Fast food began as a wondrous concept bring wholesome food to customers quickly and efficiently. What has remained is the speed but what has not is wholesome or nutrition. Fast food is latent with high sodium, high fats (trans, saturated e.g.) sugar and pretty much the worst things we can ingest. So my question to you, is why are most people still eating these foods and why is this segment of food service growing especially in Canada? It seems like every time I head downtown there is a new burger joint or doughnut shop opening. In a time when obesity, cancer and diabetes are link to the above mentioned fats it is simply hard to believe that there are so little options for convenient healthy fast food in Vancouver. When I am in a rush or only have a short lunch break my option are completely limited. So our default is to head to the nearest fast food joint and then justify my time restraints against how awful I feel after I eat.
Change
So is there a solution? Can it be possible to make fast food healthy? I don’t mean ordering the healthiest version of what we have available today I mean actually creating food that is nutritious, low in calories, great flavor and served quickly. We need to re-educate people to understand that healthy food cooked properly actually has more flavor and diversity than fast food or pretty much our entire diet. We are programmed to today to love salt, sugar and fat. These flavors are naturally occurring in all foods so we don’t need to overload our taste buds. By creating a balance of this combination food can be enjoyed the way it is meant to be. Have you ever been over to a friend’s house for an amazing dinner? One they prepared for hours with good wholesome ingredients. Fast food is food that is prepared ahead of time then served. The same cooking process that your dinner used can take place giving you all the flavor and nutrition as well.
Boycott
Next we can plainly stop eating and supporting all of these fast food chains.
