For a fast-food brand that has ‘I’m lovin’
it’ as its motto, it is quite contradictory when its own staff refuses to eat certain
menu items, let alone love them. Whether it's items on the menu now, or items that were
discontinued, these are 10 more McDonald's menu items that even the staff wouldn't eat. Big Breakfast with Hotcakes If there is one thing that Americans have
celebrated with great abandon in recent times is the introduction of all-day breakfast at
McDonald’s. And among the most popular breakfast items on the menu is their Big Breakfast with
Hotcakes. As the name rightly states, this is a big breakfast consisting of scrambled
eggs, a fatty sausage, greasy hash browns, buttery biscuit and a stack of indulgent pancakes
known as ‘hotcakes’. The big breakfast is accompanied by a small container of syrup
and extra butter, just in case you thought that there wasn’t enough fat in your big
breakfast! As you may have guessed, this Big Breakfast with Hotcakes has a ton of carbs,
sugar, sodium and fat; all the ingredients that are not recommended for an ideal start
to the day. The breakfast may be tasty, but the instant sugar spike and sugar crash after
a few hours are not at all good for you. Is it any wonder that most McDonald’s staff
won’t ever eat this breakfast? With an entire day’s intake of sugar, fat and sodium consumed
at breakfast, what are we left for the rest of the day? Thus, having the Big Breakfast
with Hotcakes is clearly not how to start your day right. McDLT The McDLT is, at best, an eccentric McDonald’s
creation that involved a deconstructed burger and a special polystyrene container. It was
served in two joined containers that held the ‘hot’ and ‘cold’ ingredients of
a burger separately. The top bun and toppings were placed in one container and the bottom
bun and patty were in another. And the customer was required to assemble the burger when it
was time to eat. The logic behind this arrangement was probably to ensure that the toppings,
like sauces and veggies, would not make the bun soggy or get weirdly warm from the hot
burger. But unfortunately for them, customers simply didn’t get the fuss behind the special
container. Plus, the polystyrene container was not at all eco-friendly and was widely
criticized by environmental groups. The main reason why the staff probably hated it was
that customers didn't want to assemble their own burgers and the staff was just doing what
they were told, separating the burger and sending it out on it's way. The staff was
being paid to separate the burger, while the customers thought they were paying for a fully
assembled burger, conflict ensued. Shamrock Shake Working all day at McDonald’s, handling
fast-food, and getting to see how it’s made has probably wisened them up into not consuming
many items on the menu, including the Shamrock Shake. Though it has a catchy name, the Shamrock
Shake is more of a sham than a shake. There is nothing Irish about it and is loaded with
sugar. Clocking in at well over 500 calories for just 16 ounces, this shake is bad news
for your heart, blood pressure, waistline and overall health. It comes in at 63 grams
of sugar for a small and 112 grams of sugar for a large. That's roughly 15 packets of
sugar for a small and 28 packets of sugar for a large. The Shamrock Shake gets most
of its calories from the sugar and carbs, which in such large amounts per serving is
quite detrimental to your well-being. And if you are wondering about the actual ingredients
of the shake, they’re quite simple - vanilla ice cream, whipped cream and Shamrock Shake
syrup, which is where the beverage gets its green color from. Most adults should ideally
limit their daily sugar intake to about 24-36 gm per day, but just one serving of the Shamrock
Shake and you’ve already crossed your daily limit, two-fold, or even three-fold. This
frozen treat generally makes its appearance around St. Patrick’s Day, and McDonald’s
has sold millions of these. But we’re quite sure that the staff has never tried it. Onion Nuggets Long before the now-famous Chicken McNuggets
came into being, there were Onion Nuggets. In simple terms, you just remove the chicken
and replace it with chunks of onion. An invention of a McDonald’s cook, Rene Arend, Onion
Nuggets were first launched in the late 1970s. They were the chunky version of onion rings
- soft and juicy on the inside and crunchy on the outside. Like most other fried sides,
these were served with a dipping sauce. But what is most fascinating about the Onion Nuggets
is that there is hardly any information available about them and most customers don’t recall
tasting them.This is mainly due to the success of McDonald's own Chicken McNuggets, which
just dwarfed the Onion Nuggets in popularity. Even though the concept of Onion Nuggets doesn’t
sound very abnormal, customers probably couldn’t get their mind around the combination of chicken
nuggets and onion rings. Like the staff, they probably weren’t able to fathom what this
unusual item would taste like. It’s no wonder then that Chicken McNuggets made their debut
soon after and continue to be loved even today. McCafe Chocolate Shake Shakes and sodas top the list of items that
McDonald’s staff would rarely ever consume themselves. Reddit is full of threads from
former or current McDonald’s employees who go on to state that the drink machines at
McD’s outlets are extremely dirty, neglected, and unhygienic because they are not cleaned
very often. So ordering milkshakes at McDonald’s is probably a bad idea. But some staff members
do maintain that their locations clean out the McCafe machines on a nightly basis. So,
the hygiene factor of the beverages really depends on the outlet that you are visiting.
