Food Theory: The Many Lies of McDonalds Chicken Nuggets

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Theorists, it is hard not to love McDonald's chicken nuggets. The McNuggets have been a staple of my fast food rotation for YEARS. Yet, they hold some dark secrets. Today we are taking a bite out of this tasty treat to reveal what is hiding beneath the crispy coating. Let's dig in!
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[@Spaceboy2theMoon]

matpat as a 6 year old: "ooh chikin nugies" matpat watching himself as a 6 year old: "STOP EATING CRISPY LIES"

[@loadingresourcesdotdot]

They’re yummy crispy lies

[@sophiehale1171]

Lol

[@air4722]

K 8 yr old

[@thatonesussybaka8878]

Sus

[@indefax7130]

@Sam You need help

[@shivorath]

Fun fact about the 7 countries study: it was a scam. He started with dozens of countries and threw out all the ones that didn't fit his preconceived notions.

[@eristeoperez1358]

Ancel Keys made the world a worse place

[@aleisterlavey9716]

That's how science works...

[@Fujimokou985]

@@aleisterlavey9716 That's not how science works, science will never throw out data even if it's conflicting with your hypothesis. Non serious theories however often will try to disregard conflicting evidence to keep the suspension of disbelief, conspiracy theories and even matpat's "sans is ness" theory does this.

[@aleisterlavey9716]

@@Fujimokou985 you don't speak sarcasm it seems...

[@Fujimokou985]

@@aleisterlavey9716 It's hard to detect sarcasm in text that isn't extremely obvious or has a tone indicator, could just be a me problem.

[@EvilDaveCanada]

My home town was one of the cities where 'Chicken & Chips' were tested. They came in a special box that held the fries on one side and a number of nuggets in the other. I nearly cried when they went away until they came back in their current format.

[@NazriB]

Lies again? Cage Fighter Chicken Feet

[@user-rl4rl7sv2y]

the four horsemen of chicken mcnuggets: the boot, the bell, the bowtie, and the ball

[@CrazyGamerDude17]

Thanks, Mat, not even seen the intro yet and already see something I can’t unsee, I just wanted to eat my nuggets in peace without worrying about how they are shaped

[@mirjinou7999]

My parents Said iff i gott 27k subss before thee endd off thee yearr,I wouldd get a new gaming PC

[@fewsnow]

Im scared to eat chicken nuggies now

[@crablord8499]

Yeah, thanks May.

[@saitamasforehead5819]

@@mirjinou7999 beg more

[@TaeRose29]

Yep sure do love May

[@LoganHosty]

This is the only guy I can watch go in depth why chicken nuggets are a lie, I love this channel

[@potatoeater9499]

And i love your profile pic

[@dantemoose420]

@Mbita Acoustic Guitar ya know what, why not? I was gonna say something snarky, but I do like acoustic guitarwork.

[@blake3937]

Idk, I’m pretty sure I can watch that Film Theory and Game Theory talk about this too.

[@bgbori3438]

Sorry to inform you your reply section is bot infested.

[@shikoshiko5912]

Wowww kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIS2d5qNoamVgLc

[@LunarFate_]

I love binging all these McDonald's videos while I'm on break at McDonald's 😂😂

[@memstoraty]

Me too bro haha

[@aftonplaysyt9822]

Let’s thank MatPat for that “nugget” of information

[@ggman9960]

I would consider myself a Mcdonalds fan and as addressed at 0:16, the boot nugget is supposedly a favorite. The boot also happens to be my favorite because when flipped upside down, the protruding piece of chicken can be used as a handle when dipping. I hope my opinion has shed some light on the reason that Boots are the public's favorite shape.

[@WilliamTT]

It can also be used as a pretend gun

[@jillcapobianco]

I actually dip the protruding piece and eat that part first, because it's just sticking out not belonging. lol

[@MysticYT925]

I actually dip the protruding part into the sauce so that it can scoop up more sauce lmao

[@sandraswan9008]

@@MysticYT925 and then you've gotta take a bite out if the ball nugget to make it fit into the dip

[@klop4228]

It's by far the best shape for dipping. Works best for scraping out the rest of your sauce. And if you're not sharing, it works well for double-dipping too!

[@GTP2763]

I'm surprised he hasn't done a food theory yet about that weird controversy about how what was "Inside" The nuggets

[@smoothlyrough512]

He stated that it was grinded up chicken. Ive always heard different though. We need the truth

[@maxxmittelstadt4798]

The reason why Food Theory didn't go into it is because the video is about the marketing.

[@PUNISHERMHS_2021]

@@smoothlyrough512 It is ground up chicken, but the parts no one eats lol

[@myweirdsecondchannelwithap9070]

its just how you normally make chicken nuggets but with mcdonalds weird extra ingredients and stuff

[@jAcK00p7]

I have found several bones in the chicken nuggets

[@gefferythegiraffe]

The key to healthy diet: moderation. Dont shove more food in your mouth than you need, and make sure you're mixing up what types of foods youre shoving in your mouth.

[@kathryncampbell4432]

Agreed. There are still plenty of Americans in the US who are living past 100 still, who lived during the time of junk food cover ups, heavy use of crisco and lard, as well as questionable ingredients in consumer products (here’s looking at the origins of Coca Cola).

[@weskirkland5850]

so a 10 piece nugget? once a week? whats the exact value yogi?

[@exoticspeedefy7916]

That's coping. It only takes that one bite, that's still a small chance for something negative to happen in the body and cause an effect. It's also accumulative, these chemicals they put in food take a long time to leave the body

[@kylenolting8119]

amen

[@bryanz7325]

Love this channel and all the other theory channels!❤

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Makes you wonder how many people are going to keep eating McNuggets after watching this

[@sphere7468]

oh hi there youtube commenter.

