How often do you eat fast food and is it always bad?

Question

I don't believe in absolutes, they say, "all fast food is bad". if it were so bad, they wouldn't have a shop on every street corner in the US. I try to avoid it but I do eat fast food, at least 5 times a week. Recently, I try to eat as light as possible (kids hamburger and/or no fries), just a couple of side dishes. But even with that, I still feel that contributes to a poor diet.

What about you guys?

Answer 1

once or twice a week, its rarely 'good', sometimes I am just happy I don't get sick.

Best shot at Good: Popeye's

Usually Bad: McDs

Answer 2

I don't believe all fast food is bad. The only way to make fresh vegetables 'bad' is to add fattening dressing to them, but that decision is made by the consumer. You do have a choice in what dressing you add to your salad, if you ask, the worker will tell you that they have a few different light choices and personally, I don't taste any difference. Have a side salad with light dressing and a grilled chicken sandwich with no mayo or a kid's hamburger and you have an alright meal.

I wouldn't eat fries before because I knew of the trans fat problem. Now that problem is gone in alot of restaurants, but I don't even like fries since I didn't eat them before. Use this site to figure out nutrition info before you order. There is a long list of restaurants and it has helped me alot. http://www.dietfacts.com

I usually try to figure out what we will be having for dinner so I know what to expect because my mom works long hours and we have pizza at least once a week and it's on those days that I eat a healthier lunch at school and a lighter breakfast. When I eat badly at more than 1 meal a day, I feel really guilty so I try to decide early in the day what I plan on eating so I know ahead of time.

Answer 3

Like you, I don't believe in absolutes either, so I won't respond "never", but I eat in fast foods very very rarely...maybe 2 or 3 times/year. I try to live a very healthy lifestyle, and fast food restaurant choices are usually laden with sodium, and fat. A splurge for me is a thin crust cheese only pizza once or twice a year, or no sugar added reduced fat ice cream. I'll also indulge in an alcoholic beverage from time to time. After all, just because I want to be healthy doesn't mean I also want to stop enjoying the pleasures of life.

Answer 4

At one time in my life I would eat it twice a day, everyday. . . . This year I have counted how many times I've eaten fast food. McDonalds - 5, Burger King - 4, Wendy's - 2, Taco Bell - 3, KFC - 1. for me it feels like going to a real restaurant anymore.

I can tell you this much I fell better. The weight on my body is muscle and not fat since I stopped eating fast food. I eat at subway sometimes but thats it. I know a buddy a of mine who is real thin, and his stomache stretches out like a gut where I am an average guy with a hard stomache and I dont exercise. You are what you eat.

Answer 5

It depends on what you consider is 'Fast Food'. I do not consider Subway and Boston Market fast food but Burger King, McDonald's, Wendy's, Taco Bell, etc. are in my mind 'Fast Food' and I think it is mostly very bad. I think Wendy's used to be decent when Dave Thomas was still alive but since his passing it has gone way downhill! I wrote to McDonald's and asked them why their food quality was so poor and what they are doing to improve it? They wrote me back and said that their food exceeds the highest quality standards. Make me queasy! You are not doing a very good job avoiding it! Ha Ha! Try this... Do not eat any fast food for several weeks. Eat only fruits, vegetables and other healthy foods. Then try fast food again and let me know what you think... I had not eaten any fast food for several weeks and I really felt good about it! Yesterday I was hungry and in a weak moment while driving by a McDonald's I stopped in and ordered a chicken sandwich and a cheeseburger. I felt sick for the rest of the day and I feel I deserved it! Mind over matter... I think it is best to totally avoid this fast food junk food!

Answer 6

I guess it depends what time you walk in there. For me its always been McDonalds the most, one time we went in there and ordered 6 hamburgers...well, we got the hamburgers and that was all!! 6 meat patties!! Another time we went through drive thru and got a cheeseburger with 3 bites taken out of it! I work at Dairy Queen and I know for a fact that we aren't aloud to serve ANY type of food thats been in the customers hand (even the ketchup packets) after they return them, so I really don't go to McDonalds anymore. As far as slow or fast I think it just depends on what time of the day you go in there

Answer 7

I eat fast food about 1-2 times a month, and there is nothing wrong with eating fast food once in a while. Eating it everyday is bad for you.

Answer 8

Almost all fast food is high in fat, but the worst thing is when they try to convince you that it's healthy (my favorite is salads covered with cheese and fruit bowls with sugared nuts!)
I seldom do eat it because most of it tastes bad to me but a couple times a month when I'm pressed for time I get a Subway veggie sub or a Taco Bell bean burrito.

Answer 9

I love fast food, who dosen't? A fitness trainer? lol Ok you got me there. Well, I know fast food isnt great for my body, but sometimes it just taste really good and its CONVENIENT. You only live once! Life it up, no regrets.

But if you can replace some of those fatty foods with more healthy ''fast food'' such as Subway,Wendys and more low in fat restaurants ALTHOUGH those are hard to find, but they are around. Good luck to you and dont feel alone, ITS A BUNCH OF fast fooders out there with guilty consciences lol

Answer 10

I personally like fast food a lot; yummy and convenient, used to have it on every Fri, Sat and Sun, especailly during my university time. Yes, it is true fast food is not good for our bodies, but small amount wont affect us i guess... also, if we consume a lot of good food (ie. home-made one) at one go, it will afffect our healths too.. Monitor what we eat and eat wisely, fast food is acceptable.

Answer 11

I eat at them about once every few months. I am horrible when I go. It's like a recovering alcoholic who has fallen off the wagon. I order only bad food and too much of it.