Fast Food blog

               In my early childhood, fast food was not a major part of my life, it was more of a casual going out because my mom didn’t feel like cooking that night or she had to work late and my dad was on deployment. When I was younger I never ate hamburgers, well back then I called them “hambugers”, but aside from that I was addicted to chicken. It didn’t matter where it was from it could be chicken nuggets or even a chicken sandwich. Regardless I wasn’t the biggest fan of fast food as a child, what I was more interested in was the play pins and all the toys that would come with the meals, which sometimes depicted what type of meal I was going to get. An example of this for me was when the Pokémon movie came out in theaters, burger king released a limited series, I ate there almost every day until I finally got all the pieces of the set, I was a huge fan when I was about six, so of course my mom wanted to get me the set. Another thing that really played a big role into me eating at fast food was the fact that I traveled a lot as a child since my dad was in the navy, and we would always go visit family that lived in different states. As luck would have it, there was always a fast food restaurant so it was quite often the dinner of choice.

                Now fast food plays quite a small roll in my food choice. I try to make healthy choices and although I do enjoy a greasy hamburger every once in a while, I prefer a nice home cooked meal I can enjoy with my family. Not to say that I only eat salads, I still love steaks and chicken wings, but it can be made much healthier. Also I enjoy the comforts of home much more than a fast food restaurant, just enjoy that feeling of home while I eat. Another thing is that at home I can enjoy the peace and quiet serenity of home in comparison to the noisy cluster of people in fast food restaurants. I don’t shun fast food because it does help provide food for those who can’t afford appliances or are even homeless. The down side to fast food though is that it is extremely unhealthy most the time. To me now I see most fast food as more of a convenience thing rather than a reward. In all I try to avoid going to fast food places, but if friends or family decide that they want to go I’ll bite my tongue and go get a greasy burger.