When I was in high school and college, I went to fast food restaurant pretty often. Thought it was just a trend that time, but I was wrong. Even until today, fast food remains to be a popular choice among students.
So, why make fast food restaurants really popular, years after years:
- The food is affordable. Many teenagers do not have big pocket. So, it is good to get something tasty to eat and still have some money left for a movie later.
- Nowadays, many fast food restaurant opens till late nights like McDonald’s. Moreover, the place is comfortable and safer to hang out during late nights.
- At fast food restaurants, you choose what you want. You can mix and match with plenty of choices. Coke with French fries, sundae with apple pie, salad with burger. If you don’t like to choose, most fast food restaurants have packaged value meals.
- Normally, managers there will not stare at you for reading there for hours if you just ordered French fries and a Coke. So, good place to have group discussion for school projects, gossip and even birthday celebration.
- Furthermore, most teenagers go there because they feel like it is “in” thing to do since other boys and girls are there.
Fast food restaurant is a place for social activity for teenagers. Just like small kids, teens are very influenced by their peers and by the media. So, it is fun to be there, as seen in fast food TV advertisements. It is cool.
To ask youngsters not to eat so much fast food is like asking monk to eat meat.
It is not easy.
You can try telling them the unhealthy huge portion sizes, high calorie content, high amounts of refined starch, added sugar, high fat content, and low levels of dietary fiber, but I doubt youngsters will listen. Most teens learn about the importance of health in school but they are not yet ready to embrace responsibility and in fact not concerned about it. I knew about what vitamin A, B and C were when I was in college but I still skipped breakfast and ate only Snicker with Coke for my quick lunch. With more pocket money, beer is the next “in” thing when we thought we were old enough to be adult.
Teenagers are rebellious. Just like spring, the harder you press, the higher the resistance is. We all young once. We learned along the way. I hope that they all will realize the importance of health eating eventually before it is too late.
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chickens // Mar 26, 2008 at 12:44 am
hmmm… to be honest, I don’t think fast food is cheap lol… rm9-10 a meal? thats enough to make a big hole outta my pocket :P. I would say economic rice/chap fan is much more cheaper and healthy if compared with fast food hahaha
LogicYuan // Mar 27, 2008 at 5:47 pm
Have you heard of a Celebrity Chef in the name of Jamie Oliver’s quest to improve the food supplied in schools in Britain? He had a very tough time. Maybe you can do a little research and write another article on that.
Fast food are not cheap but it is still lower priced compared to other restaurants. Hawkers are still cheaper in terms of price but the quantity differs too.
I do like to go to fast food joints but I limit this venture to Once In A Blue Moon. My favourite one now is Carl’s Jr. Haha
One more thing, I heard the McD in Wangsa Maju closes one day before TAR college exams because it will be filled with students with one order and they stay there day and night. They’d rather stop the business for a day. Haha
charlotte // Aug 26, 2008 at 12:38 am
Not ev1 goes fast food. Me an me m8s nvr go. its way 2 expensive and not even that nice. infact loads of me m8s frm skool just buy a salad or out frm asda healthy and cheap and nicer beat that!!!
waterlily // Aug 28, 2008 at 11:05 am
fast foods is not good for our health. as we know……
lack of nutrition and can cause disease.
why don’t we just eat at home. we can save our money…and of course, safe…..and healthy
Sukrat Ray // Nov 8, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Lets make fast food ordering online.
Lolli PoP // Nov 16, 2008 at 8:01 am
Hi.. i really liked your article.. i think it is very true and it helped me alot with my english project, because now we in school we are debating on things. And my topid is: Should people eat fast food, and im against it of course. So post more articles pls on how fast food could affect our bodies!
thanks! I also liked the 7 tips to why people eat.. i think that eating when you are bored is truly like me! lol
well keep up the good work!
Fat Bastard // Nov 20, 2008 at 2:20 am
You people are all N-V-T-S NUTES. i go to McD’s and get about 5-6 Double Cheeseburgrers form the $1 menu adn scarf ‘em all. For five bucks, I eat until I have to blow it all out the bottom end. My gut’s so big I can’t hardly wedge into the booth seats there anymore, but now they have 2 triple cheeseburgers for $3, so I’m going to get maybe 4 or 6 of them and try not to puke it up!