Like I said in another thread I just watched Super Size Me--and I was wondering how frequently people eat out at these kinds of places.

A few years ago it would have been 2 to 3 times a week. But I don't eat McDonalds any more, so I try to limit myself to once a week.

i'd say about once a week, sometimes more, sometimes less.

Since this is the first week i've been home, i've had a bit more than usual though.

Once a week every Saturday morning before I go to work.

About 2-3 times a week.

At first I just thought it said "how often do you eat food" ...the hell?

 

Probably once a week.

Even before I saw "Super Size Me", I knew McDonalds was the worst food to put in your body.

 

I eat once a week and it is usually a salad from Wendy's, which kick major arse, BTW.

Even before I saw "Super Size Me", I knew McDonalds was the worst food to put in your body.

 

I eat once a week and it is usually a salad from Wendy's, which kick major arse, BTW.

Yeah, I always knew it was awful. But then when he started having liver problems from all the fat in the diet, I was shocked. I guess I never thought of the secondary effects of eating all that crap...

After watching Super Size Me I vowed never to eat fast food or drink soda again.

2-3 times a week. There are times that I eat it 2-3 times a day.

Me neither. The soda fast lasted 12 hours.

 

I did stay off McDonalds for a month.

Then I read Fast Food Nation, and stayed away from everything but Subway and Jimmy Johns for two more months.

 

New years - no more fast food for this fattie!

drink soda again.

What's wrong with soda?

I go through about 1.5 cases a week.

What's wrong with soda?

I go through about 1.5 cases a week. 

The sugar is what's wrong with it. Mostly, it's just sugar and colored water. Lots of empty calories.....

The sugar is what's wrong with it. Mostly, it's just sugar and colored water. Lots of empty calories.....

hmm, as long as it doesn't kill me or cause any serious harm...

 

I'm fine as or right now.

I've eaten fast food probably 10 times this year.

Never.

 

Fast food is disgusting. I can't imagine how people can actually shovel Egg McMuffins down their throat. Hmm... here's my take on fast food.

 

I had an Egg McMuffin once, once. I ended up tearing off the "egg" and eating whatever was left, then I threw the second muffin disgustedly in the garbage can. The egg was compacted into a circular shape, completely smooth, and tasted like pure ass. How can they sell this crap to people? And how can people honestly eat this s***? Some people eat McDonald's because it is fast food. Listen here, it takes NO time at all to whip up some eggs and toast at home, slap the eggs on the toast, and chow down. Now that's a real Egg McMuffin. I know people who live off fast food. They seriously eat it daily. And I wonder how long they will live and how long their metabolism will hold up. "There's going to be so many lazy fatasses in 20 years" I constantly think to myself.

 

When I grow up and have kids, I will never, ever force them to eat fast food, or even offer it to them. If a parent is too goddamned lazy to make their kids some damn dinner, then they are not fit to be a parent. And no little lameass toy they package with their food to appeal to children can justify buying a "Happy Meal", whenever I got a Happy Meal when I was young, I was never happy. I never jumped for joy, and the stupid toy never made me happy either. What's so happy about eating some garbage, drinking some caffeinated crap, and playing with a toy for 2 minutes before it ends up in the bottom of your toybox? I could make my kids a real dinner for the 5 dollars a Happy Meal costs.

 

Some of you may say that the morning rush is a great time for the fast food. Yeah, you could also grab a sandwich from White Hen, or a biscuit from some coffee shop, or even a damn donut. But noooo, these places don't have a drive thru. Let me straighten something out. If you are too lazy to park your car, get out, hand some guy a couple bucks and he hands you some real food, walk back to car, get back on road, then you are a sorry excuse for a human being. Really. Sitting in your car while some asshole kid hands you garbage only promotes getting lazy and fat even more.

Never.

 

Fast food is disgusting. I can't imagine how people can actually shovel Egg McMuffins down their throat. Hmm... here's my take on fast food.

 

I had an Egg McMuffin once, once. I ended up tearing off the "egg" and eating whatever was left, then I threw the second muffin disgustedly in the garbage can. The egg was compacted into a circular shape, completely smooth, and tasted like pure ass. How can they sell this crap to people? And how can people honestly eat this s***? Some people eat McDonald's because it is fast food. Listen here, it takes NO time at all to whip up some eggs and toast at home, slap the eggs on the toast, and chow down. Now that's a real Egg McMuffin. I know people who live off fast food. They seriously eat it daily. And I wonder how long they will live and how long their metabolism will hold up. "There's going to be so many lazy fatasses in 20 years" I constantly think to myself.

 

When I grow up and have kids, I will never, ever force them to eat fast food, or even offer it to them. If a parent is too goddamned lazy to make their kids some damn dinner, then they are not fit to be a parent. And no little lameass toy they package with their food to appeal to children can justify buying a "Happy Meal", whenever I got a Happy Meal when I was young, I was never happy. I never jumped for joy, and the stupid toy never made me happy either. What's so happy about eating some garbage, drinking some caffeinated crap, and playing with a toy for 2 minutes before it ends up in the bottom of your toybox? I could make my kids a real dinner for the 5 dollars a Happy Meal costs.

 

Some of you may say that the morning rush is a great time for the fast food. Yeah, you could also grab a sandwich from White Hen, or a biscuit from some coffee shop, or even a damn donut. But noooo, these places don't have a drive thru. Let me straighten something out. If you are too lazy to park your car, get out, hand some guy a couple bucks and he hands you some real food, walk back to car, get back on road, then you are a sorry excuse for a human being. Really. Sitting in your car while some asshole kid hands you garbage only promotes getting lazy and fat even more.

The sugar is what's wrong with it. Mostly, it's just sugar and colored water. Lots of empty calories.....

