Happy Meal resists Decomposition

Over thanksgiving break, one of my main chores that I was responsible for was turning over a compost pile periodicially so that whatever was in it would decompose properly. Little did I know that like other things, Mcdonalds Happy meal's resists decomposition just as much as vegetables.When I first saw this, it definetly shocked me at how weird it was that something that we consume so often and maybe too much of cna affect our health so greatly. If a Happy meal resists decomposition, then how could it ever digest in our own stomachs? Seriously, how many preservatives, fillers does it take to make a food not only taste good, but just kill you in every way? There is seriously something wrong with society if you leave food out and it wont mold...then there is clearly something wrong with that food, not nature.I'm not exactly the biggest fan of Mcdonalds for a number of reasons, but knowing that meat wont get rotten or bread wont grow mold makes me have a few second thoughts on most of America's fast food, especiallly as college students who are alawys being rushed to do everything.We are alawys in a hurry and what better to eat than Mcdonalds? Cheap, affordable, and fast, but are the health effects even worth it to risk? Something is definetly wrong when your food doesent act right in ideal conditions, and its not just cause of global warming casuing the mold to "magicially not be there".

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