Americans are busy. We work more hours per week than any other worker among the advanced western democracies. So a lot of times they have to eat out (until they have a very organized home life and can pack their own food). The vast majority of that food is in a race to the bottom to taste good.
What's the best way to make things taste good? Well putting a bunch of butter on the veggies will help. Maybe a ton of sugar and MSG in the sauce will get critics raving. Some kind of heavy carb on the side is usually the options like sour dough bread or a big ass russet potato (nice and buttery too). That is -- if your not just having french fries like everyone else does these days.
Everyone is doing it. Too many young people and ectomorphs get away with this -- and the rest just get fat or are construction workers that do lots of heavy physical work (even then some get fat). So they have no visible reason not to order the fries until their doctor insists they are dying.
Fries are fucking delicious. They are potatos fried in oil with salt -- amazing. All you need is stuff with sugar to dip them in like ketchup and complete that primal desire to seek fat, salt, sugar, in a solidly filling potato. It keeps coming back because there is no nutrition or fiber in them.
People are too weak and stupid to say no to that. Right now there is probably some guy planing to get fries having read that. Maybe fries should be illegal. Just during lunchtime. Bars can sell them or something.
Don't get me started on how fucked up donuts are. Are we really going basically state-sponsor donuts by providing them next to the cofee at every damn government office in America? These damn things kill -- they are the worst of the worst health-wise and they probably put your workforce in a food coma before 5.
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