FOOD, INC. How often do you eat fast food? What is your favourite fast food restaurant? What do you like and dislike about fast food restaurants? Are there any rules in your house about what you eat?

FOOD, INC. What is your favourite breakfast, lunch and dinner? Do you think “you are what you eat”? Why? Why not? What do you think about canned, frozen and processed food? Is fast food necessarily junk food? Why? Why not? Is slow food necessarily healthier than fast food? Why? Why not?

FOOD, INC. Read the statements below about eating habits. Decide whether they are (A) advantages or (D) disadvantages of fast food. 1. ( ) In today's fast-paced life, there is nothing more practical than getting a ready meal. 2. ( ) Besides the time an individual has to spend in the kitchen, cooking a meal also requires one to make a trip to the supermarket to buy the ingredients for the dish. 3. ( ) There is the added effort and time consumed in washing and peeling the vegetables when you cook your own meal. 4. ( ) If someone lives alone, it is cheaper to buy a meal at the supermarket or a snack bar instead of cooking it at home. Certain fast foods like fries and burgers are inexpensive. 5. ( ) You can find some options on the menu of a fast food. Salads, bread products that are made from wheat bread, lean meat, boiled preparation instead of fried, fruit juices, low-fat milk, or diet soda are smart choices.

FOOD, INC. Read the statements below about eating habits. Decide whether they are (A) advantages or (D) disadvantages of fast food. 6. ( ) It is a fact that fast food is more unhealthy than home-cooked meals, as they contain higher amounts of salt, fats and calories. 7. ( ) Fast food is an important contributor to obesity in the population. 8. ( ) Given the sedentary lifestyle that we lead today, the excess fats and calories that we take in with fast food is not used up completely, accumulating in our body as fat deposits that cause complications like cardiovascular diseases and other related diseases of the heart. 9. ( ) The greater the number of people at a meal in a fast food restaurant, the larger is the bill. Eating at fast food outlets is economical only for a single person. 10. ( ) Fast food joints are also being seen as a factor that is making a number of families spend less and less time together. 11. ( ) Fast food restaurants are attractive to many children, with large playgrounds and birthday lounges. 12. ( ) You can find fast food restaurants practically anywhere around the city.