Written by: Srishad Shiwakoti - 27026, Grade VIII
Posted on: 07 July, 2022
Yummy chips, delicious pizza, enchanting noodles, everybody’s lip smacks after hearing these names. Nowadays, these fast foods are replacing all the nutritious home cooked foods. Fast foods are chosen by kids to old as they are tasty and easily available. Everyone is fascinated by the taste of fast foods but no one is aware of the harmful effects caused in our body due to the addition of monosodium glutamate.
Fast foods cause a lot of harm to our body. They can cause high blood pressure, resulting in hazardous diseases like heart disorders and also long term degenerative disorders. It only feeds half of our hunger and sweetens our mouth rather than giving nutrition and strength to our body. Some fast foods, on the contrary, increase our belly and make us obsessed. These types of food haven’t got any nutrition; rather they are high in cholesterol, sugar, sodium and low in fiber, antioxidants, vitamins and minerals.
Eating sometimes like once or twice a month can be good enough but regular eating such food can massively make us noxious. Nepal is a small country but rich in food and feeding habits. We do have sufficient varieties that we don’t need to have fast food or junk food. Instead we have to prefer Nepali cuisine like yomari, beaten rice, millet, barley, rice pudding, bara, corn, kwati, sattu ( flour of fried cereals) and lots. They feed the hunger and provide extreme energy because they all are rich in fiber and nutrition. They also represent Nepali and give Nepali vibes.
So everyone should realise the risk of fast food and understand the importance of organic food. Children should especially be taught to love and respect home-cooked food. The campaign should be started from each home and school. Family members and school canteens should encourage every child to enjoy organic and Nepali cuisine so that our generation can be healthy and live longer.
