Fast food now and then. Learning to cook
By marguicha
@marguicha (230365)
Chile
November 11, 2022 12:16pm CST
The first time I ate fast food I was very young and I was in the US with my parents. We went to New York and I was amazed when my father took us to a place that had lots of different dishes. We took what we wanted out of the place where the dishes were kept and we paid when we got out. I suppose that some people replaced the parts that were left empty. It was awesome.
Later on always at the US I first tried pizzas and wonderful pancakes with many syrups, butter and cream. I still try to go to one of those pancake houses when I visit the US in spite of the horrible coffee they serve there.
I have noticed that fast food is getting worse as time goes by. Even pizzas are not what they were and the only good hamburger one can see is the painted hamburger you see to invite you.
All these places (I would not call them restaurants) are helping our population get at the same time fat and undernourished. Many times, when I speak of a dish or an ingredient, people only remember that their grandmas used to cook this or that. I woner if we should live with less material things and eat better.
This post was written after watching an episode of "My 600-Lb life. They are young obese people and I wonder where do they get the money to eat so much. This episode ended with the death of a very young person
Why don´t we spend a small part of our day cooking real food? It is not difficult or expensive. I read every day @TheSojourner (Coral) posts abour frugal cooking and they are delicious.
Why don´t we spend a small part of our day cooking real food? It is not difficult or expensive. I read every day @TheSojourner (Coral) posts abour frugal cooking and they are delicious.17 people like this
18 responses
@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
11 Nov 22
Yes, Judy! You are absolutely right:)
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
11 Nov 22
I love real restaurants. And as I can´t pay the restaurants I love, I invite friends to my house and I cook delicious food for them and later they invite me to wonderful restaurants.
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@DaddyEvil (174707)
• United States
11 Nov 22
I usually do cook at home but that doesn't mean what I cook is "healthy" for us to eat.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
11 Nov 22
Anything made at home has to be more heathly than fast food. I have seen fast food French fries compared to real ones after a couple of days and it is not the same end product.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
12 Nov 22
@DaddyEvil We might not feel that with our taste buds but our tummy feels it.
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@DaddyEvil (174707)
• United States
11 Nov 22
@marguicha Yes, I agree... The fast food places have more chemicals in their fries than potatoes.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
11 Nov 22
And cooking at home can be 100 times more healthy! My first fast food was in 1969 and I loved it. Now, I cringe even thinking about the sugar, grease, sodium, fats and lack of nutrients in ALL fast foods! Even their salads aren't healthy:(
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
11 Nov 22
@marguicha All fast food is very unhealthy.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
12 Nov 22
@RubyHawk And it is not so difficult to make either. I normally spend less than half an hour cooking a full meal. I spend more time only when I have guests and I also make hummus or other apperitives.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
12 Nov 22
I wonder even where they get the money to do it. Cooking from scratch is so much cheaper.
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@RubyHawk (99367)
• Atlanta, Georgia
12 Nov 22
@marguicha Yes, cooking is cheaper and healthier. I don’t understand people that go out and eat junk food.
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@MarieCoyle (59382)
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11 Nov 22
I don't even think fast food tastes good. So much of it is poorly prepared, not nutritious at all, and just plain greasy. I can cook, and it tastes good. It's better, and it's cheaper. And I can guarantee you if you ever went into some of those fast-food kitchens, you would never, ever eat there.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
12 Nov 22
I can´t even walk by some of those places because I can´t stand the smell of the hot grease.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
12 Nov 22
@MarieCoyle I remember once, a couple of decades ago, that we went to the beach with my husband. We had to move as the small main street was full of disgusting eating joints and the smell of grease did not let the delicious aroma of the sea come.
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@celticeagle (190011)
• Boise, Idaho
11 Nov 22
Nothing is like it used to be. Cutting costs and using cheaper ingredients has really put the cabosh on what used to be some yummy food. Kit Kats come to mind. I remember years ago when my mom brought some home. They were made in England then. So divine a flavor. Now they are bland and not anywhere like they used to be.
When I first left home and started out on my own everything I cooked was from scratch. I even made my own noodles. Not so anymore.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
12 Nov 22
I usually buy noodles but I cook the sauce from scratch.
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@celticeagle (190011)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Nov 22
@marguicha ........I like egg noodles. Sauce is always better from scratch. I can't handle the canned or bottled types.
@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
12 Nov 22
I would not spend my money in one of those burgers
If I spend that same amount in ground veal, add some diced fried onion with a bit of crushed garlic, an egg and bread crumbs I can make the best hamburgers at home and all that would serve at lleast 3 people with that money.
