Developing healthy eating habits is difficult in a society where overindulgence at fast food restaurants is encouraged.
A hamburger and french fries is considered by many families to be a nutritious meal.
It is an easy misconception, with the expansive advertising of fast foods.
The television advertising glorifies a visit to the neighborhood fast food restaurant as a bonding experience for families.
The problem is that fast foods can not substitute for nutrient dense foods that children and adults require to stay healthy.
Healthy eating habits are required for individuals to obtain maximum health.
There is a high incident of high blood pressure, diabetes is on the rise and increased diagnosis for heart disease in this country.
These statistics are not meant to scare but to inform.
According to the Eric Slosser in his book "Fast Food Nation", The typical American consumes approximately three hamburgers and four orders of french fries every week.
Because of the proliferation of fast foods, families no longer cook at home.
Fast food diets are high in fats and calories and will not sustain a healthy body.
It is easy to understand why healthy eating habits take a back seat to the convenience and accessibility of fast food.
And, breaking the fast food addiction is not easy.
But with the health of the family and in fact the entire nation at stake, there has to be an awareness and the adoption of healthy eating as a habit and not a passing fad.
Our Health is At Risk Although most Americans know about healthy eating and what is involved, most American families do not follow the guidelines.
Fast food, convenience foods and the stress of daily living contribute to unhealthy eating habits that contribute to the higher diagnosis of chronic diseases such as heart disease cancer and diabetes.
Each time we super size our junk food order, we minimize our healthy eating habitsWe like to frequent restaurants that give hefty portions of potatoes or red meat.
The local malls are so over populated with restaurants and fast food kiosks that we could eat meals from three cultures spanning ten continents and still have kiosks to visit.
Everywhere we go, there is food associated with the activity.
But the steady barrage of fast food ads that lure us into their restaurants will not benefit our healthy or the health of our families.
It is easy to fool ourselves and commit to only eating the salads and yogurt that is now available at the fast food joints, but it would take a rock solid will to resist the temptation of that big juicy hamburger and the super sized french fries.
To cement a commitment to healthy eating habits, it is not necessary to completely forsake the golden arches.
However, the number of visit to the Arches might be curtailed.
Increasing nutritional awareness is the first step toward the developing healthy eating habits.
Making a determination that good food is in and high fat content as a regular activity is out.
There must be a commitment to choose options for healthier eating habits.
A hamburger and french fries is considered by many families to be a nutritious meal.
It is an easy misconception, with the expansive advertising of fast foods.
The television advertising glorifies a visit to the neighborhood fast food restaurant as a bonding experience for families.
The problem is that fast foods can not substitute for nutrient dense foods that children and adults require to stay healthy.
Healthy eating habits are required for individuals to obtain maximum health.
There is a high incident of high blood pressure, diabetes is on the rise and increased diagnosis for heart disease in this country.
These statistics are not meant to scare but to inform.
According to the Eric Slosser in his book "Fast Food Nation", The typical American consumes approximately three hamburgers and four orders of french fries every week.
Because of the proliferation of fast foods, families no longer cook at home.
Fast food diets are high in fats and calories and will not sustain a healthy body.
It is easy to understand why healthy eating habits take a back seat to the convenience and accessibility of fast food.
And, breaking the fast food addiction is not easy.
But with the health of the family and in fact the entire nation at stake, there has to be an awareness and the adoption of healthy eating as a habit and not a passing fad.
Our Health is At Risk Although most Americans know about healthy eating and what is involved, most American families do not follow the guidelines.
Fast food, convenience foods and the stress of daily living contribute to unhealthy eating habits that contribute to the higher diagnosis of chronic diseases such as heart disease cancer and diabetes.
Each time we super size our junk food order, we minimize our healthy eating habitsWe like to frequent restaurants that give hefty portions of potatoes or red meat.
The local malls are so over populated with restaurants and fast food kiosks that we could eat meals from three cultures spanning ten continents and still have kiosks to visit.
Everywhere we go, there is food associated with the activity.
But the steady barrage of fast food ads that lure us into their restaurants will not benefit our healthy or the health of our families.
It is easy to fool ourselves and commit to only eating the salads and yogurt that is now available at the fast food joints, but it would take a rock solid will to resist the temptation of that big juicy hamburger and the super sized french fries.
To cement a commitment to healthy eating habits, it is not necessary to completely forsake the golden arches.
However, the number of visit to the Arches might be curtailed.
Increasing nutritional awareness is the first step toward the developing healthy eating habits.
Making a determination that good food is in and high fat content as a regular activity is out.
There must be a commitment to choose options for healthier eating habits.
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