First, tobacco companies are banned from promoting their products during TV programs and later disallowed their sponsorship of sporting events. Now it’s confirmed. No more screenings of fast food advertisements during children’s TV programs.
But that does not prevent Sean from wanting the toys from MacDonald or KFC. And he has a collection of them. He is not interested in the food they served but the toys they promoted. He has secret codes for these fast foods, M for MacDonald, K for KFC and P for Pizzas.
It is a little stupid to blame fast foods for obesity in our children. Asking them to list down the nutritional value of their products will not deter us from indulging ourselves in buying a meal served with high content of fats, carbohydrates and sugar. We also broke the needle in the weight machine from wolfing down foods we prepared at home and other food outlets.
Cakes, chocolates, carbonated drinks, potato chips, tit bits, nasi lemak, fried koay teow, bak kut teh, pizzas, pastas, curries, roti canai, fried eggs, fried rice, home-fried chicken, chicken rice (the margarine in the rice), soups, fried fish, yong tau foo, fried vegetables, sausages, ice creams, potato salad, mayonnaise, burgers. The list is exhausting. But we overlook them for we need someone to blame on for our own mistakes.
Most food contains PERMITTED flavorings, colorings, conditioners, artificial sweeteners which accumulated through the years contributed to the poor quality of our health. Some of us are unaware, some of us refused to acknowledge their presence, some of us couldn’t care less. Any food that taste good and popular, we just enjoyed them.
At the back of our minds, we are all aware nasi lemak and roti canai are as bad as fast foods. By blaming others we are diverting our mistakes to them. We need a scrape goat to camouflage our responsibility for being bad parents.
Who are the ones who write those persuasive lines to capture our hearts, lure us to make purchases?
Who are the ones who design those captivating toys our children love so much?
Who are the ones who send their children to act in those commercial ads? Who are the ones who arrange to screen those ads on television?
Who are the ones who work in those fast food companies.
Who are the ones who invite fast food companies to contribute to their charity fundraisings?
Who are the ones who approved the licenses for the fast food companies to operate in Malaysia?
We have ourselves to blame for letting our children become what they are today. Fast food companies are here to stay, so are the soft drinks companies who have planted their roots here. Should we ask them to leave?
But that does not prevent Sean from wanting the toys from MacDonald or KFC. And he has a collection of them. He is not interested in the food they served but the toys they promoted. He has secret codes for these fast foods, M for MacDonald, K for KFC and P for Pizzas.
It is a little stupid to blame fast foods for obesity in our children. Asking them to list down the nutritional value of their products will not deter us from indulging ourselves in buying a meal served with high content of fats, carbohydrates and sugar. We also broke the needle in the weight machine from wolfing down foods we prepared at home and other food outlets.
Cakes, chocolates, carbonated drinks, potato chips, tit bits, nasi lemak, fried koay teow, bak kut teh, pizzas, pastas, curries, roti canai, fried eggs, fried rice, home-fried chicken, chicken rice (the margarine in the rice), soups, fried fish, yong tau foo, fried vegetables, sausages, ice creams, potato salad, mayonnaise, burgers. The list is exhausting. But we overlook them for we need someone to blame on for our own mistakes.
Most food contains PERMITTED flavorings, colorings, conditioners, artificial sweeteners which accumulated through the years contributed to the poor quality of our health. Some of us are unaware, some of us refused to acknowledge their presence, some of us couldn’t care less. Any food that taste good and popular, we just enjoyed them.
At the back of our minds, we are all aware nasi lemak and roti canai are as bad as fast foods. By blaming others we are diverting our mistakes to them. We need a scrape goat to camouflage our responsibility for being bad parents.
Who are the ones who write those persuasive lines to capture our hearts, lure us to make purchases?
Who are the ones who design those captivating toys our children love so much?
Who are the ones who send their children to act in those commercial ads? Who are the ones who arrange to screen those ads on television?
Who are the ones who work in those fast food companies.
Who are the ones who invite fast food companies to contribute to their charity fundraisings?
Who are the ones who approved the licenses for the fast food companies to operate in Malaysia?
We have ourselves to blame for letting our children become what they are today. Fast food companies are here to stay, so are the soft drinks companies who have planted their roots here. Should we ask them to leave?
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