Blog entry # 8

Blog entry # 8                                                                                                 Yanique Anderson
Dr.Smith 
ENG101
 
                 Advertising,Food and Children

In the book 'Fast Food Nation.' The author Eric Schlosser writes about the fast food industry, the impact its having on our children,and how they target the younger generation,causing them to be addictive by advertising different toys that is hard to resist,causing parents to pressured and sorry  for there children.,so parents  often time take their children to a fast food restaurant of there choice  just happy.This is so wrong because these restaurants are manipulating the mind of our younger generation ,causing them to be obese and unhealthy.
     As the auhor write. "children would be the new restaurant chain's target customers,"pg 40 This quote means that the fast food industries will do everything to make sure they always have the younger generation having a burger or a chicken nugget.In my experience being around children,I could never mention a McDonald's or a Burger King without seeing the expression on a child face lighten up.I have two nieces, and every time I go to visit them they would be so happy to see me, just for one reason,fast food. They know i would take them to Burger King or McDonald's ,most of the time they don't want the meal but the toy that comes with it,this is what these fast food place need they don't care if the food is been eaten as long as  customers keep coming back ,so they play with young children mind by giving them toys with every kids meal being purchase.
     As the writer continues ,it is un fear for parents to be in the position  where they feel guilty for not taking their children to a McDonald's ,these place are putting too much pressure on both children and parents ,the government should help make it more easier for parents. As its says "Many working parents,feeling guilty about spending less time with their kids, started spending more money on them."pg42 This is saying because parents have to work so hard, they don't have much  time with their kids so it is more easy and faster to just go to a fast food place or give them money to go.It is so unfear for parents who have to live like this ,not having enough time with kids, and even though they are working so hard they can hardly meet there daily needs. This way of living can lead to maney illnesses including odesety,heart attack and diabetic just to name a few,these fast food chain are not doing anything to make foods more healthy for us,they only care about inventing ways to make more money,by targeting the younger generation.
   In conclusion fast food can be unhealthy for you.We should educate our children about the amout of fast food they intake, and lets hope the government do something really fast to help this problem that we are facing.