Dangerously Delicious

:Attention:

This is not an advertorial to promote this McDelicious brand ;)

McValue Lunch (top) and McValue Dinner (bottom).

I was a big spender of all sorts of fast food restaurant chains in Malaysia until I realized that McDee and Kepsi (to name a few) are not good for my health, really. Yeap...too much use of salt, sugar, preservatives and "secret ingredients" that can harm your life, figuratively! And I am so stupid for only realizing the facts at the age of 20, hopefully it is not too late to start over. 

The temptation is irresistible; advertisers diligently promote their latest deals on TV commercials and websites which later seduce us into buying their products. We have the biggest purchasing power for the industry players and that is why they need our interests. Look at the promotions being held at these fast food restaurants; the free gifts and discounted meals just to desperately keep us coming! 

Fast foods are dangerously delicious; it contributes to the inclination of obesity cases among kids, teenagers and adults. Then please tell me how many of you are aware of the taxes we have to pay and the service charge that is sometimes ridiculously expensive? I am aware and I am not happy; that is why I want to try my best to opt for an actual diet. I have promised myself to stay away from fast food restaurants and eat some slow but real food. Yeap...slow but a really real food ;)

:Glossary:

Advertorial        : iklan

Big spender        : boros/berbelanja besar

Fast food          : makanan segera

Restaurant chains  : rangkaian restoran

Realized           : sedar

To name a few      : untuk menamakan beberapa

Use                : penggunaan

Preservatives      : Pengawet

Secret ingredients : bahan-bahan rahsia

Harm               : membahayakan

Figuratively       : secara kiasannya

Start over         : memulakan semula

Temptation         : godaan

Irresistible       : tidak boleh dilawan

Advertisers        : pengiklan

Diligently         : tekun/rajin

Deals              : tawaran

TV commercials     : iklan TV
Seduce             : menggoda/menarik

Purchasing power   : kuasa membeli

Industry players   : pemain industi (syarikat)

Interests          : minat

Free gifts         : hadiah percuma

Discounted meals   : hidangan yang diberi diskaun

Desperately        : dengan terdesaknya

Contributes        : menyumbang

Inclination        : penambahan/kenaikan

Cases              : kes-kes

Aware              : sedar

Taxes              : cukai-cukai

Service charge     : caj perkhidmatan

Ridiculously       : tak masuk akal

Expensive          : mahal

To opt             : untuk mencari/memilih

Actual diet        : makanan sebenar