WRA 130 Andrew Colannino

The main idea of this article is to inform the reader of how food in around the world and mainly America has changed in the past one hundred years.

The Article starts off by stating that every country has its own style of food and it plays a big role in that country’s culture. America started off farming and that all our food was obviously organic and fresh. Home-cooked meals were very popular and sitting at the dinner table was a norm. However, in the mid 1900’s the industrialization of fast food started to grow tremendously. McDonalds, Burger King, Wendy’s, and many other fast food chains took over the food market. As well as processed food that was cheaper but not as healthy. Home-cooked meals and family dinners started to become less valued. Now, most families go out to eat at least once a week. This change also lead to obesity becoming a problem in America, which makes sense because fast food is cheap and convenient but very unhealthy. This has not gone unnoticed though, recently there have been many programs and ads influencing the public to eat healthy and exercise.

I can relate to this article a lot, as my family does go out to eat around two times a week. However, my parents buy many organic and freshly made produce to try and stay healthy. I believe as long as you limit your intake of fast food you can still enjoy every once and awhile and still maintain good health.