Americans have always had the means to eat healthier. But they do not have the will. |
Americans like anything that makes life easier, saves time and is new. |
At some point, they are going to have to knock a hole in the side of the wall and throw the rotisserie chicken out as you drive by. |
I would say it has leveled off. The bad news is we haven't found a way to lose weight. |
Ill tell you what we don't eat on the Fourth of July. French toast, Asian food, Lasagna. Are you spotting a pattern here? |
In a downturn, expect to see all kinds of innovative things take place. Some will succeed, some won't. |
It turns out health is a wonderful topic to talk about. But to live that way is a real effort. |
January doesn't require you to take clothes off. In March, it's imminent. |
My Diet -- that's the number one diet in America, and it's the easiest diet, because you make it up as you go, |
People don't want to get out of their cars to get dinner. |
Perhaps Americans have found that the easiest way to deal with their weight is to change their attitude...and buy bigger clothes. |
The movement is really toward recreational cooking. |
The real problem with health is that there is no immediate payback. If I have low-fat milk today, what do I get? Did it save me time, did it save me money? The feedback is going to get to you 40 years from now. |
The restaurant industry has experienced two big turns. There was the growth cycle in 2000 followed by the big downturn that's still going on. |
The trend is clearly toward frozen or ready to eat -- the trend is clearly toward not cooking, whether you're young or old. It's about making life easier. |