“Hi! Welcome to Lee’s, how are you doing? What can I get for you today?”
It’s a typical Sunday for myself; I wake up at 9:45 AM, brush my teeth, hop in the shower, get dressed, and prepare myself mentally for work at Lee’s Burgers in Coolidge Corner. Working at a fast-food restaurant, I see a variety of customers every day. I see the young, I see the elderly, I see couples, and I see lonely single people eating their feelings away. Despite the tight and restrictive food codes of Brookline, such as restaurants not being able to sell foods containing trans fats, I sometimes still feel bad about selling a product that does not necessarily promote a healthy lifestyle.
Don’t worry, we don’t sell fake meat, we don’t have a dirty kitchen, and we certainly care about all of our customers. But when I say that I feel bad selling a product that doesn’t promote healthy living, I mean that I sometimes regret selling food that is high in sodium, calories, carbohydrates. Don’t get me wrong, the human body needs all of these things, but in moderation.
