Weintraub proves a lot of why parents are blame for America’s obesity but I also blame the fast food companies. With so much advertising more children are easy to fall upon it. For example, “’The programs have become advertising for the food, and the food has become advertising for the programs,’” says Professor Linn of Harvard. (39). More and more vulnerable kids are intrigued by the media.
Introduction 1. How does the fast food industry embody the best and worst of American capitalism? The fast food industry gave people like Carl Karcher the opportunity to work hard and strike it rich, and make it on their own. However, it also led to the creation of huge conglomerations that peddle unhealthy food and pay low wages. The large companies created outweighed the benefits brought to the working people of America at the time.
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. He made a point to show health concerns with being obese and eating fast food regularly, such as type two diabetes which has risen about twenty-five percent since 1994. This raise in diabetes also requires much funding for the United States to spend to try to find a cure. David explains how there is very few alternatives for the youth of America because those health alternatives are more expensive and harder to find. False advertising is also another unpleasant practice that fast food companies use to lure in costumers.
The situation is very ironic because the grocery stores with nutritious food advocates for fast food restaurants that are, in context, competing with their sales. Prices of fast food products appear cheaper than full home cooked meals. On average, costumers pay four dollars for a drink, a burger, and a side item. Additionally, fast food is fast. Each fast food corporation has special procedures to keep their paying costumers happy by giving them exactly what they asked for, fast food.
They’re rich and powerful. They promise good quality food at their restaurants, but instead their food harms others. Ads produced by fast food chains completely wash kid’s minds, making them believe some of the most ridiculous things. Workers that process they’re meat are taken advantage of and abused. Cattle that are slaughtered for their meat are fed each other’s manure.
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.
The Changing America “Where’s the Beef?” This was once a popular phrase in a commercial by Wendy’s about the thinness of McDonald’s hamburger patties. McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Jack-in-The Box, has long been recognized as the major competitors in the fast food industry. The demand for fast food has steadily increased, as more Americans consume more meals outside the home. Consequently, the fast food industry is putting a demand on the beef industry. The fast food restaurants want a constant supply of meat at a competitive price.
Lyric Lederer Professor Moore English 1101-NET04 September 18, 2012 Unit 3-2 Summary Eric Schlosser promises to show us ‘The Dark Side of the All-American Meal; in his expose, Fast Food Nation, and he delivers. He hits us early in” Chapter 2, “Your Trusted Friends,” by exposing how the fast food industry, together with many corporations, grew to be such an over powering and influencing presence on the nation. The industry grew by using the methods of big business, starting with the assembly line type production methods, then by strategic and deceptive marketing. Schlosser wanted to show that the American public had a need for low cost food that could be delivered to the customer quickly and with no or very little preparation time. Fast food industries corporate greed took advantage of Americas need for cheap and readily available food.
Going through a drive-through is much more effective than sitting down at a restaurant or preparing meals at home. For the average working class family living life on the go, it can save a lot of time and money. Also, the industry itself creates and perpetuates millions of jobs for the economy (often with low wages and poor benefits). The most common reason people continue to eat fast food, despite their knowledge of the negative effects, is the simple fact that it tastes good. The addictive and yet fattening qualities associated with fast food leave people constantly craving one more bite.
It Can Kill You? Fast, easy, convenient and maybe even, life-threating? There is no denying that America’s present society revolves largely around fast food. The fact continues to be true with every passing year, thanks to the efforts of the “Fast Food Nation.” The fast food nation consists of the many businesses involved in sustaining the juggernaut affectionately known as the fast food industry. What was shocking to discover from Eric Schlossers “Fast Food Nation” was what may be going on between the time that a cow is beckoned onto a truck, to the time that cow’s meat is being wrapped in printed paper (between two sesame seed buns, of course).