Chain restaurants Meals prepackaged?

[TimTheEnchanter]

Originally Posted by Naturen

I politely disagree - foods prepared from scratch have a totally different chemical profile than processed foods. Sure it may taste good but some people are more health conscientious (or at least try to be). However, if the chemical profile does not matter, they should go for it and enjoy their dining experience.

That is a non sequitur. You can make fresh food every bit as unhealthy as prepackaged foods.

[chaparrito]

Get ahold of one of the large restaurant purveyor's catalogs or look at food service trade journals. You will see that virtually anything served in corporate restaurants can be purchased pre-made, frozen, in bulk. Do they all do it? I doubt it, but they all do it to one degree or another. I recently knew a guy who "cooked "at that Chinese "gourmet" chain, Panda something or other. He said all the "cooks" did was unwrap, reheat and garnish. No experience required.