My thoughts

Many people from other countries think that Americans eat at McDonalds everyday. This is certainly not true, sometimes we eat at Taco Bell or Subway! I am joking of course. Many Americans do eat “fast food,” but it is certainly not everyday for most of us. Many of us prefer to get our fast food from coffee shops such as Starbucks and Tully’s. You can get nicer, healthier food, but it is also more expensive.

People who eat at restaurants like McDonalds because it is much cheaper. You can get a lot of food for about $4.00. I do not go to McDonalds because there is little on the menu that is healthy. Even their fruit has something on it which makes it taste funny. If I eat “fast food”, it is usually a sandwich or something from an Asian restaurant, like teriyaki chicken or a Thai dish. These foods are healthier and fill you up more than other fast food. However, I live on the west coast of the U.S., where healthy food is popular. It is not so in other parts of the U.S.

Have you ever heard of the movie “Supersize Me?” In this movie a man goes on a McDonald’s diet and has some health problems as a result. I think that one problem in the U.S. is that the sizes of things is often too big. I was suprised when I went to a Japanese McDonald’s, at how small things were. I think the smaller sizes were good.

However, even in regular restaurants, it can be difficult to eat healthy. Many things have fatty sauces and cheese on them. Salads have salad dressing and cheese with high calories. Although recently, many restaurants have a healthy menu, some restaurants even have menus for certain diet plans like Atkins and Weight Watchers.

Also in restaurants, the size of the meal is very large. I usually eat half and take the rest home and eat it for lunch the next day. We call this “leftovers.” I also used to take my food and give it to a homeless person sometimes. They need it more than me.

We also have some good food too. We have food from all over the world and make it our own. I guess it depends on what you like!