Well, damn. I'm glad I've avoivded mostly eating at fast food places for a long time. End result -- my waist size is far below my age. Hell, my waist size is almost below Mr. Seitz's age. And isn't it also scary how Upton Sinclair's The Jungle has become relevant again? For those not in the loop, this is the book that made the US Government take a look (in the 30's) at the meat packing industry and finally regulate it, lest it kill people.

Then again, what else can you expect under a Republican (mis)administration? They labor in the misguided belief that letting business run free is the best for the economy and the American people.

It's not. Let business to its own devices, and all you get are unprotected Americans poisoned by inferior product produced by overseas slave labor. Compassionate conservatism my ass. That term is an oxymoron.

In any case, I'm not eating a lot of beef and I've shopped at Trader Joe's since Day 1 of the grocery strikes in Southern California. Call it voting with my wallet, but it works.

Haven't seen a long line in a Ralphs in a long time, and it fills me with glee that those bastards are hurting. Not to mention that watching the CEO of Mickey D's drop dead from a heart attack was somehow encouraging.

McDonald's? I haven't bought pseudo-food there in a good ten years. If I absolutely have to, I'll do Jack in the Box or Burger King. But McD's is poison on a bun. Period.

Unless they start calling them "Crappy Meals" real soon, someone is going to sick the FTC on their asses for false advertising...

i hate mcdonalds. but their mcgriddles are friggin' amazing.

anyways, im sure the book is great and all but did we really need it to tell us that there is something mysterious going on with our chicken mcnuggets? maybe i should read it before passing judgement, but it seems not much better than those stupid 'in depth investigations' on the 10 o'clock news about how the escalator can turn into a "death trap." who is surprised by the fact that mcdonalds isnt healthy? who is surprised that we cant control parts of the food industry? there are things we can control, like whether or not we scarf down burgers every night. there are other things we cant control, like how much 'icky stuff' is in our beef. if we pay attention to the stuff we can control, then most of us have nothing to worry about.

I use to eat at McDonald's quite a bit when I was a kid. Their commercials somehow managed to convince me that Happy Meals were the greatest thing in the world. Of course, when Mickey D commercials are being aired every 2.5 seconds during the breaks between my Saturday and weekday afternoon cartoons, it's no wonder I was hypnotized. However, now that I'm older and my taste buds have developed and matured, I wonder why the hell I ever use to like that garbage in the first place. It's amazing how easy it can be to con today's youth. Develop the product, advertise the holy crap out of it till it's the only thing on their minds, and sell sell sell.

My Ex bought "Fast Food Nation" when it first came out. He claims he got a lot out of reading it, but considering the fact that he still eats at McDonald's and other fast food places often, I don't think it had much impact on him. He offered me the book when he was done, but I prefered not to read about all the horrors I may have currently been exposing myself to at the time. As they say, ignorance is bliss. I think I finally have the courage to read it now, but first I must find free time. Spare time is currently a very scarce and limited resource for me, but there's only a few weeks left in the spring quarter. Maybe then I can reacquaint myself with all those books I promised I would read months ago.

ARGH! I need to read that book!!

You know, when you eat a REALLY good burger, and I'm talking like a Maui burger from Islands or something, how could you even consider going back to McDonalds.

It's like taking a bath with soap, but then regressing back to licking yourself clean.

If I need fast food, I go to a little hole in the wall mexican food place called Molcasalsa or Johnny Mananas. Why? Because the ingrediants are fresh, I watch them get cooked to order and they're STILL cheaper than McDonalds. Not to mention that on a hot summer day I can wash it all down with a cold cervesa. No crappy Disney toys, no screaming kids, no freezer-burnt bread with a cold patty (personal McD's experience.)

Damn, I'm hungry. I need some grub.

Haha! During college, I've probably had about 2 burgers per week, eaten fast food every weekend, and snacked in between meals. Talk about freshman 15... mine was more like freshman 20 lol!

Now, 4 weeks after being home, I've lost it all on the Sit-at-home-on-my-rear-and-eat-normal-meals Diet :D