Fast foods are loaded with trans fats. So in honor of California’s ban of trans fat in food, here is our list of top 10 films that feature fast food:

1) Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Brad Hamilton: The Fast Food King

2) Iron Man

Virginia ‘Pepper’ Potts: Tony, you have to go to the hospital. The doctor has to look at you.
Tony Stark: I don’t have to do anything. I’ve been in captivity for three months. There are two things I want to do. One, I want an American cheeseburger, and the other…
Virginia ‘Pepper’ Potts: That’s not going to happen.
Tony Stark: It’s not what you think. I want you to call for a press conference now.
Virginia ‘Pepper’ Potts: Call for a press conference? What on earth for?
Tony Stark: Yeah, Hogan, drive. Cheeseburger first.

3) American Beauty

We all remember the drive thru scene:

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1) Lone Worker Protection from WorkSafeBC

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It only takes 5 days to jump start your path to greener, healthier eating. We picked some of the best suggestions from The Daily Green’s 30 day plan to greening your diet. Making one small alternation in your food choices each day for the rest of this week can make a world of difference for the planet, and your health. For more, and read up on their 25 other helpful tips for making the switch.

Day 1: Project Pantry Purge

When you’re trying to cut calories, it’s best not to keep fatty foods in the house (it’s harder to deny the ice cream if your freezer is stocked with the creamy treat, right?). The same goes here: When you’re trying to clean up your diet, it’s helpful to get rid of the sneaky, non-green foods lurking in the pantry. Here’s where to start…

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The TakePart Top 10 Weekly Roundup is a compilation of the week’s most notable stories from our entertainment-meets-social-action blogging network. Want to learn our top eco-kinky tips for ‘greening up’ your sex life? How about the top 10 ways to take action against AIDS?  Check out some of our most popular stories of the week, as well as a few TakePart blogger favorites!

Katie:

Annie Lennox & Top 10 Ways to Take Action Against AIDS

Somewhere Over the Rainbow: American Idol & Yip Harburg

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Nicole:

Top 10 Ways to ‘Green Up’ Your Sex Life

Top 10 Global Warming Myths Debunked

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Giulia:

Mortified Makes Movies

What a Bunch of Boobs

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Gina:

Top 10 Immigration Films

Boarding Gate’s Empty Adventure of Capitalism

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Jon Popham wrote:

Young At Heart Hits the Silver Screen

Death and the River

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Top 5 Things You’ll Love About Planet Green

Leonardo DiCaprio Does Everything For the Environment, Ever

Immigration is one of the more complicated issues facing Americans these days and sadly we don’t see or hear about it very often. Below is a list of 10 great films that explore immigration. Some are more serious documentaries while others are narratives that incorporate some of the more human and historic issues of immigration.

So enjoy my list of the Top 10 Immigration Films and if you’re in the mood to see one in theaters this weekend be sure to go see The Visitor, a great little film that explores how an American college professor and a young immigrant couple grapple with the treatment of immigrants and the legal process post-9/11. It opens on Friday (4/11) so check it out and learn more at it’s Takepart website.

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1. Well Founded Fear : An unprecedented inside look at the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS), award-winning filmmakers Shari Robertson and Michael Camerini take their cameras behind locked doors, where bureaucrats decide the fates of thousands of asylum-seekers each year. To be granted asylum, applicants must demonstrate a “well-founded fear” that their lives would be endangered were they to be deported.

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We all remember the Cary Grants, George Clooneys, Al Pacinos, Robert DeNiros and Brad Pitts - and as wonderful as they all are, a great film they do not make - at least not on their own. Likewise, when it comes to making a difference, or working on an action, not everyone can get the glory. And a solid team is always stronger than one person working alone.

In honor of this, I give you - the Top 10 Actors Consistently in Supporting Roles. Often called character actors, the men below all did their part in smaller roles to make many films much more memorable.

Of course there a ton I didn’t mention - contribute to the discussion and leave your vote in the comments section. And if you want to learn how you can be a team player and TakePart, and sign up here at TakePart.com to join actions and meet folks you can work with and support in making the world a better place.

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1. Ned Beatty : His first role, in Deliverance (1972), set the stage for Ned Beatty to become someone that would entertain us quite frequently. With smaller roles in films that include Network, Superman, All the President’s Men, He Got Game and most recently Charlie Wilson’s War, Ned Beatty is one of the best examples of how being a team player can make the team (in this case “the movie”) something truly amazing. Below is a clip from his great performance in Network.

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When I was in high school, I often used the 2 dollars my mother gave me for lunch to buy Cool Ranch Doritos and Goobers. I have a feeling, while the specific junk food may vary, that my meal is one that many teens get from their cafeteria. If federal lawmakers have their say though, kids might not have the option to eat processed sugar and fat for lunch, as Senator Tom Harkin (D) of Iowa is presenting new legislation that would limit vending machines and soda machines in schools.It seems like a no-brainer, of course kids shouldn’t be eating chips and candy for lunch, who would want that? Well, the large food corporations that want their addictive treats available to kids all the time. At the moment, the new standards would limit not what students can eat, but how much they can eat, as The New York Times point out :

The nutrition standards would allow only plain bottled water and eight-ounce servings of fruit juice or plain or flavored low-fat milk with up to 170 calories to be sold in elementary and middle schools. High school students could also buy diet soda or, in places like school gyms, sports drinks. Other drinks with as many as 66 calories per eight ounces could be sold in high schools, but that threshold would drop to 25 calories per eight-ounce serving in five years.Food for sale would have to be limited in saturated and trans fat and have less than 35 percent sugar. Sodium would be limited, and snacks must have no more than 180 calories per serving for middle and elementary schools and 200 calories for high schools.

While some see this as a victory, as the regulations would nix many sugary sodas and sweet treats from cafeterias, others are angry that their isn’t more of an effort really restrict unhealthy foods. They worry that kids will become addicted early on and there unhealthy eating will follow them throughout their life.Give a visit to the The Center for Science in the Public Interest to see some of the efforts out there to ensure our kids don’t survive school on chocolate covered peanuts. But even with these efforts, one thing is for sure, changing folks’ habits in this Fast Food Nation isn’t easy: