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It’s so bad but so good.  Junk food is broadcasted everywhere it is as if we can’t get away from it no matter how hard we try.  It’s even worse when it feels like it’s your only option depending on your circumstances for example like when you go to a sports game and have to choose between which concession stand you choose to eat at and most of the food you see on display is not always as good as it looks.  This is a double whammy as it can be unhealthy and not taste anything above mediocre at best.  “Unlike school lunchrooms, which must meet USDA regulations, high school concession stands remain mostly exempt from government health intervention, which many groups fear would decrease concession stand sales and customer satisfaction.” (Food&BrandLab, pg.1)  The reason that the issue on food choices has never been resolved is because it is thought that sales would plummet.  It is obvious profit has taken more precedence than our health.  Obesity has been a big problem which affects all ages, genders, and races.  Sports games make it easy to decide on getting a cheeseburger, candy, or a sugary soft drink or maybe all of the above mainly because you do not really have a choice unless you eat before but there is no fun in that.  Most of the time you eat the premade food because it is apart of the experience at least that’s what they trick you into believing.  Their job is to promote options which they can profit the most off of.  Its time we begin to demand immediate change and a call to action on the food being served at concession stands.  They do this because they know they are going to make money off you whether you like it or not.

It is not bad enough that you cant watch television for ten minutes without having a Sprite commercial come on but it is also integrated into events such as Super Bowl halftime shows “Brought to you by Coca-Cola grab one today”.  I do not remember the last time I went to an Eagles game where I didn’t feel pressured into buying a beer, Pepsi, or a cheesesteak.  Since I bought one maybe my brother, or my sister might do the same thing or one up me and buy a large combo instead of the medium.  It is time we bite back at obesity and start fighting obesity.  Changing what we put in our body starts at home and carries over into the rest of our daily lives.  Being healthy is only as hard as we choose to make it.  Once we realize there is healthy alternatives real change will begin to commence.  Eating junk food is a fabricated luxury just as eating healthy is a made up myth.  The more educated we become as a whole the quicker we will see results and light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to the ongoing fight with obesity.

Works Cited

Laroche, Helena. “Concession Stand Makeovers: A Pilot Study of Offering Healthy Foods at High School Concession Stands.” Food and Brand Lab |. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2016.    

Laroche, Helena. “Concession Stand Makeover.” Food and Brand Lab |. N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2016.