Growing up I can remember going to McDonald’s, Burger King and a Mexican restaurant. I can recall from a young age that we didn’t visit a fast food very often. My parents were always on a budget because they wanted to purchase a home and pay off the cars. I remember fast food being a treat. I remember fast food tasting so good. When we went to Burger King, I would get a fillet fish. I think it was the tartar sauce that I like so much because now I will never have one. I don’t like the taste or smell of anything that comes out of the water. The Big Mac was my favorite and the nuggets. Till this day I still separate my Big Mac and eat it as two patties. The Mexican restaurant was a special treat. We would only go maybe once every month or more. The whole family would get shredded beef tacos with shredded cheddar cheese along with an horchata for a drink. It was my all time favorite. At the time I felt lucky that my parents took us out. We didn’t have to indoors all day long. Most of these fast food eating was done after church services. I truly enjoyed going after church cause then our church friends would go as well.

                   My fast food habits as an adult are not good at all. I don’t reject the fast food. I don’t agree on the serving size of a lot of fast food places. I don’t really on it but I know when I don’t have any time or I am just too sick to cook that I have a variety to choose from. We do eat fast food frequently. We had some on Monday and it was delicious. My husband is a police officer and I am a full time student and a full time mom. There are times were I feel overwhelmed by everything that is going on in my life, the last thing I want to is spend 2 hours preparing dinner, cooking it and finally cleaning up after my mess. What can resolve this problem or conflict? Well, ordering a pizza along with a drink is fairly easy or picking the phone up and placing an order to go pick up is also easier, then to think of what to cook. Fast food plays a big part because we are always on the go. Unfortunately, my kids like the fact of fast food. If we give them an alternative between homemade food and Benny’s BBQ, they will pick the fast food place. It also plays a role in my weight loose program. I can’t exercise, push myself and then keep eating the fast food that is practically in every corner of city streets. I also rely on fast food when we have a family trip. What I should do is pack some premade sandwiches with fruit. Fast food is affecting me in my current life not only in not being able to maintain a healthy body weight but also on our finances. Fast food is a growing thing and the prices are going up.