Oh thank God they are empty calories, I mean, how much weight could something add if it is empty?

 

I think we have to separate "fast food" from unhealthy food. One of my local grocery chains has sushi to go. I can be in and out in about 5 minutes at lunch. Another local place has Chinese and Mandarin drive through. They have a steamed veggie and white rice plate that is fast and healthy.

When I grow up and have kids, I will never, ever force them to eat fast food, or even offer it to them. If a parent is too goddamned lazy to make their kids some damn dinner, then they are not fit to be a parent.

Mr. Zero :fyou

 

My 8th grade daughter is in four dance classes, President of National Junior Honor Society, helps out in the pre-school gym at her dance studio, takes extra stringed bass lessons, Girl Scouts, choir, and a few other activities. Most of the time she is perpetually in motion between events. Before you talk about unfit parents, understand why sometimes a kid has like 20 minutes in between stuff to eat dinner. You can take your Ozzie and Harriet s*** and stuff it.

Mr. Zero :fyou

 

My 8th grade daughter is in four dance classes, President of National Junior Honor Society, helps out in the pre-school gym at her dance studio, takes extra stringed bass lessons, Girl Scouts, choir, and a few other activities. Most of the time she is perpetually in motion between events. Before you talk about unfit parents, understand why sometimes a kid has like 20 minutes in between stuff to eat dinner. You can take your Ozzie and Harriet s*** and stuff it.

^Yep. That.^

When I take my daughter to McD, it's a treat for her.

She eats home-cooked meals 90% of the time, so she's getting her nutrition.

I take her there after her ice-skating lesson, so she's had her exercise. She's a ball of fire from the moment she wakes up until the moment I have to convince her to sleep, she's not vegetating by the television.

She's listed by her doctor as slightly underweight but perfectly healthy, so that Happy Meal is obviously not bloating her.

Speak not when you know not, Mr. Zero Knowledge On This Subject.

People throw this "unfit parent" s*** around whenever it suits their opinion - I wonder what stuff YOU do that others would find your parents "unfit" for allowing?

I don't know, so I'm not going to shoot my mouth off - that's where we differ.

About 5 times a week. I eat out everyday at lunch...

Like I said in another thread I just watched Super Size Me--and I was wondering how frequently people eat out at these kinds of places.

That film should be MANDATORY. I haven't had a single drop of pop since watching it. To answer your question, maybe once a month and not from any of the major places either.

Never.

 

Fast food is disgusting. I can't imagine how people can actually shovel Egg McMuffins down their throat. Hmm... here's my take on fast food.

 

I had an Egg McMuffin once, once. I ended up tearing off the "egg" and eating whatever was left, then I threw the second muffin disgustedly in the garbage can. The egg was compacted into a circular shape, completely smooth, and tasted like pure ass. How can they sell this crap to people? And how can people honestly eat this s***? Some people eat McDonald's because it is fast food. Listen here, it takes NO time at all to whip up some eggs and toast at home, slap the eggs on the toast, and chow down. Now that's a real Egg McMuffin. I know people who live off fast food. They seriously eat it daily. And I wonder how long they will live and how long their metabolism will hold up. "There's going to be so many lazy fatasses in 20 years" I constantly think to myself.

 

When I grow up and have kids, I will never, ever force them to eat fast food, or even offer it to them. If a parent is too goddamned lazy to make their kids some damn dinner, then they are not fit to be a parent. And no little lameass toy they package with their food to appeal to children can justify buying a "Happy Meal", whenever I got a Happy Meal when I was young, I was never happy. I never jumped for joy, and the stupid toy never made me happy either. What's so happy about eating some garbage, drinking some caffeinated crap, and playing with a toy for 2 minutes before it ends up in the bottom of your toybox? I could make my kids a real dinner for the 5 dollars a Happy Meal costs.

 

Some of you may say that the morning rush is a great time for the fast food. Yeah, you could also grab a sandwich from White Hen, or a biscuit from some coffee shop, or even a damn donut. But noooo, these places don't have a drive thru. Let me straighten something out. If you are too lazy to park your car, get out, hand some guy a couple bucks and he hands you some real food, walk back to car, get back on road, then you are a sorry excuse for a human being. Really. Sitting in your car while some asshole kid hands you garbage only promotes getting lazy and fat even more.

You have to also understand that fast food places target poor communities and feeds into people's laziness. A family of 5 can go to McD's and when chesseburgers are on sale, eat for $5.00 total. A salad ALONE at McDs is $5.00, which one are you gonna buy if you're poor?

If you add up all the money that they are spending for a whole month, you could argue that it would cost just as much to buy gorceries and cook for yourself...but then you have to remember that people are LAZY. Everything that is marketed to us as 'convenient' or 'fast' or 'instant' is really to make us lazier.

You have to also understand that fast food places target poor communities and feeds into people's laziness. A family of 5 can go to McD's and when chesseburgers are on sale, eat for $5.00 total. A salad ALONE at McDs is $5.00, which one are you gonna buy if you're poor?

On top of that, sometimes that's the only time you can eat on that amount of money. Go take a look around the organic or other "healthy lifestyle" foods. No way can someone on a limited budget afford that stuff. The problem is that we've made crap cheap and affordable while effectively pricing out good food....

Pretty much true. It's cheap. And probably for a reason. The quality of the food just isn't very good.

 

I read a news story somewhere this past week that Brain and Spinal Cord material IS making its way into our Ground Beef supply.

 

That's the part of the cow that can pass along BSE (Mad Cow) and its human equivalent CJD.

 

I have a Diet Coke addiction. I really can't refer to it in any other fashion. I drink about a six pack a day, minimum.