Junk Food

Good enough reason to visit the States! — Living in France, I craved Little Debbie cakes. That smooth creaminess, that fake strawberry sweetness, and cloying, unctuous gooeyness all packed into one little icing-topped cake. France has les petites madeleines of course, but they’re too elegant, too … restrained. A small, unadorned scallop-shaped sponge cake, the little black dress…

The answer is yes, yet I haven’t consumed a Nutty Bar in years. I, however, treasure my memory of the delicious, oily, chocolatey, peanut-buttery wafer delight in the taste bud portion of my hippocampus. By the way, they used to be called Nutty Bars, not Nutty Buddy. In high school…

The terrible message hospitals send when they allow fast food behind their healing walls. — Fast food restaurants in hospitals? It’s a pet peeve of mine. We don’t have a McDonald’s in our largest hospital but a greasy spoon restaurant that’s just as bad or worse. What kind of message do hospitals send when they host fast food joints? There are at least 18 hospitals…

I knew better — In grade school, my mother would pack me a sensible lunch with carrots, an apple, and a tuna sandwich on whole wheat bread and put it into a grocery bag. It was very healthy but screamingly abnormal as far as I was concerned, my healthy lunches branding me forever as…

junk food culture — Junk food refers to the food sold by roadside vendors or food slowdowns, usually found at crossing points or on occupied roads in metropolitan regions. The effect of intersection food on society can be both positive and negative. Positive Side: On the positive side, intersection food gives individuals searching for a speedy…