It is ultimately up to the consumer to make the decision of what to put into their bodies. Without a healthy alternative, little to no nutritional information, and the ease and convenience of fast food why would we choose anything else? The fact is that we have been conditioned as children to eat fast food. We also see the ease of a drive trough and think of it as a great convenience to the alternative of cooking for you at home. American’s are always on the go and fast food corporations have exploited that fact to the extreme.
Showing them how to obtain a healthy lifestyle will benefit them for the future. It's very important that kids will be able to keep themselves away from obesity when they're older and on their own. Although parents can't completely put a stop to this solely, fast food restaurant's cheap and convenient food takes a big part in this issue as well. Every day that comes people have the control to eat what they want. After a hard day of work most people want a quick and easy dinner so they automatically think of eating out for the night.
I completely agree with Weintraub and believe that they should take more responsibility. I’ll admit that fast food advertisements play a big role in child obesity. But not big enough to overpower the kids’ parents; at least, it shouldn’t. According to David Barboza’s “If you Pitch it, They will Eat”, “most big food companies, despite some promises to offer healthier foods and in some cases to limit marketing in schools, deny that they are to blame for the
With BBC we can go after a new target, but still promote taste and health benefits. Below we will position Berry Burst cheerios and move into how we will target to our new consumer base. Our positioning statement for Berry Burst Cheerios: “A healthy, bonding experience between young children and their parents. This child is imaginative, upbeat and wants a full-flavored breakfast or snack while their parents want to make sure they are getting nutritional value. Nutrition and taste go hand in hand when you want your child to reach for the stars.” As previously mentioned, we found a gap between the taste and health benefits SKRB offers and BBC.
Parents are the ultimate authority when it comes down to what their children eat. Of course they can’t all always see what their children eat, but if they teach them healthy eating habits they’re less likely to go for the wrong food choice. (junk food) “encourage these kinds of simple polices in the home, they might make some progress against the purveyors of fat food and cholesterol.” (Wientraub paragraph 6) Parents tell their children what to eat from birth they might as well teach them healthy eating habits. Exercise should be an essential part of life. Parents should teach their children good exercise habits as well.
Menudo was the food I hated most. Its texture and taste made me want to throw up. Now my anxiety to trying pozole turned into a disappointment and had me wanting to eat pizza again. My mom looked at me and asked what was wrong so I told her how now that I knew what pozole was I didn’t want to try it anymore sine it was like menudo. She then said “When it is ready I will give you some from my plate and if you like it I’ll serve you some for yourself.
Both private and publicly owned institutions that have not kept the public sufficiently educated on the dangers of eating the products they serve or produce; these companies have made millions of dollars on the sales of fast food, junk food, and sugar drinks. As a nation we should be stressing physical activity in home and at school, however, recess is being systematically eliminated, while games and sports equipment is being sacrificed for other costs. The fast food industry has done a wonderful job in making children want fast food and convincing parents that fast food meals are a nutritious alternative to cooking meals at home and they are quick, easy, and affordable. “Advertisements often portray unhealthy eating messages to children. As many commercials are for fast food, soft drinks, and cereals sweetened with sugar, one could argue that children are encouraged by the media to consume high fat, energy dense food” (Ebbeling, Pawlak, & Ludwig, 2002).
Title: The History of Jell-O Exact Purpose: After listening to my presentation, the audience will have more knowledge about Jell-O, exactly where it came from, and how it has greatly impacted society. Introduction: Attention Getter: It wiggles, it jiggles, and as a child it was probably one of your favorite foods to eat. Audience Motivation: When you first hear the word Jell-O, what comes to mind? Is it the unusual texture, the many different colors that it comes in, or the fact that dessert is just so playful? Establish Credibility: Before researching Jell-O, the only thing I could tell you is that I like to eat it because it reminded me of my childhood.
Cynthia Torres Don’t Blame The Eater This short reading was mainly about how teenagers and young children are always eating unhealthy food verses eating healthy food then turn to become obese, ill, or even gaining diabetes. In response to this issue angered parents are then pursuing a lawsuit against fast food restaurants for their children in having these issues. I believe this is utterly ridiculous, only because I don’t think it’s the child fault that they are getting in these sticky situations. I believe it is the parents’ fault only because people do not all of a sudden get obese from eating one hamburger, it takes time, and over that time there is a visibility in the body that changes. Parents should see these changes and realize
Proper nutrition starts at home and parents need to learn how they can improve the quality of their children’s nutrition and instill the good habits that will ensure they have the greatest chance for a healthy, successful future. We all want our children to grow up happy and healthy, but we also have busy life-styles and find it all too easy to hit the drive-through before soccer practice or toast a pop-tart to eat on the way to school. We know our kids have access to school lunch, but we can’t always rely on that to be as healthy as we’d like it to be, and we really can’t guarantee that they will eat it. There are so many ads for junk food and fast food and sugary, chemical laden sodas out there, it can be hard to keep kids eating healthy. Children’s bodies are still growing and their brains are still developing, so it is critical that we make sure they are getting the nutrition that they need and develop healthy habits now.