Fast Food by Steven Kim

Everyday LifeWhy do people

buy so much fast food?

It’s cheap and fast

People feel that they get there money’s worth

Gets you full

Aim For The KidsLarge fast food

corporations try to addict kids

They make friendly characters/cartoons

Give out toys Kid’s meal

Super Size Me – Morgan Spurlock (2004)

Eats Mcdonald’s for 30 days 3 times a week

In 30 days gained about 25 pounds 185 – 210

Couldn’t walk up stairs normally

Feels sick when he doesn’t eat Mcdonald’s

Feels better when he eats

Experiment was almost cut short due to health hazards

Interviews/SurveyInstead of

interviewing one specific person I talked to five people

The people interviewed are just average teenagers

Interviews/Survey (cont.)Questions – How often do you have fast food

in a week?What is the reason instead of just

going home?Favorite fast food/place?

Interview (cont.)Preston –

Everyday, Convenient/Cheap, Five guys

John – Once a week, Convenient/Cheap, Mcdonald’s

Chris – 3 times a week, Socialize, Chinese food

Natalie – Everyday, Convenient/Close to school, Chinese food

Jakob – Everday, Convenient, Chinese food

3/5 said every day!

Everyone said that fast food is cheap and convienient

Fast Food NationThe Dark Side of the All-American Meal By ERIC SCHLOSSERI think that fast

food has been able to crawl into the average American’s life

We see it every where

Schools, stadiums, airport, etc

Fast Food Nation (cont.) In 1970,

Americans spent about $6 billion on fast food

in 2000, they spent more than $110 billion

Fault Lines - Fast food, Fat profits: Obesity in America

There is a larger surplus of food

Federal Agriculture pays farmers to make as much food as possible – 80’s

Targeting children!Money dictates

what you eat (poor areas are targeted)

Questions What items on

the Mcdonalds menu contain no sugar?

Who do large companies target?

When did Mcdonalds remove the Super Size option?

AnswersFries, McNuggets, Sausage, Hash

Browns, Diet Coke, Coffee, Iced Tea

Even salads contain sugar!Kids and poor areas Just 6 weeks after the release of

Super Size Me

ReferencesFault Lines TV seriesSuper Size Me Fast Food Nation

The Dark Side of the All-American Meal By Eric Schlosser (nytimes.com)