Before reading Fast Food Nation I was a fast food addict. I would get lazy and just decided to get something from a burger place or anything that I could think of that was nearby and cheap. Now that I have read the book, I still tend to have the same habits, but not as much as before because the book kind of made me want to stay away from the junk food as much as I can. The main think that got stuck in my mind from reading the book was the fact that so many kids are addicted to it at such a young age. I also found the fact that most kids knew who the McDonald character was (they knew him better than Santa) to be very crazy. I never really gave much thought into how much fast food restaurants (mainly McDonalds) advertise to kids. But now that I know those facts, I can see how it’s true every single day. For example, I see a lot of little kids running around in the McDonalds playgrounds every time I go. I also get to see how much kids are addicted every time I hear my boyfriends 3 year old niece ask for “papas” from McDonalds. I will most likely continue to eat the food at these restaurants, but I will forever think of facts, such as this one, from the book every time I eat fast food.
Yeah I guess we do get used to fast food since we are kids, maybe that's what makes it hard to let go.
ReplyDeleteHahaha my daughter who is 2 ½ would say the same thing “papitas” every time we would pass a McDonalds, but I trying to avoid driving around a McDonalds but there are so many.
ReplyDeleteI agree.. After my late classes, I would feel very lazy and just hungry for something that i can get right away.
ReplyDeleteI agree, getting fast food that is nearby ancd cheap, is a great solution for those lazy days, but I am also trying to cut back.
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