The Slow Death
Have
you ever heard about someone who died for eating fast food! . Most of us have
been warned by Doctors or by the commercial they do from eating Junk Food. Some
of us consider and listen to them and others do not even worry about it or they
just have not convinced yet. Anyways, Junk food has controversial global
meanings. Butthequestion that came to my mind, Is it every fast food is junk food?
. Well for me, I see that junk food is way different than fast food even though
it junk food could be preparedvery fast. Junk food can be found everywhere in
supermarkets and fast food restaurant. It is simply any food that consists of too
much of fat, sugar and calories. It is contributing lots of them with a smallneuronal
value. It might affect your body healthy dangerously in the long term. On the
other hand, there are many healthy fast foods like Salads, soups and fruit.
Most of salads have lactose free, hormone free and its do not have GMO.However,
I have been through a test of not eating junk food for three days in row.
During these days I have observed and learned many interesting information
about food that I would like to share them.
The
first day of my experience was not that tough. I think because I ate two junk
food meals in the previous day. I knew this experience won’t be easy for me
because of my statue. I am an international student who studies Mechanical
engineering and live a far a way from his family. Back in my country, the only
reason for me going to our kitchen is to eat or sometime helping my family
lifting the food to eat somewhere else. In U.S I am living with a roommates who
turn out to be laziest than me. Therefore, I wondered hoe can I bear three days
without eating junk food as usually I do in my ordinary days. In fact, I went
to the supermarket looking for healthy organic foods that I can cook in my
apartment. Then, I cooked chicken and white rice of course after I talked to my
family who game me the instructions. I was fine and cool the first day until
second day came.
In
the day after, my friends and I went to a junk food restaurant to eat. I told
them that I cannot eat junk food with them and they start to make jokes on me.
I advised the not to eat from this restaurant and I even show them a commercial
about man who died with a Macdonald’s burger in his hand but no regard. It was
hard for me to watched them eating without sharing them. I hold the menu and
start to read what the restaurant has. I found many healthy foods, so I ordered
a salad with a chicken breast. Thus, I learned that I can eat healthy food in a
junk food restaurant. The second day past in peace, but the third day was the
toughest day of the experience
In
the third day, I became more involved with the experience but in the same time
I was missing eating my pizza that tastes like a slice of meted chees with a
slight crisp and not forget the delicious barbecue sauce on it. Despite that, I
have endured all my desires for the sake of my health. When I think about it,
smoking cigarette and eating junk food have common cause of damage in
long-term. After I successfully past the three days, I have gained the
confidant and determination to avoid eating junk food or maybe eating it
mindfully. According to the article “ Mindful Eating as Food for Thought “, we
can eat whatever as long as we eat it mindfully. We decide whether our body
needs this kind of food or not.
In
conclusion, I appreciate this experience because it taught how to control
myself. In addition, it opened my eye on types of food that I should stay away
from. I also became more aware of fast food restaurant and healthy fresh food.
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