HW . 3

When I think of fast food I think of something hot greasy and oily, that will always fill me up even if it’s just a medium size French fries. With organic foods the first thing that come to mind is usually fresh vegetables and fruits things that are healthy for you and hasn’t sat in hot oil.

One thing that I’ve noticed about fast food restaurants, especially McDonalds is how they have changed over time, they used to have bright reds and yellows I think to catch the attention of customers because it stands out. But now over the years it has toned down and started to look like a typical café almost like a Starbucks only with bright pictures on the windows and cheap food. I never paid attention to, before but in fast food restaurants you’re most likely to only see minorities. Like today I saw about just a few Caucasian people in McDonalds and they seemed dressed up as if they were in a rush for work and had to get something quick to eat but had to settle for McDonalds because it’s convenient, fast and cheap even though it’s not what they really want. When we were at McDonalds we asked a few people why they come there, and the reason was mostly because the food is good or they have the munchies and it’s cheap. I also noticed how fast food restaurants try to give customers a feeling as if they have privacy even though their in a public area, by having private little seats, I guess to make it feel less awkward having strangers around you eating and looking at you.

I noticed that there has never been a green market uptown from 100^th and up I guess because you’re going into Harlem then the Heights and the population is mostly blacks and Spanish so market owners probably feel they won’t make a profit selling up their because blacks and Spanish people can’t afford it. If they could make money than they wouldn’t have green markets just downtown where the population is mostly white. But I also saw a sign at the market saying that they accept food stamps and EBT cards which I guess is supposed to be their way of trying to reach out to other races such as blacks because they now accept food stamps. Even at the market today I didn’t see any black, Spanish, but I did noticed that they men that were delivering the food were Mexicans or of some Spanish decent and it’s probably a low income job to deliver it to the markets to. Also having a market right across the street from McDonalds you would think some people would choose to get something that’s cheap and fast for breakfast just something quick on their way to work but they would rather pay more money for breads and fruit that wont fill you up as much unless you pay more.