A grandad who spent years trying to ward his kids off junk food has finally caved and tried his first ever McDonald’s meal with his grandchildren.
Talk about grandkids bringing out your softer side.
Retired milkman Michael Miller had always told his daughter Charlotte Sheridan to stop eating ‘rubbish’ – but when his wife was away for a few days, he finally took a walk on the wild side at the age of 86.
On a day out with two of his 15 grandchildren – 12-year-old Poppy and nine-year-old Lily – along with their mother Charlotte, Michael finally admitted he’d ‘always wanted to try a cheeseburger’.
His family took him to a McDonald’s drive-thru and waited with bated breath.
A camera also raised for his verdict, as he took a bite.
To Michael’s surprise, he loved it.
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Michael, from Yateley, Hampshire, said: ‘I used to dislike junk food because it just wasn’t something I was familiar with.
‘Growing up it was home-cooked meals and takeaways and fast foods just weren’t an option, so I never really considered them.
‘I [now] like a McDonald’s because I found the burger to be really nice. It was reasonably priced, and I was quite taken aback at the convenience of it all.
‘I never knew what to order at McDonald’s. It was always a bit confusing and I never went into the McDonald’s.
‘Now I’ve been, it’s great. I enjoyed it.’
Now, his granddaughters have requested a meal from Farnborough Gate – the Hampshire branch of the fast food eatery – to become a weekly tradition.
Recalling the big event, Charlotte said: ‘My mum had gone to be with her sister and my dad was basically home alone.
‘He’s not used to cooking for himself, and he wouldn’t be inclined to cook for one.
‘I said: “I’m popping out Dad, why don’t you come, and I’ll treat you to a McDonald’s?”. He said: “I’ve always wanted to try a cheeseburger”.
‘He kept saying “I’d love to try a cheeseburger”. He just ordered a normal cheeseburger.
‘It took a few seconds to get his verdict, it was almost like we were all holding our breath.
‘He did a big gulp and all eyes were on him, then he had a big grin on his face and said: “I love it”.
‘As for the drive-thru he said: “It’s absolutely bloody brilliant.”‘
Charlotte didn’t order anything for herself, but her girls enjoyed fries and a milkshake and were ‘stunned’ that their grandpa was enjoying his first ever Maccas so late in life.
Charlotte said: ‘In our generation, going to McDonald’s isn’t particularly unusual so imagine going 86 years without it.
‘It must be a trend among the older generation – they’re discovering McDonald’s.
‘I’m a dog walker and I walk a dog for an elderly lady. She said something about her neighbours always having takeaways, and she said “I had a McDonald’s the other day and I loved it.”
‘Both my mum and dad call it “rubbish food”. They say: “You’ve been having that rubbish food again” if I’ve got the bags in the bin.
‘The girls have asked if we can go with my dad every Friday, but I’m not sure I’ll be sticking to that.’
Even though he previously found McDonald’s ‘a bit confusing’, a freshly emboldened Michael is now thinking of branching out and trying the new Spicy Spanish Stack burger.
He said: ‘I see McDonald’s have got a new burger out, a Spanish one, that was in the paper, a double thing with salad in there and two burgers and dressing.
‘I’ll probably go back again. It’s amazing really. You wander in, and it’s all coming up on the screen.
‘There’s no hanging about.’
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