News, Hooked on chicken nuggets: Girl, 17, who has eaten nothing else since age TWO rushed to hospital after collapsing.

[gizmo980]

Originally Posted by graytabbie

Years ago I had their chicken nuggets...took one bite and it tasted like fried chicken skin to me...YUCK! I don't know why they're so popular, especially with kids.

How long ago was that? I ask because they recently (maybe 2-3 years ago?) improved the recipe, and they're actually pretty good now! I hadn't eaten nuggets for YEARS, because I had the same impression as you... but then I tried them recently when somebody offered me one (I was starving), and was surprised they had improved so much. Not that I'm recommending a nugget diet, just saying they don't taste like "fried chicken skin" anymore. Oh, and those new Chicken McBites are sinfully good too.

[gizmo980]

Originally Posted by rockytibby

If the parents would stop buying McDonalds chicken nuggets, she would pretty much have no choice but to eat healthy. Her parents are to blame for starting such bad habits at the age of two, then allowing it to continue.

True when she was 2, not so true now that she's 17... she might even have a job at this point, and will be living on her own very soon. So while it's a shame they didn't promote better eating habits early on, it's kinda late for the "parental control" factor at this point. Hopefully she'll figure it out on her own, and her recent health scare might do the trick!