Obesity and Fast Foods

Hello Again Guys!

To continue on the topic of fast food on a serious note, I thought I'd talk a bit about a significant problem that society is facing and how fast food has played a role in advancing that problem.

Typical Fast Food - Cheap and Easy Alternative
Cloud Front. (2013). Fast Food, retrieved from http://d35brb9zkkbdsd.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/fast-food-e1363092848352.jpg

The advent of fast food has been advantageous for a lot of people. From saving time for working people who don't have time in the morning to make some lunch to making available a venue for young people to hangout. From saving a family from having to cook for the night to letting people who just want a change in scenery do just that.

The Choice is Yours!
Michelle Berg. (2013). Fast Food Scale, retrieved from http://blog.shfb.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/fastfoodscale.jpg

But when advantages like the ones mentioned are misused, they lead to one of the biggest problems in North America, obesity. According to Statistics Canada 2013[1], there are about 14 million adult Canadians who are classified as obese from a population of 35 million. This problem is even worse in the United States of America where according to [2], more than two thirds of Americans are overweight or obese and one third are obese. In case it wasn't clear, those are significant portions of the population in both countries.

Obesity in North America
Imgur. (2014). Obesity in North America, retrieved from http://i.imgur.com/JYyeeXb.png 

Obesity can lead to multiple health related problems. These health problems lead to a host of other problems such as loss in productivity and simple things like not being able to walk long distances or at all or not being able to tie your shoelaces. In terms of health, obese people are more prone to diabetes, blood pressure, heart disease, respiratory problems, higher mortality, back problems, kidney stones. Other problems include excessive sweating and odor, extra cost on airplane seating, difficulty in finding clothes that fit and finally depression. These are just a few that I could find within two minutes of searching google. If a proper study was done, I am sure a hundred different negative points could be found.

Health Risks of Obesity
The Rivard Report. (2014). Obesity Increases the Risk of Disease, retrieved from http://therivardreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/obesity-health-risks.jpg

That is all I have to say about the topic for now. The decision to make is yours. To find out more, you can visit the links below.

References

1. Statistics Canada

2. Overweight and Obesity Statistics

Chipotle Facts

Hello Guys!

Today, I am going to go over some interesting facts about the very famous Mexican fast food chain, "Chipotle". Now the reason I chose to talk about this fast food chain and not the more well-known "McDonald's" is because Chipotle is a unique fast food restaurant or grill that serves fresh food right in front of your eyes. Maybe a healthier fast food option? You decide!

Chipotle Fact No. 1: Chipotle is not owned by McDonald's, it's a chain of its own.

See, I've got solid proof right here!
Jayne. (2013). Cultivating a Different Kind of Fast Food Brand, retrieved from https://culturesurfingblog.wordpress.com/tag/chipotle/

Chipotle Fact No. 2: Chipotle has a secret menu with secret items that you can only try on a special request. 

Hint: If you haven't tried the Quesarito yet, then you my friend, have been missing out on a lot!

Here's what a Quesarito looks like, give it a try maybe?
Pixshark. (2015). Chipotle Quesarito, retrieved from http://pixshark.com/chipotle-quesarito.htm

Chipotle Fact No. 3: Chipotle's famous guacamole isn't famous just like that! Chipotle has to use about a 100,000 avocados every day to make sure there's just enough guacamole for all the hungry guests! Imagine manually taking the pit (seed) out of each of those 100,000 avocados! For Chipotle's secret guacamole recipe, click here, you're welcome!

Chipotle's Signature Guacamole
Susannah Chen. (2015). No Need to Pay Extra — Make Your Own Chipotle Guac at Home!, retrieved from http://www.popsugar.com/food/Chipotle-Guacamole-Recipe-22129784

Well goodbye guys, these are all the facts for today. I thought I'd leave some suspense for you to figure out or taste for yourselves?

Until next time, please have a look at these links to find out more about Chipotle if this will be your first time visiting it or just because you are a hard-core Chipotle fan.

1. 15 Things You Didn't Know About Chipotle

2. 16 THINGS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT CHIPOTLE