Why Is Fast Food Bad

"You know I like to complain about waiters and their poor service, but this is ridiculous! I wonder if they automated the banquet manager too". Read on...Germany likes to call itself the "Land of Ideas" - and over the centuries it has certainly had plenty of them. It was Germans who invented the aspirin, the airship, the printing press and the diesel engine. But Germany has surely never produced anything quite as weird as the automated restaurant. I say "restaurant" - but it actually... Read Full Story

It is easy to slip from off a healthy diet when you are on vacation, even when you think you are eating wisely. I do not drink soda, or other sugar and calorie ridden beverages. However, the warm salt air, and ocean water made me thirsty and I decided to try a Crystal Light Orange Mango Slurpee. The sweet taste and coldness treated my taste buds after an afternoon of ocean swimming. For two days in a row, I indulged myself in this pleasurable treat.When I had an opportunity to check the... Read Full Story

Not only are they trying to cut down on the fast food restaurants already there, but the measure that a city councilwoman is proposing affects new fast-food restaurants that haven't opened, or may be planned to open. Fast-food restaurants would not be able to open in the area for up to two years, while the city establishes a long term plan to deal with the already present restaurants that are linked to health problems, and Mc Donnals you know they're all lookig at you. L.A. has the most fast... Read Full Story

Lunches marketed as “healthy” are not always good for you.  It’s amazing how the food industry can take leafy green salads, soups, and  grilled chicken breasts, and turn them into fat/sodium/sugar laden killers.  Is your “healthy lunch” on our list of imposters? 1.  Frozen Low-Calorie Entrees These may indeed be low-calorie and cheap (under $3), but they are high in sodium, heavily processed and not healthy.  Lean Cuisine One Dish Favorites Stuffed Cabbage has 200 calories and 6 grams... Read Full Story

Way to go McDonald’s.  In the wake of the Super-Size Me documentary, you drop your super-size menu (although you didn’t cite this is the cause, I think the movie had something to do with it).  Now a few year’s later, you bring back super-sized drinks… and call them Hugo instead of Super Size. Granted it isn’t your responsibility to govern how or what people choose to put into their bodies.  As a corporate entity, it is a good financial move to supply a demand.  But seriously, is a 42oz drink... Read Full Story