Along with being expensive many seem to worry that a home cooked meal will not fill them up or give them the same satisfaction as fast food. In the article "Eating Healthy Foods May Be Too Expensive for the Poor." Carla Williams talks about how many families are drawn to fast food not just because it is cheap, bur their main concern is not going to bed hungry at night, and fast food fills them up. Fast food may fill people up but this is because it’s cram packed with sugar and carbohydrates but they’re not putting anything with nutritional value in your body. Fast food lacks the components that a properly home cooked meal can have. People are not getting all parts of the food pyramid. Williams also talks about how eating the daily serving size
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This also helps people think of the meals they are going to make that week. Planning ahead is people’s best chance of breaking the fast food cycle. Also when buying fruits and vegetables depending how you incorporate them into your meals they can go a lot further than you think. For example: a pound of broccoli can be used in multiple dinners throughout the week and you only are paying around a dollar for that pound. Williams also quotes Keith Thomas Ayoob, an associate professor of pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York who says, “The more fruits and vegetables you include in your diet, the lower your risk for all the major chronic health problems, such as heart disease, diabetes, many cancers, high blood pressure, the list goes on.” It is very important that we take these facts seriously for the coming generations health as well as our own. People don’t see how big of a deal it is because majority of society has a poor diet that consists of fast food. But just because most people have decided to live an unhealthy lifestyle doesn’t at all mean it is the right way to continue to …show more content…
According to a study done with 6,212 U.S. children between the ages of 4 and 19, one-third of them consumed fast food on an average day. Helping these kids pack on 6 pounds a year and bringing them one-step closer to childhood obesity. Roiman writes, “Children benefit greatly from the ritual of eating meals together. Family meals provide opportunities for sharing the day 's events and create a relaxing transition from busy daytime activities to slower-paced evening ones.” Cooking meals at home and involving your children in food preparation is the best way to teach them healthy eating habits. Having kids get involved in making dinner can help pass down healthier traditions if done correctly. If a kid is raised always eating out and getting fast food they are more likely to continue that
This also helps people think of the meals they are going to make that week. Planning ahead is people’s best chance of breaking the fast food cycle. Also when buying fruits and vegetables depending how you incorporate them into your meals they can go a lot further than you think. For example: a pound of broccoli can be used in multiple dinners throughout the week and you only are paying around a dollar for that pound. Williams also quotes Keith Thomas Ayoob, an associate professor of pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York who says, “The more fruits and vegetables you include in your diet, the lower your risk for all the major chronic health problems, such as heart disease, diabetes, many cancers, high blood pressure, the list goes on.” It is very important that we take these facts seriously for the coming generations health as well as our own. People don’t see how big of a deal it is because majority of society has a poor diet that consists of fast food. But just because most people have decided to live an unhealthy lifestyle doesn’t at all mean it is the right way to continue to …show more content…
According to a study done with 6,212 U.S. children between the ages of 4 and 19, one-third of them consumed fast food on an average day. Helping these kids pack on 6 pounds a year and bringing them one-step closer to childhood obesity. Roiman writes, “Children benefit greatly from the ritual of eating meals together. Family meals provide opportunities for sharing the day 's events and create a relaxing transition from busy daytime activities to slower-paced evening ones.” Cooking meals at home and involving your children in food preparation is the best way to teach them healthy eating habits. Having kids get involved in making dinner can help pass down healthier traditions if done correctly. If a kid is raised always eating out and getting fast food they are more likely to continue that