4 In what ways might there be a connection between the obesity rate in America and the fast food industry? Obesity is directly related to the rate of fast food consumption, as the fast food industry grew, so did the obesity in America. Obesity is twice as high today, compared to the 60's, and nothing genetically changed in Americans. The reason obesity is climbing so high is the fact the us Americans do not want to wait for an expensive, healthy meal. We want a cheap, big portioned meal. Maybe the fast food restaurants should lower their portions, reduce the fat and calories, and maybe make it a little more expensive. It is worth it.
5 Why is obesity a problem for American society as a whole? America has the highest obesity rate of all the countries. 1/2 of all American adults and 1/4 of our children are 30 pounds over their healthy weight (they are obese.) Obesity is second to smoking as a cause of mortality in Americans. (Come on, if it is threatening our lives why don't we cut back?) 280,000 Americans die each year due to obesity. Children are now dying from heart attacks, which used to only happen to middle aged adults and above. Children get 1/4 of their total vegetable consumption from french fries.
7 What did London Greenpeace do to protest McDonald's and what was McDonald's response? The London Greenpeace protested any new creation of McDonald's and the fought with violence. They tore down the golden arches and McDonald's had no choice but to close down their stores in London.
Obesity is definitely a problem in America, and pretty much any country accepting McDonald's and other fast food industries. We need to change something before Wall-E comes to life. Unfortunately, our race has failed to change its ways, EVER, until it becomes a serious problem. This time, we really need to change BEFORE the effects of our arrogance start to take a toll.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Chapter 1, "The Founding Fathers"
1 What restaurant chain did Carl Karcher start? Carl Karcher started Carl's Jr; Which eventually led to CKE, his big organization. Carl got fired once from CKE, but he soon regained control. CKE also joined with Green Burrito and made tons of money to try and pay off Carl's debt.
3 What was the "Speedee Service System" and how was it different from what other fast food restaurants were doing? In the "Speedee Service System" the workers all had one job. They would do that one job over, and over again. It made an assembly line, just like a factory, and the burgers were fast. They only sold hamburgers and cheeseburgers at the time and you could only have ketchup, mustard, onions and two pickles on your sandwich. No substitutions were allowed.
5 What were some of the other fast food restaurants that were inspired by McDonald's approach to food service? Most of the fast food restaurants were inspired by the McDonald brothers new, revolutionary idea. Some of the restaurants inspired were Carl's Jr, Sandy's, Carol's, Henry's, Winky's, Mr 15, Burger Chefs and Burger Queen. These are only a few examples of the restaurants inspired by the McDonald's revolutionary ideas on the fast food mania.
This chapter was really interesting! I learned a lot about how the fast food industry was created and i learned about Carl's Jr. Maybe I'll pick up a Carl's Jr burger, just to help his debt.
3 What was the "Speedee Service System" and how was it different from what other fast food restaurants were doing? In the "Speedee Service System" the workers all had one job. They would do that one job over, and over again. It made an assembly line, just like a factory, and the burgers were fast. They only sold hamburgers and cheeseburgers at the time and you could only have ketchup, mustard, onions and two pickles on your sandwich. No substitutions were allowed.
5 What were some of the other fast food restaurants that were inspired by McDonald's approach to food service? Most of the fast food restaurants were inspired by the McDonald brothers new, revolutionary idea. Some of the restaurants inspired were Carl's Jr, Sandy's, Carol's, Henry's, Winky's, Mr 15, Burger Chefs and Burger Queen. These are only a few examples of the restaurants inspired by the McDonald's revolutionary ideas on the fast food mania.
This chapter was really interesting! I learned a lot about how the fast food industry was created and i learned about Carl's Jr. Maybe I'll pick up a Carl's Jr burger, just to help his debt.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Chapter 9, "What's in the Meat"
1 Compared to several decades ago, how common are food-related illnesses today? Today, more than 200,000 people are sicken from food borne disease each day. 900 hospitalized, and 14 die. (That's insane! Compared to decades ago, that is an incredible increase. Why are we doing this to ourselves?)
2 How has the centralization of food production influenced the spread of food-related illnesses? Because we get most of our beef from just a few companies, if one of them get infected with E. coli, then that could be more than 1/4 of our meat supply infected. This centralization of food production causes the spreading of bacteria to be mass effective.
2 How has the centralization of food production influenced the spread of food-related illnesses? Because we get most of our beef from just a few companies, if one of them get infected with E. coli, then that could be more than 1/4 of our meat supply infected. This centralization of food production causes the spreading of bacteria to be mass effective.
5 What was the first national hamburger chain & what did it do to try to change the image of the hamburger? The first national hamburger chain was White Castle. They tried to change the image of the hamburger by placing the grill in view of the costumers, boasting that the meat was delivered fresh twice a day, and their name indicated purity. The company even went so far as to sponsor an experiment where a med student lived 13 weeks only on hamburgers and water.
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