October 17, 2012
Fast Food vs. Home Cooking
Food is a basic necessity needed to survive in the world. We as humans
are obligated to fulfill our nutritional needs to survive; it is the way we go
about doing this that results in conflicting views. One pathway to fulfillment
is picking a more nutritional and manual process. The opposing view is simply picking up a quick meal often resulting in an unhealthy diet. Over the last decade fast food businesses and chains have become a monopoly. Through multiple experiences fast food is sought to be an efficient option in terms of quantity,although it lacks quality and sufficiency. People love to go out and grab a bite to eat with friends but, what’s wrong with eating at home? Mark Bittman talks about his stand in his opinionated article called,“Make Food Choices Simple: Cook”. The question one should think over is: is relying on fast service worth the potential risks one
must face in this “great meal”?
Many people like to eat fast food, but some of them do not like
it Due to the opposing views on multiple aspects of food’s nutritional value and accessibility the outlooks on this issue clash with each other and leave it up for self-opinion. In the past, people ate at home because there were not enough restaurants. However, now you can see the restaurants everywhere. This addictive process of “eating out” is a problem. The only good thing about fast food is just that, it’s fast. The food is there and prepared without a wait; also it’s extremely cheap. Businesses are basically competing to see who can have the lowest price food and make buyers come back for more. Most of the food coming from the restaurants is processed foods which means it’s coming from everywhere places such as farms that typically are involved in animal cruelty and induce chemically induced drugs into animals. So that good burger that you’re eating is probably coming from several different cows that were slaughtered. Is the savory taste of fast food worth the well-being of an innocent organism? I might also add that these foods are most likely not the healthiest choice. Fast food is a leading cause of obesity.
Of course many will probably disagree
on the grounds that fast food is okay but I’d much rather cook at home.
My first argument is cooking at home will save you lots of money. It may not seem that way because you have to shop for all of the different ingredients in the store while a burger at McDonald’s might only cost a single dollar. But studies show that more money is spent on fast food in a week than cooking at home. Once you’ve acquired all of the ingriendents in the store you have them for as long as you need in the refrigerator. Some might argue that cooking takes too long which in fact is true but quality beats quantity any day; meanwhile, others that work multiple jobs would argue that available time is not an option for their work schedule. To fix this, these people could possibly precook meals or consume meals that are healthier opposed to the typical “burger and fries.” When you have the power to control something and make it however you want that’s the better route to go. Remember you will never completely know how your food is prepared at a fast food chain. Bittman states in his article, “The time spent eating is relaxing and uninterrupted by the insipid ritual: “Is everything tasting to your liking? This sums up my argument pretty well. My last argument is simple. Cooking at home can bring people together. The home provides a place away from all of the chaos of the world. It’s a time to relax and be with friends and family and at the same time eat.
Food can be interpreted in many ways whether it is to bring a family together or to simply get a “quick bite” before work. Although fast food
is sought out to be the easiest option, there are many health risks involved
that ultimately lead to consequences in the future. Preparing a home cooked meal may take longer but, it ensures that the customer is aware of all actions and ingredients that are put together into this meal. Yes, one receives quick food but the marginal cost is often ignored and leaves consumers ignorant to the unhealthy process used to make food. Producers simply make a quick meal to benefit them economically while ignoring the consequences and health risks consumers must face. The question one should think over is: is relying on fast service worth the potential risks one must face in this “great meal”?
Bittman, Mark. "Make Food Choices Simple: Cook." Yahoo. N.P., 1
July 2011. Web. 17 Oct. 2012.
<http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/01/make-food-choices-simple-cook/>.
Web.
Fast Food vs. Home Cooking
Food is a basic necessity needed to survive in the world. We as humans
are obligated to fulfill our nutritional needs to survive; it is the way we go
about doing this that results in conflicting views. One pathway to fulfillment
is picking a more nutritional and manual process. The opposing view is simply picking up a quick meal often resulting in an unhealthy diet. Over the last decade fast food businesses and chains have become a monopoly. Through multiple experiences fast food is sought to be an efficient option in terms of quantity,although it lacks quality and sufficiency. People love to go out and grab a bite to eat with friends but, what’s wrong with eating at home? Mark Bittman talks about his stand in his opinionated article called,“Make Food Choices Simple: Cook”. The question one should think over is: is relying on fast service worth the potential risks one
must face in this “great meal”?
Many people like to eat fast food, but some of them do not like
it Due to the opposing views on multiple aspects of food’s nutritional value and accessibility the outlooks on this issue clash with each other and leave it up for self-opinion. In the past, people ate at home because there were not enough restaurants. However, now you can see the restaurants everywhere. This addictive process of “eating out” is a problem. The only good thing about fast food is just that, it’s fast. The food is there and prepared without a wait; also it’s extremely cheap. Businesses are basically competing to see who can have the lowest price food and make buyers come back for more. Most of the food coming from the restaurants is processed foods which means it’s coming from everywhere places such as farms that typically are involved in animal cruelty and induce chemically induced drugs into animals. So that good burger that you’re eating is probably coming from several different cows that were slaughtered. Is the savory taste of fast food worth the well-being of an innocent organism? I might also add that these foods are most likely not the healthiest choice. Fast food is a leading cause of obesity.
Of course many will probably disagree
on the grounds that fast food is okay but I’d much rather cook at home.
My first argument is cooking at home will save you lots of money. It may not seem that way because you have to shop for all of the different ingredients in the store while a burger at McDonald’s might only cost a single dollar. But studies show that more money is spent on fast food in a week than cooking at home. Once you’ve acquired all of the ingriendents in the store you have them for as long as you need in the refrigerator. Some might argue that cooking takes too long which in fact is true but quality beats quantity any day; meanwhile, others that work multiple jobs would argue that available time is not an option for their work schedule. To fix this, these people could possibly precook meals or consume meals that are healthier opposed to the typical “burger and fries.” When you have the power to control something and make it however you want that’s the better route to go. Remember you will never completely know how your food is prepared at a fast food chain. Bittman states in his article, “The time spent eating is relaxing and uninterrupted by the insipid ritual: “Is everything tasting to your liking? This sums up my argument pretty well. My last argument is simple. Cooking at home can bring people together. The home provides a place away from all of the chaos of the world. It’s a time to relax and be with friends and family and at the same time eat.
Food can be interpreted in many ways whether it is to bring a family together or to simply get a “quick bite” before work. Although fast food
is sought out to be the easiest option, there are many health risks involved
that ultimately lead to consequences in the future. Preparing a home cooked meal may take longer but, it ensures that the customer is aware of all actions and ingredients that are put together into this meal. Yes, one receives quick food but the marginal cost is often ignored and leaves consumers ignorant to the unhealthy process used to make food. Producers simply make a quick meal to benefit them economically while ignoring the consequences and health risks consumers must face. The question one should think over is: is relying on fast service worth the potential risks one must face in this “great meal”?
Bittman, Mark. "Make Food Choices Simple: Cook." Yahoo. N.P., 1
July 2011. Web. 17 Oct. 2012.
<http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/01/make-food-choices-simple-cook/>.
Web.