Burger King ... you are kidding me..

I think the problem is that the fast food corporations ARE seeing families who eat this stuff ALL THE TIME. I remember as a kid working the drive-thru at an Arbys that we had "regular" customers. I agree that as a fun thing for the kids sometimes, it's not the end of the world. But we have obese, unhealthy families around here for whom that is an absolute staple of their diet. They tend to look down on people like me for "slaving away in the kitchen", but I wouldn't trade them.

If a family is obese fast food is not to blame...the family is

awsome job at weight loss what else u doing besides 1200 cal a day

I see nothing wrong with eating fast food ONCE IN A WHILE...... but not as a regular part of your meal planning.

If 4 or 5 nights a week you are picking up fast food on the way home because you are "tired" to cook, its poor planning. Healthy Meals can be planned in advance if you really wanted to live a healthier lifestyle.

Pizza, burgers & fries on a Friday night, sure, why not.

I think you're all forgetting the king of fast food here... The McRib is in season! Why get a whopper when you can get a tasty, juicy, tender McRib!?

That's a good deal. I like to put onion rings in my whopper.

I'm sorry, but if you think it's OK to feed your family BK whoppers once or twice a week, you are kidding yourself.

Their burgers are treated with AMMONIA.
They have relatively frequent outbreaks of e.coli.
They don't even use real beef!!


http://abcnews.go.com/Business/taco-buns-fast-food-meat-cook-home/story?id=12826571#.TsVK63FXRW4


Eating a fast food burger once a month in a pinch? No, it's not going to kill you. But you should seriously reevaluate your eating practice if you consider this crap an OK treat for your kids a couple times a week.


The sad fact is, fast food IS cheaper. People who really don't have money aren't buying the $10 meal...they're buying off the dollar menu, and they can get a double cheeseburger for as much as I pay for one of my yuppie greek yogurts or an eggplant. It's sad, but beef and corn are subsidized by the government, while broccoli and apples are not.

I think the problem is that the fast food corporations ARE seeing families who eat this stuff ALL THE TIME. I remember as a kid working the drive-thru at an Arbys that we had "regular" customers. I agree that as a fun thing for the kids sometimes, it's not the end of the world. But we have obese, unhealthy families around here for whom that is an absolute staple of their diet. They tend to look down on people like me for "slaving away in the kitchen", but I wouldn't trade them.

How is that the restaurant's fault that individuals choose to eat there frequently? What should they do? Track people's visits? Should the gov't limit how many times you can serve fast food to the same person?

Of course they should. Dontcha know, the government's JOB is to make sure every,single.person in America makes good choices. You think you can make better choices on your own? Psshhhh...try telling that to Michelle...

I eat BK when I'm in a rush and away from home. But I see what you are saying. I don't think it hurts to have it every so often, just don't super size the stuff (or BK's equivalent).

I'm sorry, but if you think it's OK to feed your family BK whoppers once or twice a week, you are kidding yourself.

Their burgers are treated with AMMONIA.
They have relatively frequent outbreaks of e.coli.
They don't even use real beef!!

Luckily for me, I live in Europe, where regulations on all meat are much stricter. No steroid cows, no chemicals, if they say it's 100% *insert meat* it will be said meat. Sure, i might be cow eyeballs and testicles and very little "real" meat but it all comes from an animal, and tastes omnom

I'd rather feed myself and my future family healthy food but maybe once a month I'd get them all a treat!


Of course, I'm not a fan of Burger King (and quite frankly I don't even know where the closest one is to my apartment). While I do agree fast food makes fat people, I think there are a lot reasons why people would buy into this deal or other fast food deals (Mcd's 20 piece nugget meal!) over home cooked meals. Maybe they suck at cooking or are ignorant. :laugh: We don't know these people personally after all.

^^ this! And some people are just lucky .... my bf's sister thinks that she sucks at cooking *she does... lol but she won't try and practice and learn!* so her and her SO eat fast food constantly! They seriously live off of fast food and mountain dew and they're skinny..... tho props to her she does feed her almost 2 year old better food that she feeds her and her SO