Why don't 'they' ... make fast food that's wholesome !?

I'm not convinced that such a thing is possible, though if there are any lawyers from the fast food companies reading this, the products of their companies are always nutritious and delicious.

Actually....sushi?

That should be done quickly and be fresh, and rice, seaweed and raw fish should be pretty good for you (mercury and toxins in the fish permitting).

Joe

Actually Joe, I've decided this was rather a bad idea for a thread!!

Perhaps something like "Healthy alternatives to fast food?" would have been better idea ......

Examples of fast food chains would be:

1. Mc Donalds.
2. Burger King.
3. KFC.
4. Pizza Hut (maybe).

Fast food is fatty and just kinda feels yucky somehow.

Alternatives I can think of are:

1. Sandwich Shops.

(and that's my alternatives list well and truely exhausted!).



Anybody else have an good ideas for alternatives to fast food?

p.s. Joe. I've never had sushi, are there any local sushi places?

I've been to festivals where they've had burger van type things serving healthy food such as pitta breads with houmous and salad, or tofu burgers with salad in wholemeal breadcakes etc. It's a real shame you don't see these on the high street - maybe there's not enough demand.

they have been doin research into sandwich shops which shows that most of them are not really a healthy alternative! if you think about how much mayonaise and butter that is used then they are quite fatty too!

Originally posted by Jamie
Alternatives I can think of are:

1. Sandwich Shops.

(and that's my alternatives list well and truely exhausted!).

Anybody else have an good ideas for alternatives to fast food?

In town,

Cornish Pastie shop.

Everywhere (the original UK fast food),

Fish and Chips.

Dont really think chips are healthy!

Subway sandwich is a healthy fast food joint.

Originally posted by missrabbit
Dont really think chips are healthy
That would all depend, but anyway, I was answering the original thread question, "Wholesome FAST FOOD mmmm ...", "Why don't 'they' ... make fast food that's wholesome !?"...

...as to healthy, healthier, or whatever, it's all rather relative don't you think?

a lot of the fast food places are trying to improve thier menu's,, soon to be released from McDonalds are paninis which are pretty healthy

There are Jacket Potato shops -

Proud Potato (Middlewood Road)

Grand Potato (Abbeydale Road)

Or that Potato Van thats at the bottom of The Moor

Tuna, Beans Cottage Cheese...

falafel in pitta with houmous and salad, - like the Maoz fast food bar in Soho.

Originally posted by JoePritchard
I'm not convinced that such a thing is possible, though if there are any lawyers from the fast food companies reading this, the products of their companies are always nutritious and delicious.

Actually....sushi?

That should be done quickly and be fresh, and rice, seaweed and raw fish should be pretty good for you (mercury and toxins in the fish permitting).

Joe
I'd like to see that happen, not in my generation that is for sure

Originally posted by missrabbit
Dont really think chips are healthy!

Subway sandwich is a healthy fast food joint.

Chips from a fish and chip shop are much better than fries from places like McDonalds, chunkier chips, less surface area so better potato to fat ratio.

Not convinced with Subway being healthy, but i suppose there are healthier options if you remove the cheese and any mayo/dressing from some of the sandwiches.


Originally posted by savbaby
a lot of the fast food places are trying to improve thier menu's,, soon to be released from McDonalds are paninis which are pretty healthy

Not convinced by this either, still white processed bread, a whole load of cheese and whatever other toppings there are. I wouldn't be surprised if something like a bacon and cheese panini has similar calorie, fat and salt content as a cheeseburger.

-PK-

Originally posted by GimmeSomePK
Chips from a fish and chip shop are much better than fries from places like McDonalds, chunkier chips, less surface area so better potato to fat ratio.

Not convinced with Subway being healthy, but i suppose there are healthier options if you remove the cheese and any mayo/dressing from some of the sandwiches.




Not convinced by this either, still white processed bread, a whole load of cheese and whatever other toppings there are. I wouldn't be surprised if something like a bacon and cheese panini has similar calorie, fat and salt content as a cheeseburger.

-PK-


Reminds me of the bit in Supersize me where the obese girl decides to try losing weight eating all her meals in Subway instead of McDonalds because it's healthy.:loopy:

Originally posted by theflyingfish
Reminds me of the bit in Supersize me where the obese girl decides to try losing weight eating all her meals in Subway instead of McDonalds because it's healthy.:loopy:

Thats's on sometime this week isn't it? Thursday on C4 I think around 9pm.

yay I love those veggie burger stalls at festivals with yummy burgers or falafel they are tasty!!!!!:cool:

too bad theres nowhere that does veggie burgers, but if you go into hippy shops most of them have burritos etc and will warm them up for you...its kind of fast food:clap:

Subway sandwich is a healthy fast food joint

remember subways bread is not fresh and its packed full of e numbers.

Originally posted by theflyingfish
Reminds me of the bit in Supersize me where the obese girl decides to try losing weight eating all her meals in Subway instead of McDonalds because it's healthy.:loopy:

Subway offers quite a few healthy sandwiches - they list the fat content on the serviettes.

She probably would lose weight if she ate all her meals in subway intead of mcd's.

Even if Subway's not fantastically healthy I'm sure it's a lot better than McDonalds - I usually have the veggie one - they don't use too much cheese and you can have heaps of salad, you can have as little or a much dressing as you like, it's not all fried and coated in sugar and salt, and the best thing is that you get to watch them making it!

Jacket Potatos? does no one agree - they are so healthy? I used to work in the Proud Potato and all the fillings are freshly prepared every day and there are so many healthly fillings to choose from...

What about... a piece of fruit - it's fast and it's food!

Originally posted by Jamie
Why don't 'they' ... make fast food that's wholesome !?

to be honest in Sheffield most fast food seems to be a lot less greasy than other places I have lived. So it is relatively healthy...