Dunkin Research Paper
Kernisca Donacin
Obesity in Adolescent
Back in my days my brother, sisters and I was always fortunate to have a two parent household. What was even better, a stay at home mom who cater to our every needs. Whether its school meetings, recitals and any of our game, she was always there. What was even better about having a stay at home mom, was something we didn’t realize, something that I could probably say that kept me growing healthy, strong and in shape and that was, she always made sure we had a good home cook meals. From breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner, my mother made sure we were not swept away from what I call today the “fast food life.”
In today’s society it has become more inevitable to see both parents in the workforce, …show more content…
We are living in a fast world and it’s almost like we can’t find the time to at least breathe. It is now more common to see that in every corner is a fast food restaurant, why? because we are consuming more fast foods. The more time and money we put into something, the more it becomes a demand and producers will give it to us by any means necessary. Most fast food restaurants has absolutely no types of nutrients, it’s like we are eating them just to keep our bellies full. For example, why won’t Mcdonalds burgers go bad? According to Noms and Sciunce, “75 percent water, 19 percent protein, 2.5 percent intramuscular fat, 1.2 percent carbohydrates and 2.3 percent other soluble non-protein substances. These include nitrogenous compounds, such as amino acids, and inorganic substances such as minerals” This is what we are indulging into and the saddest part is that we give this to our children for dinner. We sometimes even award our children with fast foods if they did a good job but what we don’t realize is that we are killing them softly. Today not only do we see lots of fast food on each corner, they have made that middle of the nights craving easier to get with the 24 hours fast foods drive thru. A faster way of getting obese and living an unhealthy …show more content…
However, I think that education can help make a difference, if you are well educated about the risk of something; you tend to make better decision and a change. Just because you can’t afford healthier wholesome foods, does not mean you can’t change the way you eat. For example the government has provided help to low income families who needs food assistance, that type of help can allow you to feed your family in a more healthy way. The two parent household is a thing of the past, technology will not stop growing and fast food restaurants can probably change if we change. America lets us educate our children because they are the
Obesity in Adolescent
Back in my days my brother, sisters and I was always fortunate to have a two parent household. What was even better, a stay at home mom who cater to our every needs. Whether its school meetings, recitals and any of our game, she was always there. What was even better about having a stay at home mom, was something we didn’t realize, something that I could probably say that kept me growing healthy, strong and in shape and that was, she always made sure we had a good home cook meals. From breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner, my mother made sure we were not swept away from what I call today the “fast food life.”
In today’s society it has become more inevitable to see both parents in the workforce, …show more content…
We are living in a fast world and it’s almost like we can’t find the time to at least breathe. It is now more common to see that in every corner is a fast food restaurant, why? because we are consuming more fast foods. The more time and money we put into something, the more it becomes a demand and producers will give it to us by any means necessary. Most fast food restaurants has absolutely no types of nutrients, it’s like we are eating them just to keep our bellies full. For example, why won’t Mcdonalds burgers go bad? According to Noms and Sciunce, “75 percent water, 19 percent protein, 2.5 percent intramuscular fat, 1.2 percent carbohydrates and 2.3 percent other soluble non-protein substances. These include nitrogenous compounds, such as amino acids, and inorganic substances such as minerals” This is what we are indulging into and the saddest part is that we give this to our children for dinner. We sometimes even award our children with fast foods if they did a good job but what we don’t realize is that we are killing them softly. Today not only do we see lots of fast food on each corner, they have made that middle of the nights craving easier to get with the 24 hours fast foods drive thru. A faster way of getting obese and living an unhealthy …show more content…
However, I think that education can help make a difference, if you are well educated about the risk of something; you tend to make better decision and a change. Just because you can’t afford healthier wholesome foods, does not mean you can’t change the way you eat. For example the government has provided help to low income families who needs food assistance, that type of help can allow you to feed your family in a more healthy way. The two parent household is a thing of the past, technology will not stop growing and fast food restaurants can probably change if we change. America lets us educate our children because they are the