Why Home Economics?
Obesity is a huge problem in America, and the numbers of obesity cases are rising by the hour. It is a global epidemic wherever there are fast-food restaurants carrying high “sweeteners and hydrogenated oils” prepared in their food. There need to be a preventative approach to combat against obesity. In the article “Food for Thought”, written by Jennifer Grossman, claims that by bring back home economics class will be a good solution to fight off obesity. Grossman suggests that kids who take home economics class will have a better understanding of what kind of food they should and should not put in their system. Also, it will teach kids to “think, make, fix, and generally fend for themselves.” Home economics is a great tool to aids people to take control of their diets. I agree with Grossman’s claim about how home economics class is a good system to combat against obesity. People need to have a better understanding of the types of food, the amount, and the effects of food they are consuming. In addition, the public needs to realize the agricultural side of food such as sweetener, human modified foods, and foods that were injected by antibiotics. Home economics can provide people with this beneficial information, so that they can have a healthy dietary lifestyle. It is a great skill for everyone not just for women.
In high school, I once took a home economics class. It was an interesting class, because of how informative and useful it had in my daily life. I learned about my Caloric index, and what types of food I should eat and should not eat. Home economics class taught me the importance of eating a well balanced meal with sufficient protein, carbohydrate, antioxidants from fruits, and calcium from dairy products. It also notified me to what kind of food gave me more energy, and by eating and consuming a lot of calories my body required me to burn off these excess calories by exercising. Home economics is an awesome tool to have. Grossman states that home economics can promote kids to “think, make, fix, and fend for themselves.” As a result, taking home economics class enabled me to live a non-obese healthy lifestyle. This is all thanks to home economics.
The Essay on Fast Food And Obesity 3
We have a major serious health problem. It’s called obesity. We need more fruits and vegetables. We need more proteins and vitamins, like vitamin D and C. There are evidence that say that fast food could be bad for our health. Everyone should think twice before deciding to eat fast food . when it comes to eating food that’s made within a matter of seconds. The food is not properly taken care ...
Grossman asserts that good value means “more-for-less” rather than the taste, presentation, or the proper nutrition. This is the main reason why children are so obese nowadays. Their parents either do not have time or too lazy to cook for their children, so they heavily rely on fast-food such as McDonald to satisfy their children’s craving. The idea of fast food is fast, cheap, and convenient. It also has a good value in term of money, so it is no wonder why everyone is lining up or in the drive thru. for some quick food. I am not going to lie, sometimes when I have midterms, finals, or too lazy to cook, I would go to an In-N-Out for a burger and fries or grab a box of Costco pizza. On the other hand, I cannot eat fast food everyday because I need proper nutrients to stay healthy. The taste, presentation of the food, and the nutrition contents are still important to me rather than the concept of more food for less money that is advertised by fast food restaurants. Home economics class has encouraged myself to be a better eater with good dietary disciplines. Without home economics, I might be unhealthy and obese.
Aside from the deceptive idea of more-for-less good value, there are other problems that Grossman stated. For example, T.V shows like Martha Stewart, the Food Network channel, and the Home and Garden TV, all have information once taught by home economics classes. These sources help “home-ec haters” to make their life better. Or is it? These shows do not talk about “cheap sweeteners and hydrogenated oils” to help preserve food for longer shelf life. They are not informing the public about the detrimental effects that these preservatives can do to the body. This is the reason why Grossman think we should bring back home economics. But this time, home-ec needs to be reformatted for the modern day lifestyle. Grossman says that home-ec needs to be practical and equal and it should benefit the low income minority children to fight off obesity. This is the best strategic approach to limiting obesity in children by home economics, because most obesity comes from low income families.
The Essay on Home Food VS Fast Food
Homemade food is often treated as a privilege. Low cost of fast food and its nutrition value become a solution for many families who have neither time not money to cook at home. Warnings that fast food is not healthy do not stop Americans who treat it as an essential part of their daily diet. As a result, the prevalence of obese and overweight people plummets. If we look at what is behind ...
Home economics is the most effective remedy to alleviate the epidemic of obesity. This class will teach the public the basic nutrition and food preparation to have a non-obese lifestyle. I suggest that home economics class should be mandatory for kids in high school or in college. Also, married couples who want to have kids need to take home economics class to better prepare for their kids’ eating regime and themselves. If we can do this, we can save ourselves and the government a lot of money from going to the hospital and spending on medications. We can all live a healthy lifestyle, and hopefully the word obesity will one day be gone in our vocabulary. Therefore, home economics is mandatory.
