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McDonald’s has some healthy advice for its workers – don’t eat at McDonald’s.

The fast-food behemoth recently posted the jaw-dropping tip on its Web site for employees, warning that the very same burgers and fries they sling for their legions of customers are hazardous to their health.
“Fast foods are quick, reasonably priced, and readily available alternatives to home cooking. While convenient and economical for a busy lifestyle, fast foods are typically high in calories, fat, saturated fat, sugar, and salt and may put people at risk for becoming overweight,” the post said, according to CNBC.
The post shows a picture of a burger and fries – but slams the meal as an “unhealthy choice.”
It then praises a submarine sandwich and salad – typical fare served by arch-rival Subway – as a healthier choice.
“It is hard to eat a healthy diet when you eat at fast-food restaurants often,” according to the post, which cautions fast-food junkies to watch how many burgers and fries they shovel down.
“In general, people with high blood pressure, diabetes, and heart disease must be very careful about choosing fast food because of its high fat, salt, and sugar levels.”
The tips about healthful eating are only the latest in a series of embarrassing posts on the company’s internal site.
An earlier post included a guide for how much the chain’s low-wage employees should tip their au pairs and personal trainers.
And another offered tips on how workers could be more thrifty when managing their money – like spending nothing on heat in the winter and returning unopened Christmas gifts for cash.
Red-faced McDonald’s brass defended the posts – which come from an outside vendor – in a statement.
“Portions of this website continue to be taken entirely out of context,” McDonald’s sniffed. “This website provides useful information from respected third-parties about many topics, among them health and wellness. It also includes information from experts about healthy eating and making balanced choices. McDonald’s agrees with this advice.”
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Darthrevan

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They should post this at their outlets! I agree with them, let me stop eating Macs for a month! Haha

 

it's actually an internal website meant for their own employees only..not for consumers..but somehow someone inside leaked the information to the press

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it's actually an internal website meant for their own employees only..not for consumers..but somehow someone inside leaked the information to the press

 

I know la, but still, timely reminder when we're queuing..

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it's actually an internal website meant for their own employees only..not for consumers..but somehow someone inside leaked the information to the press

I salute the way u can dig things out.

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only americans need someone to tell them eating macs everyday will make them fatty

As if they have much choice in their burger & fries diet. Every corner sell burger & fries, as if they know what's healthy.

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nothing wrong to put out such warning since it is a fact which they can't deny.

 

then they should stop offering their product as staff meal and pay them meal allowance.

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Don't think MacDonald's has claimed that fast food is healthy.

Don't think they have even claimed they are the healthiest of the all fast foods. They prob use words like fresh ingredients, etc

That fast foods are not not healthy is not breaking news.

So, this "gaffe" prob won't affect sales. And Sub Way will continue to be some way behind Mac in sales & reach?

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