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Is America getting healthy and skipping fast food amid coronavirus pandemic?

By Sandy C.

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 10: People walk past a McDonald's restaurant in Times Square on December 10, 2012 in New York City. In a surprise to Wall Street, the U.S. fast food establishment reported U.S. same store sales up 2.5 percent for November. Sales rose 0.6 percent in the chain's Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa division, while in Europe, same store sales grew 1.4 percent. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 10: People walk past a McDonald's restaurant in Times Square on December 10, 2012 in New York City. In a surprise to Wall Street, the U.S. fast food establishment reported U.S. same store sales up 2.5 percent for November. Sales rose 0.6 percent in the chain's Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa division, while in Europe, same store sales grew 1.4 percent. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) /
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COVID-19 has been disrupting our lives and shaking up the fast food industry, but is there a bright side to all of this? Is America getting healthy and skipping fast food amid coronavirus pandemic?

With dine-in restaurants shut down across the country and fast food joints only offering to-go and delivery, less people are eating out. Add to this many lockdown, shelter-in-place, orders, and you’ve got an even smaller amount of people picking up food to-go or ordering online. Instead, what we are seeing more of these days are people outside running, on their bikes, or simply walking.

Americans are desperate to leave the house after being cooked up inside all day, but with movie theaters, dine-in restaurants, parks, and orders that limit the amount of people hanging out together, we are all resorting to exercise. And isn’t it nice to just go for a walk and appreciate nature and a newfound silence?

Fox Business reports that, in the early days of the pandemic, fast food restaurants “saw a boost in foot traffic,” but it has since died down. Fast food restaurants are promoting new deals, offers, and discount, trying to bring in more business while also helping people out with more affordable prices.

Numerous restaurants are offering free delivery, while others offer $1.99 Kids Meals with the purchase of an entree. Burger King even has an offer for two FREE Kids Meals with the purchase of one adult meal.

Next. Red Robin deal: Get $1.99 Kids Meals for a limited time. dark

Don’t get me wrong, I can’t wait for this to all be over so we can all return to our normal lives. But less fast food and more exercise never hurt anybody, on the contrary, it may do us some good. When the outbreak is under control and normal life can resume, I think we’ll all appreciate life, company, and dining in a lot more.

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