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$\"\"$ <\/a>I may talk a big game about\u00a0simple, fresh and local in my\u00a0 English Major Diet<\/a>\u00a0posts. But you know, I am a sucker for McDonald\u2019s breakfast. Really, it\u2019s their coffee that keeps me coming back to the drive-thru. I hate Starbucks (unless it\u2019s for a froo-froo-espresso drink) and it seems like all the smaller and independent coffee places are trying to mimic their motor-oil morning brew. So,\u00a0for all that I\u2019ve never been much on fast-food, I stop at McDonald\u2019s for coffee, and all of a sudden a breakfast burrito sounds like the best thing ever. And it\u2019s all downhill from there\u2026<\/p>\n

Now, with my recent fitness goals in mind, i\u2019ve gone from a once or twice a week stop to more like once every two or three weeks. I think that\u2019s reasonable. But on my swing through this morning, I saw something so gross, it made me almost not even want to think about breakfast at all. It was a picture of McD\u2019s new sandwich offering\u2013the DOUBLE filet-o-fish. I literally did a \u2018double\u2019 take, because that sounded just as seriously disgusting as those horrific McNugget articles making the rounds on facebook. (My kids have not had a Happy Meal since i read that.)<\/p>\n

I looked it up and it has 530 calories, 26 grams of fat, and 48g of carbs. I suppose it could be worse but\u2026just, yuck. I count that among some of the grossest things ever in the world\u2013kind of like that thing from KFC that was\u00a0a \u201csandwich\u201d involving 2 fried chicken breasts instead <\/em> of bread. Or that so-called birth control \u2018hearing\u2019 at the House where the people who have actual ovaries weren\u2019t invited to come play\u2026<\/p>\n

The epic revulsion factor of that big trans-fat sandwich (the one at McDonald\u2019s, not the one in D.C.) made me think\u2013believe it or not\u2013of one of my best-ever-meals<\/em> that I\u2019m trying to recall in this diet series. So, here it is. Believe me, there are no golden arches involved.<\/p>\n

This meal was on the same trip as the Route 66 Burger<\/a>, and the mystery New Mexican place<\/a>\u2026but it was a few weeks later, in Alaska. We were on a cruise\u2013and let me tell you, cruise food is way over-rated. Just because there\u2019s alot of it does not mean it\u2019s good. Just sayin.<\/p>\n

Anyway, we stopped at Ketchikan, which is fun to say AND fun to explore. We did a guided wilderness hike thing, shopped, wandered around.\u00a0At about 10:30 in the morning,\u00a0Jeremy spotted a little stand where they were making fresh fish and chips. This guy is always hungry, and any time of day past about 8am technically falls in the \u2018lunchtime\u2019 category. So while i\u2019m standing there going, \u201cit is only 10 in the morning!\u201d he is already placing our order.<\/p>\n

Lucky for me he planned on sharing, because I would have seriously missed out otherwise. Once we sat down\u2013at a rickety picnic table on the dock\u2013i started rethinking my argument. This stuff was so fresh, i swear i could probably still swim if given half a chance. Golden fried cod, literally hauled in and dropped in the oil, with fries and malt vinegar. Hot with a perfect outer crunch. Call it Second Breakfast, but it was freakin fabulous.<\/p>\n

Eat your heart out, Norwegian Cruise lines. It was way better than any meal we had on the boat. Same goes for you, McDonald\u2019s. If all fast and fried\u00a0foods were that fresh and local, I don\u2019t think we\u2019d be a nation of fat people right now. Or, well\u2026we might still be fat, but we\u2019d sure be a lot happier.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"