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Burger Before Fries, or Fries Before Burger?
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Posted on 03/09/2022 6:59:29 AM PST by mylife

There are two kinds of people in this world: those who start by eating all the fries and those who start by polishing off the burger.

I learned how to eat fast food with my grandma. As kids, whenever my cousins and I would visit, right around lunch time she’d march us over to the nearby McDonald’s as long as we followed one rule: Eat your burger before your fries.

At the time, my grandma’s logic was that she wanted to make sure we were getting the “nutrients” that came from eating the heftiest part of the meal, whether that be nuggets or a burger or a fish sandwich. A balanced meal isn’t made up of just french fries and ketchup, she would tell us, much to our dismay. The result was a bunch of kids competing to see who could scarf down their meal the fastest to get to the good stuff (fries), which might have the opposite health-forward effect my grandma was after. Still, old habits die hard, and I’m still a burger-first gal with my own reasoning for taking that stance.

Why you should eat the burger before the fries When this question was posed on Reddit, users seemed divided in the comments, with plenty of folks saying they simply alternate between bites of burgers and bites of fries. When you’re hungry, who has the time?! You have to commit to one or the other first for more efficient dining.

This is in part why the initial bite should be the burger. French fries are a snack. A burger is a meal. If you’re sitting down to satiate your appetite, you have to go with the heavy hitter before nibbling on those little potato sticks.

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Jeeze Brianna, yer grandma sucks. Warped yer tiny brain and made you eat cold fries...
1 posted on 03/09/2022 6:59:29 AM PST by mylife
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To: mylife

Neither. Fries WITH burgers.


2 posted on 03/09/2022 7:00:57 AM PST by DennisR (Look around - God gives countless clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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To: mylife

Nope.

Cold fries are awful. Start with the fries!


3 posted on 03/09/2022 7:01:27 AM PST by joethedrummer (We can't vote our way out of this, folks..)
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To: mylife

Fries are intended to be eaten in the car on the way home.
Hot and fresh.


4 posted on 03/09/2022 7:01:38 AM PST by READINABLUESTATE ( ‘When tyranny becomes law, resistance becomes duty.’)
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To: mylife
Eat the fries while they're still hot!

That's why they never make it home.

5 posted on 03/09/2022 7:01:46 AM PST by G Larry (Tolerance will rise until intelligent people are banned from thinking to avoid offending imbeciles)
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6 posted on 03/09/2022 7:02:47 AM PST by mylife (It looks just like a telefunken U47... (===)
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To: mylife

One word:

Poutine......................


7 posted on 03/09/2022 7:03:15 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: mylife

Some places serve those shoestring fries. While good they must be eaten quickly before they cool.

Always keep fries in their container to stay warm. Never just dump them out because they cool too fast.

These are two hard and fast rules I live by.


8 posted on 03/09/2022 7:03:53 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie (Let's go Brandon)
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To: READINABLUESTATE

agreed, and you can put fries ON a burger


9 posted on 03/09/2022 7:04:07 AM PST by mylife (It looks just like a telefunken U47... (===)
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To: DennisR
Neither. Fries WITH burgers.

The only way.

10 posted on 03/09/2022 7:05:06 AM PST by TangoLimaSierra (⭐⭐Public hangings will wake 'em up.⭐⭐)
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To: mylife
Burger before Fries, would be like doing a sock then a shoe!



"Don't you know that the whole world puts on a sock and a sock and a shoe and a shoe?"
11 posted on 03/09/2022 7:05:20 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Red Badger

damn you Canada!!!


12 posted on 03/09/2022 7:06:42 AM PST by mylife (It looks just like a telefunken U47... (===)
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To: dfwgator

youll be hopping around in one shoe shoveling a burger in yer face!


13 posted on 03/09/2022 7:08:40 AM PST by mylife (It looks just like a telefunken U47... (===)
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> Neither. Fries WITH burgers. <

Yep. There’s a restaurant near me that serves burgers just that way. It doesn’t matter whether you ordered fries or not. You can even say, “hold the fries”. It doesn’t matter. You’re gonna get fries on your burger.


14 posted on 03/09/2022 7:09:03 AM PST by Leaning Right (The steal is real.)
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To: mylife

Onion rings are better than fries, put a couple of those on my burgers.


15 posted on 03/09/2022 7:09:08 AM PST by chuck allen
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To: mylife

The real question is

Do you dip your frys in catsup, or do you put it on your fry directly from the packet.


16 posted on 03/09/2022 7:10:37 AM PST by algore
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To: mylife

I’m not Canadian and I love poutine!

Saw a man eating it in a restaurant once and asked him what it was. I ordered it and have it at home every now and then..............


17 posted on 03/09/2022 7:10:38 AM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: READINABLUESTATE

“Fries are intended to be eaten in the car on the way home.
Hot and fresh.“
That of course is the correct answer.


18 posted on 03/09/2022 7:10:43 AM PST by freefdny
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To: chuck allen

I’m with ya chuck


19 posted on 03/09/2022 7:11:03 AM PST by mylife (It looks just like a telefunken U47... (===)
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To: Red Badger; mylife
You beat me!

It quite common up here in the NEK....I guess some restaurants cater to the motorists from Canada. [Not that we've had many of those.]

20 posted on 03/09/2022 7:11:20 AM PST by Daffynition (*This admin tells us *A* story; but they don't tell us *THE* story* & :) ~ D Bongino)
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