and a side of keep-me-awake-till-eleven
I took a little "biz-natch triz-natch" to New York yesterday to meet with my boss and eat bagels. The drive in was fine, i left at 7am and arrived at 11. The drive back, starting at 7pm, was not as enjoyable, however. At around 9pm I was STAAAARVING, and I stopped at the first rest-area on the Mass Pike where the golden arches beckoned me like a beacon of hope. Small fries, obviously, but something compelled me (perhaps exhaustion-induced delirium) to purchase a chocolate milk-shake. Note: I DO NOT CONDONE PURCHASING A CHOCOLATE MILK SHAKE FROM MCDONALDS.
From first to last sip, the shake was a unique mixture of delicious and disgusting. For the sake of truth in journalism, i have grudgingly looked up the ingredients:
Vanilla Reduced Fat Ice Cream: Milk, sugar, cream, nonfat milk solids, corn syrup solids, mono- and diglycerides, guar gum, dextrose, sodium citrate, artificial vanilla flavor, sodium phosphate, carrageenan, disodium phosphate, cellulose gum, vitamin A palmitate. CONTAINS: MILK. Chocolate Syrup: High fructose corn syrup, corn syrup, water, cocoa (processed with alkali), natural (vegetable source) and artificial flavors, salt, potassium sorbate (preservative), vanillin (artificial flavor). May contain small amounts of other shake flavors served at the restaurant, including egg ingredients when Egg Nog Shakes are available.
I'm actually surprised that the first two ingredients are milk and sugar. I would have guessed corn syrup came first, from the taste of it. Also, i'm glad to see the disclaimer May contain small amounts of other shake flavors served at the restaurant, including egg ingredients when Egg Nog Shakes are available. No wonder the fifth, tenth, and fifteenth sips tasted like strawberry.
I'm also surprised by the nutrition information. I would have guessed 600-700 calories at least, but this is what the internet says:
Calories: 440
Grams of fat: 10
I won't look into the fries though. Don't make me. They're 120 grams of pure heaven.