I know this film has been out for quite some time, but I just watched it on hulu as I have decided to attempt to give up my addiction to fast food. I must say, this made me feel a lot better about my choice! I knew fast food was bad for you, but holy crap! What really freaked me out was how frequently they compared him to an alcoholic, and the effects on his liver were the same. Here I thought my mighty kids meal addiction was not nearly as bad as hitting the bars everynight...how wrong i was! Was anyone else as appalled as I was at the stuff we shovel into our bodies? For those of you who haven't seen it, I strongly suggest it.
I haven't seen it but I've heard how terrible it is. I am a self-proclaimed McDonald's addict, but since WW I really only have egg mcmuffins, which aren't too terrible calorie wise.
I'd still kill someone for their fries though. I allow myself to have them at most once a month and ONLY during TOM. I am proud to say that before last weekend (only thing on the road) I hadn't had them in like 4 months.
I found Supersize Me to be more satirical, but Fast Food Nation is what actually opened my eyes to how awful fast food is. To me, it doesn't just boil down to fat and calories and sugar, but their manufacturing practices and what the meat is actually made up of (Poop. Lots and lots of poop.)
A deleted scene is an experiment that Morgan conducted in his office. He took a few sandwiches from McD's, their fries, and then a local burger and fries and put them in glass jars with lids, to observe how they decomposed. Everything decomposed except for the fries. There wasn't a SPECK of mold or mildew on them after 2 or 3 months.
Isn't that ridiculous? Because I'm so brainwashed apparently, the viewing of a movie in which he nearly freakin' kills himself by stuffing himself with McDonald's... didn't stop my mouth from instantaneously watering over the sight of juicy hot french fries and Big Macs.
'Cept the part where he threw it back up. That part sickened me a bit, hahaha.
I have seen both movies. And I haven't had Burger King since November; McDonalds, KFC, etc have been even longer. I did have taco bell 4th of July weekend, but I got one taco off the Fresco menu. I occasionally eat Chick-Fil-A (chargrilled sandwich with fruit cup = yum!). Other then that, the only "fast food" I eat most is Subway or Qdoba (gotta love mexican food!).
A deleted scene is an experiment that Morgan conducted in his office. He took a few sandwiches from McD's, their fries, and then a local burger and fries and put them in glass jars with lids, to observe how they decomposed. Everything decomposed except for the fries. There wasn't a SPECK of mold or mildew on them after 2 or 3 months.
I know - I've heard this. I used to live with this uber-vegan, social activist chick who talked at length about that movie, Fast Food Nation, etc, etc. I also took a few sustainability courses in college to know that they companies (along with Coca-Cola and many others) are terrible for the planet in general.
I listen to my body. The last time I had KFC, I threw it up about 20 minutes after eating it. I avoid Wendy's, BK, Taco Bell, etc because my body simply will not tolerate the food. I didn't need a film to tell me that it's bad. Why do I still have the fries? Because my body hasn't rejected them (yet) and they're delicious, to me.
I listen to my body. The last time I had KFC, I threw it up about 20 minutes after eating it. I avoid Wendy's, BK, Taco Bell, etc because my body simply will not tolerate the food. I didn't need a film to tell me that it's bad. Why do I still have the fries? Because my body hasn't rejected them (yet) and they're delicious, to me.
I am the same in a way. The reason I haven't had BK, McDonalds, Wendy's, etc is because I absolutely hated how disgusting I felt after eating it. It was like I got a fix or something. I would feel oddly happy, and then about an hour later, I'd want more, and it was disgusting. I felt like a pig shoveling down the burgers and fries. It was actually depressing the emotional effects it had too. I feel A LOT better without eating any of it. I am sure if I attempted to, my stomach would revolt against me.
Isn't that ridiculous? Because I'm so brainwashed apparently, the viewing of a movie in which he nearly freakin' kills himself by stuffing himself with McDonald's... didn't stop my mouth from instantaneously watering over the sight of juicy hot french fries and Big Macs.
'Cept the part where he threw it back up. That part sickened me a bit, hahaha.
I'm exactly the same which probably wasn't the point of the film! I'd love to know what happened to the takings of McDonalds restaurants located near cinemas when that film came out. It was like a giant ad for McDonalds (sort of!!).
It is a good film for showing how eating junk like that can affect you but it is very over the top. I can't believe that people really eat fast food every day nevermind every single meal. What would be more believable was if it was eating a diet of food you can cook in the microwave. There must be millions of people out there living on nasty processed ready meals thinking it's proper food.
i know quite a few people who eat fastfood everyday. until i finished my grad program i was eating mcdonalds once/day during the week and my "non-fast food" was wawa hoagies (kinda like subway but much better). i think that's why it scared me so much, because i could relate to it.
i have a bad gallbladder, so if I eat too much McDonalds, then my body will suffer.
And if you have ever worked for this fast fod chain, [I have] then you will know within the first few weeks to NEVER eat there again.
One time our cleaning guy showe dme were all the coca cola bulid up went to, when you have to place new pop and get rid of the old on, and it was SO DISGUSTING. It seriously looked like a big pill of crap.
Supersize Me...no thanks!
