Society is constantly having a double standard on the way that they want the rest of society to view health. There is always a ads telling society to workout and eat healthier but sadly soon after they show us something new on the dollar menu from McDonald's. While I was sitting down watching tv I took a poll on how many commercials came on better health and those for fast food. During the afternoon entering evening I only saw two commercials and they were the same one for an ab machine, but from that same period of time I found that there were over 15 different commercials all repeating the same thought of eating a delicious burger from several different fast food places all explaining how much cheaper it is to buy something from them than anywhere else.
Speaking as someone who used to be extremely overweight and in great shape at one time in my life. I know how it is. During at the time when I was overweight I was always telling myself that by eating out it would be a lot cheaper. Honestly it was, I could make ten dollars last an entire days worth of food. But when I was working out and eating in the house and healthy I was spending the most amount of money. Ten dollars was more like the price of one meal or even a percentage of how much I paid a month to go workout. Society always portrays this healthy life but don't understand that people in society can not afford to live that type of life. The sad thing is that eating out is honestly more affordable for people in society now days. In the first ad I have four different items from several different places, and the other show a microwave dinner healthy choice which is healthier than everything in the first ad. But that one healthy choice is more expensive than anyone item from the fast food ad. This just shows us as a society that although society in general rather us eat and live healthier, it is almost impossible with this depression that we are going through with money.
In conclusion I have found that society has a double standard on the health of Americans in society. Eating healthy is harder than people think it really is. Even in commercial or ads you always see fast food more than a you would for healthy food or even working out. Even speaking as a former person who lived both lives I understand how society shows this double standard. They rather us become healthy and workout instead of eating out and being lazy but don't understand that with the money problems that we are having with society that it is a impossible to live that healthy life.
By: Dowwitt Denson
Speaking as someone who used to be extremely overweight and in great shape at one time in my life. I know how it is. During at the time when I was overweight I was always telling myself that by eating out it would be a lot cheaper. Honestly it was, I could make ten dollars last an entire days worth of food. But when I was working out and eating in the house and healthy I was spending the most amount of money. Ten dollars was more like the price of one meal or even a percentage of how much I paid a month to go workout. Society always portrays this healthy life but don't understand that people in society can not afford to live that type of life. The sad thing is that eating out is honestly more affordable for people in society now days. In the first ad I have four different items from several different places, and the other show a microwave dinner healthy choice which is healthier than everything in the first ad. But that one healthy choice is more expensive than anyone item from the fast food ad. This just shows us as a society that although society in general rather us eat and live healthier, it is almost impossible with this depression that we are going through with money.
In conclusion I have found that society has a double standard on the health of Americans in society. Eating healthy is harder than people think it really is. Even in commercial or ads you always see fast food more than a you would for healthy food or even working out. Even speaking as a former person who lived both lives I understand how society shows this double standard. They rather us become healthy and workout instead of eating out and being lazy but don't understand that with the money problems that we are having with society that it is a impossible to live that healthy life.
By: Dowwitt Denson
There is most certainly a double standard. America calls for people to be thin however, we're always shown unhealthy food choice that would actually bring out the opposite.
ReplyDeleteQ.Haynes
I agree with this post. It is very hard to be healthy in this society, especially because the unhealthy food is so convenient and cheap. I rarely eat a healthy meal because Im always on the go and unhealthy food saves money and time. Every other week I go to the grocery store and buy food to cook so I can eat a little bit healthier-but its expensive and then the fresh food spoils within like a week so I need to hurry up and eat it or I'll waste even more money. And the food goes quick then Im back to needing to grab something to eat on the go. Its easy to eat healthy if you are wealthy and have the opportunity to but when you're a college student for example working part time, its hard to be healthy even if you want to be.
ReplyDeleteA. Knoll