Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal‚ by Eric Schlosser. Perennial of HarperCollins Publishers‚ 2002. 383 pp.‚ $13.95. ³As American as a small‚ rectangular‚ hand-held‚ frozen‚ and reheated apple pie.² (p. 3) Far from being a run of the mill expose on calories and fat grams in fast food‚ Fast Food Nation is a hard-hitting critique of the industrialization of America¹s and‚ later‚ the world¹s food supply. The consequences of this industrialization have far-reaching effects
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Fast Food Nation The Golden Arches Most people would expect Fast Food chain restaurants to be a happy‚ convenient‚ inexpensive‚ and quick place to pick up a meal. The decision to stop for fast food‚ is made on spur of the moment‚ without much thought. The vast majority of customers do not set out to eat at a Burger King‚ Wendy’s‚ or McDonalds. Often‚ they’re not even planning to stop for food until they see a big sign‚ a familiar building‚ and set of golden arches. Fast food‚ like
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in his article when explaining that the parent is at fault because they are responsible for purchasing the food. Parents need to step up and take control of their kids exercise and eating habits. It is pretty obvious that “parents‚ not state government‚ are in the best position to fight the epidemic of overweight children.” By parents taking control‚ they can maintain their children’s food consumption and exercise habits. If parents maintain a healthy diet and exercise pan for their kids then it
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Fast Food (1) Fast food‚ which is a very common concept in America today‚ has not always been so popular. (2) Because McDonald’s was the first restaurant to equip themselves with an assembly line people think that it was the beginning of fast food‚ but many consider White Castle to be how fast food chains began. (5) When founded in 1921‚ White Castle was an extremely important part of fast-food development. (3) Surprisingly‚ at the time‚ hamburgers were considered revolting. White Castle changed
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life caused that people talk‚ walk‚ drive and also eat much faster. Therefore a lot of people search for a quick way to get food and they thrive in fast food restaurants. It is needless to mention the most famous one. How many people would not know McDonald’s? Probably very few people. Its restaurants are spread almost all over the word. Most people know how unhealthy food McDonald’s offers and that they should avoid these meals – yes‚ people should be at least aware of stuff like that. However this
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The existence of fast food establishments is not new. According to Parsa and Kahn‚ quick food service dates back to Constantinople in 1500 A.D.‚ with the creation of the coffee shop. However‚ in the past half century‚ there has been a surge in what we now think of as quick service restaurants (QSR)‚ serving a growing number of people who are eating more and more of their meals outside of the home. Every day in the United States‚ 25% of the population will visit a fast food restaurant‚ and worldwide
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Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser discusses the fast food industry in depth. Many aspects of this industry are analyzed‚ from the inhumane treatment of the cattle in their feedlots to the overworked and underpaid employees at fast food restaurants. Although this book only looks at the American fast food industry‚ it is becoming identical for the rest of the world due to globalization. This book provides a realistic‚ yet depressing‚ view of what our society is coming to. It addresses numerous problems
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FAST FOOD NATION Section I - The American Way Introduction and Chapter 1 - The Founding Fathers Life in the 1950’s was unlike any previous decade. It was the culmination of the previous 50 years of expansion‚ industrialization‚ depression and two world wars. The baby boom began. Families were moving to the suburbs. The accessibility of the automobile and the integrated open highway gave the average citizen a freedom and mobility never seen before. As a result‚ industries and businesses sprang
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Some trace the modern history of fast food in America to July 7‚ 1912‚ with the opening of a fast food restaurant called the Automat in New York. The Automat was a cafeteria with its prepared foods behind small glass windows and coin-operated slots. Joseph Horn and Frank Hardart had already opened the first Horn & Hardart Automat in Philadelphia in 1902‚ but their “Automat” at Broadway and 13th Street‚ in New York City‚ created a sensation. Numerous Automat restaurants were built around the country
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the fast food industry over the last few decades. Although‚ many other factors also attribute to this the eating of fast food is the main one. Should the fast food industry really be held at an ethical or moral standing for what they feed their customers? This has led to many debates and also many changes‚ but also it shows that the fast-food industry is operating on demand from the consumer. Right now the consumer doesn’t have a moral or ethical obligation to themselves‚ therefore the fast food
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