The Everlasting Happy Meal

Someone asked George Burns what he thought about all the preservatives they were putting in food.

He replied:"At my age,I'll take all the preservatives I can get."

HiTek

I think moisture might play a large role in this experiment. If you put a happy meal in a warm moist place, I cant imagine some kind of mold wouldnt start growing. And we have all seen hoew the dry consitions can preserve a mummy for thousands of years. Im not saying its good for you; please see the film "Super Size Me". It just seems weird to me that something organic like bread and meat would never deacay. Put it in the last basement I had and it would be covered with something fuzzy within a week or two for sure.

My problem with this stuff is the fact that they put toys in it to bribe kids to eat stuff that is clearly not good for you. Adults? Do whatever you want. But kids arent capable of understanding,and by the time they are teens, it seems to late to reverse the damage of eating this junk on a daily basis.

The everlasting happy meal really doesn't bother me. So much of what we eat today contains things we are completely unaware of. That's it last without decay...Kudos to the Golden Arches. But it is quickly broken down within our bodies for what ever value it has. It likely has less to do with the food itself and more to do with the fact that it was fried. How many of us have found old French fries in our cars months later completely unspoiled. Ever see a moldy Chicken Nugget? I didn't think so.

Funny thing is; if this was water, we would be treating it to remove all trace toxins that could be readily measured. Yet in our food more goes through our digestive systems than we care to admit. Unfortunately, the food contains very little nutrition we really need. Along with the trace toxins in food (mentioned in the video) expect fast food to have excess saturated fats, very high sodium, and lots of empty calories. It is our choice of course to eat the food or not.

Somewhere there is a study on inhaled benzenes from self-serve gas bars and they were found to be easily incorporated into our bodies. Regulations require water treatment to remove these benzenes to undetectable levels. Just don't fill up your own tank or wear a mask or else you will be further exposed than you think. I guess water is a given product available to all and may require more supervision.

Every demolition derby car I ever stripped down has had some french fries under the back seat. They are always very hard but otherwise appear fresh. Could be 30 years old.

I wonder if sodium and a dry environment keep the meat from going. It works well for jerky. In fact, salt was the "refrigerator" on board old ships during long ocean voayges. Salt pork anyone?

This could prove beneficial during the great tribulation (loss of power) where refrigerators are rendered useless.

Along with storing canned goods and water (and pop tarts), one could run to McDonalds and stock up on Happy Meals for a year.

The high amount of salt is definitely a factor, it preserves the meat, but is not so good for humans. Salt as a preservative led to expressions like he is "worth a pound of salt", "taken with a grain of salt" or "taken with a grin of salt". I saw the documentary "Super Size Me" showing the drastic affect on blood pressure and cholesterol. Most fast food places now offer more choices, although I don't know how much healthier they are; Salads with hidden calories and yogurt with added sugar.

What an approriate oxymoron, considering the long-term effect on the health of people who eat these too often.