Persuasive Essay On Fast Food

Junk food is one of the main causes of obesity in America.It contains things that have unhealthy ingredients that could lead to illnesses in the future if a person consumes a large amount of junk food.But there are ways to eat junk food and still be healthy while enjoying your favorite junk foods . Over the years there has been a lot of history behind junk food and the effects of it. Some of these historical findings have started leading people to understand that the amount of junk food that they consume is something that is very important for the health.Usually a person who is young that consumes a large amount of junk food may see an increase in obesity cholesterol and high blood pressure. For a person who is older such as in their 30s and 40s they may then see those things as well plus other illnesses that could lead to things such as high blood pressure and heart disease .To avoid an unhealthy lifestyle in the future something that might be questioned. Is it possible to live a healthy lifestyle while still enjoying junk foods?

One out of every four Americans stop by to eat fast food daily. Many people may not know this, but you would have to walk seven straight hours to burn off a super sized Coke, fry, and Big Mac. Sixty percent of all Americans are either overweight or obese. Did you also know that some fast food restaurants sell more toys than Toys-R-Us? Fast food restaurants contribute to obesity in America by promoting time-saving eating options, using celebrities to promote their products, and encouraging children to eat unhealthy food through clever marketing.

Would you like to have no decisions on the healthiness of your food, and being able to only eat fast food, fried foods, etc. Most people would say no and rightfully so, people should be able to have choices on the foods they want to eat whether it’s healthy, unhealthy, fast food, farm grown, we shouldn’t have only unhealthy foods for our choices of what we eat. In the film Food Inc. directed by Robert Kenner there is a part in the movie that talks about the food choices of consumers. A point that was talked about for a decent amount of time in this part was how healthier foods are more expensive than fast food. This stood out to me because it’s true it cost more to eat healthy than it does to just go through a drive through. This is outrageous it should be the opposite, we should have to spend more for fast food than healthy foods. While at most fast food places there are ways you can eat healthy food but it is still more expensive than just buying a cheeseburger or chicken nuggets. During this part of the film a family was talking and saying that they have to choose whether to eat healthier food or get there father/husbands medicine so he could work. A family has to choose between those to things and that is not fair to anyone that has to make that decision. The family wanted to have better food and to not always be eating fast food meals but they don’t really have a choice and that is heartbreaking to see.

As a nation, Americans revel in the consumption of junk food. These extremely unhealthy foods are often present during many various occasions, such as sports events, movies, and parties. When a person craves a quick snack, junk food is the ideal solution. However, beyond the satisfying taste of foods such as Doritos and potato chips lies a very serious problem. These foods can lead to physical disrepair, sickness, and even death. Yet many Americans remain oblivious to this nationwide issue and allow it to remain unaddressed. The crisis of junk food in America needs to be resolved immediately. To go more in depth, it is imperative that the nation resolves this issue relatively soon, primarily because the excessive consumption of

Most kids around the world are diabetic and overweight and something needs to be done about it. I see a lot of kids at my school and in public that are overweight. Many of those kids have a plate full of food. Most kids eat a lot of junk food which is unhealthy for them. Paragraph 1, 2, and 3 talk about overweight kids and how they can live healthier lives.

I believe that Mcdonalds should be closed down. Mcdonalds not only has extremely unhealthy foods, but they advertise that they have healthy options. The only things that are remotely healthy are the chicken wraps and chicken salad. Those items even have deep fried chicken and parts that aren’t healthy. Just because it's a salad or a wrap does not mean it’s healthy. Many supporters of Mcdonalds will say that it is the customer's decision to eat at Mcdonald's. When you go to Mcdonald’s and you think that you are picking a healthy option but really aren’t can really tick people off.

About 90 percent of corn, soybeans, and cotton are grown in the U.S. is engineered. GMOs are ingredients in 70 to 80 percent of America’s processed foods. Many of the foods we eat are covered in pesticides.

Lets explore what the term fast food means and what it consists of. Fast food is used to describe any food that can be prepared and served very quickly. While some meals can be prepared with very little time and could be considered to be fast food, characteristically the term refers to food that is sold in a restaurant or store with preheated or precooked ingredients, and served to the customer in a package. The term "fast food" was recognized in a dictionary by Merriam–Webster in 1951, “designed for ready availability, use, or consumption and with little consideration given to quality or significance.”

