Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Just serve the good stuff. I'll watch the calories. I'll eat what I want. It's not like I'm not going to be walking 10 miles today to tour the parks anyway and I start sweating every time I pull my wallet out at WDW so there's no way I will gain weight there. On the other hand maybe someone should go on a Disney diet and trumpet all the weight they lost only eating Disney food, kind of like Jared at subway. Besides, Who can afford to eat enough Disney food to gain weight anyway. I think my head is gonna explode. If they want me to lose weight, why are they giving me the Disney dining plan for free? Someone stop the madness!!!>> Disney doesn't care whether you eat healthy or not, CDD. Hell, their biggest audience appears to be (pun kinda intended) morbidly obese folks who have the palate of a picky seven-year-old from the heartland. It's all about dumbing down menus, raising pricepoints and getting folks hooked on the DDP. Healthy choices look good in the PR, much like say having a website that's supposed to be about healthy dining and exercising on WDW vacations, but instead touches on everything but those topics.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Hint: Any changes made at WDW are about saving money. Not improving quality.>> You are a wonderful apprentice (and I owe you like six emails!)
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Iceburg lettuce = boring>> I tend to agree, although I consume it. And it makes a great wedge salad at any high-end steak joint. It's just that it is simple ... and, frankly, so are many of WDW guests and those folks are the ones TDO seems inclined to cater to ... even though they can be quite difficult and demanding in other ways.
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper You know what I DON'T understand for the life of me? There is great food in Disney, and those places are crowded all the time. Sunshine Seasons is delicious(ate there today) and always has a large number of people eating there, but it's like they don't want more places like it. I just don't get it.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 I grow various lettuces in my kitchen. That stuff has taste, lots of it and doesn't need salad dressing.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I like Seasons myself, Skip. I wound up dining at Electric Umbrella with a friend instead and I am kicking myself for not walking over to the Land. That said, I did notice on my last visit that my Asian food portion was about a quarter (maybe more) less than what it had been on prior visits. I had to actually ask for some broccoli in my beef with broccoli because there wasn't any. The CM picked out two small pieces and put them on top. Naturally, this was after yet another price increase. But EPCOT and DAK offer by far the best options for Disney park dining at WDW. MK is largely a wasteland (although I will be making a meal out of those $2.50 fries at pecos Bill Cafe and an extra plate again in the future, much like I'll reuse my lifetime free soda mugs! ;-) )
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<I grow various lettuces in my kitchen. That stuff has taste, lots of it and doesn't need salad dressing.>> I like the sounds of your kitchen ...
Originally Posted By HokieSkipper <<That said, I did notice on my last visit that my Asian food portion was about a quarter (maybe more) less than what it had been on prior visits. I had to actually ask for some broccoli in my beef with broccoli because there wasn't any. The CM picked out two small pieces and put them on top. Naturally, this was after yet another price increase.>> I feel the Asian portions have always been fairly sparse, which is the reason I've only gotten it once. I usually stick to the salmon and sides or one of the sandwich choices. <<But EPCOT and DAK offer by far the best options for Disney park dining at WDW. MK is largely a wasteland (although I will be making a meal out of those $2.50 fries at pecos Bill Cafe and an extra plate again in the future, much like I'll reuse my lifetime free soda mugs! ;-) )>> I'll agree about Epcot, but aside from Flame Tree Barbecue in DAK and the chicken parm sandwich at Pizzafari I find DAK to be in the same shape as the others, although I am excited to try the new menu over at the Backlot Express in DHS during Star Wars Weekends on Firday.
Originally Posted By -em >>Of course, they did also add a container of what looks like 'Sam's Club' bagged iceberg salad mix because apparently many guests won't eat 'weeds' (at least that's what a sucky CM told me).<< Yup- Weeds arn't Salad material!
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 ^^^ Buy an Aero Garden. It's like riding through Living With The Land.
Originally Posted By mousermerf Anyone else remember ages ago when here - i think it was here - someone was pissed Disney didn't have iceberg lettuce and thought it was the high cuisine of lettuce and that the field-greens were some low quality substitute for cost saving? Now, all that said, i don't like field greens. I can do them is they're done right, but often in quick service it really does end up being a mixture that resembles weeds. As mentioned above, Sunshine Seasons did it right. Really i'm a big romaine fan. Also like bib and butter. For "field greens" I'm ok with Mesclun. I HATE - let me repeat that - HATE Mâche, Mizuna, and Watercress.
Originally Posted By mousermerf Grabbing tomato/mozzarella "salad" from Sunshine Seasons used to be one of my favorite things to do to chill and relax at Epcot.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>You dont make friends with salad.<<< Seriously. I eat them occasionally, but that's about it. Like a Chef Salad, with hard boiled egg, and some bleu cheese.
Originally Posted By tashajilek ^^^ True, a salad needs some substance. I have tried a few fancy pants salads with the toasted pecans and blue cheese and i must say it was really good. Your everyday salad is boring.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 <<Yup- Weeds arn't Salad material!>> well, I just had a salad and had no weeds or lettuce of any kind ... been away and need to shop ... so it was simply tomato, mushroom, peppers, bacon and blue cheese bits in a wonderful creamy dressing.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 Merfie with such knowledge of everything from paint for the swinger at DCA to EPCOT history to lettuce, I am at a loss as to why you couldn't make a special friend on the left coast.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer >>>^^^ True, a salad needs some substance. I have tried a few fancy pants salads with the toasted pecans and blue cheese and i must say it was really good. Your everyday salad is boring.<<< Have had those...would rather have a fancy meal than a fancy salad. /On the list of things EE ever thought he would say/type/think about...