[@miakatherinehale2208]

I'm still going to eat them because I'm stupid and hungry

[@SoggyCoffeeAddict]

Be honest with yourself, no one cares That much about their health if they eat fried foods. After all, it's either good tasting, or healthy

[@kylerwilhelm1638]

Maybe .1% of viewers stop eating them because of this and that’s max. No one cares

[@RAAZR-]

many me included, since foodchains like mcdonalds make you addicted to their taste and ethics can't overrule that addiction

[@Merennulli]

"I'm going to research what's healthy for you." Eats a Christmas tree.

[@garethbaus5471]

The Christmas tree probably wasn't particularly unhealthy.

[@Merennulli]

@@garethbaus5471 Wood fiber is not the same as dietary fiber. Even in the last video he mentioned it's not just unhealthy, but unsafe in the quantities his hypothetical tree-eating scenario involved.

[@garethbaus5471]

@@Merennulli he didn't eat anything close to that much tree material.

[@Merennulli]

@@garethbaus5471 Rewatch the episode. His stated goal is to eat the whole tree within a year.

[@Weirdo_Kai.]

My family would go to McDonald's a lot when I was a kid and the biggest disappointment when we got a happy meal, we got a toy that we already had. Then for some reason, I eventually loved it when I got toys that I already had. I have no idea why.

[@pico1201]

There's a really good documentary to this, that's actually a counterargument to super size me, that delves way deeper into this

[@puffdaddy4537]

I am sitting in the McDonald’s parking lot, just ate a 20 piece nugget. This should be fun to watch. I’m sure there is absolutely nothing here that will make me regret ordering those chicken nuggets

[@CAPTAiNC]

(I just started watching the video) Let me guess, he's going to talk about the nuggets not being made of actual chicken meat. But out of chicken seperation meat (meat from left over carcasses)

[@Wakka9000]

Why mericans eat at the parking lots? To ashamed of your chicken nugget overweight body to eat like a human being, sitting inside? Lol

[@RaduRadonys]

Don't forget to eat a gluten free lettuce leaf + a low-carb zero sugar diet cola if you want to live 120+ years. The base is already covered.

[@thomasjohnson4987]

@@CAPTAiNC no

[@justadrawing]

Rip

[@sidekickz2180]

I'm enjoying a 20 piece box of lies as I watch this! Mmmm FYI: I agree that the "boot" is the best. It fits in the dip cup the best

[@infinitepossibilities2862]

It looks like the US to me so that's why it's my favorite!

[@jacquipaul0143]

So does ball

[@Kyushu2]

Among us nugget: in the darkest alley way

[@AlexZander688]

Yuck! Those things are hideous.

[@successfulyoutuber8335]

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[@Just_Rhys]

1:24 Can we take a moment to appreciate Editor Dan and Jerika in the background

[@CarnageEthan]

I noticed that when I started working there, the burgers are also Already so salty and then we put more salt and pepper on them

[@WestrumVerus]

"Santa invented Sprite" this and "McDonald's chicken nuggets" that. *I* wanna know how you get the peanut butter in Reese's cups to be like that. Like, it's not in the form we usually see peanut butter in (smooth and sticky); it's a bit crumbly. And yet it tastes SO good. I want answers to what kind of magic happens in getting the peanut butter inside the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups

[@bluepigeongamer1140]

Same

[@gaiasguardian205]

A LOT of confectionery sugar.

[@phukyerpheefees]

Empty a jar of Reese's brand peanut butter into a mixing bowl and keep mixing confectioners sugar into it until you reach the right consistency and sweetness.

[@Yombleflobber]

Some of it might be that it's slightly coarser grind than most peanut butter. If you go to a store where you can grind your own peanut butter, it winds up being a similar consistency (In my experience).

[@ariiedwards8100]

mix it with powered sugar and freeze it!!! thats how my family has always made homemade peanut butter cups :)!

[@jobiec420]

I worked at McDonald's back in the 90's, while I was in high school. In the freezer I would see the boxes of the McNuggets and it listed the ingredients. I never counted how many ingredients there were in them, but I was surprised at how long the ingredient list was. The strangest ingredient I remember seeing on the box was Alaskan Cod. Never could get a straight answer out of anyone why fish was one of the ingredients to the McNuggets.

[@VJK102]

Cheap meat produce Like, it was leftovers from a fish product

[@Byron-Hungerford]

they just come in blue bags in a generic box in australia

[@zipzeolocke2]

I guarantee the chicken McNuuggets from the 90s were less healthy, used real meat, but more fattening compared to the chicken McNuggets served in the 2000's! I recall there was a point where the nuggets seemed more artificial, factory produced and didn't teste as good as they used to in the 90s! In their attempt to make them more healthy, they lost some of their delicious flavor! after they changed them, I switched to Wendy's nuggets instead because they use real meat that doesn't taste artificial!

[@jobiec420]

@@zipzeolocke2 I enjoy Wendy's nuggets soooo much more than McDonald's.

[@Byron-Hungerford]

@@zipzeolocke2 lot trick only works in the us were theres wendys

[@johncave3334]

The nugget also has more salt and less protein. Not to mention the extra calories ingested by dipping sauces.

[@michaelschuler7397]

Oh yeah I love those things they just never come to mind so I have them like once every 5 years

[@Momo-xs8mo]

The longevity of Italians actually has nothing to do with health or diet. It’s the fact that so many elderly Italians lost their birth certificate and misreport their ages. There’s a neat video here on KZbin explaining the facts

[@KerbalFacile]

Also the “mediterranean diet” according to Ancel Keys was based off what Italians and Greeks ate during Lent, and thus discounted the large servings of cheese, eggs and hams and cold meats they typically have the rest of the year.

