Eating Out Takes Its Toll

Eating out takes its toll, we can feel it in our wallets. One sandwich for lunch can cost just as much as a week's worth of material to make your own.

The food service industry is one of the largest industries in all of America; that means a large people employed in America are working for some restaurant of some sort or another. To keep all these restaurants running they need a constant supply of revenue.

Ok so just by the fact that the industry is doing so well we can see that people are eating out more and more. This is not good.

Many places inject their food full of preservatives to keep them edible longer. While preservatives stop any molds or harmful diseases from growing on your food, they also have many mal-beneficial effects.

These preservatives preserve the food almost too good. When we ingest these our stomachs are saying hey we can't break this apart.

Our intestines have no idea how to metabolize these foreign chemicals, and our kidneys and livers can't clean or sort them. So best case scenario they just travel right through us, but it is not uncommon for these preservative to be taken and preserved in our fat.

Obesity is one of the major problems facing the U.S., approximately 1 out of every three adults is overweight; that is practically 33 percent. In children it is an appalling 17 percent, or one out of every six.

When we eat out we are practically turning out money straight into fat. The sad thing is, who goes out to eat healthy?

Eating out is usually thought of as an occasion or excuse to eat something deep-fried and loaded with empty calories. I wonder what the world would be like if every time we went out it was to eat something healthy and nutritious.

Recent studies have shown that children in elementary to junior high are not getting the proper amount of nutrients. This can manifest in many different forms: obesity, acne, stunted growth, and even deficient brain development.

So many people do not concern themselves with facts of nutrition; they simply are ignorant to the important role nutrition plays in daily life. Eating properly can give you added amounts of energy and wellbeing, higher mental acuity, and a better sense of happiness and welfare.

So to stop eating out will not only save you money, for things that could actually be useful-perhaps entrepreneurial investments-but it will also save your life. Eating the proper food is much easier when you prepare it yourself.

Knowing what will help us improve our bodies will benefit our diets. Knowledge is power.

Destry Masterson is a health and nutrition expert. She publishes articles for http://www.foodinsurance.com and recommends them for food storage. Contact Info: Destry Masterson - MyOnlineArticleWriting@gmail.com - Twitter: @DestryMasterson