BeeR Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Thought I or someone did this before but wth - just curious. For the sake of argument, I call "fast food" the decidedly unhealthy stuff like burger joints, taco hell, pizza etc. Subs aren't health foods per se but a diff story IMO. Just wondering I guess how often people say screw healthy and eat crapola food just cuz they have a taste for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddahj Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Maybe once/month...if that. I've just lost the taste for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 I'm the "rarely/never" vote. In fact if you eliminate pizza you could pretty much say never. If I want a burger I'll grill one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby's Hubby Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 as far as hamburgers, I will eat from a place called jucy's or the butcher shoppe, they use all beef ground that day, there and they have beans made that day there. I won;t eat the fries, even though they are hand cut there. I really do not consider those hamburgers fast food. I stay away from the fast food chains, however I feed my kids fast food sometimes and I will sneak a fry or two off their plate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar Magnolia Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Only if I am traveling and need to hit some place fast, which is about twice a year. One day last year I was really hungry and passed a McDonalds on the way back from skiing. It was a craving and I was only about 5 minutes from home. It is the first time I have had fast food in my hometown for the seven years I lived here. Before that, I ate fast food as a sales rep several times a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 i will hit quiznos once or twice a week.... outside of that very rare that i grab fast food. once in a while in-n-out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpwallace49 Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 A few times a month I will hit 5 guys with the family. regular fast food like burger king/Mcdonalds, etc I very very very rarely eat at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
untateve Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 If I'm going to eat schillt, I prefer to eat out of my toilet. At least that way, it's free. My answer: Never. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seekrain Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 very very rarely....last time was actually last week as I was driving to Vegas, and it truly sucked (the food). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 sometimes I'll have a craving for the spicy chicken sandwich from chick fil a. that's about once a month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiley Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Hardly ever though I do take my little guy to McD's on Saturday so he can get a hash brown and sausage patty. I usually just sit there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 i hit the gas station food about 3 times a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoothead Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 i hit the gas station food about 3 times a week I pack my lunch most days but I'm not scared of 7-11 egg salad, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 Once every few weeks, I'll get a Taco Bell jones. Otherwise, not very often. Maybe if I'm on the run and want a substantial breakfast (it may not be good, but it fills you up for several hours). I am a sub sammich monger, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrip Posted February 1, 2012 Share Posted February 1, 2012 (edited) I used to eat quite a bit of fast food because it's tasty, cheap and was incredibly convenient. Over the last few years I started eating a lot less because my better half thinks fast food is gross and a lot of it makes her physically sick. I also moved to an apt without any classic fast food options in the surrounding blocks. As a bonus side effect, my blood pressure and cholesterol have both gone down. Strangely, the less I eat the less I desire even though when I do eat it I enjoy it just as much as I used to. One of my guilty pleasures is the hotdogs on the rollers at 7-11. Edited February 1, 2012 by mrip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chavez Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 As a bonus side effect, my blood pressure and cholesterol have both gone down. Strangely, the less I eat the less I desire even though when I do eat it I enjoy it just as much as I used to. I've noticed that too....I've been hungry, driving past a McD's or whatever, and just think "naaahh" One of my guilty pleasures is the hotdogs on the rollers at 7-11. Oh, I didn't even think about these. Yeah, probably my secret shame - totally indefensible as a food option, probably objectively disgusting, crackish in their addictive power. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeeR Posted February 2, 2012 Author Share Posted February 2, 2012 There is no way I would buy any food that is pre-sealed and brought in from elsewhere at a 7-11 or gas station Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEC=UGA Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 i hit the gas station food about 3 times a week THis reminds me of a time I was traveling from a project in Charlotte to one in Charleston with one of our project managers... PM - "Hey, you wanna grab some lunch" I - "sure, I'mm getting hungry" The PM hits the exit ramp, turns right and into a gas station. I - "You need gas?" PM - "Nah, we're fine..." I - "Ummmm, why are we stopping here" PM - "To grab a bite to eat...?" I - "You think we might could go somewhere to sit down, Cracker Barrel or something?" PM - "Ummm... Sure, didn'tthink of that" I - "Alright..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooby's Hubby Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 THis reminds me of a time I was traveling from a project in Charlotte to one in Charleston with one of our project managers... PM - "Hey, you wanna grab some lunch" I - "sure, I'mm getting hungry" The PM hits the exit ramp, turns right and into a gas station. I - "You need gas?" PM - "Nah, we're fine..." I - "Ummmm, why are we stopping here" PM - "To grab a bite to eat...?" I - "You think we might could go somewhere to sit down, Cracker Barrel or something?" PM - "Ummm... Sure, didn'tthink of that" I - "Alright..." "I'm so hungry I could eat a sandwhich from a gas station" - Clark Griswold, Family Vacation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 sometimes I'll have a craving for the spicy chicken sandwich from chick fil a. that's about once a month and this sometimes is usually a Sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I'm pretty impressed (and it's honestly somewhat hard to believe) that the most common response to this poll is basically far less than once a month. Maybe I'm in the minority, but we usually get pizza, Chinese, or some other form of take-out food at least a couple of times per month. Maybe those don't count as fast food, though. If we're talking your typical fast-food joints, the only one that I regularly eat at is Taco John's. That's a regular for me (probably 3-4 times per month). Unfortunately, living in Williston ND, the list of "quality" restaurants in the area is extremely limited (or non-existent), so I also grab Subway occasionally (there's not much else, in terms of sandwich/deli type of places). Other than those two, I try to avoid McDonald's/Arby's/Burger King/etc. as much as I can (although it's sometimes hard to do, when traveling or working long hours). One thing I've noticed is that the less I eat fast food (used to be several times/week, when I was younger), the less I tend to enjoy it. I'm not sure if there is a corrolation between the two, though, or if the "quality" of fast food has just gotten that much worse. In other words, some fast food chains have transitioned from making most food fresh to preparing it ahead of time, and then heating it up when ordered. McDonald's, for example, made that change a little over 15 years ago, and I remember noticing a definite turn for the worse (if that's possible), in terms of the quality/taste of their food. If you think fast food is bad, fast food that isn't even fresh is about 10 times worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bier Meister Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I'm pretty impressed (and it's honestly somewhat hard to believe) that the most common response to this poll is basically far less than once a month. Maybe I'm in the minority, but we usually get pizza, Chinese, or some other form of take-out food at least a couple of times per month. Maybe those don't count as fast food, though. i will have asian of some sort 3 times a week. pizza once per month. when i think fast food for these= panda express/pizza hut/dominoes...which i never eat. so i didn't view what i was eating as ff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clubfoothead Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 I might have to change my answer if we are considering Subway fast food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajncajn Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Maybe once/month...if that. I've just lost the taste for it. Same here & usually when I go I try to opt for the more "healthy" options like a chicken sammich etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whoopazz Posted February 2, 2012 Share Posted February 2, 2012 Can't stand the crap. I used to get FF only when on a long car trip, but I can't even do that anymore. And i can't eat the chinese take out crap my wife and kids like to get anymore either. Just gettin old and grumpy I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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