds the 411 drop the knowledge God Bless especially if you eat at McDonalds. more test should be done on all fast food burger joints w/without cheese. i've never had anything in my fridge that didn't go bad eventually.
http://www.realsimple.com/food-recipes/shopping-storing/food/how-long-food-last-00000000002738/index.html
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#4 - Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:05 PM ESTWhile it's a funny/disturbing article, this just doesn't sound possible, unless maybe she lives at the South Pole and left it outside all year!
Of course, it's easy enough to test. (and don't think that I'm not intrigued enough to do so!)
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#5 - Wed Jan 18, 2012 4:08 PM ESTjwc i believe you if i did it i would forget and the experiment would go on for years, if same results, now that's scary be strong my friend God Bless ps not only watch out for the elephant dung now we've got McDonalds lol
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Happy New Year to you J. my friend.
Stay well and stay out of the Drive-Thru!!!!!
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only if they have one for wheelchairs. and a very happy New Year to you as well my friend
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Hilarious
But the fries are still good. Too bad McDonalds infringes on free speech --
http://animalrights.about.com/od/companies/a/McDonaldsAnimal.htm
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#6 - Thu Jan 19, 2012 1:30 AM ESTbellingham hello i remember back in the day we used to go to Mickey D's for apple pie and fries then go to wendy's for burgers, last time i went to wendy's you could almost inhale those thin burgers had to watch out for paper cuts lol. before you needed a car jack to get your mouth open wide enough to bite those double's and triple's, today paper cuts. Burger King and Checker's rule. be strong God Bless
sorry through this whole thing i forgot our host sorry my friend Rescue long time since hope you are enjoying your New Year be strong and Blessed
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#7 - Thu Jan 19, 2012 7:55 AM ESTThis is a a ANOTHER red flag Americans! Please see the truth of how Food IS Big Business. All about the money..preserve, Promate Produce~~ Buy local, Organic, Produce, Eggs, and Meats when available and support small farms !! The cost you will pay for Health Care Later in life will far outpace the few extra dollars it costs to buy REAL Food, not manufactured , hormone impregnated, Irradiated. Dyed, Microwaved, Nucleated, chemically injected, FAKE Garbage not fit to throw in the compost bin !!! Please WAKE up and Smell the Beauty of real Nutrition !!
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