Officials might ban fast-food restaurants |
Related Comments: 22. How can anyone say people eat at fast food restaurants because it's cheap? I could cook for a family of five for a week on what it would cost for one meal for them at McDonalds. As far as "nobody has time to cook" - that's hogwash - all you have to do is spend a couple of hours one day a week cooking various main courses and freezing them in individual portions. Mealtime comes, thaw some out, add a salad and/or a vegetable, maybe some brown rice (which also freezes well, btw) and you have a quick and nutritious meal. Takes some planning, but it's healthier and cheaper than McD's drivethru! Posted at 2:56PM on Sep 16th 2007 by Suzanne 23. What if it worked. Would you support it then? What about Fast healthy food? They don't have to be mutuallly exclusive. There is an economic benefit from having less obese people. We shouldn't be supportive of fast food restarants making people who cant afford to eat healthier fat. We end up paying higher insurance premiums for them. Maybe this is responsible goernment policy. Posted at 2:59PM on Sep 16th 2007 by psattar 24. The control freaks are at it again. Posted at 2:59PM on Sep 16th 2007 by heleneps 25. Krissy (21), whatever you are eating is giving you a foul mouth. Posted at 2:59PM on Sep 16th 2007 by heleneps 26. Being Healthy is easy. Follow these simple rules and you will maintain your ideal weight, sleep better and have brain power! Posted at 3:00PM on Sep 16th 2007 by MaryKatherine 27. Is this taking away our freedom of choice? Posted at 3:11PM on Sep 16th 2007 by KT 28. they say the troops are fighting for our FREEDOM?? .......WHAT FREEDOM?? the freedom that is being taken from us daily?? when was the last time you went ANYWHERE without being searched, made to walk thru a metal detector and /or empty your pockets....and this is JUST to a baseball game or a boat show Big Brother is here and he's a PARANOID old republican from the Nixon era Posted at 3:17PM on Sep 16th 2007 by 6UL DV8 29. There were overweight people long before fast food restaurants ever even existed. Posted at 3:19PM on Sep 16th 2007 by Rita Johnson 30. If you live in the Coachella Valley area in Southern California then you know Indian Wells...zero fast food in the city. Only a couple high end restaurants and that's it. Palm Desert, just next door, did away with DRIVE THRU's...you can have McD's, but you have to park and walk in to do it. Zoning it out completely isn't a bad idea, making you walk to get it, better. Drive thrus, though convenient (and i have kids so i live by the drive in concept) really does end up taking away just one more reason to get up and move. Making it more difficult to get to, it won't hurt sales by any means, but if you have to drive past 3 grocery stores just to get to that greasy hamburger you either really want it or really don't feel like cooking. Since I moved to Palm Desert 9 years ago i've found that the only time i will get fast food is if we are driving past it or going out of town. that's it. much better than the old days where we'd have it 2-3 times a week just becuz i was too tired to cook. Posted at 3:19PM on Sep 16th 2007 by itspastmybedtime 31. I think this is a good idea. Alot of these neighborhoods have too many fast food options, but no green groceries. Many people when given the option of stopping by a burger joint on their way home for dinner, or taking the bus an hour out of their way and riding the bus back with a dozen bags will gladly take the option of the burger joint. Hopefully, this will encourgage grocery stores to invest in these areas. Posted at 3:20PM on Sep 16th 2007 by Colleen 32. Last time I checked, Ronald McDonald was not sitting on my chest shoving french fries down my throat. If I choose to eat fast food I have that right. Please do not let any government try to tell us what is good for us! We are not simple minded children that need to be prtected from ourselves! I am NOT overweight, I eat fast food, I do excercise, but also watch tv and play on the computer. It's a matter of moderation. Posted at 3:21PM on Sep 16th 2007 by sheri 33. It's not just the republicans. John Edwards wants to make invasive health-care screenings mandatory. Here's proof: Posted at 3:23PM on Sep 16th 2007 by Lola 34. For those of you who think the ban can't happen, remember the dictator of NYC banning smoking in all establishments. Now he wants to regulate the way all food is cooked in the city, using no trans fat. How dare he regulate how restaurants prepare their food! I can't believe that such a large and diverse population is letting him get away with it. And the f*cked up town in Maryland where you can't even smoke in your OWN HOME if a neighbor complains that they can smell your smoke - and the ban on bottled water in San Francisco government offices. I just recently started drinking bottled water because our tap water tastes like grass and dirt. Hope their water tastes better than mine! Posted at 3:24PM on Sep 16th 2007 by Lisa 35. 31 and 32: HIRE A NANNY FOR YOURSELVES. Posted at 3:27PM on Sep 16th 2007 by Lola 36. This is both unbelievable and insulting...What ever happened to the concept of Free Enterprise in this country...And the fact that we are supposed to be a Democracy... Posted at 3:27PM on Sep 16th 2007 by Jay 37. I wonder how many of the people who are trying to ban fast food are over weight themselves. I personally don't eat the junk myself but those who have very little money can only afford this food. Maybe if the fast food industry will find better ways to make fast food healthier and notice the amount of fat their product has then maybe they will seek an alterative to what they sell. Posted at 3:33PM on Sep 16th 2007 by ann 38. In response to "there were overweight people long before fast food restaurants" - it reminds me of a close friend of mine during the 70's. This was before they had fast food breakfasts, and our families couldn't afford to eat fast food much. Her family, hispanic like the South Central residents, were all grossly overweight. When I slept over at her house, the breakfasts were unbelievable. Everything was cooked in pools of lard. Eggs, ham or big chunks of baloney, potatoes, etc. etc. They didn't need fast food to be ginormously fat. Posted at 3:36PM on Sep 16th 2007 by Lisa 39. The biggest problem with fast food, is the fact that there are additives that make you hungry all the time. This makes you crave more, therefore you spend more money. Why doesn't the FDA put a stop the practice, therefore elemnating the biggest problem with fast food. Posted at 3:37PM on Sep 16th 2007 by Kate 40. OK big brother,chip away at our freedoms!! Chip, chip and keep chipping away until we revolt!! Then have an after party at a Hardee's!! Hardee har har!! Posted at 3:38PM on Sep 16th 2007 by Doug |
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21. Personally, its a good idea! Sorry that some of you might not like to hear that because you put nothing but shit in your bodies! Trust me, I used to eat fast food too... until I realized that even SALADS at fast food places are just as bad as a triple bacon cheeseburger whatever... its DISGUSTING. I can't believe people would put that shit in their bodies, the thought makes me sick now.
Get rid of fast food or make it HEALTHY...
And I dont care if you say "its up to us what we eat" I personally, dont eat it, so honestly, i dont give a shit what you put in your mouth, I avoid it.. but people, come on, do you not care about yourself?
Posted at 2:38PM on Sep 16th 2007 by krissy