4a+Megan+Yaeger

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== I have studied the menu at McDonald's and chose a healthy and poor choice meal. People should chose items from the healthier choice menu due to the drastic difference in nutritional value. The caloric difference between the healthier meal option and the poor choice meal option is 1,440. The fat gram difference between the healthier meal option and the poor choice meal option is 51.5. The sodium milligram difference between the healthier meal option and the poor choice meal option is 975. The saturated fat between the healthier meal option and the poor choice meal option is 32. If Fast Food America never existed, the United States would have a lower obesity rate and less citizens with weight related illnesses. Also, many people would live less hectic lives, because they would have to prepare more meals for themselves. As a result, families would spend more time together enjoying home-made meals instead of eating fast food on the go. After analyzing the data, i have realized that the healthiness of fast food depends on the choices of the consumer. It is up to the buyers to make the right choice and purchase the food with healthier qualities. ==

__ Reflection __
== McDonald's fast food sells customers oversized, unhealthy food by advertising and promoting unhealthy options. In "Supersize Me", Mr. Spurlock visits McDonald's fast food restaurants across New York City in search of nutritional information. The majority of facilities did not have any available information about their food for their customers. Many employees did not know where to find the nutritional information because no one ever asked. People who eat at McDonald's do not read the foods nutritional values because they are often not available. Some restaurants have signs or pamphlets available for their customers to read, but many have no information. McDonald's lures children into eating their food by promoting their restaurant with cartoons and music. Ronald McDonald cartoons, commercials, songs, and posters encourage children to visit McDonald's for the fun and food. Toys offered with Happy Meals excite children and causes them to ignore the foods health values. McDonald's also promotes large eating proportions by increasing serving sizes and offering lower prices for larger meals. The healthy size to consume is a small, but many people eat more they should. The size of the food proportions have increased over time, by the small now a days becoming the large in the past. The new sizes and advertisements encourage people to overindulge at McDonald's without awareness of nutritional values. People should not eat fast food often, but when they do, they should eat correct portions and chose food with good values. ==