FOOD

Christian Juarez

McPherson, Gaylene

English: R101

28 September 2014

Food

               Fast food has been a part of my life since a very young age. I remember being five years old and wanting McDonalds because of the toy they would include in the happy meals. I wouldn’t even finish my meal because of how eager I was to play with my new toy. Being young at the time, I didn’t know that McDonalds would become one of my favorite fast food restaurants of all time.

               As a child, rarely would I eat fast food. It was always my mother’s meals and about once a month it was a meal from a fast food place. As I entered my teens, I found myself eating at fast food restaurants more regularly. About once a week I would find myself at a fast food restaurant. Although eating at several fast food restaurants, I always found myself going back to McDonald for that Big Mac Meal. I have tasted several burgers in my life, from burger king to In N Out to other fancier restaurants but I found myself loving the Big Mac more. Every Friday after school, my friends and I would head over to McDonald to eat. They would get their chicken burgers, Chicken McNuggets, fish burger, but I would always get the number 1, which was a Big Mac Meal. It was something about that burger that always made me want it even more. It wasn’t the loads of salt and sugar they add to their burgers that made me love it because Burger King, In N Out, Carls Jr add about the same amount of salts and sugar into their burgers but yet I don’t find them as tasty as a Big Mac. McDonald will continue to be my favorite fast food restaurant of all time. “Im Lovin It”

               As a current college student fast food is a part of my daily life. Being always on the go, I always find myself at a fast food restaurant drive-thru. Although unhealthy, I eat at a fast food place about twice even three times a week at times. Since I know all those calories are unhealthy, I try and stay active on a daily basis. I tend to go out for a jog every other morning and try and build a little muscle. Since last year I have been trying to distance myself from fast food restaurants because diabetes is no laughing matter. All those diseases I hear of people getting due to the food choices they make scares me. I have been finding healthier alternatives rather than eating at a fast food place. Every so often I tend to crave my all-time favorite burger, the Big Mac. The craving begins and I try to overcome it and reach for something much healthier for my body. As of now, I have been eating more fruits and veggies and will try and remain eating healthy and avoiding all unhealthy foods for the rest of my life.