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McDonald’s Food Never Goes Bad?

When it comes to foods I love, I’m good with some eyebrow raising details.  For example, I love Twinkies.  I also realize that apparently there are enough preservatives in them…

McDonald's Food Doesn't Go Bad
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When it comes to foods I love, I'm good with some eyebrow raising details.  For example, I love Twinkies.  I also realize that apparently there are enough preservatives in them that years after the world ends, there will be cockroaches and Twinkies.  I'm also a huge hot dog/chili dog lover.  Yes, I am one hundred percent aware of what's in a hot dog and how they are made.  That being said, there's nothing better on a cold winter's night than one of my wife's broiled chili dogs.  I guess such is now the case with a fave of mine from McDonald's.

Thanks to TikTok, it's now come to light that my beloved Big Mac may, shall we say, be able to stand the test of time.  A woman on TikTok (username:  "Medical Herbalist") has posted a video that has the world abuzz.  In the video below she displays a Big Mac and fries combo on a plate.  Oh, and this plate has been sitting on a shelf for eight months!  Decomposition?  No.  Mold?  Nope.  Rotting smell?  Not a chance.

And it seems that this is not the first rodeo experimenting with Mickey D's.  Seven years ago, a photo of a six-year-old McDonald’s Happy Meal was shared that also showed these signs of invulnerability.

Any of this make me want my McDonald's fix less?  I'll be in the drive thru later today.

Everyone had a chance to eat. However, what are Americans choosing to consume? TOP Data has identified the top fast-food chains based on consumer trends for fast-food chains in America. It's probably not the one you think of when you think of the top fast-food chains in North Carolina that TOP Data analyzed the spending habits of 12 million Americans.

The data shows that fast food consumption in the U.S. increased by 6.8% in 2022, while visits to North Carolina's favorite fast-food restaurants (A&W Restaurants) increased by 15.7%. Below are the top five fast-food restaurants in each state. This includes the top 5 in North Carolina.

North Carolina

North Carolina AW

South Carolina

South Carolia Food

Florida

Florida

Alabama

Alabama

Louisiana

Louisiana

Maryland

Maryland Fast food

Tennessee

Tennessee

Georgia

Fast Food Georgia

Delaware

Delaware

New York

New York

New Jersey

New Jersey

Texas

Texas Fast Food

Virginia

Virgina

West Virgina

West Virgina

Utah

Utah Fast Food
Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.