What is the difference from the food we buy from restaurants (fast food & diners) and home cooked food?

Question

People Say Fast food is bad, but even if we wanted to cook something with meat or chicken it is almost the same isn't it? Plus nowadays Fast Food Restaurants have Salads if you are looking for a healthy nutritional meal. You opinion?

Answer 1

The difference between restaurant food and home cooked food is normally salt and fat. Restaurant food tastes good because there is so much salt and fat. That's where the flavor comes from. Personally, when I cook, I use no salt at all (except baking) and as little fat as possible.

Answer 2

Usually the foods we get from restaurants/fast food are pre-made and they just heat them up when an order is placed. I worked in Red Lobster for a bit and I know that in the morning they had food preps that would put together all the dishes so they would be ready to go for when the restaurant opened in the morning. So, restaurant/fast food contain maybe preservatives, lots of sodium, lard (fat)...more so than if you cooked it at home yourself. When you cook at home you don't have to use preservatives because you are going to eat the food right after you cook it.

Answer 3

1) You know your kitchen is clean

2) You control the ingredients (Salt, dressing, oil)

3) You can prepare it how u want (steamed, baked, broiled)

4) Chances are you will buy fresher ingredients. Maybe even organic. You know how long a food has been sitting there.

5) You wont have all those unhealthy preservatives that prolong shelf life in your food.

Answer 4

When you're cooking at home, you have control over how much grease, salt, or butter goes into the foods you cook...you put the ingredients in yourself..
AND
a lot of those salads are fullll of fat. You're better off making your own and using Light dressing.

Answer 5

arhhhh, you need to read some more on food nutrients, so of the fast food is fry by deep oil, so the nutrients is kill. You can't just eat only salad, you need a balance of foods.

Answer 6

fast food, convenient yeah!!!! good for u no way!!!! home cooked is the way to go, less fat less salt, less money, and a great way to stay in touch wi family and freinds, invite em over for a meal!!!!

Answer 7

Home cooked cheaper/not as fast.. maybe bigger portions..and real food not processed.....also time to cook at home..

Answer 8

I think it is unhealthy but sometimes not as much as they say, but I think homecooked meals taste better.

Answer 9

food at home is better

Answer 10

nothing