Fast Food Begins In The Home Summary

The article, “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins in the Home” by Daniel Weintraub concentrates strongly on the obesity epidemic found in children. Weintraub strongly argues that parents, not the fast food companies, are at fault for the obesity epidemic in children. Weintraub gives many credible reasons of why parents are to blame for the obesity epidemic in children. I completely agree with Weintraub’s argument because I also believe that it is parents responsibility to teach their children good eating habits. Parents should also encourage their children to be active and teach them good exercise habits. By doing that, many children would not be overweight. This can possibly end the obesity epidemic in children. Fast food companies …show more content…
Parents need to take responsibility for what their children consume. If they did not buy or allow their children to consume unhealthy food, their children would have good eating habits, and there would not be as many obese children. In fact, there might not even be an obesity epidemic if parents did not purchase fast food for their children. The job of fast food companies is to sell their unhealthy fast food. If their jobs were to teach children good eating habits then they would definitely go out of business. The job of teaching children good eating habits is the responsibility of parents. If parents provided their children with healthy and nutritious food, combined with good exercise habits the obesity epidemic in children would disappear. Weintraub’s article clearly argues his claim and gives credible and reasonable reasons and solutions. These are the reasons why I strongly agree with Daniel Weintraub’s …show more content…
It is a simple solution, but one that many parents still have not instilled in their homes. The solution is more home cooked meals. Fast food should only be a treat for special occasions. Sugary drinks, such as soda, and processed food should not be stocked at home or served regularly. Weintraub states the following, “But we have tried to take a few modest steps to give our kids a fighting chance. We do not stock soda in the kitchen or serve it regularly at home; it is a treat saved for special occasions.” Weintraub also states the following,” We try to cook as many meals at home as possible on the theory that even the least-healthy home-cooked meal is probably better for our children than the healthiest fast-food serving. We limit television time and encourage our boys to get out of the house, either to participate in organized sports or to ride their bike, skateboards or roller blades. You do not have to completely ban all fast food or junk food in your home. Parents should just save those foods for special occasions. Weintraub says, “My own home is by no means a fast-food-free zone or a shrine to physical fitness.” Instead of the government demanding schools to make changes they should demand for parents to incorporate these simple policies at home. “If the health-care foundations did more to encourage these kinds of simple policies in the home, they might make