English 101
Mr. Coale
10/17/12
Eating Homemade Meals Instead Of Fast Food Meals Eating is something all us human being have to do at least 3 times a day. We are liable for what we eat. We make the decision of what we are going to eat and how the foods will take effect on our body. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast the differences between eating homemade meals instead of fast food meals. The three main differences are health benefits, the cost, and less chances of being obese. The most noticeable difference between both of the kinds of food is their health benefits. Homemade meals are made by a person himself or herself which gives the person the benefit to include fewer calories from fat, fewer grams of total fat, less cholesterol, and more vitamins, minerals, and protein. Where there are chemicals added to fast foods, there are natural homemade meals with no dangerous chemicals included. Homemade meals are healthier and give a better balance in a person’s diet. There are millions of people that are overweight and have cholesterol health issues due to eating fast foods; therefore they should make their own homemade meals to have a beneficial diet rather than eating an unhealthy meal at fast food restaurants like McDonald’s, Burger King, KFC and Checkers. Second, is the cost difference between homemade meals and Fast food meals. A person can waste a lot of money by eating at a fast food restaurant rather than making a homemade meal. For example, a medium pizza costs $8.99 at dominos, if a person ordered it for seven days it would cost $62.93 and that’s only once a day. In contrast if a person went to the grocery store and spent $62.93 he or she could buy breakfast, lunch, and dinner foods for at least five to six days. Money does not grow on trees and people should spend their money wisely, especially when they can spend the same or less amount of money and buy more foods. Last of all, why are most people