2.19.09 - 12:30PM
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Jessica Amason

The Truth About Fast Food - Pics Revealed on the Web

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The interwebz never cease to deliver the utmost in whistle-blowing content!

This time around, my new favorite link: Fast Food: Ads Vs. Reality -- dispels myths perpetuated by the fast food industry's unrealistic menu photos.

That luscious 6' high big mac on the sign?

Yeah, that's the same paper-thin grease slabs sandwiched between two coasters you're holding.

Arby's Beef 'n Cheddar

KFC Famous Bowl

Subway Turkey Breast and Ham Sub

Wendy's Southwest Taco Salad

link:// Fast Food: Ads vs. Reality

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2.19.09

By PUSSYCATFUN

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THIS IS WHAT I'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR YEARS!

SO GROSS!

IF THE FAST FOOD CHAINS WERE TO PUT UP PICTURES OF WHAT THEIR FOOD REALLY LOOK LIKE, NOBODY WOULD BUY A FRACTION OF WHAT THEY BUY NOW....

I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO SUE FOR FALSE ADVERTISEMENT!

7.16.10

By Chris

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you're stupid.
do you HONESTLY think they are going to spend that much time to make food look pretty?
they don't have time. if you're gonna complain about the way FOOD looks, make it yourself.
if you don't like it, don't buy it. nobody is forcing you to buy they're food. you're just looking for trouble.

it's not false advertisement. it's the exact same ingredients, exact same taste, exact everything. only thing is, they took more time making it, just for it to be photogenic.

don't by the damn food. it's that simple.

2.26.09

By falsetto

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of course the sh*t isnt going to look like that, those are fake photos w/fake foods.

2.20.09

By PUSSYCATFUN

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I'M JUST SAYING...THE SHIT IN THE FAST FOOD PLACES LOOK SO NASTY SOMETIMES...LIKE THE CRAP IS JUST DUMPED TOGETHER AND SLAPPED BETWEEN TWO SLICES OF BREAD......

I DON'T CARE WHAT NOBODY SAY...THEY SHOULD MAKE A BETTER EFFORT IN MAKING THE BULLSHIT THEY SELL "LOOK" BETTER THEN WHAT THEY SELLIN' IN REAL LIFE, INSTEAD OF PICTURES!

2.19.09

By jojo beans

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Shenanigans!!!... I'm not saying fast food is good or looks as good as the pix, but most of the pix on that site looks like they sat on it before they took the picture. Most of the fast food I used to get looked much better than those after pix.

watever, its all nasty...

2.19.09

By Erin

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The Subway sandwiches look like you'd figure - it's just lighting - BUT the other crap is just that - CRAP. Gross.

What'd you expect with a bowl of vomit from KFC, by the way?

2.19.09

By Genevieve

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And this is why I don't eat fast food. It's not food, it's crap!

2.19.09

By Sean

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Admit it, you just wanted an excuse to buy a bunch of fast food!

2.24.09

By CanIhaveMyStapler?

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meh. looks like crap but tastes good. People wouldnt keep buying it if it didnt. I used to work at arby's when i was young. We did an obscene amount of cleaning. they dont even open til 10 but people are there at 6am. CLEANING. and there we closed at 10 but we were there til 12 or 1. CLEANING. I know every place isnt like that tho.

2.19.09

By Shandi

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My subway sandwiches I get always look darn close to the pictures on TV. They never look as bad as the picture in this article or I wouldn't eat there.

2.20.09

By sirfuller

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That doesn't look like a Subway hoagie to me. The bread doesn't look right and they usually cut it in a different area of the bun.

2.20.09

By mystical

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The Subway sandwiches are always going to look different than the picture because they are customizable. Also, the first photo of the Subway sandwich is a Classic Italian BMT (note the pepperoni in the picture).

2.20.09

By nutrihuney

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LOL, I think I fell victim to this practice at Steak'n'Shake last night.

2.20.09

By Evil Overlord

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You didn't really think there was some high class chef worrying about presentation when they put this shit in a wrapper did you? Come on, we all know that minimum wage maroons slap this barf together and we eat it anyway!

2.20.09

By Kendra

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Actually, those photos are of real food. The law about this is very clear, you must use real food in your advertisement, to do otherwise is false advertising.

However, the products are all "dolled up". They are often coated with silicone and other products to help them look more appealing in photos, under super lights. Also, garnishes and things like that do not need to be real. For example, if its an ice cream commercial, they have to use to real ice cream, but the cone can be a completely manufactured prop. And obviously, they are placed on plates and things to make them look yummier.

Basically, they take the real product and make it look a thousand times better then it really would.

3.01.09

By Sarah jane

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why did you post this how do you know for sure that all this junk is true

3.05.09

By NRGX

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Just like the person making the fast food ads making the food really good as Jessica Amason (the person behind this article) taking pics and posting them on here. I'm sure she had squished and modify the products. Pure and simple, if you dont like fast food then shut the fcuk up!!!

7.27.09

By Nike Air Max Shoes

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after seeing these pictures, what will you do about fast food?

10.22.09

By bob

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It's all true you morons fast food is making a fortune off of us and we are to lazy to complain about it.They have been doing it for over 40 years and you punk ass kids don't know shit food when you see it. we all like junk food but don't make it a permanent lifestyle,and there is a price to pay ya fat FUCKS.