I watched Super Size Me last night. I know it's the cliched response, but what a scary movie. Obviously I knew McDonalds was bad for you, but the actual caloric contents of everything they sell was mind-blowing. And what it does to Morgan Sperlock's body in just one month. He put on 25lbs in just one month. It's odd, because I actually made a conscious decision to try and avoid McDonald's two and a half years ago, because I felt I'd eaten too much of it in my undergraduate years. I've only had it two or three times that I can remember since May of 2002. That isn't to say I gave up junk food. I can still occasionally be seen in their rival's locations (especially In 'N Out!), and, unfortunately, I love me my Taco Bell. But the movie did make me think. I especially took to heart the thing about drinking your calories - I have been mostly successful in switching to diet soda over the last year, and hopefully this will give me the impetus to make the switch completely. I still can't find the stomach to read Fast Food Nation, though.

Oh, and I will never, ever eat Chicken McNuggets again.