Culture (#8)

I read an article about American culture and how people's hectic lives have become revolved around fast food and how fast you can get things done. Many mornings for working class people consist of maybe dropping the kids off at school, then paying bills online and calling in Starbucks orders, and many other tasks electronically all before they are even into their work. Our culture has turned us away from the home-cooked meals from the fifties and the means of appreciating a good meal. The slow drift away from the home meals that the mom would make from have been going ever since the TV was invented and TV dinners came when families would sit and watch TV instead of having a conversation amongst themselves. With eating out all the time people are not getting the nutrients they need and are loosing the cooking skills that were present years ago. As cooking shows lean towards cooking healthy and making home-made meals again, it could start to slowly shift our culture back to more healthy eating habits.
"Fast Food and American Culture - Associated Content." Associated Content - associatedcontent.com. 1 Feb. 2007. Health and Wellness. 21 Feb. 2009 .