Dining out at local restaurants is just irresistible for most of us. Well it's the easiest way to fill an empty stomach and get relief from the trouble of cooking and cleaning dishes. Moreover nothing is better than an outing with a good meal and conversation shared with loved ones. Unfortunately; eating out can be a strain to a monthly budget leaving you with a little lighter purse. But now without any hurdles in next meal out; one can still save heavy bucks on a restaurant bill. Without giving up idea of quality food; one can enjoy at restaurants and slash down those bills at the same time. For that you need to catch up with some money saving tips and ideas to save money at eateries without starving your wallet:

Would you like to cut years off your life for just a dollar more? This is the question fast food companies should be asking as we line up out their doors and pile up in their double drive thru lanes. This is also the question we the consumer need to be asking ourselves everytime we choose to swing into that ever so convenient drive thru.Currently one and four americans are living with diabetes and even more are living with diabetes and they don't even know in a recent study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. If that is not alarming enough to you one in four americans also die from heart complications in a 2017 survey also released by the CDC. Today I would like discuss a growing issue, ourselves. Along with

b. Each day, 1 in 4 Americans visits a fast food restaurant (Fast food facts).

In life, one needs three things: food, shelter, and clothing. I have found that it is hard enough to eat a well rounded, appetizing meals in day-to-day life. This difficulty is increased when I am often on the go and do not have time to make a healthy meal. It sometimes feels like it can boil down to fast food out or microwaving frozen dinners at home. I struggled with this until I started learning how to cook wholesome meals for myself. Once I started beginning to cook for myself, I fell in love with Asian cuisine. I believe some of my biggest draws to this cuisine were the diversity in flavor options, the easiness to combine protein and vegetables on one plate, and the limited time required to prepare a meal. Today I would like to share with you how to make my favorite meal, Stir Fry.

Big bright signs can catch anyone’s attention. The M, for McDonalds, is everywhere just like all the other fast food restaurant’s signs. Almost everyone eats fast food for different reasons. Of course, we all know that the food that they sell is nowhere near being the healthiest things we can eat, and still everyone chooses to keep buying it. The proof is out there, the media will once in a while remind us about the harm that fast food can do to us, but what makes us go back? Do people truly understand the harm that it could do to them and their families?

The fact that companies are allowed to put such unhealthy ingredients in their products is in itself a very troubling issue. In order to truly resolve the junk food crisis in America, regulations must be implemented that limit the amount of harmful substances that can be put in foods. Until now, the food industry has been allowed to frivolously put substances into their products to bolster sales, regardless of the hazards they pose to human health. Snacks that were once considered to be healthy are now filled with harmful substances that consequently make them fall under the category of junk foods instead. A perfect example of this is the Lunchables snack. While the majority of parents consider them to be a healthy lunch option for their children, Lunchables actually contain many harmful ingredients that make them the complete opposite of the quick and nutritious meal that they are marketed as. Moss states in his article that, “These would be promoted as more healthful versions, with “fresh fruit,” but their list of ingredients — containing upward of 70 items, with sucrose, corn syrup, high-fructose corn syrup, and fruit concentrate all in the same tray — have been met with intense criticism from outside the industry.” By allowing the food industry to negligently use substances that sacrifice nutrition for enhanced flavor, society is allowing the once healthy options for daily meals to become ammunition in the junk food epidemic that devastates our nation. This warped

We are already at that time of the year when Christmas decorations are put a month before the actual christmas season. This mean that soon there will be the “feast time” for the Thanksgiving, Christmas, End of the year get together dinners at differents places, it could be at : the grandparents’ house, the boyfriend’s parents house, the friend’s house, and many more. During this period of time, it will be in the winter season when we will be wearing big sweaters and how much we eat won’t matter to us anymore since we need to consume more calories to fight the cold, plus the “summer body” season is over. Last but not least, it’s finally the 2 month of the year when food waste increases drastically, that time of the year when the U.S creates 3 times more food waste at the holiday season than the rest of months in the year. (Brady parag. 1) Only for Thanksgiving tradition, 293 million dollars of turkey waste are generated per year; that’s around 204 million pound of turkey meat.