Entry#9: Topics in Food Quest



    Diet and exercise are two things lacking in American Culture. For many people with health conditions, these two simple things can help and often times cure their conditions. So why is the front page of the magazine "Clean Eating" a giant two stack burger? Clean eating should be exactly what it is. CLEAN EATING. 

     Having to give up certain food items while on a diet is tough to handle, especially during the first month. Cravings from withdraw of certain food items, and your mind begins to play tricks with you get said craving. 

    "You've had a tough day, you deserve a milkshake" -Your Brain

    But the Clean Eating ad has a solution for that. Their burger in their picture is made to look more healthy and pleasing, against your traditional burger. Notice the color enhancement of the vegetables and leafy green. The vibrant red of the tomato, and the light purple of the onion stand out the most and almost make you forget that it's a burger. 

    But that's just it. IT'S A BURGER! No matter how clean it is. No matter how pure the meat is. Notice the on the right of the burger "Only 3 Grams of Sat. Fat!" Doing a quick search I was able to find out the meat in the photo is a turkey burger. A average turkey burger has 11 grams of fat a 3 grams of sat. fat. On top of that an average person would eat 2 burgers. So in one meal a person would have 22 grams of total fat and 6 grams of sat. fat depending on the quality of meat. But them factor in the bread, and the mayo and ketchup an average person uses. The burger as a whole is a lot more than the advertised 3 grams of sat. fat. 

    The world we live in today is confusing and misinformation is everywhere. This ad is just another piece to a puzzle of misguidance. So do your research into what actually goes into mouths and what is being propagated to you. 

Comments

  1. Samuel PlourdeApril 19, 2023 at 9:34 PM

    Hello Valentin,
    Your blog was an awesome read! The deflection such an add can have on the reality of what's actually inside the product can be very misleading. Advertisement that promote healthy or clean eating are not always honest, and customers would be smart to educate themselves on the product nutrition facts prior to purchase.

    V/R

    Sam Plourde

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