industrialized food

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 03-06-2012, 06:37 PM

Why the fuck isn't there a fast food chain in the U.S. that utilizes local ingredients? Sure, they couldn't be everywhere, but everywhere they did go would stimulate the local economy.

Five Guys burgers is like that, but I don't consider them a true fast food chain. They're just a franchise restaurant.

CanwllCorfe · 03-06-2012, 07:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Conan

Why the fuck isn't there a fast food chain in the U.S. that utilizes local ingredients? Sure, they couldn't be everywhere, but everywhere they did go would stimulate the local economy.

Exactly what I'd like to know. That was the premise for what Jamie Oliver did. He used local produce, local beef, local dairy, etc. He was able to make it affordable, so I don't understand why no one has done it yet.

hip hop bunny hop · 03-06-2012, 07:51 PM

I'm going to go with... comparative advantage is highlighted in agricultural, especially in temperate climates.

That being said, if you're eating fast food - or at any restaurant for that matter - does it being local really ****ing matter?

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 03-06-2012, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

I'm going to go with... comparative advantage is highlighted in agricultural, especially in temperate climates.

That being said, if you're eating fast food - or at any restaurant for that matter - does it being local really ****ing matter?

Why wouldn't it? It would sure make eating out a lot healthier for the people who have to do it often.

CanwllCorfe · 03-06-2012, 08:09 PM

And you're helping to support your local farmers, which is always a very good thing. It's also just nice to know where your food is coming from. In my case I could probably even name the farmer that grew it.

~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ · 03-06-2012, 08:50 PM

That seems logical at first, but what I've found is that even if the meals are prepared fried (and nobody said you can't just fry in peanut oil, healthy and delicious

), the ingredients make all the difference. Or at least much of the difference, portion is another big part of it. Although then again, with better ingredients less food is actually required to feel satisfied.

A lot of my points are anecdotal but I do recall research into this very subject I'll try to dig up. Ever wonder why the French stay so skinny with all that buttery pastry goodness?

hip hop bunny hop · 03-06-2012, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Conan

A lot of my points are anecdotal but I do recall research into this very subject I'll try to dig up. Ever wonder why the French stay so skinny with all that buttery pastry goodness?

Eh? If it has to do with how fresh the food is, why are obesity rates higher amongst rural denizens than those who live in cities? LINK

You have to take into account how urban planning (or lack thereof) and the incidental exercise people get in the course of a day effects obesity. It may sound silly, but if you literally have to drive everywhere, you're missing out on a lot of exercise, especially in winter months.

Now... not to get controversial.... but would anyone want to wager whether there's a correlation between below-average IQs and Obesity?

**Janszoon** · 03-06-2012, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

Eh?

Every time I see you say this, I picture this:

That is all.

hip hop bunny hop · 03-07-2012, 11:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Janszoon

Every time I see you say this, I picture this....

I grew up in the Northern Plains; so it'd be more similar to how Canadians use it.

CanwllCorfe · 03-06-2012, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by hip hop bunny hop

Now... not to get controversial.... but would anyone want to wager whether there's a correlation between below-average IQs and Obesity?

I could see there being one, but I wouldn't know why though.

I know fat can effect the brain in a lot of interesting ways. Some bad (addiction), some good (treating epilepsy).

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hip hop bunny hop Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 1,381	I'm going to go with... comparative advantage is highlighted in agricultural, especially in temperate climates. That being said, if you're eating fast food - or at any restaurant for that matter - does it being local really ****ing matter? __________________ Have mercy on the poor.

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CanwllCorfe Quiet Man in the Corner Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Pocono Mountains Posts: 2,480	And you're helping to support your local farmers, which is always a very good thing. It's also just nice to know where your food is coming from. In my case I could probably even name the farmer that grew it. __________________ Your eyes were never yet let in to see the majesty and riches of the mind, but dwell in darkness; for your God is blind.

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~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	Why the fuck isn't there a fast food chain in the U.S. that utilizes local ingredients? Sure, they couldn't be everywhere, but everywhere they did go would stimulate the local economy. Five Guys burgers is like that, but I don't consider them a true fast food chain. They're just a franchise restaurant.

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~~someonecompletelyrandom~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 4,538	That seems logical at first, but what I've found is that even if the meals are prepared fried (and nobody said you can't just fry in peanut oil, healthy and delicious ), the ingredients make all the difference. Or at least much of the difference, portion is another big part of it. Although then again, with better ingredients less food is actually required to feel satisfied. A lot of my points are anecdotal but I do recall research into this very subject I'll try to dig up. Ever wonder why the French stay so skinny with all that buttery pastry goodness?