Are ALL hamburger buns whole wheat now?

[HunnyJar]

I personally don't care if the bun is wheat or white but I want it to hold together and not fall apart. A bun is meant to hold the meat not disintegrate.

I agree with this. Seriously.. I do not want to have my hands covered in ketchup and mustard.

 

[Luv2Roam]

Interesting Wave offers organic and healthier foods, sustainable meals. Are you sure it is the same bun?

Well, DH and I each had the burger and the buns disintegrated on us just like they do in the parks. Have no idea if they are the same brand. But the end result was the same.
Half way through there is no choice but to eat the burger with a knife and fork because the bun has disappeared.
I can say neither of us would order a burger there again. (The only other time I ate at The Wave was for another lunch and had a pretty crappy salad too. It was probably 95% stems. )
Can't say I am in a hurry to eat another lunch at the Wave. The only two I had were not so glowering. Not horrible. But 2 out of 2 times I walked away disappointed.

 

[NeverBeen2DW]

where are you getting this information?

I googled it.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Shouldn't guests have the choice of a white bun or a wheat bun?

 

[NeverBeen2DW]

I'm a little baffled by this. I eat nothing but whole wheat, including hamburger buns and hot dog buns. They are NOT dry and crumbly at all. They do not fall apart when I try to eat them. So my objection is two-fold.

First and foremost, eating 'healthy' should be a choice on vacation. I prefer the taste of whole wheat because I'm used to it. Yet even then I recognize the the full impact of wheat overpowering other flavors. If a person isn't used to it, or doesn't like it, she or he shouldn't be forced to eat whole wheat while shelling out hundreds to thousands of dollars on vacation.

Second objection is purely practical. If these really are quality w/w buns and filled with fiber that leads to another concern. For those not used to a lot of fiber it can also wreak havoc on the digestive system. While it's true that it would be good for people to get more fiber in their system, being bloated, gassy and other unmentionables is not fun on vacation.

I'll also throw in the fact that if these were high quality buns, they would not fall apart. Fiber doesn't automatically make bread 'dry and crumbly'. Sorry but that's just silly. As one poster pointed out, cheap bread has more air whipped into it and from a logical point of view, this would make the consistency much less cohesive. Or to put it plainly, they'd be drier and fall apart.

If we pluck down the dollars for a Get Fit vacation, I'm going to expect the food to fit the bill. But this is Disney World! The 'happiest place on earth' as Walt said. You can stuff yourself on sweets until your blood sugar zooms off the charts. You can drink in every park but the MK. My guess is someone in corporate thought it to be a good idea to introduce 'healthy' choices but what we have here Not A Choice.

After all, studies have shown a vegetarian diet has loads of health benefits. So veggie burgers should be an option. But should they eliminate ALL beef and just serve veggie burgers since they're healthier?

The main thrust of the objection here is Paying Customers Should Have A Choice.

That's all. Off my soapbox now.

Oh please, fiber in one hamburger bun is not going to wreak havoc on anyone's digestive system! It is not like they are offering bran flakes at every meal. Just because you go on vacation does not mean you should make a pig of yourself eating every hot dog, hamburger, ice cream cone and piece of candy you see. I look for healthy choices for every meal because I want to be healthy. Let's look at a crowd shot of people at WDW and make note (because every time I go to WDW I notice) how fat everyone is. And people do have a choice they have the choice to skip a hamburger or hot dog if it is on a whole wheat bun.

As far as dry and crumbly go. Someone who is use to eating white bread which is soft who then eats a whole grain wheat bread will think by comparision it is dry and crumbly. It is a matter of perspective. Many people have come here and said the bun was fine. This conversation at this point is just silly. Also, keep in mind it is free dining right now. So people did not pay thousands of dollars to eat at WDW. In fact, they paid nothing in regards to food!

 

[Chironicus]

Oh please, fiber in one hamburger bun is not going to wreak havoc on anyone's digestive system! It is not like they are offering bran flakes at every meal. Just because you go on vacation does not mean you should make a pig of yourself eating every hot dog, hamburger, ice cream cone and piece of candy you see. I look for healthy choices for every meal because I want to be healthy. Let's look at a crowd shot of people at WDW and make note (because every time I go to WDW I notice) how fat everyone is. And people do have a choice they have the choice to skip a hamburger or hot dog if it is on a whole wheat bun.

As far as dry and crumbly go. Someone who is use to eating white bread which is soft who then eats a whole grain wheat bread will think by comparision it is dry and crumbly. It is a matter of perspective. Many people have come here and said the bun was fine. This conversation at this point is just silly. Also, keep in mind it is free dining right now. So people did not pay thousands of dollars to eat at WDW. In fact, they paid nothing in regards to food!

