Have you ever been out on the road starving? Wanting nothing more than something to eat? You keep driving. As you look out your windows you pass any one of the numerous fast food restaurants whether it be McDonalds, KFC, Burger King, Taco Bell; the list goes on and on. You casually pull off; go through the drive-through and BAM! Cheap, easy food, right at your finger tips. This sounds all too much like my life. Now think if these places disappeared. Life suddenly isn’t so easy for an “on the go” person. Which made me wonder, could I, a four times a week consumer, go without these fast food joints?
As a kid, fast food to me was always a “treat”. I can remember my sister and I being so excited when our mom would ever let us have it. We would finally get those toys advertised on the commercials in that little red and yellow box children know as the happy meal. Thinking about it now those “happy” meals, don’t always leave you so happy. Fast food makes us feel tired, full, and greasy. Throughout the years I have to admit I have probably consumed enough fast food to clog more than one artery, but it has never stopped me.
Recently with me starting school I find that I have no time for anything. Eating, being one of those things that gets pushed onto the back burner. I have class Monday through Thursday and work two jobs in between that. When I get hungry driving from one place to another I can’t help but to notice all the places that could cater to my hunger. These, meaning fast food restaurants. When examining what I eat on a regular basis McDonalds chicken nuggets, Arby’s curly fries, and B-Bops delicious milkshakes come to mind. Not that I’m opposed to the idea of a nice home cooked meal, I just don’t ever have the time.
In the world we live in today fast food has become the epidemy of convenience. As people become busier and lazier they find it hard to find the time to cook. They end up settling for what is easiest. While it is the easiest solution, it is definitely not the healthiest.
To most, fast food is just good food, but what are these places with their “special sauce” actually feeding us? If you look at one of your local eateries nutrition menu you come to find that you are consuming mass quantities of different starches, sugars, and fats. Sounds delicious right?! While their food might taste alright, it is poisoning the bodies of humans all over the world. Let’s face it, their feeding us garbage that we keep coming back for.
Fast food is everywhere. You turn on the television, read the paper, or drive down the road and you can be sure to see some type of advertisement. Imagining a world without these places all over is nearly impossible. On this quest I’ll be seeing if I can do exactly that; imagine these places don’t exist! For the next 30 days I’ll be testing to see what life is like without all this greasy food.
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