In New England they have the McLobster. It is only occasional like the McRib. So ridiculously good.

Anonymous wrote:I think as we get older, our stomachs change. Don't worry op, you are just getting "cranky old person" stomach. Remember how your grandparents ate bran muffins with a castor oil shooter for breakfast?

agree. as i have gotten older, my digestive system has become cantankerous. eating fast food just doesn't sit well, literally, in my stomach.

I think as we get older, our stomachs change. Don't worry op, you are just getting "cranky old person" stomach. Remember how your grandparents ate bran muffins with a castor oil shooter for breakfast?

There's good cheap food and bad cheap food. Chipotle and Baja Fresh come to mind as good cheap food. I used to love Egg McMuffins until I ate one three years ago and felt horrible afterwards. Haven't eaten one since. And I am by no means a health nut.

Stopped at Chipotle yesterday for a burrito and coke. I used to love Chipotle! Apparently, not any more.

Personally I don't think it's a snob thing. I think the quality of food in those places has really gone down from when we were kids. I mean, it was never high to begin with, but the fillers and added flavors and stuff that has been added through the years... gah. It used to be that a regular cheeseburger at McD's had onions and lettuce and actually tasted like a burger. That went away years ago. Now even their "good" burgers no longer taste like actual meat and every time I eat there I feel sick after. There's nothing snobby about not wanting to eat bad tasting "food" that makes you feel sick.

The Safeway pizza I'm sure was not that good to start with.

Fishmac? If you don't know it's a Filet-O'Fish I seriously question whether you ever really did appreciate fast food at all. Actually, I've decided that all I like at McD's is the fries, but they have to be fresh, and some of the breakfast items.

Next time go to Chick Fil-A, get the waffle fries.

I would be completely dismayed if a bacon egg & cheese biscuit from McD was no longer the best part of the morning. Well, of three mornings a year, on average.

But... Taco Bell. I used to gorge myself on Taco Bell til I literally couldn't eat another bite. Now? Meh. And sometimes Ew. It's sad. It's like the simple pleasures are fading away as we age. I thought we were supposed to be MORE appreciative of these little things in our wise old age! What's left, the laughter of children? It's sad, I tell you. Just sad.

I go through periods where I find fast food gross. And then I get over it. But some things (like sbarro pizza) I really just can't eat any more. And I'm careful of McDonalds...I love the taste, but my stomach sometimes doesn't appreciate it as much as my mouth.

OP, do you eat Chinese or Thai take out?

IMO, that's also fast food, full of fat, sugar and salt.

Try some shiny beef from Arby's. My personal fav

I think it's a good thing that you've been so eating well and doing it consistently so that so your tastes have changed. You'll live longer that way and you'll feel better. It's not a terrible fate to not enjoy cheap food anymore, especially when so many people are struggling to eat better but they still feel addicted to the high-fat, high-sugar stuff. But neither is it anything to be a snob about. Don't be a snob. Just be grateful.

I don't think you are snobbish. I stopped eating fast food for a long time and when I finally had some again it did not taste good. I think your body is just used to different kinds of food now.

You're snobbish. But that's not the response you were looking for here. Give it a minute. The smug mommies will respond shortly.

Today I had the whole day to myself and was running around trying to get a ton of errands/shopping done. I was in the G'town Safeway and was starting to get "hangry" (hungry/angry) so I got a slice of pizza from their prepared food area. Combo with a fountain coke $2.99. It was gross. Hours later, I finished up toy shopping at Sullivan's and my stomach was growling again so I said to myself, "Well, McD's is right down the street and I haven't been there in ages. I'll get a Fishmac." (I used to love those). Well, that meal was gross too. Greasy fries, I guess the sandwich was palatable, mediocre hot chocolate. Totally unsatisfying food due to my bad choices. But my question is, what have I done to myself? I'm not a food snob or vegetarian, and am middle income, but frankly I do most of my food shopping at Whole Foods and prepare most meals at home. But I can't take pleasure in cheap food anymore? At the same time I wonder how people can eat like this regularly... are they satisfied? I'm eating an apple right now and it is good. I'm vacillating between feeling good that I like high quality food and being disgusted with myself at how snobbish and picky I'm being. Thoughts?