37 Random Bits of High-Sodium, High-Fructose Facts About Fast-Food Companies and Products

These got our tummies rumbling — but not in a good way
37 Random Bits of High-Sodium, High-Fructose Facts About Fast-Food Companies and Products
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Why did fast-food chains have to get so sleazy? It seems like they all had decent enough intentions at first, but mass production has a way of corner-cutting dollar-saving.

All that corner cutting isn’t too bad when it involves cheap kids toys, but when it’s something we put in our mouths, yikes! 

Actually, kids put those cheap toys in their mouths too, so hopefully they’re not too toxic. Come to think of it: No one put anything in their mouths anymore, okay? 

Here, put these tidbits in your brain instead…

Taco Bell’s Mystery Meat

CRACKED BREAM FAST T AT TH CELL 'TIL MAM TACO BELL'S MYSTERY MEAT BY THE NUMBERS. In 2011, a lawsuit claimed that Taco Bell's beef contained only 35% meat and could not call itself beef. Taco Bell spent millions to prove that it's actually 88% beef, so we're left trying to account for the other 12-65%.

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Pizza Hut’s Cheeseburger-Stuffed Crust

Cheeseburger- Stuffed Crust PIZZA HUT CRACKED.COM This was simply a pizza surrounded by sliders. It's the most American food innovation since American cheese, and yet it's only ever been available in the Middle East and the UK.

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Wendy’s Avocado Veggie Salad

Wendy's CRACKED.COM Avocado Veggie Salad 600 calories II Coca-Cola Although probably more nutritional, the vegetarian salad has about the same calories as the Wendy's 8-piece chicken combo meal.

Source: Wendy's

Horse Meat Whoppers

BURGER KING'S HORSE MEAT BURGER KING TM CRACKED.COM In 2013, European meat suppliers were caught mixing horse meat with beef. The top company involved was Burger King, and after trace amounts of horse meat were found in their supply chain, they immediately switched suppliers.

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Burger King’s Chatbot

CRACKED BURGER KING'S CHATBOT. MAKE IL a mean YES! Burger King bot BURGER 0 people like this KING NO Food/Beverages 12:16 PM Welcome to the BURGER KING® URGER ING restaurants! KING BURC KIN You selected Whopper® Combo Meal select location KING Type a message... hello In an attempt to connect with young consumers, BK's Facebook Messenger Bot is an Al chatbot that consumers could order from. Taco Bell got in on it with a TacoBot that took orders via the Slack chat app.

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Burger King’s Deadly Pokeballs

CRACKED BURGER KING'S DEADLY POKEBALLS. BIG KiDS RIC AS Charltard To promote 1999's Pokemon: The First Movie, every kids' meal came with a Pokemon figurine in its own Pokeball. The detachable pieces formed airtight seals around children's noses and mouths, and actually killed two small children.

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Taco Bell in ‘Demolition Man’

Product Placement SAAD Demolition Man SBP TACO BELL SAN AND POLICE John Spartan is shocked to find that in 2032, Taco Bell is the only restaurant left -the outcome of the Franchise Wars. Why? Well, McDonald's and Burger King passed on the product placement. HO CRACKED

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Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

MacGuffins Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle - WHITE CASTLE HAMBURGERS The sliders are the driving force that sparks Harold and Kumar's quest, but it's just an excuse for the characters to go on a jokey journey. It would've been the same movie if it was Wendy's, Taco Bell, or any other fast food joint. (Not Panera Bread, though.) CRACKED.COM

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Chick-fil-A Volunteers

Chick-fil-A wants to pay 'volunteers' 5 sandwiches an hour. GRAGKED.COM The North Carolina restau- rant posted a job opportu- nity on Facebook, saying Drive Thru Express volun- teers could Earn 5 free entrees per shift (1 hr) worked. The post was soon deleted.

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Popeyes Chicken Sandwich

Popeye's CRACKED.COM Chicken Sandwich 700 calories = There are few things better in this life than Popeye's Spicy Chicken Sandwich, but 14 pieces of their Chicken Nuggets is equal in calories.

Source: Popeye's

McDonald’s Flamin’ Hot Fitbit

McDonald's flamin' hot Fitbit DSB STEP-iT % CRACKED.COM Step-Its were little Happy Meal pedometers that started giving kids mysterious burns, blisters, and rashes. McD's had to recall over 30 million units.

Burger King

12 people have a VIP Burger King unlimited food card. KING Crown Cardholders include George Lucas, Jennifer Hudson (whO worked at Burger King before s

Source: Yahoo!

The Windows 7 Whopper

Burger King once released the Windows 7 Whopper in Japan to promote the release of Windows 7. It's 10.22 Windows 7 REI your Windows7 regular Whopper,

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