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14.02.2022 12:06

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When people all over the world are looking for a quick, easy meal, fast food is the most common choice. With good service, low prices and a relaxed atmosphere, fast food looks like the

ideal choice. In fact, over 25 percent of Europeans eat fast food every day. Fries and hamburgers are

sold everywhere: in big cities, small towns, shopping malls, airports, bus stations, schools, and even

hospitals! There are 31,000 McDonald's worldwide.

However, fast food companies make clients eat more. They offer over-sized burgers, extra-

large French fries, and big portions of Coke. What's more, these "large versions" are usually

cheaper. The products have lots of calories, sugar and fat. A typical hamburger at a fast food

restaurant weighs 170 grams. In 1957, it was just 50 grams. According to scientists, your fast food

meal is like three ordinary meals.

Fast food doesn't spoil. This is because it has lots of “special” ingredients. There's a video on

YouTube that illustrates this. It is based on a true story. In 1991, an engineer from the USA, Tom

Scarvell, met with friends for New Year's Eve. They stopped at McDonald's on the way home. He

bought some cheeseburgers, ate one and put the other in his coat pocket. Then he forgot about it. A

year later, he took the coat out of the wardrobe, put it on and discovered the cheeseburger in his

pocket from New Year's Eve. It looked exactly the same. He was absolutely shocked. He told his

friends and family but nobody believed him. So he decided to start a "burger museum" to show

everyone that these cheeseburgers and hamburgers don’t decompose.He started collecting burgers, one every year. He kept them on bookshelves in his living

room in the open air. These burgers looked exactly the same, the bun, the meat, the cheese, the

special sauce, the cucumber, even the lettuce. They all kept their shape and colour for over five

years!

It is surprising that although most people don't think that fast food is the best choice they

can't stop going to fast food restaurants, like McDonald’s. The chain has healthy dishes on the

menu, such as fruit and vegetables. Why not order them? But you don’t go to McDonald’s for a

green salad or a yoghurt! The unhealthy hamburgers, French fries and milkshakes are more

common and attractive and to many people they are tastier than low calorie dishes.

There is no problem with eating fast food from time to time. If you really are dreaming

about a hamburger, go and get it. But if you're having a stressful day, remember that lunch in a fast

food restaurant is not a good choice. Doctors strongly recommend avoiding all fast food and

takeaways these days. You can occasionally allow yourself a fast food meal. However, if you are

eating it more than once a week, think of giving up.

Fast food should play a small role in your life. If you don't have a way out, have a fast food

meal in one of McDonald’s restaurants but choose the healthier dishes. You should be aware of

what you eat and try to develop healthy eating habits.​