Wednesday, April 20, 2011

fast food nation and super sizeme

After watch documentary film "Super Size Me" and read chapter two in "Fast Food Nation" I realize how much advertisement and the location of business can affect people eating habit.The million dollars ads, senior citizens discount, a play area and free children toys can definetly draw the attention to McDonald. McDonald is located in almost  every five to ten blocks in Manhattan.This make it convience for people to purchse their food than any other fast food restaurants.Even though Morgan Spurlock was on a McDonald diet for a month and get sick, he could easily get sick eating any other fast food.My point is that all fast food restaurant is not healthy for us, but McDonald make it harder for people to avoid going there by being every where. I believe that the present of McDonald, contribute to the public unhealthy eating habits. One of McDonald meal consist of more sodium than the daily amount that is required. Sodium is known as the number one contribution to heart attack. Also their meal have more sugar than the daily value. No wonder the United States have so many people with type two diabetes. Our children like McDonald because it offer toys in their happy meals and a place to play in their restaurants. McDonald infulence children by the bright colors of their restaurant, their clowns,toys and as their theme song " I'm loving it" They also attract senior citizens by offering a discount on special days. We the people should protest for healthier menus from the fast food restaurants.For starters instead of grind up parts of chicken that makes chicken nuggets they should offer chicken finger that make with a solid chicken breast.The cashier should ask would you like no salt on your fries instead of asking what size would you like.They should also offer more fruit choices for sides and use more nutritious vegetables in thier salads and burgers. They should use less salt in their food and use ligth mayonise instead of regular.McDonald cashier shoud ask the customer if they want cheese or not.They should stop spend so much money and advertisement, instead put a organic salad on the menu, offer organic milk for the happy meals instead of regular milk and offer natual juice instead of artificial.This is not going to stop the obesity epidemic instantly, but it might help people make a healthier choice of eating in a fast food restaurant. Which could prevent heart attack,diabetes and obesity.

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