Okay, so you’re probably thinking, what is Blog Action Day? Heres the link- http://blogactionday.org/
Blog Action Day is where all bloggers come together to talk about a certain topic, and there have been different topics, like water, poverty, and so on. This year Blog Action Day (also known as BAD) is on the same day as World Food Day, so therefore, the topic is..
I have decided to do a post about the pro’s and con’s on takeaway junk food chain stores, like KFC, McDonalds, Hungry Jacks and so on.
There are some pro’s of this late twentieth to now phenomenon called ‘Takeaway Junk Food’, but the cons weigh higher.
The pro’s of franchises are…
- It’s quick and fast-convienence,
- People think it tastes nice, therefore they see it as a treat,
- It’s easier to go to a drive through, order what you want, and have it to you in a very quick period of time.
- And it’s cheap.
Although, there is lot’s of con’s. For example-
- The calories, fat content, artifical colours and flavours and so on.
- This food can make you gain weight, feel sluggish and ‘bleaugh-ish’ for a while,
- They have no nutritional value, therefore you will not be getting the nutrients you need,
- Some of the colours, and flavourings they put in can be harmful to your health, and
- Junk food can lead to liver and kidney problems.
Junk food is seen everywhere, you can’t get away from it. Franchises like KFC, Dominoes and McDonalds search for teenagers looking for their first job, and most of them after seeing backstage of these chains swear to never eat it again.
Why?
Because they see the frying, chemicals, and the unhygenic kitchens. I won’t dive too deep into this topic, because I don’t know much about it.
I personally think that junk food is something that you can have occasionally, but not every day.
So next time you head out for dinner at any fast food chain, just think- is it that hard to make a freshly prepared home meal?
Comment on your thoughts about Junk Food, and I will reply.
Stay Posted,
Gemma xx
Image 2-food-by brainware3000 on Flickr.
Hi Gemma
Did you hear about the latest that Hungry Jacks are doing? They are posting the exact calorie value of all their food items. It might shock people to know that they are consuming about 4.000 kilojoules in a meal. That would take about 4 hours of very hard exercising to use that amount. Any wonder as a nation we are growing fatter as we are not very active. Mrs V
Hi Mrs. V,
That’s very interesting, and a very scary fact. We as a nation I think should be excersising more.
Gemma
Everyone likes a night off cooking or is just too busy to cook a meal at times, but for me, the common junk food options just don’t appeal. I’d love to see more Healthy Food outlets. Imagine a “Dial a Healthy meal’ instead of ‘Dial a Pizza’. (or take away)
I would rather choose from a tempting item on a healthy menu than chomp a greasy hamburger and fries.
The occasional junk food is OK, but too many people make it a habit.
Mrs N
Hi Mrs. N,
That would be great! I would definitely dial-a-healthy meal. Because my mum loves cooking, I like healthy food. I will occasionally feel like junk food, but I think that if you eat too much it’s bad for you. So a treat only.
Hello Gemma, thankyou for commenting on my blog. I think that post you have written about KFC is interesting. I have heard that they do do some bad things with their food but it is delicious. They must use lots of bad chemicals, oils and other bad things in there food to make it taste so different than normal chicken. I think that pizza is a much healthier choice, especially homemade. Thankyou for visiting my blog.
From Joseph
Thanks.
It’s true what you said about KFC, because many people that work there say they will never eat it again.
I like homemade pizza, my mum makes it all the time!
Gemma