Jaime+Oliver+Food+Revolution+Essay

 ====Many people in the United States love to eat fast food which makes various people become obese. The problem we are current having is that many schools in the country serve unhealthy food. Young children in elementary school have not been taught to make healthy choices. They only know that fast food and junk food are healthy for them. Soon enough Jaime Olivier will have a permanent solution to this growing epidemic. ====

====The problem that most Americans are dealing with is obesity. More than 1/3 of the children in the United States are obese. That’s a big problem, because if this continues America can’t be very successful. Also, many children are not being educated about healthy eating and lifestyle. Students in elementary school have choices, but the choices are sugar and full of sodium. Jaime Olivier says, “If you don’t understand what’s on the package, it’s a problem.” That’s true because most children won’t look at the labels. Children will just pick what tastes and looks good to them. Most children look at what the food looks like on the box and they never look at the nutritional facts. “It’s easy to sell cheap food.” Fast food places do sell a lot of affordable food that young adults are craving. Taco Bell sells the cheapest tacos that are not healthy for you but people still buy their 69 cent tacos. Every fast food place that I have been too has a “value menu.” If you look at what it’s doing to your body that yes it is a value menu full of crap. ====

====The solution to this widely spread problem is almost here. Jamie Oliver is to start a food revolution. He wants to save this generation of obese children. It isn’t their fault that they’re obese, they were never taught how to eat properly. “Need to be more focused on nutrition in schools.” I agree with that, because when I’m older I would want to teach my kids about healthy eating. If they don’t believe me about healthy eating, then other adults at school should teach them about healthy eating. Finding the solution to this isn’t easy, but taking small steps at a time is easy. Jaime said, “These kids didn’t know where honey came from, but they knew about diabetes.” Most kids know about diabetes because they are either obese, diagnosed with diabetes, or have a family member that has diabetes. ====

====The problem with the healthy lunches at school is that many students are rejecting it. Instead of eating the new healthy school lunches, they take out a bag of chips and soda from their backpacks. Students say, “We’re eating more junk food now than last year.” It’s pretty obvious that a high school student doesn’t like cafeteria food because they already know how it tastes like by their judgments from previous years of school lunch experience. “No matter how healthy it is, if it’s not appetizing people won’t eat it.” Little kids will only eat what they’ve seen before. They’ll eat it because they know it tastes good. Most students said that the healthy food made them sick, so they’ll rather eat junk food. This could be solved by making a healthy and appetizing meal in front of them and you could have them taste the healthy food. ====

====I believe that this ever growing epidemic is a good and a bad problem. I think it is a good thing because you learn about something new. For example, you can learn about how to eat and cook earlier. Also, you learn about what obesity does to your body and how it can harm you in every way possible. This obesity problem is also a bad thing because not very many people know how to prevent. Most Americans are lazy and too busy. America has a variety of fast food joints and it makes it easier for people to have a quick and simple meal. Fast food places are also cheaper and more convenient. Obesity may not be cured very quickly like how it is spread, but I think that one day there will be a permanent cure. ====

====Obesity is a common disease in America because a very high amount of Americans like to eat fast food. Also, the schools in America aren’t serving healthy food every day. The younger generation of children is growing up to know that fast food and junk food are healthy for them and they aren’t being taught healthy ways in school. Jaime Oliver is currently working on a cure to help stop obesity. ====