[@thecomposerchanginggames5250]

Fascinating. What is the video?

[@pkmntrainermark8881]

Interesting.

[@indiecrowarts]

Very true! I do wonder what does contribute to the longevity though, I’m a second gen American raised by my Italian immigrant family and the youngest death we’ve had was 84 from dementia, everyone else typically lives from 97-110, and it’s been something that shocks my friends quite a bit (my one grandfather born in 1914 and living til 99) so I wonder what does cause it. Perhaps all of the walking and labor? (I only say this because my family runs a lot of agricultural back in Italy and a lot of close cities are like New York where it’s built for walking or short transport trips), any thoughts?

[@TheSkyRender]

@@indiecrowarts While diet and exercise play critical roles in longevity, genetics are huge as well. A common theme in those who live so long is that they have shared ancestry.

[@Blackpool-no2vt]

I've recently started working at the uk McDonald’s branch and I can confirm the hash browns, fries, chicken nuggets, doughnuts, brownies and cheese dippers arrive frozen there stocked in a giant freezer that is kept at -20 degrees, everything takes 2 minutes to cook in the fryer, the apple pies takes 5 minutes to cook, the brownies are delivered frozen then thawed out and packed up before breakfast menu ends The bottled drinks such as orange juice, water, milk, and fruit drinks are kept in a giant fridge at -12 degrees,I have seen the new vegan patties (beyond meat patties) being cooked and they smell like something is burning it reeks

[@saber2802]

I always thought the UK was arguably better with their food, sure sounds like we're the same, but the U.S just adds more salt and random preservatives in ours.

[@ninjadudeofficial]

To be fair, some of those products such as nuggets, hash browns and maybe dippers are often better frozen before fried anyway. just seems to work well for some foods, especially deep fried ones

[@Blackpool-no2vt]

@ChaosGoesBRR guess it's standard practice it's a reason why it's called fast food

[@JustJessee]

And? It's FAST food. Not gramma's home cooking that takes 12 hours to prepare. If you want a pure, pristine food go grab a carrot from the ground. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@billybobjoe1335]

That last one is not surprising. Those patties are for non-vegans, despite being even less healthy than just a normal burger.

[@SafirAksel]

Can you please make a comparison between types of diets? Like which one is the best for your heath, such as keto diet, low carb diet, mediterranean diet, etc. It'll be so helpful. Thank you!

[@GeodeGT]

The boot, bell, bow tie, ball and Amogus.😂 (Ik Amogus isn’t actually a shape, it’s just been trending lol)

[@saiyan_princestudios9790]

As much as I love their chicken nuggets their old nuggets were even better (around 2003 or before) I remember they changed at least their oil and I think their nuggets too to be slightly more healthy. Ofc the older less healthy version tasted even better.

[@phukyerpheefees]

Pretty sure they used to fry everything in lard until that point. Not 100% certain on that, but pretty sure. Semi-related side note: Do you remember those "healthier" potato chips that came out around that same time period that were fried in Olean (something like that) that have a bunch of people the Hershey squirts? I think it was right around the time that fast food switched to vegetable fryer oil; maybe a few years before baked chips came out.

[@gamingchamp6728]

Aaaand I just found 3 e-prositutes in here

[@lyndawolf7532]

They used to use dark meat too. That would have sent the Nuggets waaaaay into really bad for you! Lol

[@star5384]

@Vacana Salma stupid bots

[@mattpassos5689]

Nowadays every other fast food place is better at nuggets

[@deidaralover12345]

Speaking of health lies, I bought a breakfast muffin from the supermarket recently because it said “healthy” in the title. I looked at the label when I got home and… yeah… It looked exactly like the labels on my usual doughnut or sugary cereal. Can you put the word “healthy” on ANYTHING? Are there no guidelines? Just wondering if I can say I have a “healthy” diet while wrist deep in my second Pringles can.

[@churblesfurbles]

and the pringles can thing is because people were told to skimp on salt based on the same bad data, cravings based on deficiencies, especially if drinking coffee.

[@Necessity4fun]

Considering the episode on chocolate where words were *claimed* as actually part of the brand and it wasn't truly chocolate per the law norms, I would not be surprised that this could be a similar case ^^'

[@Hawkenwhacker]

It's no different than the labels that mention how a drink, for example, is naturally flavored with other natural flavors. That's not a thing. It's just marketing.

[@AmyraCarter]

Don't look at calories, that's misleading garbage. By the by, 96% of nutrition labels lie about calorie content, and often, the label will be plus fifty to five hundred percent more than actual calorie count per serving. Why? Mainly because calories are inconsistent, and the calorie content of a good is usually measured at preparation, not before packaging, after everything is done. Calories are not thermally stable. A baked cookie will have less calories than the prepared raw ingredients. How much less? Ranges anywhere from one tenth of a percent to eighty percent (though anything past sixty percent is probably going to be setting off your smoke alarms lolz). So, instead, look for the primary ingredients (the first five to ten), and see what they are. That will be your 'healthy' determination.

[@MrDisgruntledGamer1]

yeah at this point i dont trust any labels. Like cage free chickens? yeah they are not in a cage but they are all jammed packed together (easy to transmit diseases) in poor conditions except they are outside just so they can have that label.

[@bc5441]

1:37 “A domino of lies that gave rise to world’s favorite poultry-based snack.” LOL

[@fjc633]

With so many great channels on KZbin this is amongst the best

[@iansonofthor]

Apparently there was a chicken mcnugget in the exact shape of George Washington's face that sold on Ebay for a lot of money.

