[…] I asked the man behind the counter if the Steak Nuggets were such a hasty retreat because they were unpopular with his diners. He said the following: “Well, we were one of the last stores to have those things, because nobody bought ’em.”

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    I eat more fast food than anybody I know.

    I tried the Arby’s steak nuggets for science. They were absolutely abysmal and I cannot understand what morons let them become a menu item. They are easily in the top five for the worst fast food item I have ever had in my entire life.

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      My grandmother ate Wendys daily, as her only meal of the day, for 20+ years, she lived to 99. She’s unusual (and she also controlled her calorie intake so she didn’t become overweight.)

      Your mileage will most likely vary, that stuff isn’t healthy. Oh, by the way, her mother chewed tobacco to age 96 and lived to 98 - also not typical.

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        But were they healthy all the way or were they struggling? And do you remember what food she ordered at Wendy’s? I’m not planning to copy her, but I am curious.

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          My brother lived with our grandmother, and I think they were mostly lazy - didn’t like to cook / shop for groceries. Neither one of them really got health problems from that, though my brother did gain a bit of weight.

          Great grandmother (reportedly, never met her in person) was mean spirited and feisty to the end.

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      They could have had country fried steak nuggets with soy protein to bind it together and it would have been killer. This was food waste with a glaze.

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        This was food waste with a glaze.

        You mean BBQ sandwiches? I worked at a Rax (like Arbys, with a salad bar) - the meat scraps and leftovers were thrown in a tub, covered in sauce, stuck in the cooler and sold as BBQ for the next day or so.

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          Quite possibly actually.

          Wendy’s gets away with it for their burger to chili. I’m not actually sure what Arby’s is sourcing these from, but it just wasn’t great.