But there is no way of knowing which outlet has clean McCafe machines and which does not! Besides
the hygiene bit, most McDonald’s staff admit that the McCafe Chocolate Shake is one of
the items that they themselves would never order. It is a sugar bomb, where a small serving
has about 74 gm of sugar, 530 calories and 15 gm of fat. All-in-all, it has more calories
than a McDouble or several sugary glazed donuts. And if you order a large serving of the McCafe
Chocolate Shake, the calorie count is through the roof. McHotDog Though McDonald’s was founded by Richard
and Maurice McDonald (the McDonald brothers), it was Ray Kroc who took the small burger
chain to international heights. He was a visionary leader who made McD’s a giant in the world
of fast food. And while he was the man behind the global popularity of McDonald’s, there
was one item that he was thoroughly opposed to - hot dogs. We don’t know if it was from
personal bad experience or something else, but Kroc really hated hot dogs and had reportedly
mandated that they would never be served at McDonald’s. But soon after his death, the
executives at McD’s went in for the kill and released the McHotDog in the 1990s. Not
the wisest decision. It would have served the successors of Kroc to have heeded his
advice and refrained from selling hot dogs at McDonald’s because the McHotDog was a
huge flop. Customers just couldn’t associate hot dogs with McDonald’s and the sales never
translated to profits. Perhaps the customers and staff both agreed with Kroc’s repulsion
of unknown meat served in a bun, which could be the reason why the McHotDog didn’t quite
take off. And probably the reason why even the staff wouldn’t eat it. No wonder it
was soon discontinued. McSpaghetti An item from the 1980s, McSpaghetti is one
of the many pasta-based items that McDonald’s tried to introduce in the American market.
Along with McPizza, lasagna, and a fettuccine-Alfredo-like dish, McSpaghetti was not much liked by customers
or the staff. It reportedly tasted like noodles served with ketchup to some customers or like
pasta topped with generic sauce from the supermarket, which is quite unappetizing. It is rumored
that McSpaghetti was introduced in order to compete with the likes of Pizza Hut and Domino’s
in the area of Italian fast-food. But customers found the taste lacking and the staff reportedly
found that the McSpaghetti took too long to prepare. Thus, it was subsequently removed
from McDonald’s menus in the U.S. Though it does have a large fan following in several
Asian countries like the Philippines and Japan. In fact, it is extremely popular in the Philippines
and is a regular menu item there. We wonder if the staff there likes it too! McLean Deluxe Another weird McDonald’s item that the unfortunate
staff was once upon a time forced to make was the McLean Deluxe. Also unfortunate are
the customers who tried it, for the McLean Deluxe was described by most as gross or funky
tasting. The idea behind the McLean Deluxe was that it was a low-fat burger that was
meant to appeal to diet-conscious eaters. The words ‘McDonald’s’ and ‘diet-conscious’
do not belong in the same sentence, for most of McD’s food is far from healthy. The McLean
Deluxe was said to be 91% fat-free, but when they removed all the fat from the beef patty,
they reportedly replaced it with water and then added a seaweed-based coagulant called
carrageenan to hold the patty together. So, it would essentially be a gummy and watery
burger with some bits of meat thrown in. Unsurprisingly, not many found this savory or appealing, including
the staff. When customers caught wind of the fact that water and seaweed was being added
to the McLean Deluxe, it grossed them out and the orders stopped coming in. The item
failed and the staff breathed a sigh of relief. McGratin Croquette Japan seems to be a popular place for many
fast-food chains to introduce wacky items and McDonald’s did just that by launching
the McGratin Croquette. It is a burger with a patty made up of mashed potatoes, creamed
shrimp, and macaroni that has been deep-fried to a golden brown color. This fried patty
is placed on a bed of lettuce and sandwiched between two buns. It made its debut in Japanese
McDonald's locations and was actually really liked by some fast food go-ers in Japan. It's
also known as Gura-Koro, gura meaning deep-fried and koro meaning croquette. The McGratin Croquette
never made it's way to the U.S. market, for obvious reasons. The problem with the dish
is that many felt it was just an odd combination of flavors, even for a market keen towards
this sort of flavor mash-up. This is a just a weird one, loved by some, disliked by others.
But unless this is a flavor pairing you're dying to try, listen to the staff and stay
away from this one. The Hula Burger By now we’ve seen some really outrageous
McDonald’s creations and The Hula Burger is definitely a worthy candidate. Invented
in the 1960s by none other than Ray Kroc, the Hula Burger was primarily aimed at attracting
Catholics practising abstinence from meat on Fridays and decided to come up with an
alternative for them. He decided to replace the meat patty in the burger with a slice
of grilled pineapple. The resulting burger was pineapple, cheese, and bun. Try to imagine
the taste and we’re sure that unless your tastebuds are on a vacation, you’re highly
unlikely to take more than a single bite of this ridiculous combination. This pineapple-based
sandwich is reportedly one of McDonald’s earliest failures, and we can only imagine
what the staff felt while making it. The Hula Burger was quickly killed and replaced with
the Filet-o-Fish, which as we all know, is still going strong. Tap that screen for more great videos and
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