Sabrina Klivansky
Mrs. Shannon
English 115
26 October 2012
Why Fast Food is Appealing
Why Fast Food is Appealing
Most Americans have tried fast food, and fallen in love
with it. However, fast food goes beyond just a delicious meal. There are
obvious reasons as to why fast food is appealing, but it goes much deeper.
There are secrets that fast food companies hold to make customers keep coming
back for more, and these companies are really good at hiding them. If more Americans
were educated as to how these fast food companies function and realize that
they are being tricked, then perhaps they would stop relying on fast food so
much. American people need to become self-aware of their food choices and
realize what these fast food companies are doing. Even though fast food is very
convenient, tasty, and usually easy to access, fast food companies are using many
addictive ingredients and chemicals in their foods, false advertisements, and
visual tricks to get consumer attention.
Fast food companies couldn’t care less about the health of their customers. They just want their food to taste good, so that customers will come back and buy their product again and again. These foods are loaded with many addictive ingredients that encourage customers to eat more than they should, and make customers want to eat the same foods again. These ingredients are very harmful to the human body. People need to become aware of what exactly it is they are putting into their bodies. Monosodium Glutamate, for example, is a flavor enhancing food additive that can cause you to feel hungry even after you’ve ate a big meal. Sometimes, when our bodies crave something salty, fattening, or sweet, it might just be a way for our bodies to communicate with us and tell us they need some nutrients. One may think they want something salty, like French fries, but really, they could just be lacking some essential vitamins.
Fast food companies are very smart with their advertisements, as they know what consumers like (cheap prices, tasty food) and they know how to make it well-seen by a large amount of people. When looking at advertisements on billboards, there is usually a perfectly combined meal that looks very appetizing. This creates unrealistic expectations for customers. Someone may see that advertisement on a billboard, and see that the fast food place is coming up around the corner, and want to stop and try what they saw advertised because of how “delicious” and “perfect” it looked. Most avid fast food customers have become used to the fact that food just doesn’t level up to how it looks in the advertisements. This is because food is extremely altered in photos and commercials. This website displays many cringe-worthy materials to make food appear picture-perfect for the cameras, like glue being used instead of milk for cereal close-ups, and brown shoe polish to make meat appear freshly roasted. This is a form of false advertising, since we are not seeing what we are actually paying for. Before someone buys a hamburger from McDonalds, the employees don’t hold the burger in front of them and ask, “Is this okay? Would you like a prettier burger?” People get excited when they see advertisements because they want their food to look a certain way, and become disappointed when they find that their food is not as good-looking as the commercialized product. Americans need to realize that the images of food they may see are being edited and perfected by professionals, and should not expect their food to live up to the standards of the advertisement. It’s a trick by fast food companies to lure you in and attract you to their product. Unfortunately, their tricks are working, considering 30.6% of the United States is overweight.
Purchasing fast food is now easier than ever before. Fast food is now served just about anywhere where there are large groups of people, like high schools, college campuses, some elementary schools, zoos, airports, gas stations, sports stadiums, airplanes, trains, grocery stores, and many other places. Since 1947, there have been drive-thru fast food restaurants, which make it even easier for Americans to get their unhealthy food fix. Fast food used to be a once in a while type of thing, but for many people it has become a common routine. Unfortunately, for most young adults, eating fast food is not a rare treat but instead a common routine, a habit. It is no longer a treat going to the local McDonalds and paying ten cents for a small pack of French fries once in a while. The prices have gone up tremendously within the last few decades, but still remain fairly cheap for today’s economic standards. According to this introduction to Fast Food Nation, only $6 billion was spent on fast food in the 1970's. By the 2000’s, over $110 billion was spent on fast food. Unfortunately, this shows that America has become much more reliable on fast food restaurants as their source of caloric intake than ever before. America is also more overweight than ever before, and it definitely ties in with the convenience of fast food and how addicting it can be. American people need to realize how much money they are spending on fast food each year, and spend that money on grocery shopping to do healthier home-cooking instead.
It is two thousand twelve and media attention and having a certain beautiful body image is becoming more popular. Having a slim, healthy body type and preventing diseases is becoming part of our pop-culture. Our generation dramatizes the importance of looks more than ever before, with magazines, movies, televisions, commercials, newspapers, and just about everything else. Because the importance of body image is rising, more and more people will start trying their best to look a certain way, which hopefully means avoiding fast food. When one is accustomed to eating fast food, it is not easy to stop due to its addictive qualities. Eating it less often gradually over time can help make a change, instead of quitting “cold turkey”, since some fast foods can almost be as addicting as drugs. Replacing foods that someone is accustomed to with healthier foods is also a good way to fulfill cravings and fast food addictions. Fast food is not completely horrible if eaten once in a while, but it can seriously be detrimental to one’s health due to all the harmful ingredients. It’s extremely addictive, and bad habits can easily be formed. If one sees through all the tricks of fast food companies, and is aware of their brain-washing techniques, then they have won the battle between the addicting fried fatty foods and their own bodies. Sometimes, fast food smells or looks a certain way, and triggers a brain signal that tells you to eat it. Naturally, human beings love to eat food that smells or looks good. If one can overcome this temptation, and can develop a will power strong enough to not eat certain fast food even if it’s calling their name, then one can truly win the battle between themselves and the fast food industries.
