About Us
What Is Fast Food?
When we refer to fast food we are talking about food that is mass produced with little regard to the impact the production has on animals, the environment, and even the workers who are part of the production chain. Fast food typically is laced with artificial flavors and coloring, as well as chemical preservatives and additives to make sure that the food consistently tastes the same. Although the trend has changed somewhat, many fast food restaurants deep fry their foods in unhealthy trans-fats. Fast food restaurants target children, enticing them with free toys, or they have play areas designed to attract kids.
In October of 2008, the concept of Fast Food Free was born. At the time, we had a foreign exchange student living in our home who enjoyed eating fast food. Since I am an environmentalist as well as a vegetarian, my family did not eat fast food. However, my host sister’s interest in the food sparked my curiosity.
Later in the spring, I was assigned an Independent Study Research Project on the topic of my choice. I took this opportunity to thoroughly research fast food. A special thanks is extended to Mrs. Block at Challenge School (Denver, Colorado) who encouraged this research.
Initially, my research was focused on McDonald’s. However, in December of 2008, I expanded my mission to decreasing the consumption of all fast food.
Fast Food Free is a youth-managed and youth-run start-up organization. The Board of Fast Food Free is composed entirely of kids who share the mission of eliminating fast food from our diet. We are based in Denver, Colorado. It is our hope to complete the necessary documents to become a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization.
The
mission of Fast Food Free is to reduce the consumption of fast food
through education and community awareness resulting in healthier
people and a better world. Fast Food Free hopes to
partner with other non-profits and
companies to help us achieve our mission.
Fast Food Free is important
to me because of the health risk fast food poses to people, animal
rights violations, and the effects the fast food industry has on the
environment. Personally, my number one concern is how the fast food
industry impacts the world we live in. I
don’t want kids growing up obese, I think it's awful for chickens to
be packed in cages with no
room to move and it's irresponsible to cause the deforestation of any country (like Costa Rica)
just to feed the world fast food.
Please consider reducing fast
food from your diet for a healthier lifestyle and a better world.
Koa
President
Support Our Mission! info@fastfoodfree.org
Help keep this business going - Please donate today. Send donations to:
P.O. Box 221482
Denver, CO 80222
Please note
gifts are not presently tax deductible. We hope to raise enough
money to form a 501(c)(3) corporation so that future gifts can be
claimed on your tax returns. Thanks for understanding.