Fast food is the term given to many foods that can be prepared and served quickly. While any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food, such as TV dinners, typically the term refers to food which is cooked in bulk in advance, kept warm and sold from an outlet.Outlets may be stands or kiosks, which may provide no shelter or seating, or fast food restaurants (also known as quick service restaurants). Franchise operations which are part of restaurant chains have standardized foodstuffs shipped to each restaurant from central locations.The capital requirements to start a fast-food restaurant are relatively small, particularly in areas with non-existent or poorly enforced health codes. Small, individually-owned fast-food restaurants have become common throughout the world. Fast food restaurants with higher sit-in ratios, where customers can sit and have their orders brought to them, are known as fast casual restaurants.

Starbucks is testing $1 coffees and free refills, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, as the global coffee chain faces increasing competition from fast-food rivals.The report said Starbucks is experimenting with a "short" $1 cup as well as free refills for brewed coffee in its Seattle-area stores.

This is a great video review of the Bestseller "Eat This, Not That!" by David Zinczenko, Editor-in-chief of Men's Health Magazine!

Your Mom was right again There are a number of bad habits out there. A relatively minorbut significant one is eating too fast. There are a lot of reasons why eating more slowing and chewingfood well is the way to go.

CHICAGO - Real estate developer and fast-food magnate Antoin "Tony" Rezko spent years pouring thousands of dollars in campaign contributions into Barack Obama%27s climb from the Illinois legislature to Capitol Hill - and helped him raise tens of thousands more.

On the basis of the latest scientific research , I compiled this list of foods that appear to give a definite edge into terms of fat reduction. They should be part of your diet if you desire to promote lean muscle growth and accelerate fat loss processes in your body.