In today 's society, fast food has become a standard fixture on every street
corner to satiate our growing appetite. McDonald 's, Burger Kings and many
other chains have become a powerful force in the nation as more people munch
on their globally popular product. Food in general is vital to the survival of every
human yet eating has become an inconvenience. It 's no wonder that the need
for a fast, cheap genre of food quickly emerged as lunch breaks dwindled and
households lacked the time to prepare a proper lunch the day before. Since the
introduction of a faster and cheaper genre of cuisine to fill the growing need,
people have fallen in love. Unlike restaurants, fast food produces a far cheaper
product that is both more convenient and even addicting. As society continues to rapidly expand, our taste for this new breed of fast food will hold constant, regardless of the long term health effects the individual may suffer later. Since the Industrial revolution wages have been maintained at a lower level, and even at rare times it has ended up below a minimum wage. Fast food has always been a cheap alternative to healthy, or home cooked meals. Three to six dollars will purchase an entire filling meal from a fast food location, while six dollars would barely allow a person to purchase even five bananas. As inflation continues to affect food prices, particularly healthy foods, more people will consume fast food, just in order to survive. In 1950 two pounds of bananas were only twenty-seven cents, ("1950 's Food and Groceries prices") while a cheeseburger, a coke, and an order of fries cost thirty-nine cents. ("PHOTO - The Original McDonald 's Menu with Prices of the food back in the 50 's"). Now, a pound of Bananas can cost around three dollars-and bananas don 't fill a person can 't live off them, and a full, filling meal at McDonalds costs around four or five dollars per person. Thanks to societies increased in the speed of day to day life, time is now considered money. What used to be called a "Lunch break" and could be between a half hour, and up to two hours has been reduced-especially …show more content…
According to
MayoClinic.Com sodium consumption should be limited to between 1,500 and
2,300 milligrams (Mayo Clinic "Nutrition and healthy eating"). However a single
Fast food meal can contain nearly or more than the daily recommended amount.
In Fact, a Burger King double whipper with cheese has 1,544 miligrams of
sodium. A single burger contains more than is recommeneded as "Safe" and this
is very common-McDonald 's fries have 350 milligrams, and a five piece chicken
nuggets from Wendy 's contains more than 500 milligrams of sodium.
(SelfNutrition data "Nutrition Facts")
So long as society continues to demand food in the fastest amount of time
possible, fast food chains will continue to be a prevalent fixture on every street
corner. Fast food is as the name suggests, takes much less time to produce, is
convenient and is one of the cheapest meals around. With busy work schedules
or just a lack of patience, fast food will continue to feed our demand for a quick
and tasty meal at any cost to our future health. Fast food caters to our greatest
desires, and so long as society remains how it is, fast food will prevail as a large
portion on the household 's dinner
corner to satiate our growing appetite. McDonald 's, Burger Kings and many
other chains have become a powerful force in the nation as more people munch
on their globally popular product. Food in general is vital to the survival of every
human yet eating has become an inconvenience. It 's no wonder that the need
for a fast, cheap genre of food quickly emerged as lunch breaks dwindled and
households lacked the time to prepare a proper lunch the day before. Since the
introduction of a faster and cheaper genre of cuisine to fill the growing need,
people have fallen in love. Unlike restaurants, fast food produces a far cheaper
product that is both more convenient and even addicting. As society continues to rapidly expand, our taste for this new breed of fast food will hold constant, regardless of the long term health effects the individual may suffer later. Since the Industrial revolution wages have been maintained at a lower level, and even at rare times it has ended up below a minimum wage. Fast food has always been a cheap alternative to healthy, or home cooked meals. Three to six dollars will purchase an entire filling meal from a fast food location, while six dollars would barely allow a person to purchase even five bananas. As inflation continues to affect food prices, particularly healthy foods, more people will consume fast food, just in order to survive. In 1950 two pounds of bananas were only twenty-seven cents, ("1950 's Food and Groceries prices") while a cheeseburger, a coke, and an order of fries cost thirty-nine cents. ("PHOTO - The Original McDonald 's Menu with Prices of the food back in the 50 's"). Now, a pound of Bananas can cost around three dollars-and bananas don 't fill a person can 't live off them, and a full, filling meal at McDonalds costs around four or five dollars per person. Thanks to societies increased in the speed of day to day life, time is now considered money. What used to be called a "Lunch break" and could be between a half hour, and up to two hours has been reduced-especially …show more content…
According to
MayoClinic.Com sodium consumption should be limited to between 1,500 and
2,300 milligrams (Mayo Clinic "Nutrition and healthy eating"). However a single
Fast food meal can contain nearly or more than the daily recommended amount.
In Fact, a Burger King double whipper with cheese has 1,544 miligrams of
sodium. A single burger contains more than is recommeneded as "Safe" and this
is very common-McDonald 's fries have 350 milligrams, and a five piece chicken
nuggets from Wendy 's contains more than 500 milligrams of sodium.
(SelfNutrition data "Nutrition Facts")
So long as society continues to demand food in the fastest amount of time
possible, fast food chains will continue to be a prevalent fixture on every street
corner. Fast food is as the name suggests, takes much less time to produce, is
convenient and is one of the cheapest meals around. With busy work schedules
or just a lack of patience, fast food will continue to feed our demand for a quick
and tasty meal at any cost to our future health. Fast food caters to our greatest
desires, and so long as society remains how it is, fast food will prevail as a large
portion on the household 's dinner