Soon after green swimming pools overshadowed Brazil’s water Olympics, reports surfaced of how McDonald’s not so healthy Big Macs and French fries have dominated athletes’ diets instead of the South American country’s “delicious” and “authentic” cuisine.
A report by The Washington Post published on Friday said fit athletes were “gorging themselves” on McDonald’s in the Olympic Village, making it the preferred choice over the large cafeteria and the Brazilian restaurant at the location.
At the Olympic Village, which houses all the athletes, McDonald’s is not offered at its regular cheap rate but entirely for free.
Food enthusiasts and chefs have expressed their dismay over this, stating that athletes were missing out on Brazilian cuisine - an explosion of “color and taste”.
The athletes standing in the enormous, never-ending queue for the fast food establishment told the Washington Post that they opt for the fast food chain because of the lack of variety in the cafeteria and the restaurant. Not only that, but McDonald’s familiar menu names for its burgers and drinks are almost uniform everywhere in the world, not requiring athletes to fully explain themselves or struggle with the language barrier.
