I agree with you 100 percent about nasty food choices. However, please don't generalize about generations and individuals. Boomers and Gen Xers don't like bad, unhealthy food, either, unless they are recklessly eating themselves to death, and I've seen a few of those. Some Boomers and Gen Xers are trailblazers when it comes to aging gracefully by eating a healthful diet and staying active in ways many younger people could only dream of (I work out harder at the gym than some people half my age). In the end, it's not about age. It's about enlightenment with regard to health and good cuisine. Also, Applebees and its ilk are anachronisms at a time when the American palate has developed and become more sophisticated across the generations. Bottom line: Most of us know mediocre food when we taste it.