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The one thing that really stood out to me in this article was the happy meal for adults. The "Go Active" meals were very popular at one McDonalds at the town next to me back home. I actually got one of those meals, and still in fact have one of those pedometers that come in the meal. Just like he said, it was used just like a toy in the Happy Meal. I played with it while I was eating, wore it home, then maybe used it once or twice after that, and then forgot about it. It has been collecting dust ever since, which was about two years ago. It was a good idea, but it didn't quite stick. All of what Crane says in this article is very true, and there is atleast one thing that absolutely everyone can relate to, probably even two or three things.

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The most convincing piece for me was the information about the McDonald's Crispy California Cobb Salad. The fact that with all the additives and the crutons and the dressing, the salad has almost as many calories as a quarter pounder and fries. The sad part is that it has more grams of fat then the quarter pounder and fries. The sad truth is that the so called healthy options are not really healthy at all, in fact some of the "healthy" options actually have more calories and grams of fat then the not so healthy options. If people are trying to lose weight and manage their diet, fast food places are not the options. The healthy parts of the menu are still high in fats and calories and I think if people read this piece they would realize what fast food is actually doing to their bodies and try and find real healthy food that are low in calories and fats that don't come from a fast food restaurant.

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The evidence that was the most convincing for me was the fact that one of McDonald's salads had almost as many calories as a Quarter Pounder, and actually had more grams of fat. This made me realize that even though some foods are advertised as being more healthy, we as consumers must take a closer look ourselves. We cannot necessarily trust advertisements or "healthy" labels on food. I think that Crane's article would have opposite effects on different groups of people. Some people who are attempting to be health-conscious would probably take a closer look at the nutrition facts of what they eat, especially at fast-food restaurants. However, I think that those who are already overweight or do not take as much thought in what they eat would just be discouraged by Crane's article. They may get the impression that healthy options are not worth it, and they might as well go for the traditional fatty options.

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Out of the criteria that Crane provided, I was most affected by when he was talking about the sandwich from Burger King. It's so true that fast food places will promote their "healthy options" and then when you order it, it comes out looking absolutely disgusting and basically uneatable. Another thing that seems to happen a lot is when you actually take the time the compare the calories between a salad from McDonalds or a Big Mac, there really is not that much of a difference. The truth is, anything you are going to get from a fast food place, is not going to be that healthy for you. If people are really worrying about losing weight and eating healthier, they just need to stay away from the fast food places all together, and go somewhere where they know they can get something that is actually good for you body.

Response for Wednesday, 11/14: "McNasty" article

3. Of the criteria and evidence Crane provides, which do you feel would be most likely to influence you decisions about food choice? How do you think different audiences would react to Crane's assessment?

--ejfleitz

Television-Tim Fisher

The laws should be changed in concurrence with the influx of new information regarding television violence. If it has been discovered that violent behavior is the result of domestic violence and not television, then some safeguards on the t.v. used to prevent children from seeing some shows can be removed. Also, the government really is going to need to work on how to crack down on domestic violence if they want this new trend to stop.

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While America remains a more violent country than Canada, and nothing can change that, there are some valid reasons remaining as to why America has such a vastly higher crime rate. One of those reasons would be the population. The United States population absolutely dwarfs that of Canada. The United States population stands at the moment at 301,139,947 and it is growing everyday. If you compare that with the Canadian population which stands at 33,390,141 and you can see why the crime rates differ so much. With that vast of population difference, it stands to reason that crime in the larger country would be much higher.