Why are we obsessesed with making hamburgers the size of VW bugs?  Well, it’s the novelty and exploitation of food.  Both of which are not a great thing considering kids starve in underdeveloped countries but maybe that’s the sign of a great (and self-indulgent) country we live in.

A country with huge waistlines, high blood pressure, heart disease (my personal favorite), no desire to exercise, high medical costs, and an assortment of other health related issues that nobody takes seriously. 

We do, however, take the art of hamburger making seriously.  Food has become an obession for Americans.  We have reality shows about chefs, shows about people losing weight, BBQ contests, BBQ teams, cooking shows, nutritionists, caterers, street vendors, online grocery stores, and free sample Saturdays.   The food industry is not interested in your health, rather your money.  If you want to eat a 4lb hamburger and feel like a hot air baloon for 3 hours afterwards, that’s all on you sunshine.

Baseball, beer, and red faced belchers stuffing their hole with half a cow’s rump between bread…now that is just plain fun!

I sadly admit I would probably partake in this gluttony fest.  The sheer irresistable lure of a fat, juicy burger is hard for the mere mortal to resist.   On the flipside, it makes that run on the treadmill feel all that much better…if you wait at least a half hour.