[@abandonedchannel683]

@Risma ajisona please stop that

[@abandonedchannel683]

@Silvia🦋 please stop that

[@abandonedchannel683]

@Alexandra💋 please stop that

[@kathyniebauer9634]

There was also a among us character shaped chicken nugget that was sold for 7mil.

[@raincandy3]

Just report inappropriate replies

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I still somewhat like their nuggets but the thing is, they're always selling a very large quantity of them for very cheap. The chicken isn't of high quality and has a lot of additives. I'm not a massive stickler for those things per se, but I do raise an eyebrow every time I see thosr 20 or 40 nugget deals for dirt cheap. They used to have their buttermilk tenders a few years ago, which were made to order (I always had to pull up and wait for them). Those were absolutely delcious, especially with their ranch dressing. You could get them covered in barbecue sauce as well, but those to me weren't as good as just the hot chicken by itself and dipped into the sauce. Wish they'd bring them back because the nuggets are not nearly as good as those.

[@majinally3527]

they aren’t made to order. we kept them with the hot foods

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

@@majinally3527 Mine usually were, with maybe only one instance where I got them without having to wait a long time. Maybe that's how your location worked but most of the ones in my city made them fresh.

[@Wind_Cursed]

You could get the 20 or 40 nugget deals for multiple people and not just yourself. I know this because my mom often buys larger quanteties of something for cheaper because she feeding her six children and her husband and herself and she doesn't want to become poor. But I do see why it would be concerning to see that, I can't imagine anyone eating that many chicken nuggets all by themself

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

@@Wind_Cursed Oh, I'm certain they're to be shared, that wasn't my issue. I'm just saying that the chicken used is not of that great of quality because of the vast quantity they're selling. I still eat them every now and then, but that info is always there in the back of my head.

[@fallengold69420]

Yeah, I always knew something was off because if its THAT cheap, there's something WRONG

[@CBirthwright]

I saw this episode originally, but KZbin brought it back up for some reason. I had a 20 piece recently that, in NJ where before the pandemic was $5, is now $9 for the same product. I knew what I was getting into, or so I thought. The nuggets are now thinner, greasier, and less crispy. The product no longer hits that nostalgic feeling it used to. I ate the rest, and almost cried at the dissatisfaction of being unhappy with what I'd ordered. I've had vegan nuggets that work out better than McNuggets nowadays.

[@jperry6779]

$14 in Canada

[@theTwilightSystem]

I'd love an episode on the food pyramid. I deal with eating disorders, and it has been an issue in my family for 4 generations. Learning about the absolute bullshit that went into making the pyramid and BMI actually helped me a little.

[@churblesfurbles]

The What I've Learned channel already covers it.

[@AmyraCarter]

Oh yes, BMI. Bullshittery Mindfuckery Index.

[@meggalaxy]

The BMI is so toxic I agree so much…. According to their standards a body builder is m- obe- (shortened that because I was very concerned about triggering some of us here 😞) like for starters ew what is with that language how insensitive :/ so it’s hard to believe them at all. I think it’s impossible to know someone’s BMI without extensive testing. No way to get it from a chart. Anyways I’m so sorry about your eating disorder and I’m so happy you’ve been able to heal ❤️ they are so horrible 😞

[@absolutelybagel2218]

@@meggalaxy extensive testing isn’t really necessary for the average person as you can visually see if someone is high on the bmi scale if they’re morbidly obese, it’s not just “trust the numbers”. Morbidly obese isn’t insensitive, it’s literally being obese to a point where you have a high chance of dying because of it and ignoring stuff like that is only going to cause more deaths and morbidly obese people

[@halinaqi2194]

BMI is a tool that shouldnt be used as a silver bullet, it should be used in combination with many other factors. People may get overweight more easily due to genetics, poor nutrition, bad sleeping habits, stress, sedentary lifestyle, diet, environment etc. There are certain lifestyle choices that have no positive physical effect on your body like smoking, drinking, or doing recreational drugs. Also it doesnt help that the more convenient and cheap something is to buy, the less healthy it is (on average). People should avoid fast food as much as possible, but nowadays people are usually to busy to even learn and spend time learning how to cook. People may come from work too tired to go exercise, stress from our day to day lives keeps us awake at night. Weight gain simply put, is caused by a lot of factors, suddenly changing your diet wont magically fix it, but it will help.

[@mr.b1926]

Funny thing I learned while working at McDonald’s, if you work there and you buy a happy meal you’re not allowed to get a toy

[@bomb_edits4143]

bruh why

[@kitcoyyoy]

that is feckin sad

[@NoobSharkey]

Sad meal

[@ricochet0928]

Ah yes, the all-new Disappointment Meal™

[@BuckyBarnesATL]

Matt’s channels are so good.

[@THEONEANDONLYRICKASTLEYDOG]

Thus video randomly appeared on my recommendation and immediately made me hungry

[@Colbartson]

Yeah I remember the first time i saw the boot and thought "Wait a minute I've seen the boot a lot," and then I realized that they all had shapes and I wasn't just getting weirdly lucky with random boot shaped chicken

[@mirjinou7999]

My parents Said iff i gott 27k subss before thee endd off thee yearr,I wouldd get a new gaming PC

[@Tr1Dylan]

Boots are the best by miles💦

[@joshlegacy1101]

@@Tr1Dylan It's the same exact three bots too replying in that exact same order.

[@FionaPGT]

I honestly wish Mat would have a History Theory Channel, especially since there's less people caring about history nowadays. Alot of misleading things also. So, ima start a Day 1 of asking MatPat to do a History Channel If anyone has a good history channel that similar to how MatPat does he's channel plz tell me as well

[@Kiwi-Bird.]

yaaassss!!! im a big history buff too and I think there definetly is lots of untaped potential in a history channel!

