Fast Food Adverts

The petition is entitled legislate that fast food outlets should either show adverts that accurately reflect the meal we actually get, or serve meals that are the same as those shown in the advert and the explanatory notes say

"Ever wondered why your burger, or sandwich, or other fast food meal looks like a very poor cousin of that shown in the advert or glossy pictures in the window? So have I. It's time this practice ended. Not only would it be a useful tool in the war on obesity, it would make these fast food providers either improve the quality of the food they serve, or improve the honesty of their marketing.

Now, I will admit to occasionally succumbing to the strange temptation that is a Whopper With Cheese. I must say that I have never looked at one and thought "what! This is unrecognisable! It's not what the picture is!" It's the smell that lures me, anyway, not the pictures. Which to my way of thinking are reasonable approximations of the food, anyway.

No, really. If you don't like the difference between what's pictured on the menu and what you get when you order, stop ordering. Most places you can find some kind of alternative. And if you can't, you should have been better prepared.