Where's the beef?!

 Guess what? Someone out there is upset at Taco Bell. No, they are NOT upset Taco Bell has made the ingenious move to put Flamin' Hot Fritos in their latest burrito (why waste time getting hypertension the old-fashioned way?), if you can believe it. Apparently,  the beef in the menu items at Taco Bell is not real beef, or does not meet the Standard of Identity and Reasonable Quality for beef, set forth by the USDA.

Now, despite the repeated attempts to humiliate Latino food and culture, I indulge in Tace Bell from time to time; the main reason being if I haven't brought food to school, it's the only convenient, fast vegetarian option before class at night. I don't eat there often, maybe a handful of times since I went back to school, but any time I am craving feeling bloated and guaranteeing a full night of abdominal cramps followed with a slight case of diarrhea, I will grab a bean and cheese burrito from the place.  Since I don't eat the beefy items on the menu, I can't attest to how they taste, but I guess I sort of assumed that everyone knew there wasn't really any beef in all that salt, filler, seasoning and fat. But I was wrong! There is a person out there who is actually wants REAL beef in his tacos at Taco Bell. I'm not sure about ya'll, but if I were a meat eater, and I was thinking to myself: "Self, let's go get us a delicious, real beef treat right now!" I would not follow that thought with:"Taco Bell will do the trick!" But what do I know.

Fox News (notice the lack of hyperlink?!) had this article on the whole thing, a good lesson in having to have you product be what it says it is!

Btw, click here to see the nutrition facts for all of the items at Taco Bell, including the new, exciting Beefy Crunch Burrito which has a whopping 1,250 mg of sodium; only over half the amount you are supposed to have in a day. good job Taco Bell!