The New York Times bestseller Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal is one of the most compelling books published to date on fast food restaurants (Schlosser, 2004). Fast food consumption has become a way of life for many in the United States as well as in many other countries around the world. Author Eric Schlosser, an investigative journalist whose impeccable research and bold interviews capture the true essence of the immense impact fast food is having in America (2004). Starting from McDonald's, the first fast food restaurant, opened on April 15, 1955 in Des Plaines, Illinois, to the current trends of making fast food a global achievement, McDonald's has pioneered many fast food restaurants following the same ideal of base which is tasty. food served quickly at minimal cost (2011). Schlosser explains how fast food restaurants have gained substantial market share among consumers; also shows that by marketing to children and offering less healthy products, purchased from mega-corporations often disguised with added ingredients and unhealthy cooking methods, these companies are actually causing irreparable damage to our country (2004). his book in Colorado Springs showing a common scenario of the Domino's pizza delivery boy driving to Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado, site of a maximum security military installation, relating to the future archaeologist finding used paper goods from fast food restaurants overall (Schlosser, 2004). It's true that fast food is found in nearly every major city in the United States and often around the world. According to a 2011 article, Gazette columnist Andrew Wineke states, “Colorado Springs may have been the setting for Eric S...... half of the paper ......ndy, Vuong. (2004). ConAgra completes sale of Greeley, Colorado, beef and pork operations. Denver Post, The (CO), Newspaper Source. Fast Food Industry Profile: United States. (2010). Fast Food Industry Profile: United States, 1.Business Source Premier.McDonald's (2011). Our company. Retrieved November 21, 2011, from http://www.aboutmcdonalds.com/mcd/our_company/mcd_history.htmlPollack, P.L. (n.d.). Consumer demand for fruits and vegetables: the US example, US Department of Agriculture. Retrieved November 22, 2011, from http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/wrs011/wrs011h.pdfSchlosser, E. (2004). Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal (First ed., Rev.). New York, NY: Harper Collins Publishers. Wineke, A. (2011). We may be the "fast food nation," but Springs is far from the top of the list. Gazette, The (Colorado Springs, CO). Newspaper source.