Fries/chips or fruit, as an adult what do you do? - The DIS Discussion Forums

Bete · 11-16-2009, 08:25 AM

I'm seeing the menus especially counter service offering an alternative to fries, now.

However, in some cases it says the substitute is one, apple slice. I honestly don't think this is equivalent value even though it would be the right choice to make sometimes.

Also, I look at it as vacation and letting lose a little more; so, I don't find ordering the fries as the most deplorable thing you can do. I will probably do half and half on my vacation.

Anyway, have you opted for the fruit? Do you feel it's equivalent value? Or do you do it just because it's the better choice for you regardless of value?

Missytara · 11-16-2009, 08:31 AM

As I am nearing 50, I have cut a lot of fried foods out of my diet and the first thing is french fries. I haven't had them for about six months.

I am happy that one of my local hangouts allows you to order a smaller version of their house salad in lieu of fries.
It has not only allowed me to cut out the fries, it has gotten me back into eating salads again.

My other local hangout allows you to substitute veggies or fruit in lieu of fries with sandwiches; that has also gotten me back into eating more of that as well. Just yesterday, I had some really, really fresh steamed snap peas.

French fries have kinda become empty calories for me now.....

vicki_c · 11-16-2009, 08:32 AM

It's not one apple slice. It's a pre-packaged bag of apple slices, like the kids meals have, I believe (but not sure since I would opt for the fries!).

Pixiedust1983 · 11-16-2009, 08:42 AM

when me and my DBF get a counters service one of us gets fries and the other gets the healthy option and we share it all so we get a bit of both

PoohsFan1 · 11-16-2009, 08:59 AM

One of my favorite foods is french fries, so for the majority of the time I will eat the fries, but there is an occasion where I will have a fruit salad, but that is a rarity

LittleStinkerbelle · 11-16-2009, 09:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pixiedust1983

when me and my DBF get a counters service one of us gets fries and the other gets the healthy option and we share it all so we get a bit of both

We do this as well!

BadgerBruce · 11-16-2009, 09:16 AM

We (2 adults) usually just order the sandwich w/o the fries. Just tell the cashier you don't want the fries & they will deduct the price from the "combo", around $1.80. We, especially DW, really like the apple slices & sometimes get them instead of the fries. They are really tasty & we will sometimes also get them at the fruit carts in the parks. I love a good french fry, but with all of the other snacks & desserts we eat at WDW I try to limit them to special places like the fish & chips cart in Epcot. We eat so differently on vacation, that somewhere near the end of our trip DW's CS meal of choice is an order of the apple slices & a side or two of green beans!

TillyMarigold · 11-16-2009, 09:24 AM

French fries are one of my favorite foods, and Disney's are particularly good, so I just about always order them when it's an option (I think I had fries 4 times in 10 days on vacation). I don't like melon so I don't eat fruit salad. I wish they offered a little tiny salad as an alternative. We sometimes buy sandwiches at Einstein Brothers (in real life) and they offer chips, fruit salad, or for 50¢ more you can get a mini Caesar salad. I would get that every time (okay, not *every* time, but more than I'd get the fruit ... with the DDP fruit + dessert is too much sweet, I'd be more likely to replace my dessert with fruit than my fries).

koolaidmoms · 11-16-2009, 09:36 AM

For us sometimes one of us will get the fries and the other will get the fruit cup or whatever and save it for breakfast the next day. That way we are only eating 1/2 the fries and having a fruit side for breakfast.

SRICE100 · 11-16-2009, 09:42 AM

I don't like fries, but I get them and DD and DS eat them.

NMAmy · 11-16-2009, 09:42 AM

I very rarely eat french fries but they are one of my very favorite foods. So, when I'm on vacation, I always go for the fries if they're an option. Now that I think about it, though, even at WDW we rarely eat at a CS that has fries. I think the only time I really get them is with fish and chips in the UK pavilion and at Raglan Road.

Princess Disney Mom · 11-16-2009, 09:46 AM

Thanks for the tip! I had no idea I could ask for apples slices instead of fries.

Macdonx · 11-16-2009, 10:39 AM

If you're talking about value for money, an apple is likely your best option, actually. Potatoes cost about 30 cents a pound, and apples cost about 70 cents a pound.

