Monday, October 18, 2010
"Double Down" KFC.
When looking for things about fast food I had to do some reading about a sandwich called the Double Down at KFC. This mighty sandwich contains 2 Original Recipe filets, Bacon, Pepperjack cheese, Swiss cheese, and Colonel's sauce, all combined!!! Wow, doesn't that sound like a heart attack waiting to happen. After looking at this, http://www.foodgeekery.com/reviews/double-down-with-kfc/ it was clear many people feel the same way I do.I've never actually ventured out to eat this meat concauction but I'm sure you would feel it afterwards.
Advertisements 2..
Why is it everywhere you go there has to be something that looks good plastered all over the outside of the building? Basically taunting you. It just screams, "Stop here and try this!!!" Advertisements for fast food places these days are ridiculous.
I understand advertisement is everything to a successful business, but I also have to state that some tatics taken are just plain nuts. Advertisements to children in perticular, lets take a look...
McDonalds: The "happy" meal. What makes a happy meal so happy you might wonder?...the toys that are given in each red and yellow box!!Not only does McDonalds have these meals that make us happy they also have the ever so clever Ronald McDonald. Promoting greasy food to the children with a clown...smart one McDonalds!!!!
Burger King: The "Big Kids" Meal. Now if I were a kid that would be what I would want simply for the name. Their chicken nuggets used to change shapes all the time from lightening bolts to crowns.
Thankfully fast food places recently have had a trend of healthy optionals to avoid the fries or soda. This is great, but still I have to point out that some techniques used are just crazy!
I understand advertisement is everything to a successful business, but I also have to state that some tatics taken are just plain nuts. Advertisements to children in perticular, lets take a look...
Thankfully fast food places recently have had a trend of healthy optionals to avoid the fries or soda. This is great, but still I have to point out that some techniques used are just crazy!
Advertisements these days....
So, after the first week of the journey without fast food I'm realizing this is HARD!!! haha. It feels like there is temptation everywhere. Which could be true considering there is a fast food joint on every corner. I've been trying not to cheat with all my might.
The rules of my quest have never been clearly defined. I said no fast food, but is it considered cheating if you only get a drink? This has been my downfall. McDonalds still has their summer deal of any size drink for a dollar, and I can't help but order my large diet coke everytime I pass one! (Yes diet coke, that one always makes me chuckle.) So am I cheating?....I'm just not sure!
I think I'll continue my quest with the rules defined as just no FOOD.
Aside from this tiny mishap, things seem to be going good. Week one down...now on to week two. Oh fast food.. how I miss your greasy deliciousness. =)
The rules of my quest have never been clearly defined. I said no fast food, but is it considered cheating if you only get a drink? This has been my downfall. McDonalds still has their summer deal of any size drink for a dollar, and I can't help but order my large diet coke everytime I pass one! (Yes diet coke, that one always makes me chuckle.) So am I cheating?....I'm just not sure!
I think I'll continue my quest with the rules defined as just no FOOD.
Aside from this tiny mishap, things seem to be going good. Week one down...now on to week two. Oh fast food.. how I miss your greasy deliciousness. =)
Sunday, October 17, 2010
McDonalds Considered A Delicacy...?
While to most of us fast food is something for an "on the go" person, an easy solution to not wanting to cook, or simply something delicious. To others around the world however, it is considered a delicacy.
After attending my Geography class and discussing the differences around the world, I couldn't help but to wonder what some differences were between fast food throughout the globe. After reading this http://www.thirdage.com/news/fast-food-wedding-option-offered-mcdonalds-hong-kong_10-12-2010 I was quite suprised! McDonalds in Hong Kong are offering up catering options for weddings. Even including a cake made from apple pies.
To an American this might sound like every brides dream right? Greasy food for the reception and an apple pie cake! I think not, but for brides in Hong Kong this is an actual option for their weddings. Just goes to show how different things are for different cultures.
After attending my Geography class and discussing the differences around the world, I couldn't help but to wonder what some differences were between fast food throughout the globe. After reading this http://www.thirdage.com/news/fast-food-wedding-option-offered-mcdonalds-hong-kong_10-12-2010 I was quite suprised! McDonalds in Hong Kong are offering up catering options for weddings. Even including a cake made from apple pies.
To an American this might sound like every brides dream right? Greasy food for the reception and an apple pie cake! I think not, but for brides in Hong Kong this is an actual option for their weddings. Just goes to show how different things are for different cultures.
"Re" Starting..Without Fast Food!
The concept of "re" starting....
