In North America, people are always in a hurry. Children have special lessons or sports activities after school. Parents often work late and don’t get home until 7 or 8 o’clock at night. More than 50% of women work at full-time jobs, and many people do part-time work. Most North American families don’t have time to eat many meals together.
When a family wants to eat a meal together, often there isn’t enough time to prepare the food. That is why fast food is so popular in North America. People spend about 40% of their money on fast food.
Fast food is the food such as pizza, sandwiches or fried chicken. People usually buy the food from a restaurant chain such as Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, or Kentucky Fried Chicken. Fast food saves work and time, but it is not very nutritious(有营养的).
