Is fast food really cheap?

[bearpaw9]

So, I read Mark Bittman's article at the Times about how expensive it to feed a family of four and McD's. And I read some good commentary by Amanda Marcotte and the commenters at Pandagon. Mother Jones has a follow up article that makes a good point. However, the quality of the comments there is really knee jerk and judgemental. I've read better.

http://motherjones.com/tom-philpott/2011/10/cooking-really-cheaper-junk-food-mark-bittman#disqus_thread