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So what's in this "seasoned beef?" The lawsuit claims it's mostly binders and extenders such as "water, wheat oats, soy lecithin, maltodrextrin, anti-dusting agent and modified corn starch." How many ways can we not say, "Yum?"
"Taco Bell prides itself on serving high quality Mexican inspired food with great value," Taco Bell spokesperson Rob Poetsch told the AP. "We're happy that the millions of customers we serve every week agree," Poetsch said, adding that the company would "vigorously defend the suit. False advertising claims are all over the food world at the moment (from fake-fruit in cereals to no genuine maple in "maple" oatmeal). We can't help telling food manufacturers we're taking a time out from faux fruit and filler-laden "beef." Keep it real (literally) or you won't keep your customers.
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1-25-2011 @11:07AM robert poznanski said... If any one thinks they are eating unadulterated food, in fast food places, you deserve to eat there, and pay the piper/doctor later! Nothing that the industrial food industry does ,is to give you what you pay for, but what they can make a profit on, making you think you are getting "real" food! Nothing could be further from the truth! ALL, fast food is manufactured! Which means that it is treated with chemicals for longevity,color retention,and (artificial) flavor! What these chemical, and fillers are, are never reveled to consumers,or for that matter,anyone! If you want REAL food, make your own! OK,no body can resist a Whopper,Big Mac,or Double stack,it is ingrained into our food culture. Just remember,once in a great while, it is OK to indulge,but realize, you are putting a chemical soup into your body, and it is best to limit your, and especially your kids, intake !
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1-25-2011 @12:06PM BTDT said... Nothing healthy is being sold through a window.
1-25-2011 @6:15PM shane booker said... exactly.
You think the eggs at mcdonalds in their breakfast sandwiches are anything close to real? Hey. They microwave their pancakes too! oooooh. The cheese slices are processed.. Oh and I mean those that you buy in grocery stores too. Most food is is processed and additived to death. ever buy a can of soup?
Most food is pumped with growth hormones and other drugs and additives to make you hungry.
1-26-2011 @8:21AM laura said... I love you guys! People who can actually use their brains!!! Can people honestly expect food that's good for you for what is charged at a fast food place?
1-26-2011 @12:54PM Lizard said... As a twist of irony, the "fillers" wheat oats, water, and soy are healthier for you than the fatty beef they are replacing. Bravo lawyers, LMAO!
1-25-2011 @11:27AM Liz said... My momma is from Tultepec, Mexico. She always feeds us healthy Mexican food, fresh, and I might add, high quality. Taco Bell is not high-quality. Their food might taste good. But it is full of fillers, additives, and preservatives. They only way they could properly defend this lawsuit is by changing their suppliers and putting real food on their menus.
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1-25-2011 @11:46AM Judi said... Many years ago, Taco Bell was bought by PepsiCola. They also bought Kentucky Fried Chicken, The results were a loss of quality. If I'm not mistaken, Tyson brings in the chicken now. Sad, how things can be corrupted for a "fast" buck.
1-25-2011 @12:02PM Caper said... I would heartily recommend anyone interested in using "fresh chicken" to avoid Tyson. Foster Farms, and many others exist, but I have found Tyson bagged, fried and generally messed-with chicken to be everything but beaks and feet, and to be poorer quality than necessary. That is why WallyWorld and other "low-price" providers seem to offer it almost exclusively.
My local Arizona KFC and Taco Bell stores are greasy pits with poor service, using employees who do not understand English, and offering lukewarm, unidentifiable "food". As they cut costs, more and more "fast food" is unrecognizable.
1-26-2011 @11:05AM PJ Flores said... BTDT said it best.
1-25-2011 @11:17AM JACKIE said... THIS ARTICLE IS JUST ONE MORE REASON I DON'T GO TO 'FAST FOOD' PLACES.......HOLY CWAP! NOTHING'S 'REAL' ANYMORE........IT HAS SO MUCH OTHER CRAPOLA IN IT, GAG!
