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I've been meaning to give Soylent a try, currently I am in a pretty bad fast food habit. It's just so convenient! I really don't feel like standing in line afte

by Varcht 11y ago

I've been meaning to give Soylent a try, currently I am in a pretty bad fast food habit. It's just so convenient! I really don't feel like standing in line after a day at work. Why aren't there any healthy fast food chains? Seems like there would be plenty of demand, is it just too expensive? Too hard to keep things fresh? Or preparation takes too long? I don't require too much, just a drive through Subway would be a great start.

tormeh 11y ago
Thought the same thing. I have no idea why there's none.
- foobarqux 11y ago
  Real food is expensive.
  - vijayr 11y ago
    That is because meat, dairy, corn etc are all heavily subsidized, whereas fruits and vegetables are not.
drewblaisdell 11y ago
Chipotle is good. A burrito bowl with black beans, chicken, lettuce, salsa, guacamole and cheese is 660 calories with ~50g of protein.
mojoe 11y ago
I think healthy fast food is starting to arrive -- I live in Colorado, and we've got quite a few good places (like "Mad Greens" http://www.madgreens.com/ http://www.madgreens.com/ "the Protein Bar" http://www.theproteinbar.com/ http://www.theproteinbar.com/, "Modmarket" http://modmarket.com/ http://modmarket.com/, etc.). Many of them are expanding to other markets, so hopefully this trend will grow! They're generally 2-4 dollars more expensive than other fast food options, however.
vijayr 11y ago
We've always had the best fast food - fruits. We can eat as much fruit as we want (most fruits anyway). They are super healthy, digest fast etc etc. Just peel a couple of bananas and eat it, takes two mins. Only problem is they are expensive. Here in NYC, a watermelon costs me 8 dollars at whole foods. For 8$, I can buy a ton of junk food. Most food sold in supermarkets are optimized for storage and profit, not for health.
- gtk40 11y ago
  Bananas are only 40 to 45 cents a pound (around here). They seem to be cheaper than many fruits in general.
- cma 11y ago
  Whole foods is a luxury store, you can find watermelon much cheaper.

by Varcht 11y ago

tormeh 11y ago

Thought the same thing. I have no idea why there's none.

foobarqux 11y ago
Real food is expensive.
- vijayr 11y ago
  That is because meat, dairy, corn etc are all heavily subsidized, whereas fruits and vegetables are not.

drewblaisdell 11y ago

Chipotle is good. A burrito bowl with black beans, chicken, lettuce, salsa, guacamole and cheese is 660 calories with ~50g of protein.

mojoe 11y ago

I think healthy fast food is starting to arrive -- I live in Colorado, and we've got quite a few good places (like "Mad Greens" http://www.madgreens.com/ http://www.madgreens.com/ "the Protein Bar" http://www.theproteinbar.com/ http://www.theproteinbar.com/, "Modmarket" http://modmarket.com/ http://modmarket.com/, etc.). Many of them are expanding to other markets, so hopefully this trend will grow! They're generally 2-4 dollars more expensive than other fast food options, however.

vijayr 11y ago

We've always had the best fast food - fruits. We can eat as much fruit as we want (most fruits anyway). They are super healthy, digest fast etc etc. Just peel a couple of bananas and eat it, takes two mins. Only problem is they are expensive. Here in NYC, a watermelon costs me 8 dollars at whole foods. For 8$, I can buy a ton of junk food. Most food sold in supermarkets are optimized for storage and profit, not for health.

gtk40 11y ago
Bananas are only 40 to 45 cents a pound (around here). They seem to be cheaper than many fruits in general.
cma 11y ago
Whole foods is a luxury store, you can find watermelon much cheaper.