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A whole set of values comes with fast food: Everything should be fast, cheap and easy; there's always more where that came from; there are no seasons; you shouldn't be paid very much for preparing food. It's uniformity and a lack of connection.

The idea behind fast food is great - people want convenience.

Studies have found that preparing your own food is usually healthier and less expensive than buying fast food. But most people just don't have the time.

Most fast food is fried. Fried food tastes great, and people don't seem to care about the fat aspect.

The problem is when that fun stuff becomes the habit. And I think that's what's happened in our culture. Fast food has become the everyday meal.

It's almost seems as though there's a battle going on between the public and all the fast-food establishments, and, believe me, I think it's very tasty food.

Like Hollywood movies, MTV and blue jeans, fast food has become one of America's major cultural exports.

The problem with living in a fast-food nation is that we expect food to be cheap.

Fast food chains spend a large amount of marketing to get the attention of children. People form their eating habits as children so they try to nurture clients as youngsters.

McDonald's revolutionized fast food. They introduced a way to eat food without knives, forks or plates. Most fast foods can be eaten while steering the wheel of a car and the restaurants are usually drive through.