| 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.
Should the federal government maintain the social safety net for all of its citizens? One in seven Americans receive food stamps, a number that's up sharply since the financial crisis. Most experts agree unemployment and underemployment have contributed to the number of people in need of food assistance. The government should stop expanding food stamps because of many reasons which are people are so dependent on the government, there is a lot of fraud that goes on while receiving food stamps, and that the government is spending way too much money on the poor while other things can help them get back on their feet. Some people may argue that access to food stamps is essential for needy families.
The Real Cost of Things In his article “The Political Economy of Twinkies: An inquiry into the Real Cost of Things,” Richard Robbins discusses how the price of a Twinkie costs a mere $1.00 in the supermarket; however, that small price does not even come close to the real value – cost – of the Twinkie. So many factors go into the production of a Twinkie that consumers never see in the price of their delicious afternoon snack. Hidden costs of each ingredient in a Twinkie must first be examined, including the monetary and non-monetary expenses that go towards producing and distributing those ingredients, and then accounted for respectively. The price a consumer pays at the checkout of their local Wal-mart or Target never includes the costs producers hide – most notably is the costs that derive from the underpayment of labor. Robbins magnifies this hidden cost through the main ingredient of Twinkies: cane sugar.
In the article “Don't Blame the Eater” the author David Zinczenko blames the fast food industries by accusing that the fast food centers are the one causing obesity in small and young children's. He claims that the fast food industries aren't providing any kind of warnings because of which children's are consuming excessive fats and gaining weight day by day and resulting into this disease called “overweight”. In my opinion, however it isn't the fast food industries that makes a person fat, it is just a genuine
The book Fast Food Nation would open the eyes of most Americans to behind the scene of fast food. The type of workers they employ, and how the government is connected to the industry. The workers of the fast-food industry are treated with bad ethics. The fast-food industry likes to hire young, poor, and handicap people. They hire teenagers because they live at home and do not have any expenses, therefore, they work for less money.
Yes, Wal-Mart provides many uneducated Americans with job however it isn’t a job from which can make livable wage. Wal-Mart pays all their employees besides management minimum wage. With prices on the rise like they are today it is hard for a person to live off minimum wage which is currently 7 dollars and 25 cents in New York. Not to mention if you have kids it is virtually impossible to live off minimum wage and if you do it’s an unpleasing struggle. Another problem is that there is no growth in your field if you work at Wal-Mart.
They all end up in the same ruling that its the consumers choice to enter a fast food establishment and consume their products. But it is evident that fast food corporations have caused a widespread epidemic within the U.S from their many caused negative effects. This is why society blames and accuses these fast food companies for being responsible for the ongoing obesity crisis, but even though their food is not considered of good nutrition, in the end it’s not fast food companies forcing their customers to consume their products, its free will of society. The modern history of fast food in America began on July 7, 1912 with the opening of a fast food restaurant called the Automat in New York. The Automat was a cafeteria with its prepared foods behind small glass windows and coin-operated slots.
Coincidentally, George Naddaff, owner of 19 Kentucky Fried Chicken franchises, caught on to the “home-cooked” fast food idea and purchased a Boston Market franchise. Boston Market’s direct competition at that point, wanted to participate in their concept which carried them far beyond their current sales and revenue. Some indirect competitors of Boston Market eventually got involved as well. McDonalds ended up purchasing the chain of stores in 1998 and changed a few things to increase the appeal of Boston Market to its consumers. Fortunately for McDonalds, they are a big enough corporate themselves which enabled them to make this deal with Boston Market, whereas the other indirect competitors (local sub shops, Chinese restaurants, etc.)
Some parents think that home-prepared packed lunches are healthier than school dinners because they can control the contents. Unfortunately teachers report that more often than not the opposite is true. In some areas children are sent to school with unhealthy lunches or their parents have quickly brought their lunch from the corner shop before school. On some occasions children are even sent to school with no lunch at all. Also, do the children actually eat the packed lunches that they bring?
At United States of America, nearly 40% of adults are having obesity problem. Due to United States of America, is having the most number of fast-food shops at the world. McDonalds, KFC, Burger Kings, etc are some famous fast-food shops which base at United States. In the film, “Super-Size Me” (2004) mentions that mostly Americans’ workers are going to buy fast-food meals as their lunch or dinner and they bought super-size meals as the shopkeeper had asked them to buy the biggest size of the meal and the price of upgrading the size is very cheap. In 2006, McDonalds’ revenue is above 20 billion U.S.