Essay On Fast Food

Fast Food Fast food is the term given to food that is prepared and served very quickly which was first popularized in the 1950s. At least one quarter of American adults eat fast food everyday. And one out of every eight adults has worked at some time during his or her lives. This year Americans will spend about one hundred and ten billion dollars on fast food. The first fast food restaurant was McDonald’s and started the first drive in in the 1930s. They then wanted to make food faster and cheaper by starting the factory system. The McDonalds restaurant trained employees to do one thing only. This way the factory could pay employees low wages and use uniformity to replace them easier. McDonalds is also the largest purchaser in the United

Some studies show that if a person eats more fast food it can make the person more depressed. Fast food can make a person feel better for a few moments but in the long run will out a toll on the the person feels about themselves in the long run. Fast food is proven to make a person become bloated. Which can sometimes make a person’s self-esteem lower. In contradiction if a person eats foods rich in vitamin B such as beans, lean poultry, and fish can put a person in a “good mood.” Fast food can also take a toll on a person’s mental health. In the documentary, Super Size Me, Morgan Spurlock eats McDonald’s three times a day for thirty days. He consumes nothing unless it is from McDonald’s, even water. Another aspect of this challenge is when the employees of McDonald’s asks if he would like to super size his meal he must say yes. He reported weight gain, obviously, but also suffered from headaches, depression, and his level of energy was extremely low. Fast food also creates physical issues. Fast food includes a mass amount of sodium. Sodium is the most commonly known for bloating. Fast food also is prone to induce weight on a person. Obesity rates in the United States have risen within the past few years due to fast

I try to stay away from those types of restaurants, especially late at night, but sometimes I cannon find the time in my day to cook a meal. Most of the time I only have a few minutes to pick something up and find myself eating it on the way to the location I need to go to. I think my problem with fast food has developed into a bigger problem after I started college. Without having a kitchen, I can not make any home cooked meals. Either eating at a buffet, or a market place the food served is deep fried and unhealthy. Most places have healthy choices, such as salad, I always choose the unhealthy option. Why do I do this? Honestly, its all about how it tastes as I am eating it. I don’t think about how it will effect my body or mental