Comments on: Carl’s Jr.: ‘Feel Good About Being Fat’ http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fast-food-marketing/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 01:38:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Top 10 Fast Foods in Disguise http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fast-food-marketing/#comment-72560 Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Top 10 Fast Foods in Disguise Tue, 13 May 2008 17:36:33 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fast-food-marketing/#comment-72560 [...] Some make no qualms about it. Others (and this may be worse) market their food under the guise of health while continuing to sell the same old garbage. Sure. They may provide healthier options than the junk they typically shill. But beware. Just like the food manufacturers that made it onto our Top 10 Junk Foods in Disguise list last week these fast food joints understand that it is the pretense of health that sells - not health itself. And it’s not just individual food items marketed as the “healthy option” that we take issue with. Now we have entire restaurants that the innocent public just assumes are healthy, either because they bill themselves as such or because, hello, smoothies are health food, right…anyone…Bueller? [...] [...] Some make no qualms about it. Others (and this may be worse) market their food under the guise of health while continuing to sell the same old garbage. Sure. They may provide healthier options than the junk they typically shill. But beware. Just like the food manufacturers that made it onto our Top 10 Junk Foods in Disguise list last week these fast food joints understand that it is the pretense of health that sells - not health itself. And it’s not just individual food items marketed as the “healthy option” that we take issue with. Now we have entire restaurants that the innocent public just assumes are healthy, either because they bill themselves as such or because, hello, smoothies are health food, right…anyone…Bueller? [...]

]]> By: Personal Choice « The Migraineur http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fast-food-marketing/#comment-33273 Personal Choice « The Migraineur Fri, 07 Mar 2008 16:07:58 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fast-food-marketing/#comment-33273 [...] http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fast-food-marketing/ [...] [...] http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fast-food-marketing/ [...]

]]> By: Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Reader Response: Fast Food Indulgence, Dirty Marketing Tricks and Personal Responsibility http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fast-food-marketing/#comment-33070 Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Reader Response: Fast Food Indulgence, Dirty Marketing Tricks and Personal Responsibility Thu, 06 Mar 2008 18:47:15 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fast-food-marketing/#comment-33070 [...] response to last month’s post about Carl Jr.’s fat fetish, conversation got going about occasional fast food indulgence (the temptations, the how-to’s, [...] [...] response to last month’s post about Carl Jr.’s fat fetish, conversation got going about occasional fast food indulgence (the temptations, the how-to’s, [...]

]]> By: Rachel http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fast-food-marketing/#comment-30596 Rachel Fri, 22 Feb 2008 17:07:02 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fast-food-marketing/#comment-30596 I gotta say I don't see anything wrong with indulging once in a while. I understand the popular opinion is that fastfood is bad wrong and should be banished from the world. However, as Carla the first commenter stated "moderation". We as individuals need to take responsibility for what we eat. The whole idea of "the companies made me eat it" is BS. We control our actions not the evil CKE empire. Yes it looks tasty, yes they market it that way- if they were to market cat food in the same way, would everyone eat that too? Come on now people, lets start taking responsibility for ourselves and stop blaming the handsome fit young man enjoying the obscene mammoth burger for our lack of self control. I gotta say I don’t see anything wrong with indulging once in a while. I understand the popular opinion is that fastfood is bad wrong and should be banished from the world. However, as Carla the first commenter stated “moderation”. We as individuals need to take responsibility for what we eat. The whole idea of “the companies made me eat it” is BS. We control our actions not the evil CKE empire. Yes it looks tasty, yes they market it that way- if they were to market cat food in the same way, would everyone eat that too? Come on now people, lets start taking responsibility for ourselves and stop blaming the handsome fit young man enjoying the obscene mammoth burger for our lack of self control.

]]> By: Migraineur http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fast-food-marketing/#comment-30445 Migraineur Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:20:28 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fast-food-marketing/#comment-30445 You know, I'm about halfway through <i>The Omnivore's Dilemma</i>, and I'm not sure that big business IS "just giving us what we demand." Pollan makes a pretty convincing case that what big business is trying to do is get rid of a glut of corn by getting us to consume more, either directly through HFCS or indirectly through corn-fed beef, chicken, and even fish. I'm not saying that we don't have choices, just that 1) big business is trying to get us to swallow a lot of corn, and 2) our choices are limited somewhat by what's on offer. Quick example: try finding full-fat, unsweetened kefir some time. (And if you're within 25 miles of Boston, please tell me if you succeed!) You know, I’m about halfway through The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and I’m not sure that big business IS “just giving us what we demand.” Pollan makes a pretty convincing case that what big business is trying to do is get rid of a glut of corn by getting us to consume more, either directly through HFCS or indirectly through corn-fed beef, chicken, and even fish.

I’m not saying that we don’t have choices, just that 1) big business is trying to get us to swallow a lot of corn, and 2) our choices are limited somewhat by what’s on offer. Quick example: try finding full-fat, unsweetened kefir some time. (And if you’re within 25 miles of Boston, please tell me if you succeed!)

]]> By: Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Healthy Tastes Great! http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fast-food-marketing/#comment-30442 Mark’s Daily Apple » Blog Archive » Healthy Tastes Great! Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:12:08 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/fast-food-marketing/#comment-30442 [...] you're new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!To triple-patty cheese and bread bombs we say,”No!” To all doughy cream sticks we say, “Nonsense!” To deep fried [...] [...] you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!To triple-patty cheese and bread bombs we say,”No!” To all doughy cream sticks we say, “Nonsense!” To deep fried [...]

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