[@stoopidphersun7436]

Potential History is a good one but it's not similar to MatPat's format

[@stoopidphersun7436]

TIK history is similar to MatPat's format but his videos are quite long

[@FionaPGT]

@@stoopidphersun7436 i see, thank you!

[@liviacrump6005]

Tassting history with max miller is a really good food history channel you should check him out.

[@kallotk824]

Still love those small golden crispy liars🥺🥺

[@chefsanders9151]

One of the chefs responsible for the creation of the Mcnugget way back in the day was one of my culinary instructors

[@davids2427]

Verrry Mc-Interesting 👍

[@FellaSimpleton]

Just what we needed. A history lesson on Chicken nuggets.

[@bloxboy72]

Jesus the bots

[@FellaSimpleton]

@@bloxboy72 yeah. Its just... Fucking wierd. They keep following me around.

[@thejanglezclan]

When I was really young, I assumed I was the only person getting nuggets at McDonald's while everyone else was getting burgers. I held it close to me as if I held some "ahead of the curve" secret.

[@yungtooli]

ok

[@sudanipropagandist6214]

Big brain

[@samswensen7412]

There might actually be some truth to this. In 2016 there were some stats released that McDonald's sells about 90 Happy Meals per second (among other similar numerical stats.) But to the point here, only 25% of Happy Meals sold were for chicken nuggets.

[@juanguillen9409]

Same, I used to think I was to only kid who only ordered the nuggets while others got Big macs

[@I_Have_The_Most_Japanese_Music]

What are the best dipping sauces?

[@hunterfluey4437]

2022: Was that a hint for the fourth channel at 6:07?! 2023: We need to stop overthinking

[@DrFatesOrder]

The funny thing is before the name was announced he teased Style Theory as the color blue with the initials ST. Which also aligns with what could’ve been Science Theory in this video xD

[@hunterfluey4437]

Yea tbh I wanted science theory instead @@DrFatesOrder

[@I_make_random_stuff_for_fun]

Bro I just came back to see what food theory was like back then. AND YOUR TELLING ME WE COULD’VE HAD SCIENCE THEORY!

[@Ironnerd63sChannel]

I still remember the food pyramid. I have to ask: what even is the new "standard" diet we should have? Is the one that we currently have (whatever it is) another product of marketing?

[@churblesfurbles]

They won't, and it will be even worse as they are now ideologically motivated to push people into "eating bugs".

[@MikeBNumba6]

Man there is no healthy eating. All that healthy food costs more. The people who push to eat healthy like those stupid fad keyo diets do so in order to make money. A lot of pro athletes eat McDonald's and other fast foods and are far healthier then some guy who eats plants all the time. Eat whatever you want, stay away from high sugar content, mix in some veggies and fruits from time to time AND exercise. You'll be fine.

[@mysticmusical]

@@churblesfurbles well logically, they're plentiful and packed with protein. But naturally, I, like most people, have some... reservations on a bug diet.

[@LTCloud9]

Eat anything you want, but in moderation. The best diet plan. If people tell you to stop eating that amazing, juicy steak because it's bad, ignore them. If people tell you to stop eating that amazing juicy steak because you already had 8 of 'em, listen to them.

[@kluevo]

currently, its something like a balanced amount of meat/proteins, grains, fruits and veggies, at close to 25% each, which, intuitively sounds a lot healthier than the old grain heavy food pyramid.

[@SomePixelArtCreator]

Theory idea: does tomato sauce really get rid of skunk smell

[@thecomposerchanginggames5250]

I do believe so, but perhaps there is a better alternative. Perhaps if you were rich you could take a bath in saffron.

[@thebarberian246]

That sounds more like a myth that needs busting, lol

[@windwaker0rules]

I'd watch Matt Patt getting sprayed by a skunk

[@MorningDusk7734]

Mythbusters did it, but sure, let's let MatPat take one for the team!

[@oscarcacnio8418]

More results equals more better-er, am I right? 😆

[@soloperformer5598]

I'm amazed to learn that there's actually real meat in a McDonalds Chicken Nugget.

[@YangGeometryDash]

i got a macdonal ads in this video is wild 💀

[@arillusine]

I love food theories even over game and film theories just because food is so universal. Might have come away from another thing just to watch this because food based facts and tea are just as addicting as chicken nuggets themselves…

[@CozyChomps1234ROBLOX]

Hey girly

[@gamingchamp6728]

E-prostitute count: 4 Oh that stella gal with the lipstick? She sent a link to a cooking vid. She aint in the count (it’s actually a pretty neat recipe, props to her)

[@AustynSN]

I vaguely remember when the McNuggets were first introduced when I was a kid. I loved them. I remember TV advertisements for the (then) new McNugget happy meals. This is also when my 6-year old self was forced to learn what the phrase "participating McDonalds" meant.

[@Aereto]

Fine print reading at an early age is a very enlightening skill for the curious and wary.

[@AustynSN]

@@Aereto Or the hopeful then broken-hearted. (I was promised McNuggets AND a toy Odd-Spam-it!!! I was promised them!!! TV lied to me... ON COMMERCIALS THAT INTERRUPTED SUPER FRIENDS NO LESS!!!!!!)

[@oceanelf2512]

New Year's resolutions are silly. Worst time of the year to try to make promises to yourself that are hard to keep.

[@floppa-films.coolguy]

'This one is gonna be spicier than that limited edition szechuan sauce' w h a t

[@cipherxi8513]

20 seconds in, my mind was already blown.