Actually, I stand by my statement that it should be a choice. It seems a rather extreme judgement to believe that people who want a choice are therefore making a 'pig' of themselves and eating EVERY hot dog, hamburger, ice cream cone, and piece of candy they see. Though again, that should be their choice.

It's also fine that Your Choice is to eat particular foods because you want to be healthy. I was a vegetarian for twenty-five years, ate nothing but whole grains and usually homemade foods. Back when being a vegetarian was not considered cool and there were few choices. I'm pleased to note that more and more restaurants everywhere are including healthier options. Options being the key word here.

Switching to wheat buns is not going to suddenly reduce the weight of Disney customers. That's a mind-boggling stretch. Nor is it logical to assume that people who eat white bread, just don't understand that wheat bread falls apart. Quality wheat bread doesn't fall apart. Note many Disney goers are also saying the buns are 'tasteless'. Whole wheat is anything but! Strong tasting, yes. Bland, not even close.

Free dining, yes, after you plunk down the bucks for a room. We opted for deluxe and with our room and tickets our total is over five thousand. That's not exactly Free.

Perhaps the conversation is silly to you, which is also fine, you can opt out of it and not participate. That's your choice. For those to whom it matters, the conversation is pertinent. Again, that's our choice.

To say we have a choice to not eat the bun is true. We have the choice also to not order hot dogs or hamburgers. For that matter, consumers have a choice to not go to WDW at all. We also have a choice to speak out about our concerns. For most people the pleasure of a hamburger or hot dog includes the bun. Rather like saying, well, you can have a chocolate chip cookie, just don't bother with the chocolate chips. It's still a cookie, so what's your problem?

For the record, I rarely eat hamburgers, I usually stick to Grillers or sometimes Chicken. Same with hot dogs. Yet I'm lucky because I don't feel judgement towards those who make different choices. I'm a stalwart advocate for choice.

 

[Chironicus]

Shouldn't guests have the choice of a white bun or a wheat bun?

Absolutely!

 

[Chironicus]

I personally don't care if the bun is wheat or white but I want it to hold together and not fall apart. A bun is meant to hold the meat not disintegrate.

I agree with this. Seriously.. I do not want to have my hands covered in ketchup and mustard.

Exactly!

 

[itchin2go]

I agree with Planogirl that the issue is not whether the bun is whole wheat or white. If these buns are falling apart, that's the issue.

Now, I haven't "experienced" these buns. But everyone who has had a bad experience with them needs to email Disney instead of bickering on this thread.

If someone does email Disney and gets a response, could you post it here? I'd like to think that if the buns are dissolving before you have a chance to consume them, Disney might find a better alternative.

P.S. I prefer whole wheat to white bread in almost all circumstances. However, I despise when bread gets soggy and mushy. If that's what these buns are doing, they need to go.

 

[camlace]

Shouldn't guests have the choice of a white bun or a wheat bun?

Why should you be entitled to a choice of bun? Does McDonalds, BK, Wendy's etc etc etc give you a bun choice? No they don't...you get what you get and you don't get upset as they say at my daughter's preschool. You don't like it then don't get it, simple enough.

Also, for all of those complaining they don't "like" whole wheat/whole grain/whatever...trust me....close your eyes take a bite and you would never know you are not eating white bread. The Disney buns are by no means close to the organic, whole grain, whole wheat, earthy crunchy type bread you would get at a store similar to Whole Foods or other organic market.

 

[Chironicus]

Why should you be entitled to a choice of bun? Does McDonalds, BK, Wendy's etc etc etc give you a bun choice? .

Actually, they do. Many fast food chains have different buns for different sandwiches. They have no problem with you choosing a specific bun if it's available.

You're right about the buns not being whole grain! What I found is that Disney is making sure their buns include "ten percent whole wheat". I'm not sure what the point is. That's like Ten Percent Real Fruit Juice drinks. Not exactly healthy.

A truly healthy option would be a choice of 100 percent whole wheat for those who love it (like me), and white for those who don't.

I completely agree with itchin2go that the biggest concern is if the buns are falling apart! I hope that people who are there and find substantial buns, post and share where they're located. That would be a big help.

And again, agreeing with itchin2go, the best recourse is always to write and state your concerns directly to Disney. I sent off an email immediately expressing my concerns.

 

[YorkieMom]

bring your own buns !!!

 

[NeverBeen2DW]

Why should you be entitled to a choice of bun? Does McDonalds, BK, Wendy's etc etc etc give you a bun choice? No they don't...you get what you get and you don't get upset as they say at my daughter's preschool. You don't like it then don't get it, simple enough.

