Fast Food in North America
It seems as though North Americans are always rushed. ... Many North Americans will head to the nearest fast food “restaurant” to re-energize. Whether it’s in their building, in school cafeterias, which are now food courts, or down the street, where there’s a whole strip of them, there’s always a franchise near by waiting to serve their loyal customers. ... Waiting in line isn’t so bad when it’s known that food will be on the toy-advertising-tray as soon as it’s ordered. ... The ignored reality is that fast foods are an all-pervasive modern convenience whose real costs far exceed any benefits they can provide. Fast foods are responsible, although not entirely, for obesity in North America. ... Northern Life, 2003), page 12 It’s no wonder why people gain weight by eating at a fast food restaurant: meals are high in calories, sugar and sodium, are low in fibre, and everything is supersized (which isn’t a verb but is so commonly used as one). ... After eating a meal, everything that the food came in and with goes into the trash can. The lack of respect for the environment on behalf of the fast food industry’s part is a big problem. ... Most of that produce can be recycled but most fast foods don’t have the big blue boxes (maybe they clash too much with the neon lights). ... Not only is the earth being polluted but so are the bodies of the many fast food eaters. Although some fast food franchises like Subway, who offer “7 subs with 6 grams of fat or less,” and McDonald’s “light choices,” now offer healthier choices menus, these meals still do not follow the Canadian Food Guide (see annexe 1). ... The Canadian Food guide recommends 50 to 100 grams (g) of meat whereas burgers, pizzas, subs and pitas have double that amount in one portion.