Fast food or Home-cooked meals?

@CMTS_87 (1339)
Philippines
August 24, 2009 9:58pm CST
Fast food or home-cooked meals? What do you prefer? I know that we are living in s very busy world. And because of that we usually tend to go for things that will not require our most valuable time just to get it ready. So in the case of the food that you eat, do you still prefer home-cooked meals over fast food? Happy MyLotting!
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@bigplay (212)
• United States
25 Aug 09
I love fast food and i can't eat certain home cooked meals after eating fast food, i have always perferred fast food over home cooked, even though fast food is unhealthy.
@CMTS_87 (1339)
• Philippines
26 Aug 09
At least you know that fast food is not healthy! But try to eat more home-cooked food! Happy MyLotting!
@CJscott (4187)
• Portage La Prairie, Manitoba
25 Aug 09
Home cooked can be just as fast as fast food. Especially when properly planned. I always prefer home cooked, even if it is just toast to fast food meals. I find I get an energy drain when I eat fast foods.
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@CMTS_87 (1339)
• Philippines
26 Aug 09
Fast food is not so healthy thats's why. Thanks for the response! Happy MyLotting!
• Philippines
26 Aug 09
I still prefer home cooked meals as its more cheaper and healthy. There are times that I eat fastfood but it seldom happens not unless I am in hurry and don't have the time to cook my food anymore. I have a sensitive stomach and there are times that I have a stomach upset if there is something wrong with the food that I buy from a fastfood or somewhere. There was also a time when I had food poisoning from the meal that I have bought in a fastfood in 2005. Besides fastfoods don't really cook the food well done, they don't handle the food with care and its cooked in an unhealthy way.
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• United States
25 Aug 09
I feel that fast food has its moments where it can be good to have. Sometimes I hate cooking, sometimes I just don't want to wait at home for food to be fixed so going out to eat at a fast food restaurant can really be a nice touch. However, for the most part I'd rather have a homecooked meal. It's nice to sit at home with a loved one and eat.
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@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
25 Aug 09
Home-cooked meals are my preference. I try to cook dinner for my family at least 5 nights a week. Yes, there are the days that I really don't feel like cooking so we will go for a Happy Meal, but it is not something that I want to make a regular event. We are just as busy as the next family, but I have made it a part of my daily routine to cook dinner for the family so that is a part of our lives. Plus, by having home cooked meals, it also gives us the chance to all sit down for dinner together and to be able to talk about our day.
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@CMTS_87 (1339)
• Philippines
26 Aug 09
Nice one mommy! My mom is also like that! She always see to it that we will have good dinner so that we can also have time to bond every evening - that keeps the family bond strong! Haha! Hope you will continue that GREAT MOM! Thanks for the response! Happy MyLotting!
• India
25 Aug 09
home cooked food is still better than ready to go.though it is much easier to just dial number and order,still the effort and thoughtfulness of the person who did the cooking should also be taken for consideration.and most of all you know that the ingredients that had been used for cooking the dish is fresh
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@aj2006 (1534)
• Philippines
25 Aug 09
Home-cooked meal is what I like best, I make sure to cook every weekend at home, but during weekdays and if time is not enough I eat fast food for lunch at the office, but most of the time I bring cooked meal at the office..I am more happy with it/ :)
@CMTS_87 (1339)
• Philippines
26 Aug 09
Haha! I do the same thing! Haha! Well, home-cooked meals taste better and besides it gives me the opportunity to save money and to be more healthy also! Hehe! Thanks for the response! Happy MyLotting!
• United States
18 Nov 09
well if i had to choose between home cooked meals my family makes (me or hubby) and fast food i would say fast food but if it was like against my moms home made meals i would choose hers..
@thea09 (18305)
• Greece
25 Aug 09
Hi CMTS, I actually don't like fast food so it's no contest for me there, and if I did the nearest place is an hours drive away. My cookings pretty good so I'm happy to eat home cooked stuff but don't want to cook every day. My favourite would be to go out to the taverna to eat as I love it when someone else does the cooking and there's no clearing up afterwards.
