Fast Food

Fast food has been around for many years, and it had a big influence in my life as a child. xcWhen I was a child my parents would not let us go and eat at Jack in the Box or McDonalds, because they felt the food was not healthy. However, every now and then we would go as a treat, but we were limited to what we would get. Fast food as a child was not as bad as it is now, back then I felt that people only at fast food restaurants when they really needed to. As a child the only reason why I would like to go to McDonalds or Burger King was because they had toys when you bought the food. I did not really pay attention to the food, which meant my main focus was on the toys. I can say myself and all other children that the only reason why we ate at fast food restaurants was based on the toys. I had a routine when I went to McDonalds, I would get the happy meal with fries and chicken nuggets. I always loved the taste of them the soft inside and hard outside, but the BBQ sauce is that put it all together. My parents were really strict about what we ate, because my family has a history of diabetes. No parent wants to have their child go through that. My family was and still is very traditional, which means we like to have home cooked meals and eat together.

My life right now is very busy, and ongoing I have no time to stop and relax so I depend on fast food more than necessary. A life as a college student I tend to get lazy, and not want to make myself food. But, that is where the fast food role comes into play. When I am running late to work or on the way to soccer practice I go to a drive thru, and the food is hard to stay away from. I rely more than I should on fast food. I feel I have gained weight since I got surgery. A big role that may be involved was fast food. With out working out and fast food incorporated all the weight added up. It is very hard not to go, because the food is made already so there is no wait. Almost every where I turn my head, fast food is right there. Fast food can have some advantages they have salads even though they might not me good they have them. When I eat fast food I try to choose the healthier items or anything organic, most of the time I limit myself even thought it is very hard with all the delicious food and to add to that the resisting smell. Everybody has a choice to choose healthy or not. Fast food should be eaten once in a while with moderation instead of temptation.