Food in Seconds

I must admit, I am a sucker for hot, salty fries from McDonalds and yummy tasting hamburgers from Wendy's. Not sure if it was because of my lady-time approaching, but I felt like I NEEDED french fries in my belly and with the McDonalds Monopoly game in process, I wanted to eat hot, salty fries and win a million dollars!! Well, several McDonalds treats later, I have a small collection of Monopoly pieces (many duplicating pieces) and a more bloated feeling self.

I just googled "why is McDonalds addictive" and found some interesting things. I think the most importrant find here was a video called the Bionic Burger. I found it on this blog, with the title: "Why McDonald's Hamburgers won't decompose."

We all know fast food is the devil, but sometimes you just crave it and feel the need to have it. Well, at least until you look into it a little bit more...after reading some of the ingredients found in fast food items, I wanted to vomit all over the place.

For my overall health, life, and happiness, I need to stay away from these fast food places. Only if I'm on a road trip, have run out of snacks in the car, and someone else brings up the idea of fast food will I have it. Fast food restaurants are dirty little things. I work in a restaurant for goodness sakes. I should be the first to know that it takes time, energy and thought to create healthy and tasty meals. Food should not be served in just a matter of seconds. If seconds are all it takes to have a meal paid for, prepared and served, it is not real food. We all know this. It just takes a little googling and horror stories to let it sink in.

Typing this little post makes me want to eat a bag of carrots and a handful of fresh strawberries.