An Article For class 12

 Due to the globalization of the food industry and fast food culture, traditional healthy diets are increasingly being replaced by unhealthy junk food containing artificial additives and preservative chemicals. Write an article in 150-200 words for a national daily on the need for inculcating healthy dietary habits. 

Answer:

Need To Inculcate
Healthy Dietary Habits

Due to globalization and the advent of fast-food culture, traditional healthy diets have been replaced by unhealthy junk food that has no nutritional value. Children and even adults have become quite fond of this junk food essentially because it is palatable and caters well to their taste buds. Though junk food does not come with a statutory warning, it is, actually harmful for our health if we eat it on a regular basis as it contains artificial additives and chemical preservatives. Hence the need arises to inculcate healthy dietary habits. I feel childhood is the best stage to teach good food habits. Through constant reinforcement and an emphasis on healthy eating choices at home parents can ensure that their kids continue to eat healthy even when they are away from home.

Parents should remember that kids learn their eating habits from them so they should lead by example and eat healthy themselves. This will encourage their kids to follow in their footsteps. Children’s initial refusal to eat healthy food should not discourage their parents. Repeated exposure to healthy foods like fresh fruits and vegetables, nuts, milk, etc. will ensure that the kids might want to try it out at some point. So, constant encouragement is needed to make them try out healthy food but do not force anything. Aim to make good nutrition a way of life than a rule and healthy eating habits will come naturally and not something that is being enforced.