[@mirjinou7999]

My parents Said iff i gott 27k subss before thee endd off thee yearr,I wouldd get a new gaming PC

[@nightphoenix3482]

it just made me hungry

[@Mr12Relic]

11:37 "Read the Nutrition Facts" Please do an episode about the Loopholes, like how TicTacs are 0 sugar only because the serving size is small enough to legally round down to 0.

[@TSH425]

Ayo what that's real

[@Mr12Relic]

@@TSH425 Yep. Also the FDA allows a 20% margin of error for things like calories, but vitamins and minerals are frequently overstated.

[@TSH425]

@@Mr12Relic bruh

[@shinobuoshino5066]

Sugar in tictacs is the only thing in tictacs that's not bad for you albeit.

[@DanielJohnson-ec8rk]

The boot is my favorite because of the way xtra crunch because the end is smaller The boot has more surface area overall to get crispier

[@FtBallJock6]

6:07 you can’t put an Easter egg without me seeing it lmao

[@victorygamer713]

Yeah, I've seen these shapes before. But I've also had a boot with extra bumps in it, making it look like a chicken, a ball that was perfectly round, and a boot and bowtie attached, making It an 11 piece box. Basically what I'm saying is that I've gotten weird shapen chicken mcnuggets.

[@shikoshiko5912]

Wowww kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIS2d5qNoamVgLc

[@x_kittrix]

I’m sorry you got 4 bots in your replies

[@count-countess8464]

Nice

[@Theoneandonlyjeremyrenner]

I’m eating McDonald’s right now and got Millennium Falcon

[@osmosisjones4912]

What about the spike in heart inflammations and Strokes after the covid vaccine

[@TaylorTot-13]

MatPat: "Hope your hungry friends!" Me: "Oh yes, for theorys..."

[@Knightros]

I’m sorry to be that guy… you’re*

[@tacoclaus8168]

I’m also gonna have to be that guy *Theories

[@theteethcollector865]

@Mbita Acoustic Guitar hey, rather than spamming the comments, something you could do to get support is start a go fund me. It would be a lot less annoying (no offense), and you could buy your mic.

[@BluBearBee]

Me and my family rarely went to places like McDonald's lol. Even if we did, I would get a burger, fries, drink and sometimes they would ask for a toy for me cus happy meals were none expensive

[@marydorsey0305]

Thanks for this info time to order McNuggets now 😊

[@josh678595]

The WHO declares literally EVERY material as a carcinogen though. In their entire history, only one material has ever been declared totally uncarcinogenic.

[@dutchik5107]

Might want to watch the video but. It's about cholesterol and all. Which can be easily proven it contains

[@Scoutxml]

I personally don't believe anything the WHO says. It's all about money for them.

[@kaitlynmitchell8937]

What item?

[@glaylath880]

@@dutchik5107 you might want to watch the video. He says at the end of the video that red meat is claimed to be a carcinogenic by WHO.

[@bbgun061]

Water isn't carcinogenic. But it kills thousands of people every year!

[@Ksc-kz1hm]

I used to make McDonald's nuggets in a factory so I can say right now it's not the actual chicken that is the problem. It's the batter that is strange. The only bag I ever saw that doesn't state the ingredients on it and needs to be stored in the cool room... I always found it quite strange

[@thickymicky1]

Gross

[@esmeraldagreengate4354]

But the batter is what makes them superior to all other Nugs. 🙁

[@tannersrdr2clips432]

Its defs crack lmao that batter is gooooood

[@DoctorBones1]

Actually just chemical X

[@ryangrier3082]

Breading is eggs flour and spices. Normally you’d dip chicken in egg and then into a flour spice mix but to make it more efficient they mix it together. It’s not that strange.

[@bradleyogden5688]

I went from eating there from two to three times a day, seven days a week down to three times last year, and not McDonald's, but other fast foods too. I don't miss any of their items.

[@RafaelMunizYT]

the best way to watch this channel is when I eat, that way I don't need to worry about cravings

[@Its_Panorama]

I've only had two mcnuggets since 6th grade after learning how they were made. I wasn't even grossed out, I just decided that with such simple ingredients, it couldn't be that much better. And only having two since then (the first time since being in 10th grade) I realized that they were overhyped. It's a slightly more crispy/peppery nugget that frankly... you could make at your own home and have it likely be more healthy...

[@gizmoduuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu2773]

make at home? HA! do we LOOK like we'll ever cook anything between now and our actual death dates? NO!

[@slitlord6790]

@@gizmoduuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu2773 well since you are probably like 11 so you probably will

[@Probigask]

@@slitlord6790 It’s a satirical comment he made.

[@gizmoduuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu2773]

@@slitlord6790 i'm 14 dork :P i just don't like cooking, i'm very lazy

[@jaketheaiz0946]

@@slitlord6790 cooking is hard and why do you use jontrons name

[@lukassoto1797]

I haven’t eaten McDonalds in almost ten years and yet I love the McDonalds episodes. Exposing the business is enjoyable af~

[@porostsleepy]

@error 0vz ???

[@tonyprice2256]

Same it has been just over ten years for me.

[@JJG323]

You should go get some nuggets man

[@brianblackwood3120]

Same I can’t it makes me sick 🤕

[@ggApollo]

Yeah bro stuffs nasty af

[@user-ug3bf8vf1b]

Awesome video! 😄 Keep up the great work!

[@ZeroFoundContent]

This is why style theory shouldn't exist but historic theorists should.

[@leowalton1171]

That feeling when you realize that Boomstick might actually have a degree in poultry science and wasn’t joking

[@dwililith]

@Safwaan death battle

[@BlackZero95]

Yeah, I was very surprised by that.

[@irksomeknot4437]

Can we just appreciate the quality of these vids for a minute!

