Clever catchphrases and promotions lead people to crave unhealthy food and drink items, thus making a healthy diet difficult. There is sufficiently more marketing for unhealthy foods, snacks, and drinks, than there are for nutritious and wholesome foods, snacks, and drinks. The US Department of Agriculture spent $84 million on marketing and advertisements in 2016, $82 million in 2015, and $81 million in 2014 (USDA). The numbers spent on promoting healthy food items seem high, until compared to big name companies that manufacture unhealthy foods items and drinks. In 2015, Coke spent $228 million (“The Coco-Cola Company Form 10-K” 82) and McDonalds spent $808 million on marketing (“McDonalds Form 10-K” 31). It is evident that our society is saturated in marketing schemes and endorsements, and avoiding the temptation seems
Clever catchphrases and promotions lead people to crave unhealthy food and drink items, thus making a healthy diet difficult. There is sufficiently more marketing for unhealthy foods, snacks, and drinks, than there are for nutritious and wholesome foods, snacks, and drinks. The US Department of Agriculture spent $84 million on marketing and advertisements in 2016, $82 million in 2015, and $81 million in 2014 (USDA). The numbers spent on promoting healthy food items seem high, until compared to big name companies that manufacture unhealthy foods items and drinks. In 2015, Coke spent $228 million (“The Coco-Cola Company Form 10-K” 82) and McDonalds spent $808 million on marketing (“McDonalds Form 10-K” 31). It is evident that our society is saturated in marketing schemes and endorsements, and avoiding the temptation seems