July 28, 2013
AN EPOCH WHERE THE GREATEST THREAT TO THE POOR IS OVERINDULGENCE:
The greatest food in human history : In terms of cost-per-calorie, no locavore, organic veggie can compete with the McDouble (KYLE SMITH, July 28, 2013, NY Post)What is "the cheapest, most nutritious and bountiful food that has ever existed in human history" Hint: It has 390 calories. It contains 23g, or half a daily serving, of protein, plus 7% of daily fiber, 20% of daily calcium and so on.
Also, you can get it in 14,000 locations in the US and it usually costs $1. Presenting one of the unsung wonders of modern life, the McDonald's McDouble cheeseburger.
The argument above was made by a commenter on the Freakonomics blog run by economics writer Stephen Dubner and professor Steven Leavitt, who co-wrote the million-selling books on the hidden side of everything.
Dubner mischievously built an episode of his highly amusing weekly podcast around the debate. Many huffy back-to-the-earth types wrote in to suggest the alternative meal of boiled lentils. Great idea. Now go open a restaurant called McBoiled Lentils and see how many customers line up.
Posted by Orrin Judd at July 28, 2013 9:37 AM
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