I may very well be the last person on earth to have watched Super Size Me ^[1]. I would not recommend watching it while you are trying to enjoy your food. Detroit is prominently mentioned as the fattest city in the US (the film was made in 2004). I understand that we have since been surpassed.

Possible explanations:

Economics – McDonalds supplies the tastiest chicken sandwich for a dollar when you would be paying upwards of $5.00 for unprepared breaded chicken at the grocery store.

Lack of convenient groceries – When it is midnight in Detroit the only places that are open are CVS and McDonalds.

Drive-thru – this is the motor city – if we can get to it by car, we’ll purchase it. Perhaps a drive-thru Trader Joe’s is in order – how about a Trader Joe’s ^[2]at all?