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If not to your Doctor, listen to your Accountant

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“Clowns to the left of me, Joker’s to the right, Here I am Stuck in the middle with you” 

Clowns is right, we are stuck in the middle of a world where; not the producers, not the chefs, not the consumers, but clowns, hold the power (like what I did there? I am such a joker). Jokes aside, this problem has reached an all new level, not only do “1 in 4” of us chow down to a fast food meal everyday, (which is supossedly cheap) but now we are witnessing the “Super-fat watching the Super-fit”, as McDonalds operate as one of the main sponsors of this years Olympic Games, in London.

Opening the largest McDonalds in the world, with an estimate of serving 1,200 patrons an hour and taking an estimated £3 million out of the pockets of hungry spectators, it is funny how McDonalds are making so much money off of the Super-fit. Usain Bolt, the fastest man in the world, even ate chicken nuggets before setting the world record back at the 2008 edition. How have we got this far that our super-fit, endorse this unhealthy food? Two words; Power and Money, ok that is three, but you get what I mean.

..I give you, the City of McDonalds..

The shear amount of power that we have allowed companies like McDonalds absorb will be clearly defined in my next sentence. “McDonalds have monopolised the Olympic chip market, with their chips being the only allowed to be sold within Olympic park”. But just to show how nice they are, they are allowing chips to be sold as part of a Fish’n’chip deal at other companies. Power and Money wins.  We need to change this. In my last two posts I have said this, but, we need to vote with our forks!

145 million people eat McDonalds worldwide, PER DAY – That is why they have so much power and money

“The history of the twentieth century was dominated by the struggle against totalitarian systems of state power. The twenty-first will no doubt be marked by a struggle to curtail excessive corporate power.” ― Eric Schlosser, Fast Food Nation

 

..I know how you feel..

“Fast Food is cheaper”, the age old response to the Fast vs Slow Food argument. But, you have been fed the wrong McInfomation, just ask your accountant. While the lure of not having to cook, and as a particularly laid back person (nice way of putting I am Lazy), I can see the appeal, but your doctor and accountant certainly wont.  Talking of not having to cook for your kids after work, I am reminded of the hit U.S. TV series The Middle, where Frankie, a working mother comes home from work with ‘dinner’ in her hand, opens the front door and shouts, “dinner’s ready”. The lure of feeding your kids without breaking a sweat, after a long days work, is always a temptation, but we need to say NO! If you won’t listen to me, well then please listen to your doctor and accountant.

For this post, forget animal welfare, forget ethics, food hygiene, biodiversity, where your food comes from, the 101 reasons why not to choose Fast Food and focus on one, Money, your accountant. We all know of the health risks and the relationship of Fast Food and Obesity, like those two lovesick teenagers head-over heels in summer love from your guilty pleasure that is, Grease. Good old John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.

From the beautiful infograph below courtesy of The New York Times, it is clear that Fast Food is more expensive.  Lets break it down financially;

McDonalds $27.89 €22.71 £17.87
Chicken,Potatoes.. $13.78 €11.21 £8.83
Beans, Rice.. $9.26 €7.54 £5.93

Cost per Portion (4) 

McDonalds $6.97 €5.68 £4.47
Chicken,Potatoes.. $3.45 €2.80 £2.21
Beans, Rice.. $2.32 €1.89 £1.48

Savings

McDonalds 0%
Chicken,Potatoes.. 51%
Beans, Rice.. 67%

Now if I told you that I could save you 67% of the money you spend, you would jump at the chance. Well then jump! €8,289.15, that is the figure that you would spend if you were to eat Fast Food everyday for one year. €5,553.73 is the amount you would save eating beans and rice, that would pay for one nice holiday.

The next time that you are tempted by the Fast Food Devil, think of your suntan and think of what your accountant and doctor would say. There are always other means to make good food fast, Pasta takes 5-6 mins to cook, try making dinners in bulk and freezing some for a rainy day. Where there is a will, there is a way.

PLANNING A MCDONALDS, IS NOT MEAL PLANNING

 

Photos: Money Burger ; Clowns to the left ; crying clown ; mcdonald’s olympic park ; Fast Food Infograph


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