Fast Food and Your Health

What is fast food?

• Fast food is food made fast like:
  • Pizza, burritos, burgers, and fries
  • Too much fast food can be bad for you.

People eat fast food because:

• It is ready in a hurry.
• It tastes good.
• It fills you up.
• It does not cost much money.

Fast food can be bad for you.

• It has lots of sugar, salt, and fat.
• Too much sugar, salt, and fat can:
  • Make you gain weight
  • Hurt your kidneys
  • Be bad for your heart
  • Make you sick

Things you can do

• How much fast food do you eat?
• You can;
  • Not eat fast food at all
  • Eat less fast food
  • If you eat fast food, make good choices.
• It’s your choice!

You can skip fast food.

• Eat at home.
• Home cooked food is healthier.
• Home cooked food costs less.
• Make a home cooked lunch to eat at work or school.

You can eat less fast food.

• Try eating fast food just once a month.
• Get the small size burger, drink, pizza, or fries.
• Drink water, diet soda, or unsweetened iced tea.

More Tips for Eating Less

• Stop eating when you are full.
• Stay away from “All You Can Eat” places.