Why we should blame the eater
If you have ever taken a bite from a big mac from McDonalds or enjoyed a frosty from Wendy’s, you may have thought to yourself a few things. One of those things is the question if there should there be a label placed on the food showing the negative effects of eating one of their products. There are a ton of unspoken dangers that come from fast food, which the label would provide. In David Zinczenko’s article “Don’t Blame the Eater” he talks about how provision from fast food places contribute to obesity, both on the parents and children. Some fault falls on the children consuming it according to Zinczenko, and some fault falls on the parents allowing them this fast food; contrary to many other parents who do not …show more content…
Zinczenko touches on the thousands of fast food places across America and the very few options we have for alternative places to eat. I am in agreeance with him on this standpoint. If you’ve ever looked around, you may notice that there are fast food facilities on almost every corner, something that he states as well. Zinczenko declares that if we “drive down any thoroughfare in America, and I guarantee you’ll see one of our country’s more than 13,000 McDonald’s restaurants.” (463) Personally, I have taken the time to find healthier places and grow fond of them. Some people do not have these options though, simply based on where they live and not having a grocery store or a healthy restaurant nearby. This relates to Zinczenko bringing up how kids are in a jam when it comes to options for everyday food selection. “Now, drive back up the block and try find someplace to buy a grapefruit.” (463) Perhaps, instead, food in America is too easily accessed for the people of America if we think about it. The people that have access to healthier restaurants possess these alternative options others do not and they still neglect their personal …show more content…
Zinczenko and I both believe that America’s obesity epidemic would be helped greatly if fast food companies made the hazards from their foods more obvious. Zinczenko points out that “Complicating the lack of alternatives is the lack of information about what, exactly, we’re consuming.” (463) This is completely true, and since then many fast food companies have taken the extra step to show the nutritional information of their food. However, I think this should be done everywhere, not just at fast food places where it is known that the food is bad per say. He also believes that if healthier foods were more cost effective closer to the prices of the fast food that is so bad for us, then fast food companies wouldn’t be nearly as persuasive in their advertising networks that I mentioned before. “Then and now, these were the only options for an American kid to get an affordable meal.” Zinczenko writes. (462) The fast food industry has been as vindictive as to monopolize the food industry to the point where it is cheaper to buy fast food burgers for a dollar than any type of expensive
If you have ever taken a bite from a big mac from McDonalds or enjoyed a frosty from Wendy’s, you may have thought to yourself a few things. One of those things is the question if there should there be a label placed on the food showing the negative effects of eating one of their products. There are a ton of unspoken dangers that come from fast food, which the label would provide. In David Zinczenko’s article “Don’t Blame the Eater” he talks about how provision from fast food places contribute to obesity, both on the parents and children. Some fault falls on the children consuming it according to Zinczenko, and some fault falls on the parents allowing them this fast food; contrary to many other parents who do not …show more content…
Zinczenko touches on the thousands of fast food places across America and the very few options we have for alternative places to eat. I am in agreeance with him on this standpoint. If you’ve ever looked around, you may notice that there are fast food facilities on almost every corner, something that he states as well. Zinczenko declares that if we “drive down any thoroughfare in America, and I guarantee you’ll see one of our country’s more than 13,000 McDonald’s restaurants.” (463) Personally, I have taken the time to find healthier places and grow fond of them. Some people do not have these options though, simply based on where they live and not having a grocery store or a healthy restaurant nearby. This relates to Zinczenko bringing up how kids are in a jam when it comes to options for everyday food selection. “Now, drive back up the block and try find someplace to buy a grapefruit.” (463) Perhaps, instead, food in America is too easily accessed for the people of America if we think about it. The people that have access to healthier restaurants possess these alternative options others do not and they still neglect their personal …show more content…
Zinczenko and I both believe that America’s obesity epidemic would be helped greatly if fast food companies made the hazards from their foods more obvious. Zinczenko points out that “Complicating the lack of alternatives is the lack of information about what, exactly, we’re consuming.” (463) This is completely true, and since then many fast food companies have taken the extra step to show the nutritional information of their food. However, I think this should be done everywhere, not just at fast food places where it is known that the food is bad per say. He also believes that if healthier foods were more cost effective closer to the prices of the fast food that is so bad for us, then fast food companies wouldn’t be nearly as persuasive in their advertising networks that I mentioned before. “Then and now, these were the only options for an American kid to get an affordable meal.” Zinczenko writes. (462) The fast food industry has been as vindictive as to monopolize the food industry to the point where it is cheaper to buy fast food burgers for a dollar than any type of expensive