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• Malaysia
26 Aug 09
Hello, anyway possible, I always wish to have home cooked food because it is more nutritious and also suits my appetite more. However, as you've pointed out, due to the hustle and bustle of working life, we seldom got the luxury to cook ourselves, so taking fast food is really inevitable.
@vingyan06 (2486)
• Malaysia
25 Aug 09
Hello CMTS, for me I like home-cooked meals. But sometimes, my family will get bored eating home cook food everyday. So once in a while we will go for fast food. But of course it is no good to eat too much fast food. sometimes I just could not resist buying fast food to eat even I have home cook food to eat. LOL.
@CMTS_87 (1339)
• Philippines
26 Aug 09
Hehe! At least you are trying to eat more home-cooked food - I suppose. Haha! Thanks for the response! Happy MyLotting!
• United States
26 Aug 09
I would always prefer home cooked meals. Home cooked meals are not only tasty, but much more healthier than fast food meals. Home cooked meals are made from your own parents and filled with some good home made food. Some old fashioned noodles, some hot soup, some vietnamese pho (=, steak, BBQ, etc. It's less fattening and could be more tastier in some opinions. It doesn't take that much time to make some noodles or grill some chicken. I would rather cook and spend my time to cook chicken for my kids (once I have kids hopefully) rather than letting my kids get fat and overweight and eat mcdonalds and kfc. What do you like or prefer CMTS_87?
@CMTS_87 (1339)
• Philippines
26 Aug 09
I prefer home-cooked food. Like you, I strongly believe that home-cooked food is healthier and better-tasting than fast food. And besides it cooking your own food at home will give you the opportunity to bond with your family and loved ones. Thanks for the response! Happy MyLotting!
@falmar (49)
• China
26 Aug 09
homecook meals I think, cuz fast food is good if you seldome eat them, too much fastfood just make me disgust, futhermore, it doesn't exist the nuitriens you needed.
@kristie7 (30)
• Malaysia
19 Dec 09
I tend to go in between... but if we eat out, fastfood will be the last choice... we will have other healthier meals if possible if we eat out. If time permits, home cooked meals are definitely better!
@bjcyrix (6901)
• Philippines
25 Aug 09
Oh, this is a hard one to answer. I would really love to eat home-cooked meals but my Mom doesnt cook that much anymore. Im only mostly out of the house so I sometimes dont get to eat in the house at mealtimes. I eat more of the fast food or those 'home cooked?' meals served in cafeteria/eateries. Fast food of course is already very tasty but it also involves a slightly huge budget if you want to get the feeling of being full and satisfied. So, if my Mom could cook every meal, then yeah Id prefer home cooked meals, but considering our current situation, Id really rather go for fast food since that would be more convenient.
@bing28 (3795)
• Philippines
25 Aug 09
I love cooking and preferred home cooked meals, however when the children are out for their works, my other daughter and I would just eat the the nearest fastfood as you can eat everything you crave for say salad or other recepis hard to prepare.
@shimanaja (493)
• Indonesia
26 Aug 09
Hello there, i prefer home cooked meals, i really concern bout the healty foods. Though we are living in very busy world. I am settled to give my fam the best food, not fast food. Happy mylotting
@indybaty (368)
• Panama
25 Aug 09
CMTS, Id say a good home cooked meal. I dont trust fast food that much, sure its economical and you get you stuff right away, however, something that is so mechanical to me could never be a substitute for something that you prepared by yourself at home with the adequate time and care, and even if you dont now how to cook that well, Id preffer it even more because it is done with good effort, not just processed.
@tintukm (1102)
• India
25 Aug 09
Home cooked are the best one's i must say but these days who's got time right,All are going for the fast food ,which is much new thus tasty and no knowingly the after affects of this growing habit,most of us prefer this food. Our mothers always take an extra care with our home foods but who knows what's the condition of the fast one's.
@preema723 (117)
• United States
25 Aug 09
I definitely prefer home cooked meals. I enjoy cooking, which always helps, but I also like that I know exactly what I am eating and that it is good, healthy and safe to eat. I also feel better after I eat home cooked food. There are times when fast food is really what I want and what works at the time, but when possible, I try to cook at home.