I haven’t been able to eat McDs burgers for about 20 years. Something in their filler maybe...all I know is I can still eat Burger King, Wendy’s and 5 Guys without upset stomach, but McDs gives me belly aches. It’s sad they used to be decent.
After a cross country match in HS I’d be able to get a big mac, fish filet, 6 piece chicken nuggets, large fries, and a coke for about $6 - granted this was early 80s...now can’t even get a big mac meal for that and the quality is way down....plus no more beef tallow for the fries....sigh.....
When I worked at McDonald's in 1971 and 1972, all of those things except the chicken nuggets would have cost $1.45 total, or $1.50 if you got a large Coke. They didn't have chicken nuggets then.