Fast and Slow Food

I recently learned in my English class about the harmful effects of fast food including technology. I also learned about slow food and what it was.



So we all know what fast food is. It is well. food you can eat fast. It also is very harmful for us. Don't get me wrong I like fast food and I participate in purchasing it frequently. It is harmful for our bodies though. It is loaded down in fat. Also the fast food industry is making millions of dollars while our people are becoming more obese. A lot of people use the excuse that its cheaper to eat fast food. That organic food or healthy food is more expensive and yes it is but I would much rather spend a few more dollars to eat healthy than to eat cheap and take a few years off of my life for being obese and unhealthy.



Slow food is food we make ourselves. We put time and effort in preparing the food. One part of slow food that I like is the use of organic food. Where local farmers grow the food without the use of pesticides and hormones. It is naturally grown food. I also learned that if enough people joined together to promote slow food and there was a greater demand for it then there would be more farmers to produce the food and it wouldn't cost as much money. Fast food is cheaper most of the time but do you know what you are actually consuming? Do you know what kinds of harmful chemicals that you are putting in your body? Do you know where the food that you are purchasing comes from? Take Tyson for example, When you are eating their chicken nuggets do you think about where it comes from or do you just eat it? Well the chickens they use come from filthy farms, where there chickens are all bunched together and sleeping and walking in their own feces daily.



Slow food or fast food I will let you decide for yourselves. After learning all about slow food in English I have really enjoyed home cooking and healthier foods way more. It makes me feel healthy to consume slow food which makes me a happier person knowing that what i am eating has a positive effect on my body and on the environment. So next time you go to enjoy a big juicy hamburger or some greasy chicken nuggets just remember the slow and fast food facts.