One evening, I went with my family to eat at a restaurant called The Olive Garden. When we arrived, we went inside only to find that we had to wait for one hour before a table would become available. My family and I had to stand outside of the restaurant for a good portion of this time. While I was standing there, I looked across the street and noticed that there were five fast food restaurants surrounding the shopping center. These places had no line in them and people were seated and enjoying their meals. This made it very tempting to just ditch the restaurant, walk across the street, and start eating.

Fast food is everywhere. Most people in the United States cannot travel more than a few blocks without seeing a fast food restaurant. Fast food covers almost every culture. We have American, which is a McDonalds...