McDonalds app nutrition info to scale

On the punishingly long drive back from northern California this week, I listened to Ray Kroc’s autobiography. Unless you enjoy listening to the nuances of burger supply-chain issues or Ray’s philanthropic endeavors, I wouldn’t recommend it. However, the book did contain some good lessons on the merit of hard work, commitment to quality, and innovation.

Listening to someone talk bout burgers for 6 hours also makes you want to eat a burger. Looking ahead at the new year, one of my resolutions is to 1) eat more consistent meals like a normal human and 2) subsist on healthier things than Taco Bell and Indian food.

After listening to Ray’s book I did some digging on the evolution of portion sizes in America and the insidious nature of soft drinks. I’ve always known deep down that soda is horrible for you, but doing the math on how much sugar is in a large drink paints a much more drastic picture than reading a nutrition label.

This got me thinking… what if McDonald’s, or other fast food apps started showing the sugar or sodium content of their food to scale? I guess that many people would not care very much, but some might be alarmed at how much junk they are eating daily. Throw in Ronald casually leaning on the label and you have a frightening yet effective visualization.

No sane company would do this because it would likely eat (see what I did there) into their profits. Regardless, it would be helpful to have visuals like this to stay motivated if you were trying to eat healthier or lose weight.

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