What is the point of fast food anymore

[felixcress@lemmy.world]

family of 6

$100

Go figure.

[n00b22@lemmy.ml]

When I went to Cancun (recently) I decided to eat at Ruben's Hamburgers. Their burgers are VERY GOOD, and that's from someone that normally does not like meat burgers (I like mostly chicken burgers)

[jawa21@lemmy.sdf.org]

Fucking Applebee's is right now cheaper than all of them with $10 for a burger and fries.

[alenalda@lemmy.world]

It's an addiction for a lot of people.

[notyou@sopuli.xyz]

I got a double cheeseburger platter from a BBQ place with 2 sides for $10. Better burger than fast food and I got fries and collards.

[coreidan@lemmy.world]

It’s always been this way. The point is convenience. If you want quality food then go to a restaurant that makes good food, not food that comes from a microwave.

[jaybone@lemmy.world]

Looks very soupy.

[jaybone@lemmy.world]

Don’t forget about the black coffee and coke.

[pp_boy_@lemmy.world]

"What's the deal with fast food? It isn't fast, and it isn't food!"

[jaybone@lemmy.world]

Price of eggs smdh

[jaybone@lemmy.world]

But it hasn’t always been that way.

[stalinwolf@lemmy.ca]

$17.99 for the 20 pc. In Canada. $10.79 for a 10 pc. I about shit when I immigrated here and realized nuggets were off the table. I can't imagine ordering that and picturing one dollar every time I pop one into my mouth. My wife buys me a ten piece for my birthday every year since I won't buy them myself out of protest. Also, my kid is old enough now to finish her 4 pc. Happy Meal, so I don't get to scavenge for unbeaten morsels like I did before. It's tragic.

[dingus@lemmy.world]

I just hate cooking. I cannot stand it. It takes so much effort and you have to clean all the mess you made (even cleaning as you go sucks). And then you end up with something that may or may not pan out. And if you're trying to meal prep then you have to eat the same meal for the whole week which I hate also.

If this was the only thing you'd ever have to do, fine. But the majority of the rest of our time is spent at work or sleeping. We have few precious hours where these things aren't the case. I hope this doesn't make me sound too much like an asshole, but I'm fortunate enough to purchase things like pre-prepared foods and get takeout a couple of times per week. So I take advantage of that because I don't want to spend my few moments of free time slaving away over a stove or cleaning the mess of pots and pans and cooking utensils.

Another this about cooking when you live alone...a lot of perishable foods can only be bought in somewhat larger quantities and then they go bad before you use them all up. I tried to make a recipe out of a cookbook several months ago and I was frustrated at how many things I had to buy a large thing of when I only needed a very small amount for the recipe. Ended up with a lot of food waste.

[bassomitron@lemmy.world]

Yes, I fully relate with this as if you spoke from my heart. Agreed on all points, haha

[danc4498@lemmy.world]

I don’t mind cooking, I just hate coming up with a dinner plan for the whole week. I’ve begun watching cooking videos on instagram to help motivate me. I do wish there was an alternative to instagram, but so far it’s the best.

[spankmonkey@lemmy.world]

The price has changed far faster than inflation, which is the joke.

[dingus@lemmy.world]

My friend with kids also talks about this. She is like I work so hard to cook and even make it simple for them but they still refuse to eat it half the time lol

[flamekebab@piefed.social]

Is there a country that uses the dollar sign that puts it after the number?

[coreidan@lemmy.world]

Yes it has. You have rose tinted glasses on.

Nostalgia is a hell of a drug.

[coreidan@lemmy.world]

So has literally everything. It’s inflation + price gouging.

Fast food isn’t special here. It’s shit quality food. The price went up just like everything. The food quality has always been shit and always will be.