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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  I don't eat at fast food places...unless we're counting Chipotle as fast food? I mean, Chipotle is fast food, in a way, but it's fresh, healthy, organic, made on site etc...so I guess it's more like speed-limit fast food, rather than super fast.
I do think it's great *any* time awareness can take place. Meaning, it may not change a thing about how people eat...but at least it's there in case some people are interested in learning about food choices. I think someone above said something like "are people really not aware of how calories work yet?" -- and sadly, soooo many people really don't know how it all works as part of the whole picture.
I've read a lot of obesity studies/projections over the last several years - in terms of what it could mean to the world financially, and to mortality/health care etc -- it BLOWS my mind. I can never get over how bad it's gotten; especially for the kids -- it just kills me to see the state of health in kids now that obesity is epidemic among them  . |
I agree.
I often joke that some good did come from reading fashion rags when I was younger because I learned a lot about nutrition in the diet sections, and it got me interested in reading more respectable sources. My brother is a great example of lack of knowledge -- for instance, he knows veggies are good for his kids, but he doesn't see the problem with drowning the veggies in butter. He has little concept of the maximum calories/fat grams that are appropriate for his boys and he serves up the same size plate for adults and kids alike.
My other problem with fast food is that I can't handle preservatives, the over abundance of salt, and whatever else is in processed food today. Maybe it's old age, haha. I try to stick to unprocessed foods, but it is difficult because I don't cook and I am really lazy when it comes to food preparation. My big weakness is sugar. Like most Americans, I consume way too much.