Prince Charles says ban McDonald's food

Chicago Tribune ^

[traumer]

LONDON -- Prince Charles suggested Tuesday on a visit to the United Arab Emirates that banning McDonald's fast food was crucial for improving people's diets, a British news agency reported.

Charles made the comments while visiting the Imperial College London Diabetes Center in Abu Dhabi for the launch of a public health campaign, The Press Association reported. "Have you got anywhere with McDonald's? Have you tried getting it banned? That's the key," Charles was quoted as asking one of the center's nutritionists.

A McDonald's spokesman, Nick Hindle, called the remark disappointing. He said other members of the royal family "have probably got a more up-to-date picture of us," alluding to reports that Charles' son, Prince Harry, was spotted eating a chicken burger at McDonald's in 2005.

[TOneocon]

Hey Chuck.

Lets ban Burger King instead.

[ApplegateRanch]

If he is so health & organic oriented, he should just join his wife in the pasture, and graze quietly next to her.

Oh, by the way, HE OWNS a competing, organic foods company, Duchy Originals. They pay great attention to nutrition:

http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23387096-details/The+Royal+pasty+that

Scroll down to the middle of the article, and look at the Big Mac vs D. O. Cornish Pasty comparison. More fat, more saturated fat, more calories, and more salt per 100 gms in His Royal Hindendness' product.

[ccmay]

Did you guys see The Rest of The Story?

The Prince has a company that sells organic food. One of its products is something called a Cornish pasty. For those of you unfamiliar with things English, these are tasty little snack pies. It's the kind of thing you'd eat in a sports pub or train station. Think of a Hostess fruit pie with meat and potatoes inside instead of fruity filling. They are jam-packed with grease, starch, and salt, and the Prince's version is no exception. In fact, it has more fat, salt, and calories than . . . a Big Mac! His Royal Dumbness is catching merry hell for it from the British tabloid press. It's as delicious an example of dimwitted left-wing hypocrisy as Al Gore's hothouse mansion.

-ccm

[Chena]

It's not surprising that Prince Charles would believe in the concept of a "nanny state". He's been raised by nannies.

[Chena]

Excellent post, ccmay. BTTT

[Red6]

Come on,

Bear battered deep fried fish and fries are much better for you.

A "DOUBLE" cheesburger: http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/item/53968.html

Fish and chips: http://www.calorie-count.com/calories/item/103515.html

A normal burger and fries are just about comparable to an order of fish and chips and in fact has less total calories from fat (on average).

[Red6]

You have to understand the European mind though. Capitalism is bad and needs managed by bureaucrats and royals, especially if there is competition.

[Major_Risktaker]

The Prince has stock in Burger King!

Well, maybe in the future...Just C and JCJ no BKC.

PC Holdings

[Revolting cat!]

You go, Chuckie!

[lonestar]

What is Alfred E. Neumann doing on here?

[Nam Vet]

Latest from the British Bonehead. What an idiot. Sure hope the Queen is smart enough to bypass him with the throne, for England's sake.

Nam Vet

[Digger]

As with the Notheast corridor he is missing a chromosome.

[bboop]

Let's just ban Prince Charles from public.

[D-Chivas]

I say Charles don't you ever crave
To appear on the front of the Daily Mail
Dressed in your Mother's bridal veil?

[BenLurkin]

Related thread:http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1792654/posts

[Roy Tucker]

I know how the British can rid themselves of 10 pounds of fat. Behead the Crown Prince.

[maxsand]

"He needs to get a job, seriously."

He needs to crawl back in to Camilla's panties...