“Fast food is popular because it's convenient, it's cheap, and it tastes good. But the real cost of eating fast food never appears on the menu.”

“I can understand why a single parent, working two jobs, would find it easier to stop at McDonald's with the kids rather than cook something from scratch at home.”

“Different people, in good faith, can look at the same fact and interpret it differently. But that's where an interesting conversation begins.”

“Like Hollywood movies, MTV and blue jeans, fast food has become one of America's major cultural exports.”

“Most fast food is fried. Fried food tastes great, and people don't seem to care about the fat aspect.”

“Fast food chains spend a large amount of marketing to get the attention of children. People form their eating habits as children so they try to nurture clients as youngsters.”

“Hey, I used to eat at McDonald's: I liked the taste of the food, especially the French fries.”

“I'm all in favor of animal rights, but I'd like to see the food movement take a much stronger stand in defense of basic human rights. If you're a vegan or a vegetarian, you should care about the people who are picking your fruits and vegetables by hand.”

“As a matter of fact, most cases of food poisoning are never linked back to their source.”

“Fast food is popular because it's convenient, it's cheap, and it tastes good. But the real cost of eating fast food never appears on the menu.”

“McDonald's revolutionized fast food. They introduced a way to eat food without knives, forks or plates. Most fast foods can be eaten while steering the wheel of a car and the restaurants are usually drive through.”