Isn't it something everyone wishes they could do at some point throughout their life? From reading how W. Hodding Carter and his family have made small steps in changing their lives made me realize you really do start new even by something small.
To me this happens to mean giving up any temptation I have for fast food. For starting new this isn't anything huge, but it's different!
This being such a small quest you would think it would be easy, but I'm coming to find it to be rather irritating! One thing it has changed about my life is the times I eat. I can no longer just stop and get something when I'm out or when I'm driving from place to place. I have to plan when I'm going to eat, and what I'm going to make.
A good thing I have noticed about this small change of life is the amount of money I'm saving. It is astonishing to know just how much you save instead of consume. Afterall, who doesn't like a little extra money? =)
Isn't it something everyone wishes they could do at some point throughout their life? From reading how W. Hodding Carter and his family have made small steps in changing their lives made me realize you really do start new even by something small.
To me this happens to mean giving up any temptation I have for fast food. For starting new this isn't anything huge, but it's different!
This being such a small quest you would think it would be easy, but I'm coming to find it to be rather irritating! One thing it has changed about my life is the times I eat. I can no longer just stop and get something when I'm out or when I'm driving from place to place. I have to plan when I'm going to eat, and what I'm going to make.
A good thing I have noticed about this small change of life is the amount of money I'm saving. It is astonishing to know just how much you save instead of consume. Afterall, who doesn't like a little extra money? =)
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Silly Putty Chicken Nuggets...Huh????
After some research on what exactly is in the fast food that we are eating I've realized we're eating crazy stuff. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/sfmoms/detail?entry_id=66729 Silly putty chicken nuggets?.. Not only is there dimethylpolysiloxane, a chemical in these little chicken chunks that is found in silly putty and cosmetics but also tertiary butylhydroquinone, a petroleum based product. Yes, I did say silly putty, cosmetics, and petroleum. Yum!
Sounds like what you want your kids to be eating right? As if the names alone didn't scare us enough, reading about these chemicals opens up a whole new world. This "TBHQ" (tertiary butylhydroquinone..that's a mouthful!) is limited to only 0.2 % of the oil used to cook because of the side effects pertained if consuming too much. One gram of this chemical can lead to nausea, vomiting, ringing of the ears, delirium, a sense of suffocation, and collapse. (According to "A Consumer's Dictionary Of Food Additives")
WOW.
Dimethylpolysiloxane on the other hand, is just a form of silicone. It is used to stop the oil from foaming. You can find it in many of your lipsticks, eyeliners, and etc. Either way you try to put this, it just sounds horrible. Sitting down and facing the fast food "truth" is proving to be just a little too much information.
You can try to stop a kid from eating silly putty as much as you want...but apparently at McDonalds it's business as usual. =)
Sounds like what you want your kids to be eating right? As if the names alone didn't scare us enough, reading about these chemicals opens up a whole new world. This "TBHQ" (tertiary butylhydroquinone..that's a mouthful!) is limited to only 0.2 % of the oil used to cook because of the side effects pertained if consuming too much. One gram of this chemical can lead to nausea, vomiting, ringing of the ears, delirium, a sense of suffocation, and collapse. (According to "A Consumer's Dictionary Of Food Additives")
WOW.
Dimethylpolysiloxane on the other hand, is just a form of silicone. It is used to stop the oil from foaming. You can find it in many of your lipsticks, eyeliners, and etc. Either way you try to put this, it just sounds horrible. Sitting down and facing the fast food "truth" is proving to be just a little too much information.
You can try to stop a kid from eating silly putty as much as you want...but apparently at McDonalds it's business as usual. =)
Monday, October 11, 2010
Grrrr....Dreaded Quest!!!!!
So, since English has started we are doing a "quest", me being the genius that I am picked no fast food for 30 days. Sounds easy...yes..but so untrue! I never have actually figured out when this 30 days is supposed to start, so I think I've been doing it for at least what seems to be two months. Although to most this might sound like no big deal, not for me. I am an avid fast food consumer and it's driving me nuts. Everywhere I go someone has to ask, "Where do you wanna go?" or they will call and say, "I'm at McDonalds do you want anything?" I think for a second about what I want, then realize "Oh yeah! No fast food." I do have to say though...I definetly cheated my first day. I didn't even realize it and I felt like a failure afterwards. Seriously...I couldn't even complete one day?!?!?! I got a carmel sundae from McDonalds..(only my favorite ice cream ever!!!) not even realizing that I wasn't going to eat fast food. Since that first slip up, things seem to be going good. I'm trying my best for now but will I slowly give into temptation?..we will just have to see! =)
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