Americans Should Offer Fast Food

In 1912, Walter Anderson made American history by opening the first fast food restaurant named “White Castle”. A smart and innovative idea like this was the start of a new America. This has led to many other huge fast food restaurant openings that could easily be named at the top of anyone’s head. Many people can agree that instead of taking the time to cook food, it is easier to go to a close by fast-food joint and pay a small price for a quick meal. Many Americans take advantage of this (since we all live busy lives) and so have the companies themselves. Profit is important to any business, so they had to come up with ideas on how to sell more food without having to spend so much. This eventually led to the point where most fast food isn’t really food itself. Instead, many are fed processed junk full of ingredients the average person can’t even pronounce. There are many cases of people becoming sick, and contracting poor overall health by regularly eating fast food. Americans should eliminate the regular consumption of processed foods to prevent wasting money on food that will cause negative health effects.

There are many ways the population is lured into purchasing fast food all the time. An article published on the Huffington Post explaining what kind of luring techniques these businesses can use quoted: “Fast food companies use ‘aroma marketing’ to tickle your senses and make their product virtually irresistible” (Kate Brateskier, Huffington Post). This technique is almost always done by commercials. Actors fall in love with the food on camera, and food stylists make the product look so perfect and appetizing. “Fast food companies dress their brands with colors that’ll trigger your appetite. Many fast food logos have the same kind of color scheme because the colors are “known to activate your hunger and trigger your