HW 3 - Food - Fast Food Insights and Green Market Realizations

I wasn't in class on Tuesday because I was listening to a man talk about a place where i would spend the next four years of my life. I have been to the Green Market and McDonalds and various other fast food restaurants in my lifetime. When I am hungry, I'm hungry for a certain type of food. Whether it be for meat, or salad or something else. When I think of what I want, there are always two different types of places I can consider, fast and cheap, or fast and expensive. As a teenager, I prefer not to sit down to a meal in a restaurant. So if I want expensive food that isn't so heavy and doesn't make me feel sick, then I go to somewhere like a green market, but if I'm hungry and want a big meal, then I go for the greasy fast food.

I can't vouch for the rest of New York, but i think that the people who go to the Green Market feel the same as I do when I go there. There are also the people who want "organic, or naturally grown food." They believe that because it is like that, then it will be healthier for you, and they are for the most part, correct. Fast food on the other hand, attracts those who want food that fills you up for a cheap price. And to be honest, things that are full of fat and grease usually do taste better, in my opinion.

Now to move on, the question is, why do people choose food that are full of trans-fats and carbohydrates if they know that heart failure is the number one cause of death in the U.S.A? Its the same reason that people smoke even if they know that smoking has side effects that are just as bad, because it feels good. People eat food that is bad for them because it feels good, it tastes good, it pleases you. We drink soda because we like it. Quitting the things that are easy is always the hardest thing to do. If the Surgeon General suddenly told us that running was terrible for you, then almost everyone would quit. Being healthy is hard, thats why healthy foods are always more expensive and don't taste good as their greasy counterparts. Thats why McDonalds is always the easier choice. Who can turn down a burger with french fries for a raw organic salad. It just doesn't sound as appetizing, at least not to me. I guess thats why we have so many options.