Blog # 51: And the Pursuit of Happiness

The article that our class was to read about how Americans live their life was interesting. I personally thought it was confusing and difficult to read. I did however understand that the article was talking about ways in which we could consume food. Many Americans live their day to day life fast and furious. People do not actually have time to cook a healthy meal at home for their families. Many people rely on the extremely unhealthy fast food restaurants at every corner in a big city. How are Americans supposed to remain healthy if fast food is the only answer for people? Instead of having an ice cream or McDonalds joint at every corner, why not have a fruit and vegetable stand? If Americans were given the chance to easily buy healthy food then I am sure people would!
However in contrast to this, people make their own decisions about their own health choices. If a McDonalds is the “only” choice for lunch, then you are obviously not searching hard enough. People in America make the poor excuses to blame fast food restaurants as their “only” option for something quick and easy for lunch. You know what is even easier? Packing your own “healthy” lunch would be much easier and safer because you know exactly what you are consuming. Unlike McDonalds for example, they use harmful preservatives in their meat. I was watching this video online some time ago and a McDonalds quarter pounder with cheese did NOT decompose over a 4 year time frame. Yes, I said a FOUR year time frame. Isn’t that just absolutely insane? Gross! If an ENTIRE cheeseburger is not decomposing in a four year time frame, what is that doing to your body? How is your body supposed to breakdown something if four years outside in stale air cannot?
The importance of this article was to state that farming in America needs to be glamorized more than fast food. No wonder America is the most obese country in the world! I have not yet seen an advertisement commercial about fruits and vegetables grown from our local farmers. All of the commercials on television are about Fast food- McDonalds, Wendy’s, Dairy Queen, ect. Is being fat starting to become a trademark in Society of Americans? That is not something that I am willing to try because everyone else lives off of fast food. People always are complaining that aging causes you to become fat. Who’s justifications is that? Or maybe women blame their extra pudge from having children. What people eat and what people do is what makes us fat. You could work out all the time and still be considered obese if you do not eat healthy! It all depends on diet and exercise!