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Thursday 20 September 2012

Cassava Versus MacDonald's

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Basically, the term of Independence Day totally bring the huge impacts especially towards the Malaysian citizens as a whole. This is due to, 31st of August 1957 our country got it independence from the Federation of British colonization rule. Recently, we just already celebrated our 55th of Malaysia Independence Day. We as generations Y citizen or millennial generations should feel more grateful with the freedom and tranquility that we already have and in turn, we have to cherish our country and ensure the harmony and peacefulness will be everlasting for our next generation. Hence, bear in mind war and weapon just brings the disaster than triumph. 

But, the domain intention of this blog wants to explore, expose and figure out more about the “Generations X versus Generations Y foods”
          
Have you ever heard the food named Cassava? Basically, Cassava also known as yucca or manioc or the scientific name is Manihot Esculenta Crantz. Some of the young generations such as child and youngster will not have any idea about this kind of food. This is due to, Cassava or in Malay word we used to call it “Ubi Kayu” is the food eaten by Generation X or the group of people who survive during the British Colonization.  During that time, it was really difficult for them to find and eat the rice, so in order to boost up and gain the energy they used to eat Cassava.  Cassava is the third largest source of carbohydrates in the world ans is a staple food for more than 500 million people. Among crop plants, the cassava plant provides the highest yield of food energy per cultivated area per day next to sugarcane. In turn, Cassava root is very rich in starch and contains significant amounts of calcium, dietary fibre, iron, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin b6 and vitamin C

However, the generations Y nowadays are more prefer and tend to eat fast food like MacDonald's instead of Cassava even though it consist lots of benefits. The most evident advantage of fast food is that it saves time. In today's fast-paced life, there is nothing better than getting a ready meal. No matter how much the chefs praise the benefits of fresh food, at the end of a hardworking, tiring and hectic day, when one returns home all tired and hungry, a burger like Double Cheeseburger and Spicy Chicken McDeluxe or a pizza can be godsend. Besides that, the time an individual has to spend in the kitchen, cooking a meal also requires one to make a trip to the supermarket to buy the ingredients for the dish . Then there is the added effort and time consumed in washing and peeling the vegetables. Therefore, all this makes eating fast food score more preferably over cooking a meal for busy and hectic life style generations.

But, bear in mind this kind of food consists of its own  drawback as usually, fast food is higher in soy, fat, sugar, oil, fried meat, salt, cheese, mayonnaise and obviously extra calories.The greatest disadvantages of fast food is the adverse effect that it has on one's health. It is a fact that fast food is more unhealthy than home-cooked meals, as it contains higher amounts of unwanted nutrients like salt, fat and various types of additives or artificial chemicals. Fast food being rich in salt, adversely affects the heart and the overall health of an individual. Such type of food is a crucial contributor and the main trigger to the obesity problem in the Malaysia population. According to  Malaysian Ministry of Health, Datuk Liow Tiong Lai stated that, 38% of child populations are facing the overweight problem that will lead to obesity problem at last. Obesity is on the rise, and a direct link is being cited between fast food and obesity in children. 

All in all, the Generations X versus Generations Y foods are obviously differ. But, the generations X foods totally are more nutrients and good for our health compared to other.


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