托福作文范例3：食物改变人们的生活方式

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托福作文范例3:食物改变人们的生活方式
Nowadays,foodhasbecomeeasiertoprepare.Hasthischangeimprovedthewaypeoplelive?
Nowadays,whereverweturnourgaze,wecanedifferenttypesoffoodthatareeasiertoprepare.Forinstance,wecanbuyfrozenfoodsinasupermarketandjustprepareitinacoupleofminutes,whereasbeforeitcouldhavetakenusmaybehourstopreparethiskindofmeals.Iwouldacceptthatthissocalledimprovementhaschangedourlives,butIbelievethattherearesomedrawbacksaswell.
Itistruethatthekindsoffooddonotinvolvehardworktoprepare,butfoodthatiasytopreparegenerallyhassomeartificialingredientsmixedinitthatmakesit"easytocook".Ifwetaketimetoreadtheingredients,wewoulddefinitelycomeacrosswordslikeprervativesorartificialflavorings.ItwasjustacoupleofdaysagothatIcameacrossanewspaperarticlewhichstatedthatsomeonewaspoisonedbecauheatethistypeoffood.Hewashospitalizedforalmostamonth.
Nothavingtocookhasalsotakenthefunoutofcooking.Cookingisanart,butintoday'sworld,thisisnomoretrue.Peoplearesobusywiththeirworkthattheyjustrelyonthesimplefoods.Theinventionandproductionofthefoodshavemadepeoplelazynotonlyforcookingbutalsoforawellfamilygettogether.Itwasnotlikeformertimeswhenfamilieswouldsittogetherandeatfreshlybakedfood.Instead,theyaregettingtheartificialthingswithminimalnutrientsinthem.
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Cookingintheyesteryearswasmuchbetterthantoday's.Peoplewouldspendmoretimeinthekitchen,preparingthefoodinthewaythattheylikedit.Thisbroughtfamiliesclortogetherandalsocontributedtothehighqualityandnutritionofthefood.Granted,peoplearebusiernowadaysanddonothaveasmuchtimeastheydidinthepast,butIbelievethatpeoplehaveforgottentheimportanceofhealthy,freshfoodandofthetimeafamilyspendstogetherpreparingthefood.So,Iwouldsaythathavingfoodthatiasytopreparehashadmanydisadvantages.
Itcannotbedoubtedthatoureatingstylehancounteredarevolutionarychangeinthelastfewdecades.Itisthechangeinthetypeoffoodthathashadthegreatestinfluence.Notonlyhavetherecipesofcertainfoodtypeshavebeenaltered,butalsoabsolutelynewoneshavebeencreated.
Examplesincludeyetarenotrestrictedtobeefhamburgers,potatochips,andcoladrinks.Allofthechangescontributetomakingfoodpreparationasfastandeasyaspossible.Itcannotbeneglectedthatmoderncookingfacilitiesplayadramaticroleinthistrend.
Somepeopleregardthistrendasaspoilerofourlives.Theirargumentfocusontwomainpoints.First,manynewlyemergedtypesoffoodhavenottheesnceofa"completemeal"asdefinedbynutritionists.Toaddtotheproblem,thefoodtypesareoftenrvedalone.Infact,therearemanymedicalreportswarningpeoplefromdependinguponsuchfastmealsintheirfood.
Otherreportsindicateahighpotentialofmalnutritionamongthowhoare"addicted"tothecommonduetofburgersandcola.
Second,theadvantageofgatheringfamilymembersaroundamealathomeislost.Fastpreparedfoodtypesareusuallyeatenoutsidehome.Withtheabnceofregularfamilymeetings,relationshipsarelikelytobeweaker.
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Othersthinkthatfastpreparedfoodtypesdoimproveourstyleoflife.Thisopinioncomespeciallyfrombusypeople,workingwives,andyoungerpeople.Theybelievethatwehavemanythingsinlifemoreimportantthaneating.Timespentonfoodpreparationisconsideredwastedbythem.Wiveswillhavemoretimetotakecareoftheirfamilies'soulsnotjuststomachs.Familyrelationshipswillgetstronger.Businessmenandwomenwillhavemoretimetoconcentrateontheirbusinesswithoutworryingaboutfoodarrangements.Ingeneral,peoplewillhaveagreateropportunitytotakecareoftheirmindsandhearts.Reportstimatethetimespentonfoodarrangementsasalargepercentageofourlives.
Iagreewiththatfoodpreparationshouldtakeitsnecessarytimeandcare.Otherwi,thetimesavedinfoodpreparationcanleadtolongertimesofheadacheorevenofstayinginhospitalssufferingfrommalnutrition.