fast food craziness

              I have been eating fast food for as long as I have been alive. When I was a kid I remember my parents buying my siblings and I McDonald’s almost every weekend. Since our local Wal-Mart has a McDonald’s inside, they found it easy to buy us something every time they would go grocery shopping over the weekend. I remember looking forward to the weekend because my brothers and I would be expecting McDonald’s. We would always get Happy Meals, which are pretty much McDonald's kid’s meals. I would get a cheeseburger almost all the time because I felt like the four piece chicken nuggets would not fill me up. That thought was quickly over powered by the toy though. I'm pretty sure that was the main reason we always got happy meals. They would have a different theme of toys every month I believe. Sometimes it would be a movie that would be coming out at the time. Other times it would be a popular cartoon or a cheaper version of a popular toy. I also think we enjoyed it because it was a change up from the regular routine. It was nice not having a home cooked meal and I'm sure my mother thought it was nice not having to cook a meal for that day. As I got older the Happy Meals were no longer what I wanted and at that time I recall them coming out with the “Mighty Kid’s Meal” which I think was supposed to be the teenage version of the Happy Meal. Although it had bigger portions, I soon outgrew it and started having regular adult meals. Over the years, as I grew older, I started exploring different fast food places. We tried many different varieties of fast food like: sandwiches, tacos, and burgers.  

              My fast food habits now can get out of hand sometimes. Having so many different places so close by can be a heavy burden for my wallet. Even so, I find myself buying fast food multiple times out of the week. I definitely like some places better than others. My current favorite fast food place is The Habit because of the quality in their food. I am aware that most of the time you pay for what you get. I believe laziness also plays a role in the constant purchasing of fast food. Maybe if I wasn’t so lazy to make food at home I wouldn’t spend do much money and I could possibly save a few bucks. I probably won’t change that habit though because I like the simplicity of fast food too much. Even though it’s a little more expensive than McDonald's or other places I don’t mind paying the few extra bucks. I have pretty much left McDonald's as a last resort and only eat it if I'm starving and I only have a few bucks on me. I think since I have eaten McDonald's most of my life I'm pretty much sick of it by now. I have a list of preferable fast food places. The first is The Habit and the last is McDonald's.