Shocking statistic!

[torbee]

I am flabbergasted this number is this high in 2024:

36 percent of Americans eat fast food at least once a day.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/24/arts/morgan-spurlock-dead-super-size-me.html?campaign_id=190&emc=edit_ufn_20240524&instance_id=124397&nl=from-the-times&regi_id=92234492&segment_id=167703&te=1&user_id=88008d6b78b464017e0a11b2d9a9114f

 

[hydro2.0]

Gross and sad

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

Jfc

 

[onlyTheObvious]

I find that difficult to believe.

Perhaps stopping for a coffee at McDonald’s or Starbucks counts?

 

[Scott559]

Are Subs in the fast food category? I usually get a tuna sub once a week.

 

[TennNole17]

Not all fast food is trash

 

[jawatkins]

Are Subs in the fast food category? I usually get a tuna sub once a week.

Depends on where you’re getting it. Subway bread is basically a donut.

 

[Hoosierhawkeye]

Are Subs in the fast food category? I usually get a tuna sub once a week.

Probably but once a week is not the same as once a day.

 

[NoleinATL]

I find that difficult to believe.

Perhaps stopping for a coffee at McDonald’s or Starbucks counts?

The embedded article includes Starbucks , Subway, and Pizza places, including all of those types of restaurants. I can believe the number is accurate.

Fast food locations

 

[QChawks]

Trends in obesity among children and adolescents ages 2–19 years, by age: United States, 1963–1965 through 2017–2018

 

[the24fan]

Culvers(once a month)= Best Fast Food around
Chipotle(once every 3 months second.)
Firehouse Subs( once every 6 months third)
Obviously a heavily opinioned response.

 

[An Iowa fan]

I just had a tuna salad sandwich from Panera Bread. Is that fast food?

 

[millah_22]

I find that difficult to believe.

Perhaps stopping for a coffee at McDonald’s or Starbucks counts?

In my office of 4 people, two have lunch delivered 3 of the 5 days, sometimes more.

 

[Whiskeydeltadeltatango]

I just had a tuna salad sandwich from Panera Bread. Is that fast food?

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[BelemNole]

Before WFH I used to pick up lunch every work day. Sandwich, tacos, slice of pizza

 

[jawatkins]

I just had a tuna salad sandwich from Panera Bread. Is that fast food?

I’d say it’s a risky midday option

 

[millah_22]

I just had a tuna salad sandwich from Panera Bread. Is that fast food?

Yes

 

[TennNole17]

I just had a tuna salad sandwich from Panera Bread. Is that fast food?

You disgust me, fatty.

- Torbee

 

[torbee]

You disgust me, fatty.

- Torbee

lol, I’m not casting aspersions, was just surprised at frequency.

I get Culver’s about once a month and pizza a couple times a month - and an occasional Starbucks coffee.

Every day for 1/3 of the population is astounding IMO.

 

[TennNole17]

Every day for 1/3 of the population is astounding IMO.

Really depends on how they define fast food. Strictly drive-through? Quick eats? Coffee only (starbucks)? They didn't link to anything in the Spurlock article where they got that number, so its our best guess.

 

[Bank of Hawk]

I blame gas station pizza for the uptick

 

[jawatkins]

I blame gas station pizza for the uptick

If I go into a Casey’s in the morning people have all kinds of random crap from the spin machine. I don’t understand the people that eat Casey’s biscuits and gravy, they make nasty biscuits and gravy.

 

[millah_22]

Really depends on how they define fast food. Strictly drive-through? Quick eats? Coffee only (starbucks)? They didn't link to anything in the Spurlock article where they got that number, so its our best guess.

My guess is the number is heavily weighted by people working in downtowns and city centers, also travelers.

 

[jasonrann]

I just had a tuna salad sandwich from Panera Bread. Is that fast food?

No, but it's still disgusting.

 

[IACub]

I blame gas station pizza for the uptick

Does Casey's pizza really count, though? Asking for a friend.

 

[millah_22]

Does Casey's pizza really count, though? Asking for a friend.

If you stand when you pay and get your food in fewer than 8 minutes. It’s fast food.

 

[An Iowa fan]

No, but it's still disgusting.

Neither is disgusting. Not Panera nor a tuna salad sandwich.

 

[IACub]

If you stand when you pay and get your food in fewer than 8 minutes. It’s fast food.

Cool. Cool cool cool. Then I did have fast food at least once a day for one day straight.

 

[win4jj]

If you stand when you pay and get your food in fewer than 8 minutes. It’s fast food.

Or a gross a$$ buffet.

 

[EagleHawk]

If you stand when you pay and get your food in fewer than 8 minutes. It’s fast food.

So then Culver's doesn't qualify as fast food?

 

[TennNole17]

So then Culver's doesn't qualify as fast food?

Disqualifies a lot of Wendy’s and McDonalds also

 

[millah_22]

Cool. Cool cool cool. Then I did have fast food at least once a day for one day straight.

Just another statistic

 

[IACub]

Just another statistic

Mongo just pawn in game of life.

 

[millah_22]

Disqualifies a lot of Wendy’s and McDonalds also

God damn, if y’all aren’t even getting your food fast what are y’all going there for? I remember when get you got to choose 2 between “good, fast, cheap” but doesn’t really even seem like you get to choose any of those anymore.

 

[Kinnick.At.Night]

O say can you see, by the dawn's early light...

 

[HawkeyeHitman]

The Marxists losers complain about people eating fast food but yet they’ll stick their wieners in each other’s asses.

 

[luvmyhawks]

The Marxists losers complain about people eating fast food but yet they’ll stick their wieners in each other’s asses.

@LunchBox50 come get your boy.

 

[LunchBox50]

The Marxists losers complain about people eating fast food but yet they’ll stick their wieners in each other’s asses.

THAT'S RIGHT HITMAN!!!!!!! YOU ARE OWNING THESE FOOKIN BETA CUCK LIBTAHDS!!!!!!!! ALL THIS TALK ABOUT EATING SEMEN AND INTERSTATE RESTROOMS AND PUTTING WIENERS IN ASSES HAS GOTTA BE MAKIN YOU WANT TO CRACK OPEN A FEW CANS OF ICE COLD SPRITE!!!!!!!! IT'S HARD OWNING THE MARXISTS RADICAL LEFT COMMUNISTS DAY AFTER DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!! I HOPE ONE DAY I'M AS BIG A FOOKIN ALPHA DAWG AS DA HAWKEYE HITMAN AND CAN TAKE DOWN DA LIBTAHDS LIKE DA BERNIE AND DA SQUAD AND DA CHE GUEVARA AND DA SLOW JOE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[tumorboy]

It’s not shocking. Americans in urban areas. Where most people live or have to travel to work. Those are your only options. Especially if you only have a short time to eat.

 

[torbee]

O say can you see, by the dawn's early light...

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I wonder who he voted for 😏