Originally Posted by gumdrop

Interesting rational...at least food that you say put in Crisco was fresh. Many cultures use cooking oil.

Fast food is highly processed, industrially prepared. It's all about flavor or consistency and not freshness.

It's all about salt, fat and "meat" extracts.
Fast food consumption has been shown to increase calorie intake, promote weight gain, and elevate risk for diabetes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ludwig

I'd rather have moms fried chicken than chicken McNuggets..thank-you very much.