A Public Outcry Usually Masks A Private

Future Historians, I Hope, Will Consider The American Fast Food Industry A Relic Of The Twentieth Century--a Set Of Attitudes, Systems, And Beliefs That Emerged From Postwar Southern California, That Embodied Its Limitless Faith In Technology, That Quickly Spread Across The Globe, Flourished Briefly, And Then Receded, Once Its True Costs Became Clear And Its Thinking Became Obsolete.

When You Go Into A Fast Food Restaurant, You May Just Think About How Good Your Meal Tastes While You're Eating It. But You're Not Thinking About All The Consequences That Come From That One Purchase - The Consequences For Your Body, The Consequences For Supporting This Company And How It's Treating It Workers, All The Way Back To The Farm Where The Potatoes Were Grown, Or The Ranch Where The Cattle Were Raised.

Twenty Years Ago, Teenage Boys In The United States Drank Twice As Much Milk As Soda; Now They Drink Twice As Much Soda As Milk.

Students Can Do Experiments And Investigate For Themselves What's Going On In Restaurants, In Our Food System, And Begin A Process Of Learning.

Kids Have No Idea When They're Drinking Soda What They're Really Drinking, And A Lot Of Them Are Stunned When They Learn That Drinking A Big Gulp Is Like Taking A Big Jar Of Sugar And Just Pouring It Down. There Are 50 Teaspoons Of Sugar In A 64-ounce Big Gulp.