If I spend that same amount in ground veal, add some diced fried onion with a bit of crushed garlic, an egg and bread crumbs I can make the best hamburgers at home and all that would serve at lleast 3 people with that money.
@koopharper (7599)
• Canada
11 Nov 22
We very rarely eat out. Not even fast food. It just costs too much for a decent meal. Fortunately, my wife and daughter prepare most of our meals every day. I can cook but I'm usually at work and when I get home I'm pretty tired.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
11 Nov 22
Once in a while, just to know, I check the cost of a combo at a fast food joint. I can make delicious food for several people with that money. And at a fast food restaurant I could never eat what I call a "decent" meal.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
12 Nov 22
@koopharper Overweight people are usually undernourished too. They are not eating what is best for them
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@koopharper (7599)
• Canada
11 Nov 22
@marguicha That to me is an intelligent approach.
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@wolfgirl569 (136008)
• Marion, Ohio
12 Nov 22
We usually cook. Our local pizza place is still very good. But the fast food places are about worthless for getting any thing that has taste anymore.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
12 Nov 22
I discovered years ago a recipe for pizza dough that does not need yeast and since then I make my own pizzas once in a while.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
11 Nov 22
Was the restaurant where you ate in New York a buffet style one? Those used to be the best places to take the kids when we ate out. There aren't many around here anymore, they seemed to all disappear after COVID hit.
I agree that fast food quality has gotten worse over the years. Many of the places don't even sell salads anymore and it's hard to get anything semi-nutritious.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
12 Nov 22
I dint much remember. It was over 60 years ago. The dishes were behind a glass. I don´t think that there are any of those any longer.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
12 Nov 22
@spiderdust That´s exactly what I remember
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
12 Nov 22
@marguicha Oh, I think I know what you're talking about! Was it an automat? They're having a bit of a revival around here.
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@LindaOHio (222806)
• United States
12 Nov 22
Hubs can only cook occasionally now; and I can't cook at all anymore. We get one good meal Monday through Friday from Meals on Wheels. Americans don't eat well...there's no denying that. I wish we could win the lottery and hire a chef!
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
12 Nov 22
Dear Linda. There is a moment in our lives when we cannot do what we once did. I loved to garden and I can´t anymore. I can´t bend since I had the limphoma. I cannot have my house as clean as I used to either and all of this has to do with age and different ailments. What I meant in this post goes to those people who are able to cook but won´t do it.
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@Rashnag (30597)
• Surat, India
12 Nov 22
Yes this culture of eating fast food and outside much is very much in USA and other countries. This culture has come in India too where a lot of people are indulging in outside food especially fast food and eating less home food. It's sad. People are inviting unwanted diseases and fueling food industry with lot of money . I have started eating home cooked meals more and eating outside food occassionally and it has shown good results in my health along with some walk and exercise. It's not bad to indulge in Favourite foods occassionally but portion control need to be practiced 
. I have started eating home cooked meals more and eating outside food occassionally and it has shown good results in my health along with some walk and exercise. It's not bad to indulge in Favourite foods occassionally but portion control need to be practiced 1 person likes this
@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
12 Nov 22
When I was young, children were not overweighed in my country. Now they are
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@Rashnag (30597)
• Surat, India
15 Nov 22
@marguicha ok dear. The food and lifestyle too plays a part in maintaining good health . Priorly people use to eat healthy food and do so much activities that they were able to stay healthy
. Priorly people use to eat healthy food and do so much activities that they were able to stay healthy 
@Beestring (15372)
• Hong Kong
12 Nov 22
I usually cook my meals. Occasionally eat out with friends. We seldom go to fast food restaurants.
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@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
12 Nov 22
Same with me. But when I go to my best friends´ house, I usually help out with the cooking and we eat wonderful meals.
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@Beestring (15372)
• Hong Kong
12 Nov 22
@marguicha HK's housing price is skyrocketing high. My friends and I live in small apartment. The kitchen is very small. So we prefer to eat out when we have gatherings.
@LadyDuck (502812)
• Italy
12 Nov 22
Fast food pizza taste horrible, covered with too much cheap cheese, a bad crust that is hard like rock, cheap tomato paste instead of a good sauce. It does not take a lot to cook and we can have a lot better food and healthier.
We must thank fast food for the increased obesity in our country. FAT kids did not exist when I was a young girl.
@marguicha (230365)
• Chile
12 Nov 22
It is easy to make. Read Carol´s posts about "frugal living".
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@pitsipeahie (5758)
•
12 Nov 22
Its a lot healthier to cook your own food. You know what goes into it. Fast foods are good once in a while for a change of taste.
