When restaurants put a calorie count on the menu it helps too - and is a bit scary!
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People consider fast food to be "bad" or "unhealthy" because they think of places like McDonald's and Burger King. Restaurants like these usually do not use real ingredients which makes them more unhealthy. These places also offer healthy choices but people do not get them as often so they forget about them. People should start to choose better synonymous words for "fast food" than "bad" and "unhealthy."
Re: Why has the term “fast food” become synonymous with “bad” or “unhealthy”? by 
Dru Harlacher, 17 Dec 2013 15:04
in discussion Article of the Day / High School Students Making a Difference » Sean Garcia
I like that Sean Garcia got started volunteering by volunteering through an organization he already belonged to. The fact that it has to do with his heritage makes it all the more meaningful for him.
in discussion Lesson 1 Making Informed Choices / Are These Chips Too Delicious? » Compare the early spice trade to the modern flavor industry.
The spices that people needed were out of necessity. It was hard to preserve meats and often they had to cover up the taste of fowl and spoiled food. It really is not that much different today. Our meats are so unnaturally grown that they do not have flavors for themselves - not like if you hunt a deer or get a farm raised steak. We need spices to make our bland, processed foods taste like something.
Healthy food is expensive. It is easier to grab a bag of chips and get the barbecue fix instead of peeling an orange.
in discussion Lesson 1 Making Informed Choices / Are These Chips Too Delicious? » Chemical flavors vs natural flavors
The food industry just wants to make money. They really do not care if we are healthy or not, only that we come back to buy more.
in discussion Lesson 1 Making Informed Choices / Fasty's Fast Food Discussion » What is in fast food - really?
I heard about the 'pink slime' and looking at some frozen entree's ingredients makes me wonder! The more things you cannot pronounce, the worse it must be for you to eat.
in discussion Lesson 1 Making Informed Choices / Fasty's Fast Food Discussion » What need does fast food fill?
On the way home from school or practice - how many fast food restaurants are there? It fills the 'have to have it now' urge.
Fast food could actually be a banana or orange. Maybe we need to think in terms of fruits and vegetables as 'fast'.
Why has the term “fast food” become synonymous with “bad” or “unhealthy”? by 
Shannon Lindskog, 23 Nov 2013 00:26
in discussion Lesson 1 Making Informed Choices / Fasty's Fast Food Discussion » What is so bad about fast food?
Fast food has gotten a bad rap. Fast food places have started offering salads, wraps, and grilled versions - but who wants THOSE?
I am always amazed at how easy people like these make it look! I suppose the key is finding some thing you are really passionate about and just jumping in and doing something - and then keep doing it and not losing that connection. In time, something good is bound to happen.
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