Madison Gregory
College Composition
Summary Response Essay
February 11, 2016
Food Habits
According to Doug Larson, “Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.” In the article “Junking Junk Food” by Judith Warner, Warner explains her opinion on eating healthy. In her point of view, this quote by Doug Larson would very much be applicable to her essay. Some claims Warner makes are very controversial; I agree that it is helpful when breaking cycles to create a new one. I disagree that cultural change has not been made relating to food, and both agree and disagree that changes in eating habits must be accompanied by societal change.
The article that Warner wrote included many historical events relating to changes of eating behaviors. Due to the increasing obesity in America, the first lady Michelle Obama has put much effort in regulating food standards in cooperation with government organizations such as the United States Food and Drug Administration. One political event that affected food choices is when politician Sarah Palin was criticized for bringing cookies to a classroom. Some of the points made by Warner include her opinions on breaking eating cycles, cultural change relating to food, and societal change relating to changes in eating habits. These points and events are important because they affect the general population's eating habits. All in all, Warner is very much towards changing eating habits to produce a more healthy and successful lifestyle.
Change is hard to overcome for some people. Many people enjoy their lifestyle choice of eating unhealthily and have problems shifting to a more healthy way of living. As a solution to this problem, Warner says, “Breaking old cycles of association… and replacing them with a new circuitry in which, somehow, eating healthy is self-reinforcing” (Warner 404). In other words, not only does this idea for change apply to eating habits, but it can be very helpful with considering most lifestyle choices such as drugs or alcohol. In conclusion, there are ways to make change happen.
Change in eating habits requires other changes as well. Warner states, “There has been no concerted parallel attempt to create more pointed and sophisticated approaches to changing how Americans think and feel about food… no cultural change to back it up” (Warner 403). I disagree with Warner. I believe there has been many attempts made to promote eating a healthy and clean diet. My point is not that Americans already are changing how they feel about food but that there has been the societal change for a difference in eating habits. There has been a seemingly large push for people to make healthier choices. All in all, cultures affect on eating choices, but Warner definitely downplayed this.
Change requires change within self. Warner claims, “You can’t change specific eating behavior without addressing that way of life-without changing our culture of food” (Warner 402). I disagree with Warner's logic in this point. Just like all change, at least some level of internal drive is required. External drives, such as the pressure of society, are just one motivator for people to make healthy eating choices. In sum, then, change not only requires doing something new, but the desire to something new within.
In the article “Junking Junk Food” by Judith Warner, her opinions on the need for eating habits were well supported. Many if people did eat healthier as Warner would like, Doug Larson’s quote could ring truth. Although Warner makes many claims, I agree that is helpful when breaking cycles to create a new one, disagree that cultural change has not been made relating to food, and both agree and disagree that changes in eating habits must be accompanied by societal change.
Works Cited
Warner, Judith. "Junking Junk Food." They Say I Say With Readings. By Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein. Ed. Russel Durst. 2E ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012. 179-189. Print.
College Composition
Summary Response Essay
February 11, 2016
Food Habits
According to Doug Larson, “Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.” In the article “Junking Junk Food” by Judith Warner, Warner explains her opinion on eating healthy. In her point of view, this quote by Doug Larson would very much be applicable to her essay. Some claims Warner makes are very controversial; I agree that it is helpful when breaking cycles to create a new one. I disagree that cultural change has not been made relating to food, and both agree and disagree that changes in eating habits must be accompanied by societal change.
The article that Warner wrote included many historical events relating to changes of eating behaviors. Due to the increasing obesity in America, the first lady Michelle Obama has put much effort in regulating food standards in cooperation with government organizations such as the United States Food and Drug Administration. One political event that affected food choices is when politician Sarah Palin was criticized for bringing cookies to a classroom. Some of the points made by Warner include her opinions on breaking eating cycles, cultural change relating to food, and societal change relating to changes in eating habits. These points and events are important because they affect the general population's eating habits. All in all, Warner is very much towards changing eating habits to produce a more healthy and successful lifestyle.
Change is hard to overcome for some people. Many people enjoy their lifestyle choice of eating unhealthily and have problems shifting to a more healthy way of living. As a solution to this problem, Warner says, “Breaking old cycles of association… and replacing them with a new circuitry in which, somehow, eating healthy is self-reinforcing” (Warner 404). In other words, not only does this idea for change apply to eating habits, but it can be very helpful with considering most lifestyle choices such as drugs or alcohol. In conclusion, there are ways to make change happen.
Change in eating habits requires other changes as well. Warner states, “There has been no concerted parallel attempt to create more pointed and sophisticated approaches to changing how Americans think and feel about food… no cultural change to back it up” (Warner 403). I disagree with Warner. I believe there has been many attempts made to promote eating a healthy and clean diet. My point is not that Americans already are changing how they feel about food but that there has been the societal change for a difference in eating habits. There has been a seemingly large push for people to make healthier choices. All in all, cultures affect on eating choices, but Warner definitely downplayed this.
Change requires change within self. Warner claims, “You can’t change specific eating behavior without addressing that way of life-without changing our culture of food” (Warner 402). I disagree with Warner's logic in this point. Just like all change, at least some level of internal drive is required. External drives, such as the pressure of society, are just one motivator for people to make healthy eating choices. In sum, then, change not only requires doing something new, but the desire to something new within.
In the article “Junking Junk Food” by Judith Warner, her opinions on the need for eating habits were well supported. Many if people did eat healthier as Warner would like, Doug Larson’s quote could ring truth. Although Warner makes many claims, I agree that is helpful when breaking cycles to create a new one, disagree that cultural change has not been made relating to food, and both agree and disagree that changes in eating habits must be accompanied by societal change.
Works Cited
Warner, Judith. "Junking Junk Food." They Say I Say With Readings. By Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein. Ed. Russel Durst. 2E ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2012. 179-189. Print.