Argumentative Essay On Food And Culture

Food. As tasteful and delicious as it can be, is much more than a nutritious substance that people eat or drink or that plants absorb to support life and growth. A theme that ties with food is culture. Oxford dictionary defines culture as the ideas, customs, and social behavior of a particular person or society. With that being said, the question “How big of a role does culture play in one’s diet compared to affordability?” arose. This question is highly debatable as it suggests one’s self to look at their eating habits through a stranger’s eyes. If one argues the latter, I’d challenge them to think a bit deeper. Cultural identity is an invisible hand that makes people eat things they subconsciously haven’t notice, with Cultural identity defined …show more content…
According to Zinczenko, culture didn’t play a major role in his once unhealthy diet, affordability did. “Lunch and dinner, for me, was a daily choice between McDonald 's, Taco Bell, Kentucky Fried Chicken or Pizza Hut. Then as now, these were the only available options for an American kid to get an affordable meal (462).” Healthy food, in perspective to cultural identity, is often seen as a luxury to teenager students, as it tends to be more expensive than fast food. When it comes to buying food, they’d opt out of more expensive foods so they can use their allowance, or smalls source of income, and save up for something else they really want. On the other hand, another factor is the number of healthy food versus fast food restaurants (463). More than likely you’ll past twice or much fast food restaurants than fast foods. If you put both arguments together, you’re making students walk or transit further to pay more. Most students in America would even get Chinese food or McDonalds and call it a day and that’s the reality of it. Fast food restaurants out number and underprice healthier restaurants making them inexpensive and more convenient., especially for