Band 7: Is food now better than in the past? (User-Submitted IELTS Speaking Answer)

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I believe that generally food today is much better in some ways but worse in others. On the positive side, I think nowadays people have access to a wider variety of food that was not available in the past. For example, we can order food ingredients online, try exotic fruits, and enjoy international cuisine, which was not available before. Additionally, food storage has improved, helping food stay fresh longer and making it more hygienic because safety standards are better today. On the negative side, I would say that because of people's busy lifestyles, they cook homemade food less often and rely more on ordering fast food online, which contains many preservatives and artificial additives. This, I think, is a significant negative aspect.

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I believe that generally food today is much better in some ways but worse in others. So on the positive side I think nowadays people haven’t access to a wider variety of food but this was not available in the past. For example we can order food ingredients online, we can try exotic fruits and we have access to an international cuisine which was not available in the past. Basically, also food storage has become better which helps food stay longer and it makes food more hygienic because the safety is also better today, but the negative side, I would say that because of the busy lifestyle of people They can cook homemade food a lot and they order food online like fast food and they rely on it so much which contains a lot of Preservations and artificial additives. That’s why this is I think on the negative side

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