What is considered fast food?
Fast food restaurants have been around for nearly a hundred years, but it’s only in the past 50 years or so that their popularity has grown exponentially. Now more than a third of Americans eat fast food daily.
Fast food is any food that is prepared and served quickly for immediate consumption. Some of the key elements of fast food are:
- It’s readily available on the go.
- It’s typically less expensive than eating in a traditional sit-down restaurant.
- It often includes food that is fried or prepared from frozen (not fresh) ingredients.
Fast foods are also typically high in fat, sodium, and sugar.