The Problems with Fast Food
Eating is one of the most essential things that we have to do to live on this earth. Without consuming food and fluids we won’t be able to survive long, this is why the nutrients we put in our bodies is so important. The right nutrition provides our bodies with the energy it needs to function properly, to impacts the way we feel and to live a healthy life. The nutrients our bodies crave, however, is being lessen by the unhealthy fast food that we consume mostly everyday out of the week. Our bodies needs carbohydrates, fats, protein, minerals, vitamins and water. In our society, we are fortunate to have a variety of foods to meet these needs. However, we are not taking advantage of this, we tend to consume more …show more content…
The effects of having fast food more than nutrients in fruits and vegetables is really dangerous if you consume too much. There is considerable evidence that meals eaten in restaurants or fast food locations are generally of lower nutritional values than meals eaten at home. (Review of Agricultural Economics). Fast food restaurants like McDonald’s, Wendy’s, KFC, and Taco Bell to name a few may taste good but do you ever wonder what your meal is full with. Foods from these restaurants carries loads of salt, added sugars, unhealthy fats, large amounts of carbohydrates and plenty of unwanted calories. The food you eat at these restaurants are called fast food because they are quick which mean it’s highly processed. Some Americans may make a counterargument by saying that fast food isn’t all bad because you can chose a salad as your meal but salads from fast food restaurants have added salt and sugar in them too. Every day we should aim for less than 1500mg of salt in our diet. (Authority Nutrition) To many customers this many be a surprise that having a salad or grill chicken wrap at McDonald’s is a few milter grams away from the recommended amount according to the restaurant’s nutrition chart, and that’s only one meal of your …show more content…
Therefore if you think about it fast food being America favorite option isn’t worth all the harm it does to the body. Fulling your body with the right nutrients it needs to work proper is the best choice. A good diet provides the necessary nutrients and calories our bodies crave day to day not McDonald’s, Wendy’s or Hardees, therefore, we must think before we
Eating is one of the most essential things that we have to do to live on this earth. Without consuming food and fluids we won’t be able to survive long, this is why the nutrients we put in our bodies is so important. The right nutrition provides our bodies with the energy it needs to function properly, to impacts the way we feel and to live a healthy life. The nutrients our bodies crave, however, is being lessen by the unhealthy fast food that we consume mostly everyday out of the week. Our bodies needs carbohydrates, fats, protein, minerals, vitamins and water. In our society, we are fortunate to have a variety of foods to meet these needs. However, we are not taking advantage of this, we tend to consume more …show more content…
The effects of having fast food more than nutrients in fruits and vegetables is really dangerous if you consume too much. There is considerable evidence that meals eaten in restaurants or fast food locations are generally of lower nutritional values than meals eaten at home. (Review of Agricultural Economics). Fast food restaurants like McDonald’s, Wendy’s, KFC, and Taco Bell to name a few may taste good but do you ever wonder what your meal is full with. Foods from these restaurants carries loads of salt, added sugars, unhealthy fats, large amounts of carbohydrates and plenty of unwanted calories. The food you eat at these restaurants are called fast food because they are quick which mean it’s highly processed. Some Americans may make a counterargument by saying that fast food isn’t all bad because you can chose a salad as your meal but salads from fast food restaurants have added salt and sugar in them too. Every day we should aim for less than 1500mg of salt in our diet. (Authority Nutrition) To many customers this many be a surprise that having a salad or grill chicken wrap at McDonald’s is a few milter grams away from the recommended amount according to the restaurant’s nutrition chart, and that’s only one meal of your …show more content…
Therefore if you think about it fast food being America favorite option isn’t worth all the harm it does to the body. Fulling your body with the right nutrients it needs to work proper is the best choice. A good diet provides the necessary nutrients and calories our bodies crave day to day not McDonald’s, Wendy’s or Hardees, therefore, we must think before we