Eating fast
food as child at first was a family get together type of deal, it always was a
thing we did after going to church. We
would always go to McDonalds and purchase those horrific yet satisfying at the
same time we called fries with either a big Mac or chicken McNuggets. At that
time fast food seemed to be the best fulfilling food I had ever tasted in my
whole child hood life, don’t get me wrong my mother would always cook great healthy home cooked meals
but the siblings and I at the time would rather had preferred to eat out.
Thankfully Eating out was not an everyday thing we did; it was family time at
the end of the week but as a catholic raised family it later became more of a
catalyst for us children to attend church.
The fast food started affect everybody as time gradually went by. Unfortunately bad eating habits also affected
my eldest brother and mother by getting diabetes, It then started to effect me
as well, I was lucky because I only gained weight, yes I can say I was husky
because of eating out but very fortunate I did not receive that same deficiency. I can honestly say that my childhood solely
revolved around fast-food, due to the fact that it was also a way we were
rewarded, mainly for good behavior or good grades that we would receive as
kids.
Now as a
young adult, my eating habits have totally taken an opposite course not as
result of my weight gain but as a result of recent surgery, well not that
recent; 4 years to be exact. It changed my view on diet, exercise and fast
food. It’s sad that it took a scare for me to change my ways but things happen
for a reason, now my diet consists of vitamins and cooked meals, regular
exercise and way less fast-food. My meals can range from a dish that may
contain fish, chicken with brown rice and/or vegetables. For some reason I
believe that self made meals are the best if you may concur? But Today,
McDonalds makes me cringe at this point in my life. I could hardly eat their
chicken sandwiches, but I take as a blessing in disguise and as away of keeping
myself healthy. But do I really rely on it not as of now? No, but I can
understand people that do not have the time to make themselves the proper meals
that are sufficient for ones body. I have read in articles that low income
people eat more carbohydrates than any other resources that the body needs.
Personally, it really does take money for a person to eat properly which is the
depressing part but in other hand is investing in yourself bad? Giving yourself
a healthier future wrong? Passing down great eating habits to your future kids
wrong? These are questions I asked
myself that helped me with changing and understanding my eating habits and
fast-food itself.
