Unfortunately, many young
people nowadays refuse to eat healthy food from several reasons but the majority
says they don't like it. They prefer going to a fast-food and have a hamburger
or two, a pizza and a can of coke.
Boys use to do this frequently. Most of them are away from home all day long and
they have no time to go home and have a soup prepared by their mother. That is
why they prefer to spend money on fast-food products, their favorites being
pizza and hamburgers. At this delicious lunch they attach a can of coca-cola and
now their hunger has disappeared and they fell their stomach full. They are not
conscious of the danger this type of food has on their health is they consume it
daily and in large amounts. It shouldn't however be consumed in a high speed
because it needs to be digested very well.
A typical consumer of this type of food is a young person, normally between
fifteenth and twenty-eight years old, of middle-income purchasing power. He
doesn't have the financial income to afford going to a restaurant in his
one-hour break time and eat some healthy food, a salad and a fresh fruit as a
dessert. However, we should point out that within the concept of food fast, we
can define two broad groups: Anglo-Saxon fast food which consists of hamburgers
and sausages and, on the other hand, Mediterranean fast food which offers
sandwiches, pizzas and tapas. Among these two, the second one is much more
advisable than the first one, because of its nutritional characteristics.
An interesting fact is that young people refuse to eat healthy food at home as
they don't like a salad and some boiled vegetables to a pizza or a hamburger or
some steak with fried potatoes. Parents usually discuss with their children
because of food and finally they prefer to make a sandwich just because the
cooked food is awful and they can't eat it.
Young people who prefer this kind of food should try to understand that healthy
products are necessary for our good health, in order not to put on weight and to
have all the necessary vitamins in our body.