[@mirjinou7999]

My parents Said iff i gott 27k subss before thee endd off thee yearr,I wouldd get a new gaming PC

[@quora_the_sith7345]

I did for 12 minutes 3 seconds minus the intro

[@young_buck_productions9391]

Most definitely

[@msthieumarin1791]

Praise the subscrive button

[@Sebixo]

@@mirjinou7999 ok, nobody cares

[@hogdriver6334]

I got an ad where the cameraman asks McDonald’s workers what they love the most about working in McDonald’s 💀

[@Rukyr99]

Never looked long enough at my Chicken Nuggets to see that there are only 4 shapes. Thanks Mat.

[@Phobie_2008]

I don’t care about their lies. I still love them. And I will continue to consume them. You can’t stop me Matthew Patrick.

[@bomb_edits4143]

lol

[@thenihifilaeist]

You literally took the words out of my mouth.

[@ricochet0928]

I wholeheartedly agree 😤👌 also why're there so many bots in here--

[@trwxip]

Theory on why people like the boot more: The boot has a shape that fits perfectly in the sauce, letting you scoop the perfect amount. While the other shapes work but not as well

[@shinobuoshino5066]

people like the boot more because it's shaped like the leg of their masters that they lick daily

[@pamboswell4620]

It has a handle

[@gpt-jcommentbot4759]

Its an adversarial example in humans that result in neural activations in the brain that coincidentally align with the conceptual feelings of love and attraction. This makes boots attractive to humans.

[@noahtheg451]

It's not that deep bro@@gpt-jcommentbot4759

[@cajunking5987]

I don’t like sauce it’s still my favorite tho. The nub makes it special, and it’s a good first or last bite.

[@HealthHacksDaily01]

This video provides valuable insights into the history and marketing strategies behind McDonald's Chicken McNuggets. It's eye-opening to learn about the deceptive practices and nutritional realities behind a beloved fast food item. I'm grateful for the thorough research presented in this video, which helps viewers make more informed food choices.

[@nikushim6665]

"This one is gonna be spicier than that limited edition szechuan sauce" not a hard feat, considering the 1998 szechuan sauce wasn't spicy, like at all.

[@carmeniordan2706]

6:04 science theory confirmed?

[@Lucianafcosta88910]

Also thought about that!

[@GamingMaster43210]

Well…

[@tsunaneedssleep8080]

​@@GamingMaster43210FASHION THEORY

[@Kaid089]

It's actually STYLE theory

[@Igorcastrochucre]

Deep fried breaded chicken as a healthy alternative to burgers, you know the sandwich with lettuce, tomato, cheese and sesame seeds. You probably shouldn't be eating either of them regularly, but the audacity of it all is what jumps out at me.

[@osmosisjones4912]

What about the rise in Heart inflammation and Strokes after the covid vaccine

[@saber2802]

@@osmosisjones4912 As compared to the alternative, not breathing and fighting for a inch of your life?

[@Camerz]

@@osmosisjones4912 i believe that can also be caused by people being forced to stay at home, and not having much else to do apart from eating more junk, which leads to cardiovascular disease which leads to heart attacks and strokes..

[@osmosisjones4912]

@@Camerz so why are happening as lock downs ending and could many Covid death's have been caused by the lock downs from what you discribed . Still teenagers 20s children don't get heart inflation or strokes and why are all vaccinated and happening with a week

[@Showtunediva]

Where do you find the polls about who likes the shape of the chicken nuggets better?

[@KatieGimple]

McDonald's should sponsor you. I'm on my way to grab some nice nuggies now because of you! Hopefully they will have lots of boots.

[@AshleyTheFighter]

7:18 oooh right, this is a story about McDonald's I felt like I was in history class for a second there-

[@gaspardfourcassie3507]

6:08 i think a science channel should really exist (:

[@rhebucks_zh]

it doesn't HAVE to be matpat explaining other sciences

[@Cheeseburger897]

Science theory WOULD be actually awesome

[@mushroom5209]

Nope it's now fashion

[@PossessedPotatoBird]

Fashion 💃

[@carcosa_swamp]

Was about to watch this but the thumbnail made me want mcnuggets so I had to pause and go grab some first

[@WantonMyth]

Macca's chicken nuggets: perfume going in, sewage coming out

[@butterflywings3990]

I have an interesting question for a food theory! What is the best way to store your take away fast food to prevent it from getting cold? Paper bags and folding or scrunching them? Boxes? Plastic wraps? What can keep my fast food burger warm the best and longest on my car ride home?

[@HailyDudzinski]

Ex Fast Food worker here. I use to work at a restaurant where we would sell pints of custard/ice cream. In order to keep the custard cold while people were traveling, we would double bag the pints. It would insulate the pints and kept them a little colder. Maybe try that next time you're out and about?

[@praisethesun5758]

"Interesting" ...

[@isaacsandroramos-smith2830]

A thermal topper

[@drfardnerd5596]

0:04 Don't forget the legendary Amogus shape

[@Kirbo24]

r/beatmetoit

[@sofiashire2298]

@@Kirbo24 did u look up timed

[@techny3000]

Lol

[@Kirbo24]

@@sofiashire2298 yes

[@wilsonw3993]

You mean the bowtie

[@williammcdermott8692]

The McNugget Happy Meal used to be my usual before I turned to the big mac

[@gothnate]

Just ate a 20 piece with buffalo sauce while watching this. Took almost exactly the same amount of time to eat as watch this episode.

[@badabingus8304]

I honestly don’t care about what lies are in the nuggets, I love them.

[@bl00dygutsss]

Same 👹

[@bellaknightR597]

Same, they could be poisoned and I'd be like "good bye world" and continue eating them

[@NuggetGX]

Thanks! That means alot!

