• Swedneck
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    5 months ago

    home cooking based, it astounds me that fast food places and restaurants stay afloat outside of food deserts.

    eating out is such a violently bougie habit

    • AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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      I didn’t understand how McDonald’s is still in business until last week when a coworker said that it makes her feel good, like physically good. So I guess all of the salt and sugar they put in the food actually feels good for most people. It makes me feel disgusting, along with a strong sense of self-loathing over my choice to eat there. So, I haven’t been to McDonald’s in years. But there’s always a line of cars waiting at the drive through and a full parking lot.

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        5 months ago

        McDonald’s isn’t still in business because of any aspect of their food. They are still in business because it is a real estate company.

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        Your body needs 3 major things to continue short term functioning.

        Water.

        Calories, preferably sugar, fat, and protein, in that order.

        Salt.

        Filling those needs is challenging to a species that hasn’t discovered nitrogen fertilizer. Fast food typically dehydrates their burgers, so you serve it alongside a soda and double down on the calories.

      • 🇰 🌀 🇱 🇦 🇳 🇦 🇰 ℹ️@yiffit.net
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        5 months ago

        Makes her feel physically good

        Brainwashing? After just a single hamburger, as small as it is vs how big I am, I feel like total garbage after. No other burger joint makes me feel like I overate when eating the biggest thing they sell; let alone the smallest.

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        5 months ago

        i mean, mcdonalds does taste good and tasty food makes you feel good, but it doesn’t taste that good and i can make very comparably enjoyable food at home with not much effort for cheaper.

        I think those people just haven’t realized how easy basic cooking is.

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      5 months ago

      When I didn’t have a working dishwasher eating out was way more appealing because in addition to no prep, it meant no dishes.