Shem Banbury - Kiwi Kids News Editor
The product never made the grade and has not be sold, with the taste of the experiment confusing the kids who tried it. The bubble-gum flavoured broccoli was an attempt prove that McDonald’s promotes healthy food.
Unfortunately the experiment didn’t work, but I cant say I’m surprised! Bubble-gum and broccoli?! Who thought that would ever work?
Article written by D Mulhern
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65 Responses
wow so tasty I want to taste that
who would have wanted to eat it.I prefer to have broccoli by its self,thank you very much
yuck that is just wrong for most people
I say that would have been pretty awsome
How did McDonald’s make this broccoli
how did you make it
Ew. That will be so gross!
Very interesting
That’s stupid who whould want that
i wud like 2 try that 😀
Ewwww that would be yuck!!!!!!!¡!!!¡!!!#
Wats up with ur ideas McDonalds
Hi yuck just eat normal Brokily
Haha I am never going to McDonalds again haha
delicous meh :/
ewww !
ew mayb it would work if it was tomatos or smthn not broccili !
What were they thinking?
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I would never eat that.
Wow that it interesting but I don’t think I want to try it…
THAT would be disgusting who would ever try that!!
Why is it flavoured bubble-gum why why why!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yummmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy
I wish it was yum and it does work I am craving for bubblegum broccoli I want it
WOW!! Bubblegum flavoured brocolie!! How would they even make it! And I think it would actually be quiet nice but bubblegum… WHY!!!
yea mcdonalds wuts up with ur crazy ideas!!!!!!!!!
How would the flavor be confusing when the product screams “BUBBLEGUM FLAVORED BROCCOLI” ????
Just eat normal broccoli
Stupid macdonalds what stupid people they are
Umm I’m not sure I would eat this it looks gross and I don’t think it would taste to goo either.
I would want to try that but it will probably be gross but my sister would like it
What was it about the experament that faill did the kids not like it?
Did it taste like normal brocaly or what???
very yummy
Who would ever want 2eat that. McDonalds is crazy!!!
Where is it , probably USA tho. Looks so gross!
eww but yummy bubble gum
ohh but i love to try it but it looks gross to me
Gross so gross I would never eat that ever in my life
SO Evil
Im not eating that :E
Yummy
yum! i wonder what it tastes like!
Gross!!!
messing with perfectly good brocoli
Yum yum yum food for my tum
That looks interesting…
BUBBLEGUM!!!! flavoured broccoli seriously that is revolting and why would people even try it out it sounds and looks disgusting!!!!
BUBBLE GUM YAY err brocoli no
Are you allowed to swollow it?
cause for real bubble gum your not allowed to swollow it?
Please reply
Yes you can swallow this. It is normal broccoli but flavoured like bubble-gum 🙂
Wow 50 comments, that’s lots but it looks yummy doesn’t it?
looks………… WEIRD!!!!!!
Yuck 😛
all this bubble gumness and all that stuff is making me hungry
i never want to go to mac’donald again
i hate mc donalds just as much as broccoli i would never eat that! i hope it doesnt come to new zealand
Yum where did you get it from
i am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo now going to eat broccoli!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
vvvv Everyone’s spelling makes me cringe
that sounds disgusting
I like broccoli anyways.
I hate it!
Are you allowed to swallow it?
Cause for real bubble gum you’re not allowed to swallow it?
Please reply!!!
yum hope it cums to newzeland.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yum and gross putting candy with vegs
DONT EAT THIS……………..PLS………….IM BEGGING U…………….. DONT!!!