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1-25-2011 @5:35PM Jim said... You know what's real? This ring of fat around my waste. ROFL
1-25-2011 @11:20AM christalt said... Is it any wonder so many people are suffering from Alzheimer's, cancer and other horrible diseases? It's not just the fast foods, it's also the junk food you buy in supermarkets like potato chips, frozen foods, etc. My greatgrandparents' generation did not suffer from these illnesses to the extent they exist today. Why? Because none of this sh** was available back then, they ate wholesome, nutritious, homemade food with organic materials!
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1-25-2011 @11:48AM storm said... That's all crap! Diseases like : "I forget who I am," Cancers, mental disorders, ADHD etc have always exhisted in some form or another. The Populations were smaller,and there was nothing to diagnose and treat as such. Like greed and past History show People; are becoming like Rats overpopulated in Cages. They are more prone to manipulation and Violence mainly over Money, Religion, land, Food, Water and Air! There were less Idiots wanting to "save everyone" in the past telling People how to eat, what to Think, do, wear, act etc. Greed and Modern Technology is creating mindless robots, who have no Idea what using their brain is; except for controlling or screwing others over. SO: If you deleted all the so called bad chemicals in the world people would still find a way to kill themselves and their neighbors off. Enjoy the present while you have it, forget all the side effects and keep eating the crap, your gonna die anyway!
1-25-2011 @12:33PM lm said... If Taco Bell is indeed advertising that they use 100% beef and they are not - then that is a problem and they need to correct it. However, I am sick and tired of other people telling me what, where,etc. I should/can eat. It is as bad as what I just heard about some states considering making it AGAINST THE LAW to text while you are walking or waiting to cross the street. I agree that people who text while walking are rude(tend to bump into people,etc.) - I do not want government(in this case the state) treating me as a criminal if I do it. How about the government, instead of punishing EVERYONE with more and more laws/regulations - make the people who have no COMMON SENSE attend 'Common Sense' training classes??? I think the same should go for parents who don't seem to know the best things to feed their families - make those people attend classes to learn.
1-25-2011 @1:22PM Helen said... Sorry but "organic" and "fresh homemade food" dont go together. Organic came around just the past 3 or 4 years and is just now taking off. I would like to find anyone that has found decent organic food.
1-26-2011 @11:11AM Cody said... >>My greatgrandparents' generation did not suffer from these illnesses to the extent they exist today. Why?> they ate wholesome, nutritious, homemade food with organic materials
1-25-2011 @3:13PM Oracle09 said... "Sorry but "organic" and "fresh homemade food" dont go together. Organic came around just the past 3 or 4 years and is just now taking off. I would like to find anyone that has found decent organic food. "
How is organic not FRESH homemade food? Organic stands for food items such as grass fed beef, free range chicken, and pesticide-free vegetables. You think the bacon with nitrates is going to be fresher then the grass fed pig that was slaughtered yesterday? I'm absolutely amazed that people are actually REJOICING over the fact that Taco Bell is now serving "less meat" in their meat. No problem, all the more "real meat" for us. I'll continue eating fresh steak, eggs, bacon, and vegetables while my peers endure through their 1/3 meat chalupa and 45 day old ground beef. (Beef being a generalistic term, as everyone knows WallyMart ground beef is really actually cardboard with nitrates, preservatives, and food coloring added to make it look like ground beef.)
1-25-2011 @11:21AM Krista said... oh man...well now I know why my tummy use to always hurt after eating their beef tacos. For the past few years I will only get chicken tacos or the bean and cheese burritos. Boy what a disappointment =( Toco Bell is the ONLY fast food place we choose to go to!
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1-26-2011 @1:54PM kate said... Taco Bell was one of my fav's, years ago..then it just didn't taste right,and always a belly ache later. they've been off my list for years
1-25-2011 @11:35AM mykittywinks said... Taco Bell's food has no flavor at all. In my cast I am diabetic and eating a single taco I experience a surge in blood glucose just like it was pure sugar or starch. There is not very much meat and absolutly no spice in their food. It is bland and cardboard like.
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