Convenience foods

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CONVENIENCE FOODS

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Convenience foods are foods that require little and time to
prepare. Directions and ingredients on convenience food labels
give clues as to how the food can fit into a balanced, healthful
diet or meal plan.
Convenience foods are popularity. But is it useful?

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In my view, this convenience is just a short-term benefit.
At first sight, foods which are easier to prepare have generated a
big advantage. Cooking them save us a great amount of time,
therefore we can do other important things. But there may be a
potentially negative effect. Firstly, canned and frozen food are taken
as examples of easy-to-prepare foods. Canned food and frozen food
are not as good for health as fresh food. Meanwhile canned foods
are notorious for being higher in added salt and sugar. Secondly,
the thing using easy-to-prepare foods lead to the fact that people do
not care much about cooking. The more that kind of food is used,
the more people are bad at cooking. This brings about depending
on canned food or frozen food. Of course the more people depend
on this stuff, the more their health will be harmed.

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ADVANTAGES OF
CONVENIENCE FOODS
•Less preparation time, so more time enjoying other things
•Reduced planning, buying and storing of ingredients.
•Fewer leftovers
•More variety, especially for inexperienced cooks
•Faster and easier to cleanup
•It usually keep well for extended periods
•Foods sold year round

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DISADVANTAGES OF
CONVENIENCE FOODS
•Cooking time is sometimes increased for thawing or longer
baking time
•Products may contain higher amounts of fat, sugar, sodium,
and calories
•Some nutrients are lost during processing
•Higher costs than homemade
•Products may contain additives- preservatives, coloring, ect.
•Packaging may negatively impact the environment

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TO CONCLUDE, ALTHOUGH CONVENIENCE FOOD HAS BECOME MORE
POPULAR, IT STILL CAN NOT IMPROVE THE WAY WE LIVE. THEREFORE, NO
MATTER HOW THE LIFE IS BUSY, IT IS NECESSARY TO COOK FRESH FOOD AS
FREQUENTLY AS POSSIBLE. ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT "HEALTH IS WORTH
MORE THAN GOLD!"