Unfortunate Addiction!

Unfortunately I was exposed to all the big chain fast food restaurants when I was younger. As I remember we would only have dinner at our house about two or three times a week. I would consume “Happy Meals” from McDonalds, which included cheese burgers and fries, and if I behaved I would get an Ice Cream Cone or an Apple Pie for dessert. If we got tired of McDonalds then we would be at Taco Bell eating Soft Tacos or Chalupas with “Ground Beef” and Nachos, and of course I can not forget soda! There were restrictions when I drank soda but only at the house. Other than that I would always drink it. But, I can say that one of my favorite fast food restaurant visits would be at Toppers Pizza. I would enjoy eating pizza, maybe two or three slices of pizza would give me a full stomach. My parents would give me salad to try but that did not go well. I would cry because of the healthy veggies that they would try to feed me. Another restaurant would be Home Town Buffet, the visits there would be approximately three hours, we would start by eating pizza slices, macaroni, chicken. Then, I would go get a plate with jello and fruit, and lastly I would get a brownie with warm chocolate fudge and then I would make myself a strawberry Sunday to top it off.

During high school my biology instructor showed us a video, which showed how the McDonalds chains treat the animals that they use to make the food. They showed that they feed corn to the cows because it is the cheapest way to maintain them so that they can grow (meat wise). Not to mention, for the chicken, they use excessive steroids so that they can maximize the “Fresh White Meat” and the poor chicken can not even walk. They mention that in one meat patty you may be eating multiple cows’ meat. To me that sounds disgusting. Ever since then I have tried to avoid eating at fast food restaurants, but then again in this society it is very difficult to maintain a healthy, fat free diet. Especially now that I have a full schedule, I am aware that eating a healthy breakfast is the key to help out the eating habits through out the day. Also I have noticed that the consumption of water help a lot. Now, for my best interest I have tried to stop drinking soda and I am still alive. Since I have always been in the heavy side, now I am realizing how to manage a better diet. In addition, I have been trying to make time to go to the park and get some exercise in my daily schedule which fortunately has given me great results. In reality, I strongly believe that I am always going to be exposed to eating from fast food restaurant, which I am not happy about. But now I know I can limit myself to how many times I consume fast food. Lastly, in addition on fast food being bad for your health, it is slowly but surely adding up on to your expenses and at the end of the month you see you wasted so much money on unhealthy food. At least I did and that was an eye opener for me, which helps with your decisions on to how many times you decide to stop by a drive through to eat.