Fast food

As a child, getting my favorite meal with a new toy seemed like the most amazing thing in the world. You can probably make an assumption that I went to McDonald’s quite often when I was a kid, due to the restaurant’s international hype throughout the generations. Well it is true, my mother often took me to McDonald’s usually after I got out of school. I always liked their chicken nuggets and that was the only thing I’d pick out from the menu, with fries and a drink of course. Still to this day, I've never eaten any of their burgers because I generally don’t like burgers. I enjoyed eating the golden, tender nuggets with a bit salty french-fries on the side. But what I enjoyed the most along with the meal was getting a toy. Since toys back then were neatly made with a good detailed design, I was always on a mission to collect the toys. If my parents didn't want to go to McDonald’s because they knew I wanted to go for the toys, then they took me to Burger King or Popeyes. In Japan, we don’t have Burger King or Popeyes unless you have an access to a military base. Since my step father is in the Navy, we often went to the food court for American fast foods. I didn't really care for Burger King, I never took interest in their toys and I just ate their chicken sandwich. And again, I never bothered on getting their burgers. Popeyes on the other hand, you can probably say this little girl was obsessed. Although I wasn't getting any toys, the huge fried chicken seemed like it was another amazing thing in the world when I was a kid.
Although I know fast food is unhealthy, I don’t think I can stay away from it. It's not much of an addiction but it has an easy access without spending so much money. I don’t go to McDonald’s, Burger King, or Popeyes like I used to when I was a kid. If I walked into McDonald’s, I only get their iced coffee or some vanilla cone. I usually never get their food anymore. And that’s probably because I’m on Jack in the Box train; I‘ve lost interest in other restaurants. Out of the many fast food restaurants in town, my number one pick is Jack in the Box since it’s everywhere and close by. It’s also the restaurant I go with my best friend when she’s in town from CSUN. Jack in the Box has been our gossip spot since sophomore year in high school. If I feel adventurous however, I also step into In-n-Out. As I mentioned, I never eat hamburgers from anywhere. But, I do enjoy In-n-Out’s animal styled burger. I don’t get it all the time as if it's my "usual" when I go there but In-n-Out is the only fast food restaurant I order my hamburgers from. When I’m not ordering any burgers, I am very guilty of eating their animal fries and sipping on their chocolate shake. It is very unhealthy but for us, teenagers, it’s a cheaper alternative than eating at an actual restaurant with group of friends. If I’m out with my friends, I’m probably at a fast food restaurant to satisfy our hunger. Now a days, even though my eating habits are not considered "good", I probably eat fast food once a week. But because school year started, that number might increase. I’m hoping that number doesn’t increase because it’s unhealthy and if I constantly step my foot in the fast food restaurant, it’ll hurt my wallet.