Food

Fast food was a really big part of me when I was growing up. When I was a child, whenever I and my parents went somewhere, we always stopped by at a fast food chain. My parents knew that every time they bring me to McDonald’s, I would be happy. They always ordered spaghetti for me, and yes, there were spaghetti on the McDonald’s menu of the Philippines. They gave me happy meals, which comes with a toy. I still remembered when I started going to my new school when I was in third grade, every time I and my cousins would have a snack after our school, McDonald’s has been always our first choice. I usually ordered their combo meals, for almost seven years; when I was still not aware how fast food chains worked that time. A lot of people were sometimes mad because their food comes with a small serving. And the most embarrassing moment in my life was also connected to McDonald’s. One afternoon, when we were on the drive-thru, my cousin asked me what do I like to order, and I told her that I like a cheeseburger and fries, that time I thought that she would treat me, but I was wrong when she asked me where was my money. I was embarrassed because I was already hungry that moment, I had no choice but to cancel my order. So I just sat there and pretended that I fell asleep. When I told my parents what happened that afternoon, they started to give me an allowance for my snacks. For seven years I always had my snacks at McDonalds for almost twice a week.

But now that my parents told me what can I get on eating at McDonald’s, I am trying to avoid it. I just realized that maybe my past habit of eating at McDonald’s was one of the reasons why I am over weight. Because I already aware about my health, I start to live a healthy life. I go to the gym and I watch everything that I eat. Last February, I changed my ways of eating. I stopped going to any fast food chains. And when I checked my weight last May, I was surprised that I already lost 15 pounds; that small changed in my life motivates me to really avoid fast food chains. Of course, sometimes I have no choice but to eat at fast foods because my family wanted to, I should just order the smallest calorie count. I am just happy right now that I have already stopped my habits of eating at fast food chains. I just hope that my readers would learn something from my experience, because I believe in the saying that our health is our wealth. They can always trick me about their product on advertisements, but I shall always have a self-control. They already fooled me many times and now they may not anymore. Why will I give my body junks when I can eat healthy foods, right?