Gerber baby food flavors big mac

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Claim:

A photograph shows a jar of Gerber brand "Big Mac and Fries" baby food.

Rating:

False

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Back in 2008, the web site Freaking News ran a contest title "If McDonald's Ruled," in which participants were invited to "show what life would be like if McDonald's ruled the world."

One of the entries in that contest ("Fattening of Our Children"), a digitally created image of a jar of Gerber brand "Big Mac and Fries dinner" baby food, fit the theme a little too well and has been circulated online ever since with claims that it pictures a genuine new baby food product:

Older consumers might be excused for being a little confused, though, given that handful of McDonald's outlets did try offering (standard) Gerber baby food as a menu item back in the late 1980s:

So you think breakfast at McDonald's is only Egg McMuffins and other goodies for grownups?

Well, a McDonald's outlet in Allentown, Pa. , has got something for young ones-the real young ones. Like baby food.

Though it is a test, one of 15 Big Macs in that market has been offering Gerber baby food not only at breakfast but at lunch and dinner.

Whether the test will be expanded to other McDonald`s units there or to regional markets could not be determined. It is not even known if the high command at McDonald's Corp. in Oak Brook is aware of the "new addition" to the menu.

"Business is all right," said the manager of the McDonald's in Allentown, when asked how parents had responded to baby food served in the jar.

When you think about it, baby food makes sense for the fast-food crowd.

"You can't stuff a baby with fries and burgers, especially at breakfast-time," observes a source.

By Dan Evon

Dan Evon is a former writer for Snopes.

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Gerber 3rd Foods Macaroni Meat Sauce Baby Food combines tasty ingredients to keep your little one smiling at mealtime. Made with meat and cooked pasta, this delicious puree exposes babies to a variety of tastes, which helps them accept new flavors. Each serving includes 5 grams of protein. Designed for crawling babies age 8 months and older, this Gerber baby food contains advanced texture, which is ideal for helping your little one learn how to coordinate his or her lips, tongue and cheeks, all very important tasks for new eaters. Packaged in glass jars, this baby food conveniently tucks into a diaper bag for on-the-go feeding. Add some of this puree to a bowl for spoon feeding, and refrigerate any leftovers for up to two days.

• One 6 oz jar of Gerber 3rd Foods Macaroni Meat Sauce Baby Food

• Stage 3 baby food with advanced texture helps crawlers transition to solid foods

• Gerber crawler puree made with meat, pasta and vegetables

• These Gerber meals include 5g protein per serving

• Gerber mixed vegetables puree exposes babies to a variety of tastes and ingredient combinations, which are packed with nutrients

• Feed from the jar or add some to a bowl

• Refrigerate leftovers and use within 2 days

Ingredients

Carrots, Cooked Enriched Pasta (water, [durum Wheat Semolina, Dried Egg Whites, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid]), Tomato Paste, Water, Beef, Pears, Rice Flour, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Dried Parsley.

Directions

Stir thoroughly.

Microwave: Prep Instruction:

Microwavable; remove the lid before heating. Stir thoroughly and test temperature before serving.

Open just before heating. Refrigerate after opening.

Use within 2–3 days after opening.

Warnings

Contains: wheat and eggs.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1.0

Servings Per Container 1

Amount Per Serving
Calories 130

% Daily Value
- Total Fat 4g6%daily value
- Total FatSaturated Fat 1g5%daily value
- Total FatTrans Fat 0g
- Cholesterol 10mg3%daily value
- Sodium 50mg2%daily value
- Total Carbohydrate 18g6%daily value
- Total CarbohydrateDietary Fiber 3g12%daily value
- Total CarbohydrateSugars 6g
- Protein 5g

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Details

• One 6 oz jar of Gerber 3rd Foods Macaroni Meat Sauce Baby Food

• Stage 3 baby food with advanced texture helps crawlers transition to solid foods

• Gerber crawler puree made with meat, pasta and vegetables

• These Gerber meals include 5g protein per serving

• Gerber mixed vegetables puree exposes babies to a variety of tastes and ingredient combinations, which are packed with nutrients

• Feed from the jar or add some to a bowl

• Refrigerate leftovers and use within 2 days

Ingredients

Directions

Stir thoroughly.

Microwave: Prep Instruction:

Microwavable; remove the lid before heating. Stir thoroughly and test temperature before serving.

Open just before heating. Refrigerate after opening.

Use within 2–3 days after opening.

Warnings

Contains: wheat and eggs.

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No, Gerber Mealtime Baby Food Mac & Meat Sauce Jar is not gluten-free.

Gerber Mealtime Baby Food Mac & Meat Sauce Jar has 130.0 calories.

Gerber Mealtime Baby Food Mac & Meat Sauce Jar has 18.0 carbs.

