Entry # 9 - PINK SLIME! It's WHAT's for Dinner!

Commercial, Circa: 1993 - Beef, It's What's for Dinner!

Maybe back then it was! But now, our commercials should be: Pink Slime - It's What's for Dinner!

Pink Slime? OH! You didn't hear? Every McDonald's hamburger you and your family consume should be called McDonald's SPECIAL "Pink Slime" burger with secret sauce. Well, up until 2011 at least!

Basically, what's being said here is that McDonald's sells so much beef that they have cut corners by using the worst parts of the meat. They then grind it together, add harmful chemicals to it to kill the bacteria & because of the blood that doesn't get filtered out, it turns into this "Pink Slime" that we were purchasing and ingesting. Didn't know that!

McDonald's being a huge conglomeration, is always at the helm of any injustice. So, because their Pink Slime phase was ousted, they had to start back at ground zero and use 100% beef, not a by-product to cut corners. The sad news is NOT that McDonald's lost millions because of this switch over, it was because millions of Americans were eating this daily! Can you even imagine how our long-term health has been compromised because of this?!?

So, my response is:

Yes! Where's the Beef? What happened to all the "good" beef that we were slaughtering? Well, I guess because we are asking that question, we might as well ask another.

Why does Wendy's restaurant have square burgers???

This one is easy! Because they don't cut ANY corners! 

Bottom Line? As consumers, it is our right to be informed. So, we need to take the time to be informed. Ask questions. And, be aware of what you are putting in your mouth!