Fast food lovers

Mslmesq
Mslmesq Posts: 1,000 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I'm curious, mostly because it is incomprehensible to me, but what is it you love about fast food? Because if you told me you love a good hamburger and french fries, I get that. But would you really take a fast food version over a really high end quality version from a really good restaurant or home cooked? Is it really the fast food you like or the meal? And if so, aren't you just settling on a not as tasty version of what you could have.

I really want to know because I would definitely eat a burger and fries and fit it into my calorie count if I wanted to. But on the days I did that, there is not a chance in the world I would settle on a not as delicious fast food version of it.
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  • jdm_taco
    jdm_taco Posts: 999 Member
    5 double cheese burgers for $5 is a big reason. I think it taste good but not as good as other burgers but certainly good enough.


    I also eat it specifically because its high calorie and high sodium on days I need it.
  • chezjuan
    chezjuan Posts: 747 Member
    I don't think it's necessarily settling for one or the other. Sometimes I am in the mood for a particular taste that comes from a specific meal at a fast food joint. For example, I can make a taco at home with 90/10 ground beef and fresh, organic ingredients, but maybe I want a volcano taco instead.
  • rahlpn
    rahlpn Posts: 551 Member
    Convenience and price. If I'm hungry like, want food NOW and I can stop somewhere and get a baked potato and chili for $5 instead of driving to the store and buying stuff to make chili and baking a potato I stop at Wendy's. Same thing for burgers. I have to make sure I have the ingredients on hand and if it's just me and I want ONE burger then why not spend a dollar or two and get it in less than 5 minutes. French fries also taste a lot better from fast food places because hey, they're deep fried, I don't have a fryer or oil at home and in the oven they're dry (I don't like condiments). As for taste, I sometimes actually prefer a fast food burger (Sonic is really good) to say Ruby Tuesday or a steak house because they tend to overcook their burgers on the outside and undercook them on the inside. I ask for medium well and I still get pink in the center and charred on the outside, is it too much to ask for brown all the way through?
  • neanderthin
    neanderthin Posts: 10,223 Member
    I discount most franchised fast food on taste alone. Don't see the appeal at all.
  • Factory_Reset
    Factory_Reset Posts: 1,651 Member
    Believe me, if I could make my own Carl's Jr. grilled bacon cheeseburger and have it taste like that....OMFG I would.

    YOLO right?
  • IrishHarpy1
    IrishHarpy1 Posts: 399 Member
    Oh, look -- yet another fast food bashing thread! Bring on the food shaming...

    *yawns*
  • highervibes
    highervibes Posts: 2,219 Member
    I love Harvey's burgers and onion rings. I also really love my home made burgers from grass fed meat. I like them both, so I eat them both.

    I don't like Wendy's burgers, so I don't eat those. I do like McDonald's cheeseburgers so I eat those. Are you noticing a pattern yet?
  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    No restaurant will ever have Taco Bell nacho cheese.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    Have you ever had Qdoba (chipotle)?

    I don't dig most of the fast food joints but I don't mind them. I love Qdoba. Popeyes is awesome too! Taco Bell is 4 AM is awesomesauce!

    In many cases though I agree, a high end joint or a mom and pop shop is better but I got no hate for fast food.
  • monicapeterson54
    monicapeterson54 Posts: 34 Member
    Oh, look -- yet another fast food bashing thread! Bring on the food shaming...

    *yawns*

    AGREED!
  • CookNLift
    CookNLift Posts: 3,660 Member
    Mcdonald's nuggets are impossible to replicate. and they cure my hangovers

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  • schamilton61
    schamilton61 Posts: 1 Member
    The convenience of having someone else do the cooking for you.
  • InForBacon
    InForBacon Posts: 1,508 Member
    5 guys is pretty fast. I love their burgers and fries.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
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  • Rage_Phish
    Rage_Phish Posts: 1,507 Member
    Is the point of this thread for you to be convinced to eat fast food? Or just let everyone know that you dont like it/ dont eat it?
  • greenmm25
    greenmm25 Posts: 175 Member
    Taco bell, is AMAZING and and know it isn't great health wise but I love it and I crave it from time to time. This week for the first time I had a a protein burger from in n' out, delicious! Yummy just a tad bit more messy than the normal with the bun but just as tasty. :-)
  • RGv2
    RGv2 Posts: 5,789 Member
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  • FindingMyself24
    FindingMyself24 Posts: 613 Member
    I used to be badly addicted to fast food...its quick..easy...and convenient...and it has a certain taste that i cant duplicate...but if i go a while without it i dont really want it and it makes me sick when i eat it...
  • whitlisd
    whitlisd Posts: 85
    I find the food addictive quite frankly. If I start eating at McDonalds, I begin more of it right away. I have to stay away. Other places aren't as bad, but I think I have quite sensitive taste buds and am always looking for the most intense flavors I can find. And usually, I find them in restaurants/fast food places. (I don't know how to use spices very well at home)
  • SoDamnHungry
    SoDamnHungry Posts: 6,998 Member
    Warm. Salty. Cheesy. Addictive. Even chewing it feels better that chewing other stuff. I cannot describe.
  • BeachIron
    BeachIron Posts: 6,490 Member
    What I get from this thread: "Hi, I'm a food snob and better than you so please justify your tastes."
  • PepperWorm
    PepperWorm Posts: 1,206
    I like fast food...'cuz it's fast. And tasty.

