挑选更为健康的快餐
Fast food is a mainstay of the American diet. In fact, in any given day, 1 in 4 of us fills our stomachs at a fast-food chain. What does this mean to our health? America is the fattest nation in the world, with 61 percent of adults and children weighing in at overweight or obese, according to the National Center for Health Statistics.
Like our bellies, the fast-food phenomenon is growing too: we plunked down $3 billion on the speedy burgers, fries, and tacos in 1992, and today that number tops a whopping $110 billion. In 2004, Morgan Spurlock chronicled his experience of eating solely fast food for one month in his Academy Award-nominated documentary Super Size Me. The filmmaker gained 25 pounds and put his health in jeopardy, according to a panel of doctors. (Next up for this one-month fast-food junkie: His one-hour TV reality show 30 Days, which premiered June 15th on the cable channel FX. In the series, an individual takes up a completely different lifestyle -- whether religious, economic, or ethnic -- for 30 days.)
In the meantime, here are some bite-size nuggets of info about fast food that can help you navigate the counters:
Fact or fiction: Taco Bell hot sauce can clean dirty pennies.
Fact: Apparently this condiment can reinstate shine to your small change. But before you opt for south of the border fare without flair, consider this: Two of the product's ingredients, vinegar and salt, in combination seem to cause a reaction that cleans the pennies. The product itself is safe to ingest.
Fact or fiction: French fries are the most commonly consumed vegetable in America.
Fact: But you'll be much healthier if you start piling your plate with dark, leafy greens or sweet potatoes instead。快餐是美式饮食的中流砥柱。事实上，在每一工作天，我们每4个人就有一个在快餐连锁店里填饱肚子。这对我们的健康意味着什么呢？根据国家健康统计中心显示，阿美利坚是在世界上一个拥有61%成人和小孩肥胖或超重的生活节奏最快的民族。
像我们的胃，快餐现象也正在增长：在1992年我们吞下30亿美元的快餐汉堡包，炸薯条，玉米面豆卷，而今天而今天数据达到极大的1100亿美元。在2004 Morgan Spurlock 在他的Acadamy Award提名纪录片 Super Size Me 中纪录了他一个月只吃快餐食品的经历。通过一群医生的鉴定，这位电影制作人增加了25磅，并且陷入了健康危机。（接下来对这位一个月的快餐食物上瘾者发生的是：他的在6月15号channel FX首演的一小时长纪录片真实反映了30天情况。在这系列的活动中他个人采取了完全不同的生活方式，无论是宗教，经济，还是民族习惯，总共30天。）
与此同时，这里有一些金石良言帮助你分清快餐食物的面目。
真或假：玉米面豆卷的热油可以清洁脏的平锅？
事实：明显地这种调味料能够让你微微变黑的锅从新恢复闪亮。但是在你缺乏第六感又选择了南方边界的食物的时候，两种产品的原料，醋跟盐，混合反应可以清洁锅。发应产物可以使用。
真或假：炸薯条是美国普遍消费最多的蔬菜？
事实：但是如果你使用深绿色的叶类蔬菜或甜薯你会更加健康
