When Dr. Hartman, our Reconnecting with Food professor, first made the observation that fast food leaves him unsatisfied, I couldn't relate. Apparently, when munching on a burger and fries, one feels the need to keep eating one bite more but the food never really delivers its promise of quenching the craving. "Maybe this bite will be satisfying, or maybe this one," the taste buds say, but it never is.
Last Thursday, I experienced this phenomenon in action, but it wasn't with a burger and fries. It was a take-out box full of noodles, veggies, and sesame chicken. I took a bite, and then another. It was nothing spectacular, yet I kept eating. I seemed to remember having better food court Asian fusion somewhere, and I kept eating, looking for that deliciousness that I thought I remembered.
Who are the true culprits in this odd, disappointing occurrence? No formal investigation has been made at this time, but we have three top suspects: Salt, Sugar, and Fat.
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