that ship sailed...uh...like...2 centuries ago?  fuckit, they're cheetoes, and they go down pretty goddamn well w/ some mountain dew and cowboy-killers!  
  
McD's and whatnot on every corner, on the boob tube 24/7, ... 2 centuries ago? 
 
the transition to the food culture of today was a result of the industrial revolution, no?  the industrial proletariat of london and birmingham in the early 19th century were eating total shit, more often than not prepared by fast-food style street vendors too.