Man, through the ages, has undergone many changes, from a period when he hunted for his food
& l5 u* z0 i3 s/ p" Mto the present era when man is dependent on preprocessed foods. During this period not only has
6 V6 Y- E% _/ e3 r: \; Dman changed his mode of eating but his whole lifestyle as well. In pursuit of more in this
# ~. W, P+ \; C1 Z8 I2 i% ecompetitive world, man no longer has time as he once had. He is caught in a race against the " S1 k( s1 b' e7 |7 B3 f; Y
clock. A person who finishes more in lesser time is considered more efficient. This pressure to do ! [( E# R$ \4 {% ?7 u6 l
more in less time has affected his eating habits as well and, as a result, man no longer has time to
9 R4 G# I. b: E" rcook food. Early man’s only objective was to seek food to sustain him and his family. Nowadays 3 P2 n Z/ C4 c
finding food has taken a back seat to other priorities, such as career and education. 7 d9 B$ M3 V) p U3 M' I8 x& F
" H0 b. _" V8 I+ KFood is no longer of that importance. This is not an encouraging trend. People are too dependent
( h& ~' N0 O9 \. \+ p- Con preprocessed or precooked food, which no longer has the freshness it once had. Such foods
$ t6 [& N" o9 x, X6 }: \loose their mineral and vitamin content and are not as healthy as fresh food. That is why the
, @& M {: j! \2 C/ b2 w8 Wnumber of diseases is also rising. People have also shifted to high calorie content food like French ! N+ r* ?, o# {
fries, pizzas, and ice cream, etc., which is causing obesity, fatigue, etc. As man is becoming busy : x" |1 R) b5 ^
and too involved in his busy schedule, he has no time even to take care of his own personal needs. / e. e$ l4 c2 ^8 c
3 L. m! `: r% }7 ?. B" f& W4 j' i2 wFurthermore, cooking is an art which is dying out. People once enjoyed cooking . It was a means of eliminating stress and tension. People were once able to relax during this time and reflect on
; h6 E! ^8 o, F# h6 \their lives.
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People may tend to argue that by using precooked and preprocessed food they are efficiently
) b5 l& B; _3 t' x+ e9 B: g; `' zusing time and can use this precious time saved for other purposes. But is it really worth it? This is a question whose answer can invite much speculation about whether by saving this little time we ' N! z7 B3 q8 _/ q- P8 I' ^
are inviting lots of other problems, which could easily be avoided. It is actually making our lives % a4 M: k' o( {' c7 J
not simpler but more complicated. We have lost many of the simpler things in our lives, like the
# S' X* V$ D7 I esimple acts of selecting our evening meal, preparing it, and enjoying it with our loved ones, and 7 @: n2 x8 z" x8 P" a
we are worse off for it. |