Old Habits Die-Hard

Our country is known for many things. Probably one of the biggest would be how over-weight and lazy we are. I don’t know how many shows are on TV now that deals with morbidly obese people. I usually don’t watch TV much, but when I do, I almost always see one show talking about weight loss. America is getting to the point of two extremes of weight, either really skinny for fear of becoming overweight, or very overweight. Little girls now are so pressured to look perfect, there’s this super model image that is advertised almost everywhere so when they don’t meet that image or standard eating is usually the number one comfort, which is sad. But it’s not just girls, boys have it the same way. I’m not saying because of the advertisement our country has become obese, I just feel like it’s a contributing factor. However, when you have the parents that feed their children junk food constantly and teach them horrible habits there’s not a lot you can do either. They learned from their parents and their parents learned from their parents and so that leads to this long line of bad habits that is hard to fix. Also, bad eating habits lead to health issues that can be passed on to children as well. I grew up in a house that ate healthy, which at the time I hated. When I wanted a snack my mom gave me an apple, no chips or cookies for me. I loved going over to friends house and raiding the fridge and cabinets. They had pop tarts, Oreos, fruit roll ups everything that a kid could want. When I started to get older though, I became more aware of what I was putting into my body, and what was healthy for me. Instead of eating fries and burgers for lunch, I started making sandwiches and bringing fruit, or I would just make a salad for lunch. I do not understand how people cannot grasp the idea of eating healthy. I get that the food does not taste as good without butter but there’s moderations that barley change the taste. Sadly though, many people do not cook a lot anymore. My mom cooked dinner every night when I was little. Who would you when there is literally every single type of food at a drive through restaurant in your town. Seriously, there is a McDonalds in probably almost every town in America. Who has the time and especially the money to make a sit down meal, when a cheeseburger only costs a dollar? I can’t blame people for trying to save money, when it’s scarce right now. Third world countries are desperate for food, and the United States is in an obesity epidemic. That doesn’t seem right at all. However, I love my country, and am so proud to be an American, and I believe that we’re getting better about our eating habits. This just takes time to fix, old habits die-hard.