Stop the healthy crazy buns already!

[jpdeg99]

Has anyone ever tried to return a crumbling bun burger for being stale?

 

[rubato]

I ate one a few weeks ago and it didn't fall apart at all. I also didn't think it tasted any worse than any of the other food I ate while at Disneyworld.

 

[bicker]

Has anyone ever tried to return a crumbling bun burger for being stale?

That's a great question; I'm curious as well. If you eat something that you find substandard, then you're communicating to the purveyor a clear message that what they've provided you is satisfactory and worthwhile. While I haven't had the problem mentioned, if people who do don't return the item for a refund, then it makes sense that nothing will change.

 

[Luvamouse]

I don't mind a multigrain bun as a rule, but the ones I have had at WDW have been gross. I ended up eating my burger from Pecos Bills with a fork and knife because the bun just fell apart. It was disappointing.

I know, I don't even bother ordering the burgers or hot dogs anymore. The buns ALWAYS fall apart! WTH! Why even bother with a bun if it is going to fall apart and crumble messily into your hands. Yuck!

My DH and I JUST had this conversation today as we talked about our upcoming trip-- he loves Pecos Bill's and the toppings bar, but on the last trip, we went there twice and both times the roll disintegrated in his hands. On the second trip, he only tried ketchup and relish and it was the same. I am someone who could eat a burger with a fork and not feel too dorky. My DH at 6' 4" and not a dainty guy would starve before he'd use a fork on a burger. He was complaining about our last experience and wondering if it had changed.

To us it has nothing to do with taste. A good multi grain roll or bread is much tastier-- and if actually true multi grain-- healthier. These seemed like a poor concession to health consciousness. I came to this board just hoping they at least offered the option by now, too bad . I don't know what DH will eat when we're at MK...maybe Columbia Harbour House will be our new go-to spot...

 

[AquaDame]

I liked the bread, but I never had it before the change. I prefer wheat to white any day though for texture and taste, and it didn't disintegrate at all. I only put ketchup, mushrooms and onions on though.

 

[cymbaldiva]

I prefer a good quality wheat bread over white myself; it's what I buy at home.

That said, I have no idea what it is Disney is serving ~ it's not white bread, and it's certainly like no wheat bread I've encountered.

I wish Disney would find a quality product and run with it ~ considering what they charge for hamburgers and hotdogs, I would think they could put them on a decent bun.

Just my .02

 

[cymbaldiva]

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[MiraDawl]

Unless it says whole wheat, it isn't. My restaurant has two kinds of breads: a multigrain version filled with (gasp!) fiber (seeds, grains, etc) & a wheat version that starts out from a WHITE flour and has some wheat flakes (probably similar to wheat germ) added into the mix.

Doesn't all flour come from wheat? So it isn't a lie, but its certianly not a health option. I'm assuming the Disney version is the same. Its not white bread, but its not a wheat bread along the lines of Columbia Harbour House.

I feel bad for everyone not enjoying a quick meal at Disney. I love a crisp hot dog on a grilled bun w/ a little butter. Nothing more. Perfection!

 

[luvdisney00]

I don't eat white flour at all (in my real life) but on vacation I'll have a little bit. I buy good quality whole wheat items and that is NOT what Disney (or fast food places) are serving in order to give the illusion of their food being a little healthier. As a pp stated those buns probably have a few wheat flakes in them to give them a brown color and are most likely not lower in calories or empty carbs than the white ones. I think Disney should offer healthy options and not force anyone to eat their "fake healty" buns if it's going to make the enjoyment of the food less. If someone is going to have a hot dog on vacation as a treat, let them enjoy it!

 

[bicker]

Unless it says whole wheat, it isn't.

And beyond that, it needs not to say, "whole wheat flour", to match what nutritionists are telling us is they healthier bread that we're supposed to be eating. That's the dirty little secret of the bread-baking business, these days. They sell flour bread off as healthy by easy to misread labeling.

My restaurant has two kinds of breads: a multigrain version filled with (gasp!) fiber (seeds, grains, etc) & a wheat version that starts out from a WHITE flour and has some wheat flakes (probably similar to wheat germ) added into the mix. Doesn't all flour come from wheat? So it isn't a lie, but its certianly not a health option.

Indeed.

 

[TiszBear]

I have to put in my nickels worth:

Personally I wish they would offer, white and multi grain. My family loves burgers and hot dogs and I feel that if I am eating healthy most of the year then on vacation I am taking a vacation from being "good" the rest of the year.

While I don't mind the healthy options available I still feel that the aggressive push to being healthy is annoying. I find it amazing when I hear people talking about gaining weight on vacation and it is the opposite for my family and friends. We have found that we have lost weight when we go to Disney. How? By all the walking we are doing and being in the hot sun, and lugging bags around.

So while I understand the need to switch to healthier options, still give some of us the option to not change.

 

[bicker]

Make sense, Tisz, but that could just leave you with a choice between dry, crumbly, so-called "wheat" rolls, and dry, crumbly white rolls.

 

[quagmire0]

First off, I think multigrain or whole wheat is a taste preference as much as a perceived health bonus.

Second, most 'multi-grain' or 'whole wheat' buns that restaurants offer are hardly any better than their white bread equivalents. I usually check the fiber content on breads/buns when I'm shopping and am surprised to see what many brands/foods pass off as 'whole grain/multi grain/whole wheat'.

But anyways, back to OP's point, which was that putting a hot fudge sundae on a piece of lettuce does not make it healthy.

 

[Aroth28]

Wow, looks like I'm in the minority. I like my meat bloody rare and my bread white as snow. The whiter the better LOL. I will not touch wheat/multi grain bread or buns at all. I hate the taste and texture of them. If I can't get white-white bread or buns than I just throw the brown paper bag/tree bark wanna be bread for the birds to eat.

Now, we do have here in Central PA something called potato rolls and bread. I think it's an Amish thing and it has a very yellow color. It is awesome and very moist. I don't think you can get it outside of the tri state area but could be wrong. Now, if they could only *** some good fashioned clorox into the potato rolls they would be perfect.

 

[kandb]

My family eats the crappy bleached white bread rolls/bread at home and love them. I agree OP, not worry about eating healthy when I'm at Disney for a week. Linda

 

[GeorgeG]

I think there should be more choices. If you want a good, all-beef hot dog on a standard bun, it should be available somewhere in every park.

 

[bicker]

I'd love to see soy dogs with vegan chili on top.

 

[GeorgeG]

I'd love to see soy dogs with vegan chili on top.

We should both be able to get what we want.

 

[Colleen27]

I prefer a good quality wheat bread over white myself; it's what I buy at home.

That said, I have no idea what it is Disney is serving ~ it's not white bread, and it's certainly like no wheat bread I've encountered.

If ever you want to duplicate the Disney crumbly buns at home, all you have to do is go to Sav-A-Lot and buy their house brand of wheat buns, preferably a day or two before serving. Of course, for Disney prices I'd like something a little better than bargain-basement, 79 cents a package buns...

 

[bicker]

We should both be able to get what we want.

Perhaps yes; perhaps no. Specifically, everyone being able to get what they want invariably raises costs. Should the 90% of patrons order the same 15% of menu items pay so much more because the costs of the eatery are substantially driven-up by the fact that it carries the other 85% of the choices to serve just 10% of the patrons? Clearly, that would be unfair. By the same token, charging $5 for a hot dog and $9 for a soy dog would make Disney look bad for so grossly "punishing" vegetarians. These kinds of considerations reasonably drive decisions to limit what any one eatery offers.