McDonald's is gross. I know it isn't good for me. Sometimes after I eat it I feel a little bit closer to my death. In my opinion all major food chains should have certain standards they need to meet when it comes to the nutritional value of their foods. After all, McDonald's is feeding the future of our country, and most of our living world. But the problem isn't just Micky D's "Big Macs". The problem is America doesn't know how to leave the house. We have everything we need in our suburban lives. The life of the typical middle to lower class American includes little to no exercise. Most of us don't even mow our own lawns, or walk our own dogs. I know in my house, my dogs don't even get out of the house but once or twice a week for a walk. Us Americans have a nice little fat people schedule. Eat, head out to our 9-5's where we sit and type, eat our lunch, sit at our desks again, come home, eat our big dinners, watch our T.V.'s, and last and most important sleep. We don't even get the proper amount of sleep though. Most of us stay up late watching television. It's no wonder we're fat. What about football season...everyone loves a good game of football. But how many of us actually go out and play a bit of football? Why can't family's spend some time playing football before the game starts? What ever happened to family camping trips? How many family's do you know that follow a proper eating/ exercise schedule? This is a bigger problem than the calorie count in a whopper. Sure, the whopper is disgusting, and shouldn't be fed to anyone. But if I work out for 3 hours after I eat my whopper, my whopper is just about burned off. The quality of fast food restaurant meals is horrible, but the bigger delima is the life styles of Americans. We are so comfortable, it's making us uncomfortable! We are so spoiled, we have been spoiled. America has a lot to be proud of, we have done many things to better our world, and the lives of the people in it. But let's hope this lazy part of our culture doesn't spread!Interesting Links: http://www.ourcivilisation.com/diet/fastfood.htm http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0390521/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/08/06/man_too_fat_for_execution/