Also, for all of those complaining they don't "like" whole wheat/whole grain/whatever...trust me....close your eyes take a bite and you would never know you are not eating white bread. The Disney buns are by no means close to the organic, whole grain, whole wheat, earthy crunchy type bread you would get at a store similar to Whole Foods or other organic market.

AMEN! You get what you get. Deal with it. OR make the CHOICE to have something else!

 

[NeverBeen2DW]

bring your own buns !!!

LOVE IT!
BYOB!
That is the best thing I have read yet.

 

[Joshua_me]

Why should you be entitled to a choice of bun? Does McDonalds, BK, Wendy's etc etc etc give you a bun choice? No they don't...you get what you get and you don't get upset as they say at my daughter's preschool. You don't like it then don't get it, simple enough.

Also, for all of those complaining they don't "like" whole wheat/whole grain/whatever...trust me....close your eyes take a bite and you would never know you are not eating white bread.

Why should we be entitled to a choice ? Because we are customers (guests) of Disney who are paying top dollar to be there.

Madam, this is not a matter of "entitlement", we are not being handed this food free of charge. Surely you are not comparing a Disney vacation to a drive-thru at McDonald's or your daughter's preschool.

A choice of white or wheat bread is as old as the sandwich business itself as well as the adage "the customer is always right".

I "like" whole wheat just fine. These buns have little or nothing to do with that concept. As for not being able to tell the difference, I can assure you that you could blindfold me and spin me around three times and I could still easily discern white bread from the crumbling sandpaper they are trying to pass off as "multi-grain buns".

"You don't like it, don't get it", indeed. By that reasoning Disney could be shoveling out buckets of gruel and fish heads and we should be content with it and daring ourselves to ask the headmaster for more.

 

[TDC Nala]

Whether or not there should be a choice is at this point irrelevant - as Disney has decided that if you eat their food, you have no choice. Maybe consider joining the growing number of posters who have said they will carry along their own sandwich buns.

My preference is to avoid the sandwiches entirely, as there's so much else there to eat.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

Why should you be entitled to a choice of bun? Does McDonalds, BK, Wendy's etc etc etc give you a bun choice? No they don't...you get what you get and you don't get upset as they say at my daughter's preschool. You don't like it then don't get it, simple enough.

Also, for all of those complaining they don't "like" whole wheat/whole grain/whatever...trust me....close your eyes take a bite and you would never know you are not eating white bread. The Disney buns are by no means close to the organic, whole grain, whole wheat, earthy crunchy type bread you would get at a store similar to Whole Foods or other organic market.

But those locations you mentioned have not changed their buns and I think it's ok to assume people who eat there are use to what they have, the way everyone was use to all WDW locations having white buns.

 

[AlanLivingston]

They are made by Merita Breads. They have 4 grams of protien, 80 calories, 1/2 gram of fat and 5 grams of fiber. They are listed on just about every diet website and the people there seem to think they are really good.

I can Google too.

Merita is a brand of IBC. Some of IBC's more commonly known brands are Wonder Bread and Hostess. When I think of healthy breads, I really don't think about IBC brands.

Here's the link to the ingredient list for the buns you speak of. These aren't the buns used in Disney, because this link to a Disney Press Release says the new buns have 10% whole wheat flour. See the next to last paragraph in the heading, Paying Attention to Nutrition.

One of my (many) quirks is that I hate sandwiches that fall apart. I used to cry about it when I was a boy. Now it just annoys the hell out of me. Unfortunately, I seem to have passed this same quirk down to my son. So we'll probably stay away from the burgers and dogs at Disney for a while. But this explains the problems we had when we grabbed hotdogs on the way out of Magic Kingdom last year. I thought they were just stale.

I do a lot of the shopping and most of the cooking in our house, because I enjoy it. My wife knows not to buy bread because it makes me complain so much. But I can pick out the crappy bread in the store. I'm sure even the bakers know they're not creating the best product. Most buns will be sliced completely through the roll, because the crumb lacks the strength and flexibility to bend and open up at the hinge -- it would just crumble.

I'd welcome a healthier alternative to white bread. 100% Whole Wheat or some fractional part wouldn't bother me at all. But, the bun has to stand up long enough to allow the sandwich or sausage to be eaten. The whole point of a bun is to stay together to facilitate the eating of the meaty, cheesy goodness inside, no?

 

[Pumbaa_]

folks this is a thread about buns - no need to call people names or get into a debate

feel free to share your opinions, and if you start getting a tad too invested, take a nice little break, have a hot dog, or a hamburger - bun of your choice of course

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]