Thinkin' Cap Time

So... I've been down for a few days which has led me to watch a bunch of TV.... I mean a BUNCH of TV. Which is not a good thing.  Although, there are some pretty interesting things on Netflix, and I do enjoy a good documentary here and there.  But there is one thing that I have been noticing more and more as I watch TV... FOOD IS EVERYWHERE!
I don't know if it's just the society we live in, or the programs I watch, (Dancing with the Stars, Idol, 48hrs...etc.) but there are so many commercials and even documentaries about food!!  But do you know what the funniest thing is???

The commercials on TV are all about junk food: Toaster Struddles (especially in the morning), McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell (Open late! For your 4th meal!!), King Kong, Pringles, Coke... You name it; but they never show commercials about fruits or veggies... Maybe sometimes on the kid's programs they'll play something like "Get up and move kids! Spend 30 minutes outside! And remember, eat your fruits and veggies if you want to get strong!!!"
On the contrary, most of the documentaries on available on Netflix are about healthy eating!  Not only healthy eating, but transforming people's lives so they eat and live a more healthy lifestyle (Biggest Loser, Vegucated, Fresh... etc.).
Another funny observation, right after a Long John Silver's commercial you may have a GNC or gym membership commercial.  So what do I, as a consumer, get from these messages??? I'm SO CONFUSED!
Am I supposed to eat saturated fat and drink sugar all day while taking my fish oil and green tea pills; and then head to Taco Bell for my 4th meal after I hit the gym?? WHAT!?  That makes NO sense!

Society is so contradictory.  They want YOU as the consumer, to spend money. Whether it's on junk food, gym memberships, or clothing (that's a whole different story), all they want is you to see how happy people are doing/eating these things... Yes, the paid model looks very happy eating a 1/2 pound burger with extra cheese and a large fry, Ha!  BUT, have you ever seen anything good or anyone happy eating like this all day every day? NO. It is proven that these foods make people lethargic and physically SICK.  They make TV shows about people who became sick while eating those foods (The Biggest Loser, Dr. Phil, The Doctors... Etc.) AND guess what? They show the same fast food commercials during those shows, maybe adding a Yoplait commercial  in just for kicks... Just something to think about.

I am not telling you by any means that enjoying a Chalupa or a Whopper is bad, once in a while... I say go for it!  But I am trying to make the point and show how much of our lives are consumed by these bad habits and media; and how contradictory the media is...  I mean, really, who needs 4 meals a day??? Not to mention, how much money eating out costs!
What if we cut out all the fast food commercials and replaced them with fruit and veggie commercials? Do you think that would change how society eats and what they buy?  OR what if there was a "down hour" every day where the TV shut off and made people get up!? Hmmm....