{"id":2276,"date":"2010-11-10T12:08:00","date_gmt":"2010-11-10T12:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2010\/11\/are-fast-food-chains-really-getting-healthier.html"},"modified":"2016-08-12T13:39:13","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T13:39:13","slug":"are-fast-food-chains-really-getting-healthier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2276","title":{"rendered":"Are Fast Food Chains Really Getting Healthier?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Check out this video report on fast food chains. The authors of this story seem shocked that the fast food stores they visited did not PUSH healthy food choices on them. This is kind of silly. The restaurant is not going to work against themselves, they want to serve more and more food to more and more people, whether that food is healthy or not.<\/p>\n

Healthy fast food options are present because there is a demand for them, pure and simple. It’s not because they’re committed to our health (obviously).<\/p>\n

The bottom line? We need to be responsible for our own choices, and don’t assume that the food choices you have in front of you are healthy. This is particularly true for the foods we buy for our children.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Check out this video report on fast food chains. 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