ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES FAST FOOD ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES

Do you like fast food? Lots of people complain about it but most of them think that it’s quite tasty. In today’s world, it’s difficult to avoid eating in fast food restaurants. They are so convenient and seem to be everywhere. HOW DID IT START?

The origin and history of Fast Food

Ray Kroc Two brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald opened the first fast food restaurant in 1940 in California. In 1955 Kroc had bought out the brothers’ business and created what is now the modern McDonald's Corporation. 

Development of a McDonald's shows the spread of fast food.  in 1956 the U.S.had 14 restaurants McDonald's,  in 1960 - 228  in 1968 - 1000,  in 1975 - 3076,  in 1980 -6263,  in1984 - 8300,  in1990 - 11800. 

Now McDonald's is the most popular fast food restaurant in the world Now McDonald's is the most popular fast food restaurant in the world. It is located in 126 countries and on 6 continents and operates over 31,000 restaurants. It serves nearly 54 million customers each day. Everyday, one out of four Americans eats fast food.

THE MOST POPULAR ITEMS OF FAST FOOD

Fast food has been designed to be eaten "on the go", often does not require traditional forks and spoons, and is eaten as a finger food. Common menu items at fast food include

Fast Food Potato Chips The Hotdog The Hamburger The Coca-Cola Milk shakes The Popcorn French fries

Potato chips George Crum makes the first potato chips in 1853 In 1961 Lay's potato chips are famous. Americans spend $10.5 million on potato chips every day!

The Hamburger The hamburger has got its name from the German town of Hamburg The hamburger becomes the most popular and most typical American food.

About 98% of all population of the world know brand Coca-Cola.

Nowadays Coca–Cola is the most understandable word after o’key.

What is fast food and why is it so popular? In today’s fast-moving world, people have less and less time to spend eating, let alone cooking. It is probably for this reason that fast food has become so popular. Eating out is a common pleasure for most families. Families are starting to eat less home-cooked food. The food is convenient, quick, relatively cheap and usually tempting.

Advantages 1. It is tasty. 2. It is interesting. 3. It is fashionable. 4. It’s convenient. 5. It is popular.

Death Fast Food

The obesity problem

It is unhealthy, contains a lot of fat, sugar and salt

It is unnatural food with a lot of chemicals and supplements

A Balanced Diet Quiz

Total If your fat was LESS than your fibre total, WELL DONE If your fat total was about THE SAME as your fibre total, TRY TO CUT DOWN ON FAT If your fat total was GREATER than your fibre total, YOU NEED TO MAKE CHANGES IN YOUR DIET

It's true that fast food is high-calorie food Big Mac, large fries, large Cola – 1430 calories

Too big portions Anyone eating on the run or at restaurants has probably noticed that food portions have become larger. Some portions are called "super size," while others have simply grown in size and provide enough food for at least two people. With this growth have come increases in waistlines and body weight. To see if you know how today's portions compare to the portions available 20 years ago, quiz yourself on Portion Distortion.

Coffee (with whole milk and sugar) 20 Years Ago Today Mocha Coffee (with steamed whole milk and mocha syrup) 45 calories ??? Calories A standard cup of coffee 20 years ago had 45 calories. How many calories do you think are in today's coffee? 100  350  450

Muffin 20 Years Ago Today Blueberry Muffin 210 calories ??? calories A muffin 20 years ago had 210 calories. How many calories do you think are in a muffin today? 320  400  500

2 Pepperoni Pizza slices 2 Large Pepperoni Pizza slices 20 Years Ago Today 2 Pepperoni Pizza slices 2 Large Pepperoni Pizza slices 500 calories ??? calories Two slices of pepperoni pizza 20 years ago had 500 calories. How many calories do you think are in today's large pizza slices? 1,200  850  1,000

A box of popcorn had 270 calories 20 years ago. Today 270 calories ??? calories A box of popcorn had 270 calories 20 years ago. How many calories do you think are in today's tub of popcorn? 520  820  630

Chocolate Chip Cookie 20 Years Ago Today 55 calories ??? calories A cookie was 55 calories 20 years ago. How many calories do you think are in today's large cookies? 275  100  400

We hope that next time you eat in fast food, you will think twice about the food portions offered to you.

Choose the healthy lifestyle!