Persuasive Essay On Healthy Food Should Be Free

Our country, The United States, was built upon the premise of freedom for each of its citizens, and our government has once again restricted our freedom through the regulation of what we eat and drink. Over the years there has been a growing awareness over unhealthy food and how it affects our bodies. While this awareness is a good thing, it has gone too far, to the point where the government has begun to ban certain unhealthy foods in certain areas and remove vendors of unhealthy food to prevent people from consuming them. Banning these foods and forcing heathier options on people instead is not right and goes against the freedoms we should be guaranteed as U.S citizens. Trying to prevent us from eating what we want to eat or living how we …show more content…
No matter how unhealthy the foods we consume are, the government should not be trying to stop us from eating what we like to eat. Not only is it important that everyone has the freedom to eat whatever they want but it is also important that everyone knows exactly what they are eating and how it is going to affect their wellbeing. The government does play an important role in this case, making sure all food products are properly labeled so people can be aware of what they are eating. This is where the government’s role in what we eat should come to end, but it’s not. The government is not just trying to make us aware of unhealthy foods; they are trying to stop us from eating it all together. In the governments “war” on unhealthy food, they are forcing healthier options on people for food options which are not only the unfavorable option for most, but also the more expensive. In the end, the specifics of what food you can eat doesn’t matter, it’s all about the freedoms of each individual American and that have the right to live how they please and that includes what they eat, and this should never be restricted by the