Currently, more people prefer to purchase ready to eat meals than home-made foods. This essay will try to identify the positive and negative side of this topic.
It is become a trend, especially in major cities, where the busiest workers live, for instance, many workers have limited time to do their groceries and prepare their lunch or dinner, because they can spend more than eight hours per day, and after an exhausting day at work, they can save their times and energies by buying meals. Furthermore, cooked foods are more affordable, there are many options: cheap lunch boxes at convenient stores, fast food at many foods court, and even food deliveries that can be ordered at any time. Consequently, the society tend to choose the easiest and cheapest way to get their food.
However, this popular option can bring possible irreparable damage, firstly, many rubbishes will be yield from the food packaging, plastic cutleries, and plastic bags. Even tough, these plastics are useful for protecting the food, they also can pollute the environment. Moreover, to provide the affordable prices, many food companies are preferring to sell the ultra-processed foods that contains many additives, by using this product, it can help to cut down the food production cost. Unfortunately, many studies have found many negatives impact to our health such us cancer if we overconsume this type of food.
In conclusion, purchasing cooked food has many advantages and disadvantages; however, I tend to believe that cooked foods are the easiest options for busy people if they can choose the healthier options and reducing the usage of single plastic use.