From scratch.
He went on to say the same goes for desserts and other junk food. I wholeheartedly agree. As far as from scratch goes, it is much harder to make junk food. This is also why processed foods and fast food has become so popular over the last 50 years. Burger joints got their start by producing food that was not an everyday food you would cook at home. As the years went on, restaurants like McDonalds took advantage of new food technology, food processing.
This made it even more affordable for the average person to eat out, eating food they would not typically make from scratch. Fast food restaurants were not the only market making use of processed food. It began to fill grocery stores, touting its ability to be ready in minutes instead of hours. The public, who now relied on two wage earners per family, began to rely more and more on these processed quick and easy meals to feed themselves and their family.
School cafeterias and other sit-down restaurants began using the processed, easy to prepare foods. Children’s school lunches became no better than a trip to Taco-Bell. Parent’s date night became nothing more than dressed up fast food served by wait staff at sit-down chains. Little by little, processed food crept into the American diet until it because the only thing we eat.
This post was inspired by an article I saw today on CNN. McDonald’s is being sued on the grounds that marketing of Happy Meal toys lure small children into their restaurants. Backing up this suit are facts measured by the CDCP of skyrocketing childhood obesity. Now, correct me if I am wrong, but aren’t kids getting the same processed at home in TV dinners and at school in chicken patties. As much as I despise processed food and what it has done to America, it’s obvious that we are not being single-handedly undermined by Happy Meal toys. The US food industry needs to stop looking for scapegoats, suck it up, and stop producing processed foods.
I agree with you! Kids are getting crappy, processed foods in Perhaps a toy does make a McDonald's Happy Meal appealing to a small child, but it's not like the child can hop in the car, drive himself to the restaurant & pick up a couple meals in the drive-through. Parents are responsible for educating their children on making wise choices, including food choices. Taking their kids to fast food restaurants on a regular basis isn't setting a good example. No one put a gun to their head & made them eat that cheeseburger!
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