Advantages and Disadvantages of Fast Food

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ADVANTAGES OF FAST FOOD

Save Money
Advantages and Disadvantages of Fast Food
Saving money is the biggest selling point of fast food, right? It’s hard to cook for a family while still keeping it cheap – no matter what you and your family eat. Not to mention,l if you have kids, you know what it’s like to be a made-to-order chef every night for dinner. No one wants to spend a ton of money to just be an under-glorified chef, and fast food definitely eliminates that whole mess.

Save Time
The second most obvious reason is that fast food is just that – fast. There is little or no waiting involved in the process. Food is prepared in a matter of minutes and you can be on your way.

Healthy Choices
Although fast food has a reputation for being high in calories, fat, salt, and sugar that is changing. A more health-conscious population is increasing the demand for healthy food options. Just about every fast food restaurant offers healthy alternatives today whether it’s grilled chicken sandwiches, wraps, or salads, there is something for everyone. Plus there are plenty of places that offer healthy food almost exclusively, like Amy’s or even Panera Bread.

DISADVANTAGES OF FAST FOOD

Lower Quality Food
Fast food is generally made in a bulk production process, lowering the overall quality of the food. Granted, chicken is chicken, so we’re not talking about eating some disgusting meats here, but it can certainly be over processed.

A lot of the fast food restaurants such as Chipotle have started using organic vegetables, hormone-free beef, and cage-free chickens. This is greats news for both consumers and animals.

More Fattening
Historically speaking, fast food has been very fattening. The production process involved in creating fast food added a lot of greasy and fat content to foods. However, as mentioned in the healthy choices section above, this is quickly changing.