Food Inc. Persuasive Essay

   

Patrica Silva

Period 4

11/21/11

Food Inc. Persuasive Essay

Half of the people that eat their foods don't know what they eat. People eating hamburgers, pizza, and fries just see it as a tasty meal, but what they don't know is that meal they are eating has tons of fat. Everyone should have the right to access healthy foods because the people eat this food should be aware of the bad outcome of it.

I don't get the fact, why people don't have the knowledge food consequences, we eat these foods ourselves. Hamburgers have about 10-20 grams of fat, tacos have about 10-15 grams of fat. All these fats are not good fats, these are the unhealthy fats. People don't care what they eat as long as its good and cheap. Like the dollar menus, a hamburger, soda, and fries are all initially less than $5. All of that contains about 50 grams of fats. Some people can't afford to buy the fresh and expensive produce at their local supermarket.
Another food miscommunication is the lack of food education. If half the people of our nation don’t know that french fries are over 100 calories, what will stop them from eating them? Maybe if these people actually knew what they were putting in their body, they would think twice about taking a bowl full of that triple chocolate sundae supreme... Personally if I knew that my food was flooded in calories, fats, and processed oil, I would definitely change my meal plan.
My opponent might say that companies and food producers really don’t care about the amount of food quality and nutrition that contains their products. They really just care about their profit, or how much money they will make off you as you purchase their items at the Grocery Store. For example, Tyson is one of the biggest selling food brands and they are also one of the most unhealthiest! Yet our people still buy Tyson products regardless. I say that the amount of food quality does matter. Our world isn’t doing so well with the idea of obesity and other food disorders. My point is that food nutrition is a big factor which holds the way our bodies will the function. “You are what you eat.” Eat healthy and be healthy...