To get salad instead of fries, the question is do we opt for the salad?

Um, wasn't "Fries" vs. "No fries" an option before? Me, I just hit a few off my husband's order if I'm jonesing for deep-fried starch. ;-)

Watch out for the dressing.

Would those be freedom fries?





(I smile every time I think of that..)

I find if you merely "buy the sandwich", and add a salad, and don't buy the coke, that you are a few pennies less than "the meal" with the salad and coke. It's the coke that does the damage just as much as the fries.

So, you just got the salad option then?

I love Wendy's dollar menu -- Side salad with a small bowl of chili -- $2.14 including tax.

Haven't eaten fries in over 2 years.

I gave up soda for New Year's. I have had 3 since then... so no perfect.

I have pretty much given up french fries and chips too... only a handful of times since Jan 01.

It doesn't take a restaurant offering a choice... the choice was always there.

Oil pan lightly. Scrub potatoes. Cut each into 6-8 wedges. Drizzle with salt and/or cajun pepper mix. Bake 200C/390F until done (hint, outsides turn golden). Serve to general acclaim.

I used to do chips but these are BETTER and EASIER.

Big Macs, Wendies, what are these things?

When I was backpacking, Wendy's had a Pita Pocket thing, which I ate a lot of because they only have fast food places at rest stop. I gained around 20 lbs in 2 months.

People being people, the salad buys the perception that you are eating healthy--so you might as well grab a side item as well. This means more purchase over all. The raw material of a few shreads of greens is not much more than a potato. So 1) they get to brand themselves as healthy 2) they get you to buy something outside of the regular packaged meal. I think they made a good move. If people can refrain from eating more when they have the opportunity to eat healthier it's also good for a nation.

There are potatoes in french fries?

Next you'll be telling me that there are actual fish in fish sticks... ;-)

Just like there is ham in a hamburger.

Good one, Crazy Old Guy. Guess I'll be avoiding the bismarks at the bakery, now. ("Eeeeeewwww--it tastes like North Dakota!!")

Adults go to McDonalds? On purpose? Without kids?

That's just... wrong.

Adults go to McDonalds? With children? That's just wrong.

Optional?? French fries?? *Never*!

Yes... weeds. I'd much rather eat the roots of weeds. ;-)

Do dandelions count as "weeds"? They make a kickass wine.

"Do dandelions count as "weeds"? They make a kickass wine."

It depends. If you're growing dandelions, then they're not weeds. If you're growing corn, they are. "Weeds" as a generic term is not a specific class of plant, it's more any plant that's growing where it shouldn't be. In a field of daisies, a rose is a weed...