A hundred years ago, most meals were cooked at home, by your mom, or personal home chef if you're wealthy, this is not the case today and many families are relying on mass produced versions of meals to meet their daily nutritional need These are easy to consume, affordable, readily available to most people today. Because of the rapid production necessary to support th demand for these meals, many additives and stabilizers are added to impro its taste, appearance and shelf-life leading many to believe that fast foods a bad for health