4-1, Weekly Written Analysis- The Dollar Menu

The popular culture topic I chose to write about this week is the fascination of the dollar menu in our fast food restaurants. It’s not an unusual statement to hear that American is the fast food nation of the world. Obesity has run rapid in our culture and society since the fast food chains have been popping up. Recently the fast foods chains have been adding more food for less money, making it much easier and inexpensive to eat unhealthy. Pretty much any type of fast food chain you can think of has a dollar menu, such as McDonalds where they have eight items you can buy for a buck such. Their items include: “A double cheeseburger, McChicken sandwich, small fries, small drink, hot fudge sundae, fruit ‘n yogurt parfait, two apple pies, and a side salad. Eating everything on the Dollar Menu may not seem that bad, but consuming 2,455 calories, 107 grams of fat, 175 milligrams of cholesterol, 3,115 milligrams of sodium, 309 grams of carbs, and 152 grams of sugar can’t be a good thing according to Marvo at www.theimpulsivebuy.com .” Not only is it easy for Americans to stop and order off the dollar menu because it’s cheap but it’s so bad for you! When many Americans eat on the run traveling from work to school sports or functions and dragging their kids from one place to another it’s an easy habit to fall into. Not only is it bad for you but American’s are teaching our children to drive thru for dinner instead of cooking and sitting down at the dinner table as a family and having a conversation. We instead eat cheap, fattening food on the run and don’t put anytime into the family dinner conversation any longer. It’s a bad habit all the way around. We’re creating obese, unhealthy kids that eat in front of the television, in the car, or on their way to somewhere instead of creating an environment where the family cooks together, sits down at the table together and enjoys each others company and says, “How was your day, or What did you learn in school today?” We should all know better, what it is going to take us to stop doing this? Probably not knowing that I can get a double cheeseburger and a fry for $2.00 and it takes me about 5 minutes or less to do so.