Anyway, this got me thinking about how the current blah economy is influencing our food intake and spending habits. Are we all on our way to becoming skinny-minnies since we're all in penny-pinching mode? Certainly, super-pricey restaurants like Alinea must be feeling the pinch. But if that's the case, then are super-cheapo spots, especially fast food restuarants, rolling in the moolah? And if they are, aren't we on our way to becoming even more overweight as a nation, since eating at places like the Golden Arches tends to be highly caloric and uber fatty? Friends, I do not know the answer, but I found a few articles that look into the topic. Photo grabbed from kmrphotography on Flickr. Posted by Liz
- Fast food nation: The sequel, in The Guardian, says fast food joints are kicking some butt in the sales department.
- Huff Post's Paula Crossfield looks at how the bottom lines of these chains are changing how we eat.
- Funny post on Gizmodo about how to compute when you'll literally have to tighten your belt.
- Probably the first time the phrase Recession Diet was coined, the NYT looks at how rising food costs influence our waistlines.
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