. Recently junk food or fast food has been banned in school canteens. A survey was done among
the students belonging to the age group of 10-18 years in 20 leading schools of Delhi and NCR region.
The following graph is the conclusion. Write a speech conveying your ideas about the implementation
of the order in your school.
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Answer:
Good morning everyone.
I have a question for the crowd, what did you have for your breakfast today? Was it bread, butter, egg, and milk, or was it cereal, or did you have some delicious paratha with butter? I, for one, sure do not know the answer to this question, but I know one thing that all of you must have had something to fill your stomach before this event. I am also sure that you had not had a burger, pizza, or biryani etc. in the morning.
The restaurants even do not include these items on their breakfast menu. They have items like hash brown potatoes, bread, fruit juice, eggs, and sorts for their breakfast menu.
Junk food is lovely and appealing, but as is told, we are what we eat. When one starts to consume junk food, there is no going back. One eats one after another junk food.
The food pyramid that we have and was taught to us in school shows that it has carbohydrate and fat of the top of the pyramid where the end is pointed, and this simplifies that it must be consumed in small amounts. While the bottom of the pyramid, which is wide constitutes of raw fruits, salads, etc. even milk and proteins form the second tier of the food pyramid.
Junk foods mainly constitute of carbohydrates and fats, and thus, it is terrible for our health and must be avoided entirely.
Junk food, cold drinks, etc. are not even a part of the food pyramid still we are attracted towards it for its taste. If a slice of pizza is kept on one side of the table, and the other side of the table fruits are kept, 90% of people will be having the former.
Excessive salt, butter, oil, purified butter, dessert, cake, chips, sugar, and sorts are harmful to health. Instead of this, we need to eat more greens and maintain a properly balanced diet. Maintaining the food cycle and sleep cycle is as crucial as not eating junk food. Because no matter how much we avoid eating junk food, if there is no balance, it becomes impossible to keep oneself fit.
Maybe the consumption of these junk foods does not show any effects immediately. But in the long run, it will show signs and make life difficult. Cholesterol that leads to heart ailments, diabetes, blood sugar issues, osteoporosis, etc. are just a few diseases to name.
I want to conclude by saying, junk foods will lure us through advertisements. There will be traps laid down perfectly to entangle you into having these harmful foods. But suppose you set up your goal to quit eating junk food. In that case, you must always keep this in mind that if you have a single packet of chips in a month, it is not a problem.
We have all seen what junk food can do, and I am very sure that it would not be confined to having just a single packet of chips per month, the frequency of the consumption of junk food will keep on increasing.
With this, its one’s call to choose between eating to live or living to eat.
Thank you.
Answer:
We often think of junk food as being a candy bar, prepackaged pastry, or some other item or beverage which offers high levels of fat and sugar content with each serving. The reality of these foods is that anything which offers a limited nutritional value and contains significant levels of calories and salt is classified in this “junk” category. Having these items available in schools is a debate which parents, teachers, and administrators often share because of the need to teach and show healthy eating habits.
Even fast food items, pizza, and other items that are sometimes included on the school lunch menu could be classified as junk foods these days. They generally provide little in terms of vitamins, minerals, or protein. Kids receive energy from a high dose of sugar, which then causes them to crash before the end of the school day. This cycle can result in a reduction of learning opportunities.
When the junk food is consumed as the exception instead of the rule, then most children and adults will not experience ill effects from their eating habits. It is when these items are consumed without a thought of moderation where adverse health impacts can begin to form. If children can access these items in school, then they may not have access to the input from trusted adults as to whether or not their eating choices are positive.