McDonald's needs a new burger, one with "everything".

So today I was spending time with my boyfriend and we decided to have some good ol' McDonald's when we got out of school. We get there and ask each other if either's hungry or not, deciding whether or not to eat at that very moment. We then came to the conclusion that we could always make room for food so we proceed to ordering. I know what I want. I always know what I want because I get the exact same thing every time I go there. Amani, my boyfriend, doesn't know what he wants so I decided to be helpful by naming items off of the menu to him, simple suggestions. He usually gets some chicken sandwich so I suggest that first and he says he's not sure. Then I suggest a tasty looking mushroom and swiss angus which also got me turned down. Apparently he didn't like the idea of mushrooms at all. So I suggested the bacon angus, I mean, bacon on a burger, sounds good, yes? Not to Amani, there was something wrong with it, I can't even remember. The regular angus maybe? Nope, he wanted bacon AND lettuce. So I suggest the big 'n tasty. Nope, still no nibbles from my stubborn bull. We were standing at the counter for 20 minutes trying to decide what he wanted. Finally, he cries out, "Why don't they have a burger with everything!?" So I took pity on him, bought him two burgers, a big and tasty with added bacon and a McChicken. Then I took the chicken off of the one sandwich and stuck it on his big 'n tasty burger. They forgot to add bacon, but he settled for what he got. Ridiculous, but I love him. And all the while, the faithful employees stood at their post at first irritated at the time and complexity ordering a simple meal was for us and then they seemed quite amused. In the end, I'm sure we just confused them, hence the forgotten bacon strips. Ohwell, it was fun.

Deep-fried Coke

Here's something that my boyfriend showed me thinking I'd find it interesting and boy did it blow my mind! Deep fried Coca-cola. It's down-right artery cringing scary. This new delicacy was founded, of course, at a state fair. Ah, state fairs, they bring us some of the greasiest, worst food you could possibly ever have and still, people will go specifically for the food. Not that I wouldn't. [; This concoction is Coca-Cola flavored batter deep-fried and drizzled with Coke fountain syrup. Then you top it off with whipped-cream, cinnamon sugar, and a cherry. Mm-mmmm good! My stomach is curdling and my throat feels greasy just thinking about it. Again, that won't stop me. I do plan to go and try this "thing" one day in hopes that it's not as absolutely dreadful as it sounds.
This treat came from none other than.... *drumrollllll* da da da DA! -- TEXAS! The lone star state were everything is super-sized, even the people! (Except for me, I was a fairly active child growing up there and escaped my large fate just in time. It is a truly compelling story that I shall save for another time in another blog.) The deep fried Coke won the founder, Abel Gonzales Jr., the creativity honor at the second-annual Big Tex Choice Awards Contest. So here's to you Abel, the man who Made soft drinks much more than something that will quench your sugary thirst but rather something that will shat on your arteries and block them from their thirst for blood.

Microwaveable Pork Rinds.

Yes, yes, you read correct, pork rinds, a favorite salty snack to many are now microwaveable! As convenient as it's buttery, lovable cousin, microwaveable popcorn. For those of you who don't know, pork rinds are deep-fried pig skins. It sounds gross but it's honestly not so bad, and healthy. Pork rinds have been classified by nutritionists as a healthy junk food. A serving of pork rinds is actually higher in protein and lower in fat than peanuts. There are 9 grams of protein in pork rinds and 0 carbohydrates. Now, pork rinds DO have 5g of fat but over half of that fat is monounsaturated. In other words, it's the good kind of fat that we associate with olive oil.
Now that you've been educated on the basics of pork rinds, there's one last thing you should know. Until just the other day, I had no clue that this silly sounding snack could be microwaved. No one in my area seems to have been informed of this possibility either. Well, they CAN be microwaved and in fact, it's even healthier for you! With a whopping 65% less fat, 33% less sodium, 32 mg less cholesterol, and 40 less calories than their traditional deep-fried brothers.
But wait-- there's more! Are you a long time pork rind lover? Well, they also make flavor seasonings for your pork rinds. Never have a plain old pork rind again, they're the rinds of the future, I tell you.