The temptation to eat junk at work is still there. The office is a bit chaotic at the moment so I am having to get through my meals quickly. The upside of eating home-cooked meals is that I am saving money in the long run. I have been trying out new recipes that I found at the American Diabetes Foundation website and they are awesome. I could live off of Shepard 's Pie and the Tailgate Nachos.
In his article, “Why McDonald Fries Taste So Good ” Eric Scholosser takes a dive into the ingredients of the McDonald fries to uncover the secret behind the speed and taste of the fast food industry. Scholosser uses sensory images and pathos to inform the reader about the production secrets of many fast food restaurants.
Rhetorical Analysis: “Why McDonald’s Fries Taste So Good” When it comes to writing, the hardest part is getting the audience interested in what you have to say. Four techniques writers use to attract readers are the use of ethos, logos, pathos and Kairos in their text. Ethos is a method used to gain trust in the author. Logos uses facts and statistics to add credibility to the author. Pathos is used in stories or experiences to connect the readers emotionally to the text.
Author of the essay “Eat Food: Food Defined” Michael Pollan, states that everything that pretends to be a food really isn’t a food. Michael persuaded me into agreeing with his argument by talking about how people shouldn’t eat anything their great grandmother wouldn’t recognize as food and avoid food products containing ingredients that are unpronounceable, lists more than five, and contains high fructose corn syrup. He opened my eyes to information I wouldn’t have thought about or researched myself. He got into depth about a type of Sara Lee bread that contains way more ingredients than needed to make the bread, including high fructose corn syrup that isn’t good for you. Marketers are doing this to sell more of their product by making it taste
The article, "The F.D.A’s Blatant Failure on Food" is written by Ruth Reichl and is published in The New York Times. In this article, Reichl builds up her argument that people should take a proactive role in protecting against superbugs. Reichel uses logical flow, compelling evidence, and striking diction to persuade her audience. Reichel uses clear flow throughout her article. This helps her persuasion because her argument can be easily followed by the reader.
The first strategy used in the article is giving false credibility to the product. The article is mocking how consumers are easily convinced by impressive people and unchecked facts. The average person will believe anything he is told, as long as is comes from someone who appears credible. Throughout the article two pseudo scientist's discoveries are cited.
The media text I want to analyze in my full report is Food, Inc. (2009). Food, Inc. is a documentary film meant to showcase the faults in the American food industry and persuade viewers (consumers) to change the way they eat and to buy products from companies “that treat workers, animals and the environment with respect”. The film utilizes interviews from various kind of people such as farmers and food safety advocates to persuade viewers to make a change with their relationship with food. However, some of the claims that the interviewees make are questionable. Three specific tactics (fallacies) used in the text that I found to be questionable were, hasty conclusion, freeloading term and popularity.
All around America, kids drink chocolate milk. Kids love it, but some people want to ban it in schools. Melissa Dobbins, who is a nutritionist thinks chocolate milk is 'nutrition in disguise'. It doesn't have a lot of sugar, it encourages kids to drink more milk, and it provides nutrients that kids need. This will explain why chocolate milk should stay in schools.
Chocolate milk should be in schools so kids don’t stop drinking milk. Although studies show, “Chocolate milk should not be in schools because it is higher in sugar and calories than unflavored milk. ”(Tanenbaum) However, the sugar that kids take in from the Chocolate milk helps them stay focused in their class.
Steak is typically viewed as a more expensive meal to most people. I will agree it is expensive, but not necessarily financially. The environmental cost, in my eyes, is where the true threat of this product lies. It is viewed as an upmarket item with only few having access to it. Yet, when we look at the bigger picture, we see that although the item may be viewed as scarce, its source is abundant.
Natalie, I definitely agree with your assessment of the video being indicative of gluttony and over indulgence. I also agree that appeals to adults rather than children. Although it is humorous, it does show the lack of self-control of adults in this society, in addition to their willingness to hang onto temptation and risk severe consequences. It is an addiction, much like a drug. The forbidden donut in the video clip can be analogous to the “forbidden fruit” from the Garden of Eden story.
Chocolate’s Health Benefits On average, Americans eat 2.8 billion pounds of chocolate each year, that is roughly 11 pounds per person. Imagine how many more people would consume this savory sweet if it was officially healthy. Some do consider properties and ingredients in the chocolate healthy. Others only see the sugar and additives some chocolate contains.
Cafeteria food in schools is made to be healthy for students, but is it really healthy for students if they think it is foul and do not want to eat it? Should schools change the healthy foods to foods that students would actually want to eat? School food’s job is to be healthy and tasty to get the students through their day, but sadly school lunches tend to miss the mark on both accounts. Public schools rely on money from the government to supply food to their students, but due to several cutbacks the thing served in the cafeteria is hardly food at all. We all know the stereotypical school food mystery meat Monday or a slab of grey mush and sadly that is not too far from what it is in reality.
I. We consume 8,500mg of salt per day, almost all from processed food. This is only one of the many reasons people have poor nutrition. Humans tend to not know the difference between processed and real foods causing the nutrition levels in our society to drop at an alarming rate. For years this problem has been a big factor to obesity and illness. Real food is a single ingredient with no chemicals even if they’re ground and put into a jar.
In general, a healthy diet can help to maintain a healthy body weight or improve overall health and decrease the risk of many diet-related chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes and some cancers. There is a good evidence proved that eating a healthy diet can reduce the risk of obesity and illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, stroke, osteoporosis and some types of cancer. The foods that people consume contains several different types of nutrients, which are all required for the vital processes of human body. Impact and contribution of a healthy diet to a positive lifestyle are according to people’s lifestyle, behavioral and habits. Examples, eating habits, health awareness, physical activity, lifestyle practices, and others that will influence people’s lifespan and lifestyle.