But if you want to have fries, have them.
Either way, enjoy whatever you get

Bete · 11-16-2009, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Macdonx

If you're talking about value for money, an apple is likely your best option, actually. Potatoes cost about 30 cents a pound, and apples cost about 70 cents a pound.

But if you want to have fries, have them.
Either way, enjoy whatever you get

but cooking the fries adds more value, whether good or bad for you.

Bevin · 11-16-2009, 12:57 PM

Are carrot sticks still offered as an alternative to fries also?

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11-16-2009, 08:25 AM	#1
Bete DIS Veteran Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Crawfordsville,In. Posts: 2,603	Fries/chips or fruit, as an adult what do you do? I'm seeing the menus especially counter service offering an alternative to fries, now. However, in some cases it says the substitute is one, apple slice. I honestly don't think this is equivalent value even though it would be the right choice to make sometimes. Also, I look at it as vacation and letting lose a little more; so, I don't find ordering the fries as the most deplorable thing you can do. I will probably do half and half on my vacation. Anyway, have you opted for the fruit? Do you feel it's equivalent value? Or do you do it just because it's the better choice for you regardless of value?

11-16-2009, 08:31 AM	#2
Missytara I'm all ears! Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Delaware Posts: 2,457	As I am nearing 50, I have cut a lot of fried foods out of my diet and the first thing is french fries. I haven't had them for about six months. I am happy that one of my local hangouts allows you to order a smaller version of their house salad in lieu of fries. It has not only allowed me to cut out the fries, it has gotten me back into eating salads again. My other local hangout allows you to substitute veggies or fruit in lieu of fries with sandwiches; that has also gotten me back into eating more of that as well. Just yesterday, I had some really, really fresh steamed snap peas. French fries have kinda become empty calories for me now..... __________________ Oct 10, 1971 with dad before dedication Mar 1992 with DBF and DBF's daughter; stayed offsite Dec 2000 on land/sea pkg; CBR Dec 2002 on land/sea pkg; Dolphin Dec 2004 on land/sea pkg with DM; POR Dec 2006 with three friends; POR Dec 2007 solo; POR Dec 2009 with two friends from my local watering hole; SSR Dec 2010 - booked at POR Dec 2011 - planning stages; land/sea pkg with friends

11-16-2009, 08:32 AM	#3
vicki_c DIS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 7,054	It's not one apple slice. It's a pre-packaged bag of apple slices, like the kids meals have, I believe (but not sure since I would opt for the fries!). __________________ June 1978 - Poly / Nov 1996 - Yacht Club / Jan 2001 - Poly / Jan/Feb 2004 - Wilderness Lodge / 2004-2006: Animal Kingdom Lodge, Nick Hotel, Caribbean Beach, Port Orleans Riverside, HI Sunspree, Buena Vista Suites, Caribe Royale / Jan 2008 - Poly / June 2008 - Saratoga Springs and Villas @ Wilderness Lodge / Nov 2008 -Boardwalk Villas / Dec 2008 - WL, Beach Club Villas and Beach Club / June 2009 - POFQ and Poly / Jan 2010 - AKV, 4 night DCL & BCV

11-16-2009, 08:42 AM	#4
Pixiedust1983 Earning My Ears Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Sunny Scotland near Glasgow Posts: 32	when me and my DBF get a counters service one of us gets fries and the other gets the healthy option and we share it all so we get a bit of both __________________ Previous trips: Disneyland Paris 1994, 2001 First Trip to WDW - Offsite Feb 2007 - Offsite, Dec 2008 - All Star Movies, Sept 2008 - Coronado Springs, Jan 2009 - Offsite Me DBF

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11-16-2009, 08:59 AM	#5
PoohsFan1 DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Illinois...Way too far away from the Mouse Posts: 3,141	One of my favorite foods is french fries, so for the majority of the time I will eat the fries, but there is an occasion where I will have a fruit salad, but that is a rarity __________________ Me, DH, DD (8), DD (6) 6/00 Offsite, 9/05 WL, 6/07 POR, 3/09 WL, 12/09 BC Next trip 3/10 POFQ

