Fast food is full of greece, calories,and fat. It is on every corner and is very tempting. People live very busy lives and eat fast food as an alternative to preparing and cooking their own meals. The U.S. is becoming obese because of fast food.Every thing in fast food menus is a cheap alternative. You could order dollar cheeseburgers and sodas. Also supersized items in fast food restaurants can cost just pennies. SInce 1970 the amount of food at fast food restaurants has doubled. 33.8 percent of the U.S. is obese and 19 percent of children in the U.S. is obese.”This is what people don't understand: obesity is a symptom of poverty. It's not a lifestyle choice where people are just eating and not exercising. It's because kids - and this is the
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Almost every item in fast food menus is processed. The amount of sodium in fast food items is ridiculous. All items in fast food menus are full of crazy amounts of calories and fat. In just one McDonalds meal there could be up to 1500-1800 calories. Keep in mind that 1500 calories is what normal americans eat in one day.
It could also be the environment that is the explanation of people being obese. Lets think back to the pioneer days. Pioneers had to plant their crops tend to their animals. They also had to cook food from absolute scratch. There were no box mixes or pre made items. Nowadays it is not even necessary to plan meals or even cook them yourself. People in the pioneer days really had to work for their food!
Today you could find a fast food restaurant on every corner. You could choose from greasy burgers, crunchy tacos, and sugar filled drinks. Shopping is more expensive than fast food. Even a salad at any fast food restaurant is expensive. This has to be the main reason of why people are obese in America …show more content…
It may take a little time to do this, but just start one day at a time. Think about your schedule ahead of time. Sit down on Sunday and determine what you have going for the week. On your crazy days when you do not have extra time to prepare a meal in advance, have some quick healthy options ready to go. Try packing sandwiches on whole grain bread with some low fat yogurt. Also lettuce topped with grilled chicken. Another really good option is low fat refried beans in a whole grain tortilla with a side of fruit.
As you can see the main reasons for obesity in adults is a mix of fast food and bad choices. Childhood obesity is not necessary the childs fault when the parent could be buying fast food and junk food for the child. Fast food needs to be limited to the point where there is not a fast food restaurant on every corner. The sizes of fast food meals should also be changed to be smaller. Also they could start cooking these fast food items with low fat healthy ingredients and stop frying
Almost every item in fast food menus is processed. The amount of sodium in fast food items is ridiculous. All items in fast food menus are full of crazy amounts of calories and fat. In just one McDonalds meal there could be up to 1500-1800 calories. Keep in mind that 1500 calories is what normal americans eat in one day.
It could also be the environment that is the explanation of people being obese. Lets think back to the pioneer days. Pioneers had to plant their crops tend to their animals. They also had to cook food from absolute scratch. There were no box mixes or pre made items. Nowadays it is not even necessary to plan meals or even cook them yourself. People in the pioneer days really had to work for their food!
Today you could find a fast food restaurant on every corner. You could choose from greasy burgers, crunchy tacos, and sugar filled drinks. Shopping is more expensive than fast food. Even a salad at any fast food restaurant is expensive. This has to be the main reason of why people are obese in America …show more content…
It may take a little time to do this, but just start one day at a time. Think about your schedule ahead of time. Sit down on Sunday and determine what you have going for the week. On your crazy days when you do not have extra time to prepare a meal in advance, have some quick healthy options ready to go. Try packing sandwiches on whole grain bread with some low fat yogurt. Also lettuce topped with grilled chicken. Another really good option is low fat refried beans in a whole grain tortilla with a side of fruit.
As you can see the main reasons for obesity in adults is a mix of fast food and bad choices. Childhood obesity is not necessary the childs fault when the parent could be buying fast food and junk food for the child. Fast food needs to be limited to the point where there is not a fast food restaurant on every corner. The sizes of fast food meals should also be changed to be smaller. Also they could start cooking these fast food items with low fat healthy ingredients and stop frying