    I'm selective about it though. I'm not a fan of fast food cheeseburgers at all. If I'm gonna have a quick hamburger, I can whip one up at home.

    However, I love Moe's, Chik-Fil-A, Taco Bell, Arby's, Zaxby's, Panda Express...*shrug* It's all still food. A lot of it is pretty tasty. Some of it even nutrient dense.

    Why shame others for their food choices? Focus on you.
  • gfroniewski
    gfroniewski Posts: 168
    Have you ever had Qdoba (chipotle)?

    I don't dig most of the fast food joints but I don't mind them. I love Qdoba. Popeyes is awesome too! Taco Bell is 4 AM is awesomesauce!

    In many cases though I agree, a high end joint or a mom and pop shop is better but I got no hate for fast food.

    Interesting, I think OP meant more like....nasty fast food like McDonald's and stuff. I would barely even qualify Chipotle or Qdoba (which aren't synonymous btw lol), but I guess since they are quick and relatively processed it counts? If I need a healthy meal on the go I definitely hit up one of those places for a naked burrito with chicken and no cheese.
  • IrishHarpy1
    IrishHarpy1 Posts: 399 Member
    What I get from this thread: "Hi, I'm a food snob and better than you so please justify your tastes."

    QFT
  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    What I get from this thread: "Hi, I'm a food snob and better than you so please justify your tastes."

    Who doesn't eat at "really high end quality" restaurants at all times? I only eat lunch at The Palm....
  • PepperWorm
    PepperWorm Posts: 1,206
    Have you ever had Qdoba (chipotle)?

    I don't dig most of the fast food joints but I don't mind them. I love Qdoba. Popeyes is awesome too! Taco Bell is 4 AM is awesomesauce!

    In many cases though I agree, a high end joint or a mom and pop shop is better but I got no hate for fast food.

    The nearest Chipotle is forever away from me. I've never eaten there. :(
  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    Have you ever had Qdoba (chipotle)?

    I don't dig most of the fast food joints but I don't mind them. I love Qdoba. Popeyes is awesome too! Taco Bell is 4 AM is awesomesauce!

    In many cases though I agree, a high end joint or a mom and pop shop is better but I got no hate for fast food.

    If I need a healthy meal on the go I definitely hit up one of those places for a naked burrito with chicken and no cheese.

    You're doing fast food wrong.
  • taunto
    taunto Posts: 6,420 Member
    Have you ever had Qdoba (chipotle)?

    I don't dig most of the fast food joints but I don't mind them. I love Qdoba. Popeyes is awesome too! Taco Bell is 4 AM is awesomesauce!

    In many cases though I agree, a high end joint or a mom and pop shop is better but I got no hate for fast food.

    The nearest Chipotle is forever away from me. I've never eaten there. :(

    Most places where there isn't a chipotle nearby usually have Qdoba instead which is pretty much the same
  • SpeSHul_SnoflEHk
    SpeSHul_SnoflEHk Posts: 6,256 Member
    How are you ever going to replace the feeling of slamming several White Castle or Krystals at 3 am after walking out of the bar. You aren't going to get a real slider like that at a nice sit down restaurant. I see they try to imitate these days, but seriously. You have to go with the original on this one.
  • PepperWorm
    PepperWorm Posts: 1,206
    Have you ever had Qdoba (chipotle)?

    I don't dig most of the fast food joints but I don't mind them. I love Qdoba. Popeyes is awesome too! Taco Bell is 4 AM is awesomesauce!

    In many cases though I agree, a high end joint or a mom and pop shop is better but I got no hate for fast food.

    The nearest Chipotle is forever away from me. I've never eaten there. :(

    Most places where there isn't a chipotle nearby usually have Qdoba instead which is pretty much the same

    Hmmm *google check*

    Yeeeeaahhhh, nearest Qdoba is in Bumfaq, Egypt Foreverplace. Chipotle is actually closer and more attainable.

    *pouts*

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