There is an ongoing debate about whether processed foods are a cost-effective and convenient source for modern diets or they are harmful for health and well-being. I strongly believe that these products are not beneficial for health. Although packaged foods are very affordable and allows people to eat an instant meal without preparing for it much, it is equally harmful for health as it contains taste makers and microplastics that cause serious health problems and addiction.
One major reason for people to prefer packaged food is that it can be consumed instantly. Ready-to-eat snacks do not cost a lot and public enjoy eating these because firstly, they do not have to spend much time to prepare those snacks by themselves and secondly because of its addictive taste. Additionally, corporate workers cannot spend a lot of time in making the meals as they work in a 9to5 job and they do not have much time to spare, hence they usually prefer eating instant meals. For example, an individual can simply put the noodles into the boiled water, which will be ready in just 2 minutes, while the whole homemade noodle’s process will take up to 30 minutes. This is precisely the reason why the public like to eat processed products.
On the other hand, although processed snacks have a lot of advantages, they are extremely detrimental to people’s health. The material that is used to wrap these products consists of excessive microplastics, when digested consistently, it could lead to cancer or other severe illness. Moreover, the heavy additives that uses chemicals, increase the desire in people to eat these products on a daily-basis. For example, a person who gets addicted to the taste of Maggi’s tastemaker, will eventually use that tastemaker in every other meal. Nevertheless, this will result in extreme reliability on these packaged foods and being dissatisfied when they are unable to eat them.
In conclusion, processed foods are very convenient and delicious, they can be a good option when someone has less time to prepare a meal, however, individuals often consume packaged food at the expense of their health. Therefore, I strongly believe that packaged food by far is not a good option for modern healthy diets.