As many people would recognize, there is a rising obesity problem in America and there are many influences that could contribute to this. Fast food is not the healthiest choice but, they should not be to blame for making children obese. In David Zinczenko’s “Don’t Blame the Eater” he talks about how the obese population is blaming fast food companies for their health situations. He begins his argument with what he observes as a ridiculous headline, which is that kids are suing McDonalds for being fat. David starts by teasing these overweight individuals that are bring a lawsuit against McDonalds, but then later admits that he used to be overweight as a child and was able to change his life around.
What makes the chicken sandwich is the chicken sauce, which can only be found locally; people are definitely missing out on that. To top it of you get delicious salty deep fried French Fries. You say you don’t like chicken? No worries, they have excellent burgers too. While Midas Burger doesn’t have the best price in town, they offer a great value for the price.
Spurlock attacks McDonalds in this documentary about their food and how unhealthy it is but it is not only McDonalds that is a problem. All fast food restaurants are unhealthy and advertise the unhealthy and readily available cheeseburger and large fry. The point is that obesity is a very big problem in America and fast food restaurants are not going to change the way they make their food or advertise. Americans want to have to change for the problem of obesity to go away. Although this documentary is very blunt and sometimes sickening, it might help some Americans to see that fast food might lead them down a road of health problems and maybe
I use to think the salads were healthy but it sometimes have more calories and fat as other meals. 2. Describe the unhealthiest meal that you have created from the fast food restaurant using the nutritional value of menu items. a. Name the restaurant and then, write a nutritional analysis of the meal you have created (explain all of the nutrients found in the meal like carbs, protein, fat, and some essential vitamins and minerals) The fast food restaurant I chose is McDonalds.
For myself, I picked the life of a vegetarian because I myself found it the ethnical solutions for my lifestyle. I disagree with the author. I don’t believe that the issue is finding the ethics of eating meat. Although I don’t believe that there is anything unethical in eating meat, I do believe that there are strong social reasons to becoming a vegetarian. As said by Manoj in an article Ethical and Environmental Reasons for being a Vegetarian, each year 90% of the grain produced in America is used for feeding the livestock such as cows, pigs, lambs and chicken.
Chick-Fil-A’s chicken sandwiches may be healthier but McDonalds food overall is better. The only thing that Chick-Fil-A has to offer is chicken, chicken, and more chicken. At Mickey D’s, they offer chicken, burgers, salads, and even fish sandwiches. Why go to a restaurant that’s one sided in their food choices (chicken), when you can go to one that has chicken and more? From my perspective, I want variety in my food choices because it’s simply more food to choose from.
A lot of people may argue that we could have Thanksgiving without the turkey. But I argue, what about the tamales made out of chicken? And the pozole with the meat that gives it the flavor? What about the stuffing with chunks of meat in it? Do they expect me to get rid of all those other foods to?
I still at ham and mashed potatoes and of course turkey because you cannot not have turkey on thanksgiving because it is the staple dish but the dish that I did not have was stuffing. The reason that I did not eat any stuffing is one because I can do without stuffing because it is alright but it is not great, but the main reason was because images of the diseased filled cows
I agree with Zinczenko on his critical viewpoint on how he looks at the fast food industry. Fast food is part of the blame because most of them are not healthy and are bad for consumers. The calories of a Big Mac, medium fry, and a medium Coke are almost equivalent to the daily intake of these industry’s consumers. Zinczenko uses the analogy of a simple salad we would assume is healthy. Our fast food industry needs to provide these nutritional facts in easy reach for their customers.
"Hundreds of millions of people buy fast food every day without giving it much thought, unaware of the subtle and not so subtle ramifications of their purchase" (Pg. 10). The widespread phenomenon of fast food consumption has transformed even the simplest aspects of everyday life. An era when eating out was rare and saved for special occasions is coming to an end, and is quickly being replaced with a sky-rocketing demand for fast food. Over time, the fast food industry has increasingly manipulated consumers and corrupted the stability of the nation, and although the convenience and affordability of fast food has made it widely popular, the disadvantages noticeably exceed the benefits.