Gerber Mealtime Baby Food Mac & Meat Sauce Jar has 0.0 grams of sugar.

Gerber Mealtime Baby Food Mac & Meat Sauce Jar has 4.0 grams of fat.

Gerber Mealtime Baby Food Mac & Meat Sauce Jar has 50.0 grams of sodium.

Medicine of the future: products instead of medicines?

Komsomolskaya Pravda

HEALTH MEDICAL NEWS

November 29, 2002 1:00

There is a new trend in the world of food: functional foods to which dozens of vitamins, mineral supplements, etc. , etc. are added for greater benefit. are they medicines from our home first-aid kits, or how any fashion will make noise, make noise and come to naught? And what will be on our table tomorrow? Our corr. talks with Peter Geck, President of the International Future Food Academy (USA Chicago).

There is a new trend in the world of food: functional foods to which dozens of vitamins, mineral supplements, etc., etc. are added for greater benefit. No? And what will be on our table tomorrow? Our corr. talks with Peter GEK President of the International Academy of Food of the Future (Chicago, USA) Ice cream for tone - Until recently, Peter in Russia laughed at Americans who are obsessed with products without fat, salt and cholesterol. But with the expansion of choice, we are increasingly looking at labels. Here in America they went even further. Supermarket shelves are increasingly reminiscent of pharmacy counters. One yogurt is good for memory, the second strengthens muscles, improves tone, the third is for those who want to lose weight . .. - Yes, this is a new trend. Food becomes functional. It contains dozens of vitamins, mineral supplements and other useful substances for all occasions. Already, the functional food industry has reached a turnover of $15 billion in America. And judging by the popularity of these products will continue to grow. - Are these products really so useful? Margarine lowers cholesterol and ice cream raises vitality? - You know, this is a question for me. The miraculous properties of products are usually described by their advertising. Serious medicine is just approaching their study. And over and over again he discovers that other products are useless, while others are simply harmful. In the near future, there will no doubt be established some kind of state control, as is the case with medicines. And then everything really falls into place. Apple for a cold - Genetic engineers promise us apples instead of sleeping pills and tomatoes as an anesthetic for aspirin. And how do you feel about genetic manipulations with plants and animals that already reach our table? - It's a fait accompli. Since 1996, genetically modified plants have left the laboratories and entered the fields, their area has grown rapidly. Something similar happens in animal husbandry. On sale, let's say there is already low-fat pork. But not everyone knows that this is the result of experiments with pig DNA. - How justified are the fears about such food? - Proponents of genetically engineered food have strong arguments. Modern science has not yet confirmed the version of its harm. Modified corn is pest and weather resistant. So no need for herbicide fertilizers. Isn't that a blessing? On the other hand, the largest US baby food manufacturers Heinz and Gerber have completely abandoned the use of genetically modified products. No one knows what long-term consequences they conceal. - Can genetic experiments with food be banned in general, as was the case with human cloning? - The American authorities are developing a procedure for preliminary testing of such food. But to ban it is unrealistic. For example, corn improved by genetic engineers is now sown on 44 million hectares in 13 countries of the world. And every year its area doubles. When you buy cereal or meat, you have no idea that you are probably already eating the fruits of genetics. Big Mac without marriage - There is no escape from this? - Well, why not - go to the organic store if you are willing to pay 30 to 50 percent more. The fashion for this product came as an alternative to the genetic revolution. From 1998 to 2000 in America, sales of meat, milk, eggs, produced in impeccable environmental conditions, doubled (!) Vegetables and fruits of this quality are bought a quarter more. Moreover, the list of such products is constantly expanding. Now wine, spices, nuts and even animal food have got into it. - We are still talking about shops and homemade food. But more and more people are choosing to eat out... - That's right, in America, restaurant attendance has increased by 14 percent in a decade. I know for sure that something similar is happening in your cities. - Where is the guarantee that the restaurant will not feed me with newly invented products that I bypass in the supermarket? - Let's look at fast foods - fast food restaurants that are conquering the whole world. Fast foods are most often scolded by nutritionists: their dishes contain the most fat, preservatives, artificial additives that should improve the taste, smell or color. But now the situation is changing. "Healthy fast food" is in vogue. Experts believe that the future of fast food restaurants in the next 25 years will be determined by the ability to feed the public with food "without surprises" ... - And what will happen to ordinary restaurants? - The most advanced and far-sighted of them in America have already got their own pages on the Internet. There you can read not only the contents of the menu, but also recipes. And most importantly - the characteristics of the products that are used for cooking. If you scroll through these pages, you will see that most restaurants emphasize that they use ingredients grown without the help of genetics or chemicals. And here the old truth triumphs, which is useful to remember more often: we are what we ate. Andrey KABANNIKOV. (Our own correspondent). Washington. WHAT DO WE HAVE? Yesterday In Soviet times, the most common functional product we had was iodized salt. And for the northern regions, dairy products and flour were enriched with vitamins. Today The fashion for “drug” products in Russia began in the late 1990s. The most popular of all are dairy products enriched with bifidus and lactobacilli, vitamins and minerals. Sales of bread with additives (with Jerusalem artichoke, sprouted grains, iodine casein...), cereals, cereals and juices with vitamins are growing. Chewing gum with calcium and cough drops with vitamin C. Functional ice cream (with beneficial bacteria) has already appeared. And even vodka with minerals! Tomorrow According to experts' forecasts, these products will continue to conquer our market at a powerful pace. Because there are more and more Russians who are ready to pay for their health. And yes, this is a global trend. Mankind, apparently, is tired of swallowing pills - it is much more pleasant from all ailments . .. just eat. Yulia ZHUKOVSKAYA. WHAT HAVE THEM? In the US, the leaders among functional foods are cereals and cereals. After them come all sorts of sweets, chocolate bars with additives (for example, with calcium). And only in third place - dairy products. NUMBER ONLY Every year the world's food industry produces up to 25,000 new products. Chronicle of replenishment of our menu Bread and beer - 10 thousand years BC Grapes and watermelons - thousand years BC Tea - 2737 years BC Chocolate - 1500 years BC Pickles - 1000 years BC Sausage - 500 BC Ice cream - 62 AD Marmalade - 1495 Tomatoes and potatoes in Europe - mid-16th century Coffee in Europe - 1615 Mayonnaise - 1756 Soda water - 1767 Margarine - 1870 Frozen foods and convenience foods - 1924 The first Big Mac - 1955 The onion that does not cause tears in those who clean it - 2002

