Fast Food

So my little brother really likes McDonald's, which isn't surprising, given that he's 7 and their food is basically the perfect to make your brain want more, since it has sugar, salt, and fat (the unhealthy trifecta). But I convinced him I didn't want to go there, so we went to Burger King, which I guess wasn't really a victory, but I was interested to see them marketing healthier options, like apple 'fries' and a garden salad, along with orange juice, water, and lower calorie meals. I decided to have orange juice and apple fries, which wasn't terribly satisfying, but were about the only two things I could purchase that wouldn't violate any of my rules. Technically the regular fries don't either, so I leeched some from my brother, but we can't be perfect all the time, can we?

I don't find meat terribly difficult to give up, but giving up all dairy has turned into a sport. My first choice of spaghetti sauce had parmesan cheese, so I had to pick a different marinara, which was kind of surprising. This morning I made pancakes with rice milk and bananas to replace the eggs- I think they were quite delicious. I topped them with margarine and some home-made jam.

However, I am now craving vegetables. Time to go hunting!

P.S. Corn syrup foiled my plans to have sweets, so I guess I'll have to get some sorbet or just make candy at home.

P.P.S. Fast food is terrible. I really dislike that I went to a fast food joint today, but I was at the behest of my brother. I feel like between the movie 'Super Size Me' and reading Fast Food Nation, I should never be willing to enter another fast food establishment, but man, do they get you when they convince kids to come. I feel like the toys and playplace areas need to go. Shouldn't there be some kind of regulation on advertising directly to children? At least when the product is unhealthy, anyway.