In the last few decades, the consumption of ready-made meals has increased dramatically. For people with long working hours, this is a fast and easy way to feed themselves. Precooked food might be convenient and time-saving, but it is also unhealthy and can lead to several illnesses. This essay will discuss why people prefer processed meals over fresh produce and what effects this might have on them.
Nowadays, most people are forced to spend long hours in the office, leaving little time for anything else, including the preparation of a healthy dinner. Most people find it more convenient to purchase a ready-made meal instead of spending more of their time preparing it themselves. A very good example would be, where both parents need to work long hours and then still needs to prepare dinner, do homework with the kids and have family time, leaving no time for oneself.
Clearly, a processed diet is more convenient and time-efficient but also have its downside. Processed food contains a lot of chemical preservatives, salt and sugar to keep it fresh and editable for longer periods. This is very unhealthy in the long run and can cause diseases such as obesity, cholesterol, diabetes and even heart diseases. Recent studies in South Africa showed that almost 65% of people who only eat treated food tends to get one of these illnesses starting at an age as young as 8 years old.
In conclusion, people with a busy lifestyle prefer the convenience of ready-made meals even though being aware of the unhealthy side effects caused by this food.
In the last few decades, the consumption of ready-made
meals
has increased
dramatically
. For
people
with
long
working hours, this is a
fast
and easy way to feed themselves. Precooked
food
might be convenient and time-saving,
but
it is
also
unhealthy and can lead to several illnesses. This essay will discuss why
people
prefer processed
meals
over fresh produce and what effects this might have on them.
Nowadays, most
people
are forced
to spend
long
hours in the office, leaving
little
time
for anything else, including the preparation of a healthy dinner. Most
people
find it more convenient to
purchase
a ready-made
meal
instead
of spending more of their
time
preparing it themselves. A
very
good
example would be, where both parents need to work
long
hours and then
still
needs to prepare dinner, do homework with the kids and have family
time
, leaving no
time
for oneself.
Clearly
, a processed diet is more convenient and time-efficient
but
also
have its downside. Processed
food
contains
a lot of
chemical preservatives, salt and sugar to
keep
it fresh and editable for longer periods. This is
very
unhealthy in the
long
run and can cause diseases such as obesity, cholesterol, diabetes and even heart diseases. Recent studies in South Africa
showed
that almost 65% of
people
who
only
eat treated
food
tends to
get
one of these illnesses starting at an age as young as 8 years
old
.
In conclusion
,
people
with a busy lifestyle prefer the convenience of ready-made
meals
even though
being aware of the unhealthy side effects caused by this
food
.