11-16-2009, 09:16 AM	#7
BadgerBruce DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,492	We (2 adults) usually just order the sandwich w/o the fries. Just tell the cashier you don't want the fries & they will deduct the price from the "combo", around $1.80. We, especially DW, really like the apple slices & sometimes get them instead of the fries. They are really tasty & we will sometimes also get them at the fruit carts in the parks. I love a good french fry, but with all of the other snacks & desserts we eat at WDW I try to limit them to special places like the fish & chips cart in Epcot. We eat so differently on vacation, that somewhere near the end of our trip DW's CS meal of choice is an order of the apple slices & a side or two of green beans! __________________ 12/07 CSR, 4/08 CSR, 3/09 CSR 4/05 CSR, 4/06 CSR-BWV, 4/07 CSR 3/03 Swan, 4/04 CSR-POFQ, 10/04 CSR 4/01 Dolphin, 10/01 DXL, 4/02 BWV, 12/02 YC 4/98 BWV, 4/99 BWV, 12/99 BWV, 5/00 Swan 4/95 Dixie Landings, 4/96 DXL, 4/97 DXL, 12/97 BC

11-16-2009, 09:24 AM	#8
TillyMarigold DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Yes, we ARE part of the United States! Posts: 1,949	French fries are one of my favorite foods, and Disney's are particularly good, so I just about always order them when it's an option (I think I had fries 4 times in 10 days on vacation). I don't like melon so I don't eat fruit salad. I wish they offered a little tiny salad as an alternative. We sometimes buy sandwiches at Einstein Brothers (in real life) and they offer chips, fruit salad, or for 50¢ more you can get a mini Caesar salad. I would get that every time (okay, not every time, but more than I'd get the fruit ... with the DDP fruit + dessert is too much sweet, I'd be more likely to replace my dessert with fruit than my fries). __________________ Violet & Chernabog Do Disney Dining: Veggies and Seafood Abound!

11-16-2009, 09:36 AM	#9
koolaidmoms DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Western NY Posts: 1,510	For us sometimes one of us will get the fries and the other will get the fruit cup or whatever and save it for breakfast the next day. That way we are only eating 1/2 the fries and having a fruit side for breakfast. __________________ Me ~ DP ~ DD (9)~ DS (6) My WDW Blog - Earning My Disney PhD 2/1977 - Lake Buena Vista Village (no longer there) 5/1996 - AS Sports; 11/1997 - AS Music; 12/1998 - AS Music; 10/1999 - Wyndham Palace 11/1999 - AS Music; 12/2001- AS Music; 11/2002 - AS Music; 01/2005 - AS Movies; 12/2005 - AS Movies; 12/2007 - AS Music 12/2008 - AS Music; 04/2009 - CBR; 12/2009 Pop Century

11-16-2009, 09:42 AM	#10
SRICE100 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 319	I don't like fries, but I get them and DD and DS eat them. __________________ Me:: DH DD (11) : DS (6):

11-16-2009, 09:42 AM	#11
NMAmy Can speak food in German He seemed so normal when I met him It's not like I'm getting any special sanitation type service I'm old school-I like my cartoon rodents to be mice Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 12,938	I very rarely eat french fries but they are one of my very favorite foods. So, when I'm on vacation, I always go for the fries if they're an option. Now that I think about it, though, even at WDW we rarely eat at a CS that has fries. I think the only time I really get them is with fish and chips in the UK pavilion and at Raglan Road. __________________

11-16-2009, 09:46 AM	#12
Princess Disney Mom DIS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Washington DC Posts: 1,505	Thanks for the tip! I had no idea I could ask for apples slices instead of fries. __________________ Disney Dreaming..... 2003 - Contemporary 2004 - Disneyland/Contemporary/Shades of Green 2005 - DoubleTree WDW/ POP/ Shades of Green 2006 - Contemporary/ DoubleTree WDW/ POFQ/ All Stars Music Resort 2007 - POP X 3/ Double Tree WDW 2008 - Disneyland/ BoardWalk / Off Site WDW 2009 - Offsite/Doubletree at WDW/Contemporary/Boardwalk 2010 - Disneyland / Contemporary/ Doubletree at WDW

11-16-2009, 10:39 AM	#13
Macdonx Contrary Mary Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 128	If you're talking about value for money, an apple is likely your best option, actually. Potatoes cost about 30 cents a pound, and apples cost about 70 cents a pound. But if you want to have fries, have them. Either way, enjoy whatever you get

11-16-2009, 12:57 PM	#15
Bevin Earning My Ears Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: San Antonio Texas Posts: 61	Are carrot sticks still offered as an alternative to fries also?

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