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> The value is more than the price cooked versus DIY. To me it's a bargain because I'll eat something way worse for me if I'm in a rush and there's nothing available. We don't want to stop at McDonalds because I'm running late from work, my wife and daughter had an activity until 6, and we already ate everything in the fridge. Boom, chicken.

Yes these are awesome for that perfect blend of fast, easy, and not quite junk food. I wouldn't recommend having one 7 days a week but you can pick one up in place of fast food and feed you and your kids guilt free.

> EDIT: I don't want to entirely rag on McD's.

I love McD's and the mere existence of the McDouble[1] proves that the human race is doing just fine.

[1]: http://nypost.com/2013/07/28/the-greatest-food-in-human-hist...

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We'd normally pick them up on grocery shopping days. After shopping for the next two weeks, it was usually late enough that cooking meat would take too long.

Rotisserie chicken shredded makes a good meat for a chicken alfredo pasta, or on a pizza for BBQ chicken pizza, etc.

And the difference in price with a raw whole chicken (usually less than 3 dollars) was well worth it for the savings in time and avoiding the fast-food stop when the kids were losing their minds in the back seat. We lived about 30 mins from the grocery store, so munching on chicken was a good way to keep the kids (both less than 4yrs old) calm and happy.

> Rotisserie chicken shredded makes a good meat for a chicken alfredo pasta, or on a pizza for BBQ chicken pizza, etc.

Also, you can take the leftover carcass and use it to make wonderful chicken stock. Just throw the bones and bits in a bag in the freezer. When you have a few carcasses and some free time on the weekend, follow any recipe and make stock.

You can then freeze the stock and use it whenever you like.

Please not that McDonald's is only able to offer that type of kcal to dollar ratio because of the massive subsidies the usa has for meat production.

True: here in Canada, the McDouble costs, I think, $2.19? Our exchange rate to the US has never been that bad.

(If you're wondering why, since Canada would be the easiest market to ship that same cheap US beef to—AFAIK US beef doesn't meet Canadian agricultural regulations.)

>True: here in Canada, the McDouble costs, I think, $2.19? Our exchange rate to the US has never been that bad.

They're costing $0.99-1.49 in the states depending on location (and usually more than $0.99.) They're $1.69 in Canada (Bacon McDouble is closer to $2.19) as of last year.

So what? Everyone who sells or buys meat in the US benefits from it, not just McDonald's

The U.S should be subsidizing vegetables and fruits instead of animal agriculture.

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