Children Fail The Eating Test Summary
The Advertisers article, “Children Fail the Eating Test”, published April 7, 2014 debates a very “hot” talked about topic in today’s society. The article discusses the lack of healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables consumed by the average child aged 9 to 13 years old and what are supposedly the biggest reasons for this apparent lifestyle choice. Throughout the article there are very few perceptions taken into account, leading to a particularly bias article that may catch the attention many parents/caregivers.
The article’s headline alone immediately portrays the issue as negative using the brutal term “fail”. The word “children” is also used in the headline, which may predominantly target the likes of parents/ caregivers and educator’s attention. The image chosen to represent the article takes up approximately 1/3 of the page and is a photo of two children, a boy and a girl, smiling whilst eating from a …show more content…
The author is quick to gather a number of likely reasons given by professionals in regards to the “failures” of the “eating test”. Dr. Patricia Montanaro, states healthy food choices should be available from school canteens and should be an easy choice for children. In saying that, who or what is guiding students of what is the wrong and right option regarding food choices. Dr. Montanaro suggests that the lack of advertising for healthy foods may also be the blame. If healthy foods were publicized as much as the likes of Fast foods, would children know what the correct decision is? Students and parents must be educated on why it may be a good or bad choice when choosing to eat particular foods, if students are aware of the possible consequences surrounding poor food choices, they will be more motivated to choose the healthy
The article’s headline alone immediately portrays the issue as negative using the brutal term “fail”. The word “children” is also used in the headline, which may predominantly target the likes of parents/ caregivers and educator’s attention. The image chosen to represent the article takes up approximately 1/3 of the page and is a photo of two children, a boy and a girl, smiling whilst eating from a …show more content…
The author is quick to gather a number of likely reasons given by professionals in regards to the “failures” of the “eating test”. Dr. Patricia Montanaro, states healthy food choices should be available from school canteens and should be an easy choice for children. In saying that, who or what is guiding students of what is the wrong and right option regarding food choices. Dr. Montanaro suggests that the lack of advertising for healthy foods may also be the blame. If healthy foods were publicized as much as the likes of Fast foods, would children know what the correct decision is? Students and parents must be educated on why it may be a good or bad choice when choosing to eat particular foods, if students are aware of the possible consequences surrounding poor food choices, they will be more motivated to choose the healthy