Fast food companies couldn’t care less about the health of their customers. They just want their food to taste good, so that customers will come back and buy their product again and again. These foods are loaded with many addictive ingredients that encourage customers to eat more than they should, and make customers want to eat the same foods again. These ingredients are very harmful to the human body. People need to become aware of what exactly it is they are putting into their bodies. Monosodium Glutamate, for example, is a flavor enhancing food additive that can cause you to feel hungry even after you’ve ate a big meal. Sometimes, when our bodies crave something salty, fattening, or sweet, it might just be a way for our bodies to communicate with us and tell us they need some nutrients. One may think they want something salty, like French fries, but really, they could just be lacking some essential vitamins.
Fast food companies are very smart with their advertisements, as they know what consumers like (cheap prices, tasty food) and they know how to make it well-seen by a large amount of people. When looking at advertisements on billboards, there is usually a perfectly combined meal that looks very appetizing. This creates unrealistic expectations for customers. Someone may see that advertisement on a billboard, and see that the fast food place is coming up around the corner, and want to stop and try what they saw advertised because of how “delicious” and “perfect” it looked. Most avid fast food customers have become used to the fact that food just doesn’t level up to how it looks in the advertisements. This is because food is extremely altered in photos and commercials. This website displays many cringe-worthy materials to make food appear picture-perfect for the cameras, like glue being used instead of milk for cereal close-ups, and brown shoe polish to make meat appear freshly roasted. This is a form of false advertising, since we are not seeing what we are actually paying for. Before someone buys a hamburger from McDonalds, the employees don’t hold the burger in front of them and ask, “Is this okay? Would you like a prettier burger?” People get excited when they see advertisements because they want their food to look a certain way, and become disappointed when they find that their food is not as good-looking as the commercialized product. Americans need to realize that the images of food they may see are being edited and perfected by professionals, and should not expect their food to live up to the standards of the advertisement. It’s a trick by fast food companies to lure you in and attract you to their product. Unfortunately, their tricks are working, considering 30.6% of the United States is overweight.
Purchasing fast food is now easier than ever before. Fast food is now served just about anywhere where there are large groups of people, like high schools, college campuses, some elementary schools, zoos, airports, gas stations, sports stadiums, airplanes, trains, grocery stores, and many other places. Since 1947, there have been drive-thru fast food restaurants, which make it even easier for Americans to get their unhealthy food fix. Fast food used to be a once in a while type of thing, but for many people it has become a common routine. Unfortunately, for most young adults, eating fast food is not a rare treat but instead a common routine, a habit. It is no longer a treat going to the local McDonalds and paying ten cents for a small pack of French fries once in a while. The prices have gone up tremendously within the last few decades, but still remain fairly cheap for today’s economic standards. According to this introduction to Fast Food Nation, only $6 billion was spent on fast food in the 1970's. By the 2000’s, over $110 billion was spent on fast food. Unfortunately, this shows that America has become much more reliable on fast food restaurants as their source of caloric intake than ever before. America is also more overweight than ever before, and it definitely ties in with the convenience of fast food and how addicting it can be. American people need to realize how much money they are spending on fast food each year, and spend that money on grocery shopping to do healthier home-cooking instead.
It is two thousand twelve and media attention and having a certain beautiful body image is becoming more popular. Having a slim, healthy body type and preventing diseases is becoming part of our pop-culture. Our generation dramatizes the importance of looks more than ever before, with magazines, movies, televisions, commercials, newspapers, and just about everything else. Because the importance of body image is rising, more and more people will start trying their best to look a certain way, which hopefully means avoiding fast food. When one is accustomed to eating fast food, it is not easy to stop due to its addictive qualities. Eating it less often gradually over time can help make a change, instead of quitting “cold turkey”, since some fast foods can almost be as addicting as drugs. Replacing foods that someone is accustomed to with healthier foods is also a good way to fulfill cravings and fast food addictions. Fast food is not completely horrible if eaten once in a while, but it can seriously be detrimental to one’s health due to all the harmful ingredients. It’s extremely addictive, and bad habits can easily be formed. If one sees through all the tricks of fast food companies, and is aware of their brain-washing techniques, then they have won the battle between the addicting fried fatty foods and their own bodies. Sometimes, fast food smells or looks a certain way, and triggers a brain signal that tells you to eat it. Naturally, human beings love to eat food that smells or looks good. If one can overcome this temptation, and can develop a will power strong enough to not eat certain fast food even if it’s calling their name, then one can truly win the battle between themselves and the fast food industries.
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