“The way we eat has changed more in the last 50 years than in the previous 10,000” (Food, Inc). This really is true, because, before fast food and processed canned foods, people used to have to hunt for their food. Now, we have 24-hour fast food restaurants, and we have over 47,000 food products to chose from in our supermarkets. Since 1980, the percentage of obese children has gone from 5.8% to 17.5% (Obesity Rates 1). 38% of adults in our nation are considered obese, but 33% of the people who are obese didn’t graduate from high school (Obesity 3). Obesity is the product of a refusal to eat healthily and exercise. In “The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food” Moss explores the fact that people blame processed food companies for the
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As much as consumers blame the Processed Food companies for their families gaining weight, they also contribute to the weight gain of themselves and their children. “[P]eople buy what they like, and they like what tastes good,” (Moss 3). This is no lie, it is completely the truth. If a random person was picked off of the street and they were given the choice between a salad or a bag of chips the chances of this person choosing the salad would be very small. Another reason processed food is contributing to obesity is because it is so cheap and easy to make, or are already made. People who are dependent solely on processed foods either don’t have time to make food or are too lazy. “What I found, over four years of research and reporting, was a conscious effort -- taking place in labs and marketing meetings and grocery-store aisles -- to get people hooked on foods that are convenient and inexpensive” (Moss …show more content…
Everyone knows the harm that fast food can do to their bodies, but they don’t seem to care all that much. Would you believe that one of the most popular fast food restaurants wasn’t always selling frozen food from a factory? In Eric Schlosser's article ‘Why McDonald’s Fries Taste So Good,’ informs his readers that, McDonald’s hasn’t always sold frozen fries. “During the chain's early years french fries were made from scratch every day” (Schlosser 559). Schlosser explains that as the fast food company expanded across the nation, they thought it wise to switch to frozen french fries so that they would be able to cut down on the number of employees they had. Schlosser also explains that very few costumers knew that the company had switched from fresh to frozen fries. “In 1960 Americans consumed an average of eighty-one pounds of fresh potatoes and four pounds of frozen french fries” (Schlosser 560). When it first opened, McDonald’s contributed to the eighty-one pounds of fresh potatoes that were being consumed. Now, they are contributing to the amount of frozen french fries America eats. Some fast food is heated and reheated and that can take a toll on the crunchiness of the product, but fast food companies make sure to cook all their products on the same kind of grill, with the same kind of oils, and add the same
As much as consumers blame the Processed Food companies for their families gaining weight, they also contribute to the weight gain of themselves and their children. “[P]eople buy what they like, and they like what tastes good,” (Moss 3). This is no lie, it is completely the truth. If a random person was picked off of the street and they were given the choice between a salad or a bag of chips the chances of this person choosing the salad would be very small. Another reason processed food is contributing to obesity is because it is so cheap and easy to make, or are already made. People who are dependent solely on processed foods either don’t have time to make food or are too lazy. “What I found, over four years of research and reporting, was a conscious effort -- taking place in labs and marketing meetings and grocery-store aisles -- to get people hooked on foods that are convenient and inexpensive” (Moss …show more content…
Everyone knows the harm that fast food can do to their bodies, but they don’t seem to care all that much. Would you believe that one of the most popular fast food restaurants wasn’t always selling frozen food from a factory? In Eric Schlosser's article ‘Why McDonald’s Fries Taste So Good,’ informs his readers that, McDonald’s hasn’t always sold frozen fries. “During the chain's early years french fries were made from scratch every day” (Schlosser 559). Schlosser explains that as the fast food company expanded across the nation, they thought it wise to switch to frozen french fries so that they would be able to cut down on the number of employees they had. Schlosser also explains that very few costumers knew that the company had switched from fresh to frozen fries. “In 1960 Americans consumed an average of eighty-one pounds of fresh potatoes and four pounds of frozen french fries” (Schlosser 560). When it first opened, McDonald’s contributed to the eighty-one pounds of fresh potatoes that were being consumed. Now, they are contributing to the amount of frozen french fries America eats. Some fast food is heated and reheated and that can take a toll on the crunchiness of the product, but fast food companies make sure to cook all their products on the same kind of grill, with the same kind of oils, and add the same