[@ishihachi]

I feel like I am the only one that doesn't love chicken nuggets, I mean they're eatable ig but they're too dry for me even with the sauce

[@damprye]

I am 100% in for the food pyramid debunking episode! IMO, lower carb vegetables should definately be on the bottom as "consume most" but I'd love to see where things actually fall. Oh, and I don't think fruit is "just as healthy" as vegetables, as any diabetic knows that fruit sure does send those sugars soaring lol

[@adrian_the_alien]

Agreed

[@scythelord]

@@jordanabraham44 Yep, 3 of the worst things in modern diets come directly and solely from plants. Sugar, vegetable oils, and processed grains. Absolutely none of which the human body is made to handle correctly in the amounts we have in our diets.

[@thehighllama8101]

@@jordanabraham44 Wait a second. Why no vegetables?

[@davidd6626]

I was watching a documentary on the two ladies aka food nutritionist / scientist that created the "food pyramid". In it, they said the FDA literally turned it upside down. So what's at top should be bottom and at bottom should be top. They stated the reason was it would affect poor Americans the most while saving on SNAP benefits. They could create a "balanced meal" very cheaply, thus reducing the needs to provide food stamps at the expense of their health. They reasoned the average middle class American would continue to eat the "correct" foods as they could afford it. I doubt our government would ever jeopardize the health and well being of the American people, so you'd have to decide if these government employed women were liars or not.

[@tilapiadave3234]

@@thehighllama8101 vegetable OILS ,, advertised as that but actually seed oils are SUPER bad. Vegetables themselves are excellent in the majority of cases

[@R3NR3K]

Tbh the intro never gets old

[@ryanmccarthy2033]

1:26 Oh my gosh that burger toy I still have somewhere❤

[@michelleu.8925]

I always watch food theory when I'm having lunch. Why? because it's the only time I can watch these videos and not actively crave what's on-screen. if I'm already eating I can watch it peacefully

[@nukebarbarbarian3735]

Me too 😂

[@isisross4516]

By 9:33 I finally realized that a portion of my brain was *not completely on board* with what's being taught today. It started with the sudden thought of "Wow...nuggets sound disgusting from the description of how it was made, but gosh does it taste decent enough to eat.....I haven't had those in a while..." and now I'm at: "Should I get McDonald's for dinner?"

[@Michael-yf6bl]

Strange that's exactly what I thought too

[@bella7111]

My last name is BAKER

[@rolo0o]

So…did you get McDonald’s for dinner? Don’t leave us on a cliff hanger

[@isisross4516]

@@rolo0o no, I was good and ate something home cooked instead...but *trust me* when I say those nuggets were on my mind 😅

[@rolo0o]

@@isisross4516 haha ok that’s good

[@arfriedman4577]

In the 1980s, the chicken nuggets were made differently. It had this gross glue like substance to hold nugget pieces together. I was glad when the newer nuggets came out.

[@megalisa830bright6]

"I'm sure almost all of us have at least one fond memory of going to McDonald's and getting that McNugget Happy Meal!" I used to always order a cheeseburger Happy Meal! XD

[@domomitsune5920]

They've been unstable for me, even as an adult. They're easier to eat than a cheeseburger, and I love the dipping sauce. It's also won the cheapest combos on the menu. No matter what you tell me matpat, they're still going to be my favorite, and I'm still going to keep ordering them. They're also one of the only Foods on McDonald's menu, that if you left it out overnight, it will still taste good, as if you just ordered a new one.

[@benjamintan5399]

Welp good luck to u in the future when u get heart disease at the age of 50

[@domomitsune5920]

@@benjamintan5399 I don't eat out at McDonald's everyday. Maybe once in a week on a Friday or Saturday or Sunday. Usually I only go when I need to eat something, but don't have a lot of time or money. But that seems to be the gimmick that works for McDonalds.

[@sensitiivv_]

What if they caused cancer? Would you still eat them?

[@domomitsune5920]

@@sensitiivv_ most likely. Stated multiple times, I only get them out of convenient. And they're one of the cheapest condos on McDonald's combo meal. The truth is, I really like the BBQ dipping sauce. Other than that, I can probably do without the nuggets.

[@monkeyking9863]

@@benjamintan5399 did you not watch the video? it was proven cholesterol does not significally increases your risk of heart disease

[@kinilas]

In college I was part of a group that did research on the Mediterranean Diet. Studies have found that the foods in the diet lead to "reduced oxidative stress" (reduced being relevant only when compared to the modern American diet of mostly red meat and dairy) oxidative stress is basically what causes aging, it boils down to oxygen atoms causing damage to DNA in cells. Our cells have a lot of extra DNA to reduce damage done this way, called telomeres, and when those telomeres start to take so much damage that they become too small to protect our genomes, we start getting side effects of aging.

[@tilapiadave3234]

The Mediterraenean diet LIE.. Please explain WHY , on average over the last 120 years , THE AUSTRALASIAN diet is THE best ?

[@j-j8984]

I'm an idiot, I couldn't understand half of that. How am I in college?

[@kinilas]

@@j-j8984 I was a microbiologist, my best friend is an engineer, we can't understand each other. Don't worry about it. The TL;DR is that eating certain foods (more poultry, nuts, and veggies) and practicing certain lifestyle choices (eating slowly, walking and exercising, and eating smaller meals) can reduce damage done to the DNA and actually make you live longer

[@shinobuoshino5066]

So study has found that oxygen is bad for you and coal power plants will make us live longer? That's so cool.

[@dominicfucinari1942]

Enriching many of my meals with olive oil and an omega-3 filled plant-based spread must've paid off. I was born close to 1991, yet a plurality of people who see me concur I look like I was born in 2007.