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All Fast Food Restaurants Should Have A Healthy Alternative On Their Menu
Supposedly they all do... However... Rally's, whitecastle, Mr.Chicken, KFC, and etc. Do not. I'm not saying their entire menu needs to be healthy, just a few small alternatives. A taco salad at Taco bell ranges from 850 to 1,000 calories. In some fast food places their dressings have as many calories as a burger! Seriously research it, if you do not believe me!
 baconbust  03 Mar 2008 22:28
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Yes but many dont due to people not wanting to eat healthier they have salad options and people still go for the 600 calerie burger it quite pathetic but atleast they try with the budget most have like burger king even though the salads and veggie burger arnt so popular they still try to keep it on the menu.
 
 ricko362  07 Mar 2010 16:16
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They should yes, but most do now anyway. There all doing well with getting kids to eat healthily if you ask me.
 
 Lynchee  23 Apr 2009 13:50
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It is better to eat healthy
 
 mango8  14 Nov 2008 21:27
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Of course
 
 fuzzy2bear  13 Jul 2008 17:01
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I agree, ought to do soya shakes.
 
 Brake  07 Jul 2008 04:48
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Yes, but I'd rather see an end to "fast food" restaurants in general and healthier meals all round.

Just what exactly is wrong with healthier ways of cooking food such as steaming or grilling over heat alone? Nothing, yet finding restaurants that serve basic fare like that is next to impossible outside of East Asian restaurants. And when I say East Asian, I don't mean hybrid "cuisine" served in western countries, I mean here in Asia where I live. People here aren't thin because of genetic reasons, they're thin because the food isn't laden with fat.

Everywhere you go, food is slathered in grease or "creamy" sauces. Even ordering a salad with no salad dressing, or the ingredients not tossed in oil, is next to impossible. It's like obsession people have with "apple and cinnamon", as if the apples or other raw ingredients can't be eaten on their own. (Anyone who says,"Why would you eat apple pie without cinnamon?" is walking proof of the problem. Try baking one that way sometime, it tastes great.)
 
 K9  09 Jun 2008 05:15
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I definitely agree that fast food places need healthier alternatives for people on the go that are health conscious. So many people are grossly overweight because they eat on the go and depend upon these fast food places for their meals. I think if they all had healthier foods, it would make it a lot easier for people to lose weight and still "eat on the go".
 
 curious  29 Apr 2008 02:19
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I agree. It would be good to see more healthy options in fast food restaurants. That way, they are offering something for everyone and not just people who wish to eat unhealthily.
 
 louise23  12 Mar 2008 21:16
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They need it
 
 vgking13  05 Mar 2008 18:17
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As long as these companies stay profitable very little will change on their menu's. As the markets change and people stop eating unhealthy foods the restaurants will adapt a healthier menu. It all comes down to the all mighty dollar. They will provide the cheapest product someone is willing eat and until we stop eating garbage they will continue to serve it. I think they are heading in the right direction as more and more of the world is becoming more health conscious and the restaurants are just starting to recognize it.
 
 openurmind  04 Mar 2008 00:27
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I totally agree. I mean would it kill them to put a few healthy alternatives? They should realize that not everybody wants to eat that kind of stuff.
 
 l_boogie  04 Mar 2008 00:08
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Though it's ultimately up to the consumer to eat healthy, even if it means eating somewhere else, it would be responsible for each fast food restaurant to offer something healthy.
 
 Chell  03 Mar 2008 22:47
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I agree, and whilst they're at it they should provide easy to understand nutritional info on the packet, like the traffic light system used in some supermarkets in the UK.
 
 JRCBailey  03 Mar 2008 22:33
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1) Although I agree with promoting public health I think it's the individual's responsibility to make healthy choices (including not walking into the fast food restaurant to start with). 2) Even a less healthy food eaten occasionally or in small quantities won't hurt you. 3) Your level of exercise makes a huge difference. Some people can pig out on fast food but then work out and burn it all off. 4) And whether a healthy choice is healthy or not is quite debatable. Grapes are healthy unless you're a severe diabetic. Apples are healthy unless they're not organic and may have pesticides on them. Bread is healthy unless you believe in the Atkins style of dieting. Meat is healthy unless you believe in vegetarianism, and likewise soy products are healthy unless you believe the science that says they're estrogen-mimetic and mess with your hormones.
 
 Grenache  07 Mar 2010 16:28
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Hell no, fast food should not be tainted by you hippies. Lol jk about the hippie thing.

Fast food is not meant to be healthy, otherwise it wouldn't be fast.... And for those of u who say the fast food got u fat, you shouldn't have eaten it.
 
 dolphins  29 Oct 2008 14:16
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Nonsense fast food restaurant are made to make fast food McDonald's has already done its nutritional value enough if you don't like unhealthy food go somewhere else
 
 YoungRuva  06 Aug 2008 16:39
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..wait the UK have traffic lights at the supermarket.., and all the fast food restaurants already do have the nutrition info, they even give it to you, like at McDonald's its on the paper slip under your food on the tray, anyway most fast food restaurants already to offer an alternative, grilled snack wraps, salad, fruit salad, even yogurt instead of ice cream you just have to look closely
 
 jezhicka  15 Jul 2008 11:00
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Why should they? You go to a burger bar to buy an unhealthy burger. If you don't want to eat that go somewhere else.
 
 Jahwobble  14 Jul 2008 15:07
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Everyone in favor of this is a communist.
 
 ur_wrong  09 Jun 2008 04:59
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 Yours are the words of the terminally stupid.
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Fast food restaurants should be just what they are. No one is holding a gun to your head making you eat at a fast food restaurant. Eat somewheres else.
 
 pusspuss  01 May 2008 03:15
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