Persuasive Essay: Why People Buy Fast Food

To start, one of the most obvious reasons people buy junk food is that it is so convenient. If you travel the length of the Post Road in Orange alone you will pass countless drive thrus and other fast food joints. Starting from the milford border, near the mall, you can see Mcdonald 's, Sonic, Hometown buffet, Dunkin donuts, and Chipotle, all without even moving your feet. If you take the short drive, about a minute, you will also see Boston Market, Taco Bell, and Subway, who contrary to public belief is not as healthy as you might think. For some people, cooking a home cooked meal every night for the family is easy, however for others not so much. The latter would be those who are in the middle class according to Beth Hoffman who writes for Forbes. While most of us tend to believe that people living below the poverty line are more likely to become obese, it is actually “middle income people are the most overweight and eat fast food more regularly than anyone else. In contrast, 80 percent of those with low incomes cook at home at least five times a week”(Hoffman). The reason for this is simple, middle class families have enough money to go out to eat for cheap meals like fast food or low end restaurants that often times serve fatty, salty, and sugary foods a few times a week. What they don 't have is the time to prepare a home cooked

According to the American Heart Assocation men should eat about 37 grams of sugar a day and woman should eat about 25. (Gunnars). The problem is that many processed foods have incredibly high amounts of sugar. In one Nature Valley granola bar there is 12 grams of sugar, 48 percent of the daily intake for woman, and this is marketed as a healthy snack. Some junk foods like cookies and sodas can have up over 100 percent of daily sugar in it. Since humans naturally desire sugar, and junk food provides a quick and plentiful source it is easy to see why it is so abundantly