| Evidence | The government has given us the choice to eat what we want but we tend not to eat healthier but only junk food. The federal School was issued a new, healthier lunch dietary guideline. First lady Michelle Obama helps students from Washington with eating healthier in the schools. “Marion Nestle is the Paulette Goddard Professor in the in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University. Billions of dollars in advertising messages, food sold everywhere-in gas stations, vending machines, libraries and stores that sell clothing, books, office supplies, cosmetics and drugs-and huge portions of food at bargain prices (Par 7).” | Explanation (how it supports your argument) | If they wouldn’t sell junk food everywhere people go.
It is a bad habit not to eat dinner but I pay for it in the morning because I’m starving. In between the normal meals I consume whatever junk food I can get on the go, like ice cream, candy, or cookies. This is no where near what I should have based on a healthy diet. According to the food pyramid I do not get the needed amounts in the various food groups. Based on the food pyramid I am supposed to consume a 2000 calorie diet.
Only 25 percent of schools say they've reduced fats and oils in recipes.” Majority of students eat school lunch 5 days a week. That means that most of their food is coming from the cafeteria. Although, the schools do tend to offer healthy choices such as salads, subs, reduced fat milk, and unlimited fruits and vegetables. Each week students are served a variety of different fruits and vegetables. School authorities hope that by exposing more and more fruits and vegetables to children that they’re eventually have a taste for it and it would become a habit of they daily lives.
I went through my pantry and choose instant mashed potatoes, I never looked at the label before, and for someone that wants to watch their sodium intake, noticed that the daily value of the nutrient sodium is 21%. I understand now that this food is not a good choice if I want to keep my sodium level down. The six key food label facts that can help consumers understand food labels more effectively are as follows: 1. serving size, 2.calories (and calories from Fat), 3&4. The nutrients, 5. The footnote, and 6.
Another fact is that there are only seven items on McDonald’s menu that contain absolutely no sugar. As well as McDonald’s being unhealthy, it represents 43 percent of America’s fast food market, which makes things even worse. Also, each day 1 in 4 Americans visits a fast food restaurant. I think that it makes complete sense that the main cause for people being overweight and obese is the fast food industry. The food is already so fattening.
Another fact is that there are only seven items on McDonald’s menu that contain absolutely no sugar. As well as McDonald’s being unhealthy, it represents 43 percent of America’s fast food market, which makes things even worse. Also, each day 1 in 4 Americans visits a fast food restaurant. 4 I think that it makes complete sense that the main cause for people being overweight and obese is the fast food industry. The food is already so fattening.
Unfortunately, student and parents rely on these lunches because they do not have the income to be able to afford either full-priced or homemade lunches. The only foreseeable way for American students to receive healthier lunches in their school cafeterias is if someone can create a solution to the cost problems. To fully understand the cost problem behind all of this, one must first understand that processed and pre-made foods are much less expensive than healthier, homemade alternatives. For example, if someone was going to make a lasagna dinner for their family they would be much more likely to want homemade lasagna because homemade is always better tasting and also healthier than pre-made frozen lasagna. However, when looking at the cost of both options,
Also, because places such as Burger King and McDonald’s cost less than a fancy dining place, they feel they are getting a big bang for their buck. Some people when dining out at a fast food restaurant like to choose McDonald’s because, some of the McDonald’s restaurants have a playground inside that children can play on while their parents eat and have adult conversations, Burger King does not have this option. McDonald’s started its business in 1940, and serves about 68 million people on a daily basis. They also have restaurants in 119 countries, with 34,000 restaurants in the world. They also employ 1.7 million people.
In fact, it is not cheap to eat highly processed food. For example, a typical order for my family of four in McDonald restaurant includes two Big Macs, a cheeseburger, six chicken McNuggets, two medium and two small fries, two medium and two small cups of soda, all of them costs about $28. In general, we can serve a roasted chicken with vegetables along with a simple salad and milk for about $14, and feed four or even six people. Another argument runs that fast food is cheaper when measured by the calorie, and that this makes fast food essential for the poor because they need cheap calories. Normally, one serving size of a cheeseburger contains about 400 calories is always cheaper than one dish of salmon that contains the same amount of calories.
Eating a fat delayed dinner 25 minutes, eating a protein delayed dinner 60 minutes, and eating a carbohydrate delayed dinner by 34 minutes. The protein snack had a significantly longer latency to dinner. There was no significant difference on energy consumption at dinner. Snacking with different compositions delays the latency to the next meal but doesn’t change the amount of energy consumed at that meal. Snacking behavior is harmful you will consume more energy.