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The head of "Tasty - and that's it" announced analogues of "Big Mac" and "Macflurry" - RBC

Oleg Paroev promised that, despite the technical changes (replacement sauce ingredients in a burger and dessert production technology), analogues of Big Mac and McFlurry will not differ in taste from the originals

Photo: Mikhail Grebenshchikov / RBC

McDonald's in Russia will be replaced by analogues of Big Mac and McFlurry, Oleg Paroev, CEO of the new network, said in an interview with RBC TV.

Initially, the menu of the Vkusno — i Tochka restaurants, which opened on June 12, included items very similar to the assortment of the departed American chain. In particular, they sell Grand, Double Grand and Grand De Luxe burgers, Double Cheeseburger, Fish Burger, Chicken Premier, as well as nuggets, strips and chicken wings. However, "Big Mac" and "Macflurry" in the menu "Tasty - and the point" did not appear.

Watch the full version of the interview with Oleg Paroev on RBC TV on July 25 at 08:00

adv. rbc.ru

The company plans to include analogues of these items in the menu soon, Paroev said. According to him, in the case of the Big Mac, the difficulty lies in replacing the original McDonald's sauce in the burger with a similar one that does not differ in taste. “And we have certain difficulties. Not difficult, but, I would say, an "interesting challenge" on how to replace this sauce using other ingredients. But the product that we saw, outwardly, in taste, will practically not differ, I think, from the classic Big Mac," the CEO of the network emphasized.

adv.rbc.ru

"Vkusno - and that's it" is also preparing an analogue of "McFlurry" for inclusion in the menu. However, in the case of dessert, the difficulty lies in the fact that McDonald's uses a patented technology for its production - fluring, that is, "turning a spoon in ice cream," Paroev explained.

According to him, the company will replace this technology. “In the very near future, we will introduce a replacement for McFlurry, which, again, we hope our consumers will appreciate and will absolutely not notice the difference, except for the name, with the product they are used to,” he added.

In addition, the menu "Tasty - and that's it" will appear analogues of "Happy Meal" - a children's lunch with a toy. As the interlocutor of RBC explained, it is now difficult to conclude a franchise agreement for the use of images of cartoon characters, since the pictures, as a rule, were produced in "unfriendly countries." “But even so, we have a plan for how we will please our little guests and will be able to sell sets with toys again very soon,” said Paroev.

In general, he called the task of the new network the return of the menu familiar to visitors at McDonald's. At the same time, the head of the company noted that the network plans to develop its own brand through continuity.

“It is important for us to create continuity and explain to our guests that we are not something new that has come out of nowhere, but that we are truly a full-fledged successor to McDonald's in Russia. And we still have the same quality standards: the same delicious products, the same system of evaluation, selection of suppliers, logistics, the same affordable prices, the same atmosphere, the same decors, the same buildings, the same team, the same people.