Just unhealthy
GANESH PRABHU
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Students aren't impressed with burgers and pizzas and swear by home-made stuff
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Members of the EducationPlus Club participated in a healthy debate on the topic “Junk food such as burger and pizza will gradually replace home-made snacks” at the Dr. A.V. Baliga Institute for Social Sciences and Rural Management at Haradi near Udupi on November 7. Though most of the members did not agree with the topic, there was a minority who said such an eventuality could not be ruled out.
Initiating the debate, Shalini said that people consumed junk food in the country because of its snob value. “The problem is that some people even in the lower middle class want to consume junk food just to imitate the rich people.” Arpita said that nothing could beat home-made food. Pizzas and burgers were a passing fad. “One can eat home-made food confidently, knowing full well the ingredients in it. But this is not exactly the case with junk food.”
According to Taranath K., home-made snacks were bequeathed to the people of the country by their previous generations. “Some students consume junk food because of peer pressure.”
Agreeing with the sentiment, Sandhya said that home-made snacks were time-tested. “They have been liked over the generations. Junk food has been responsible for health problems such as obesity. Junk food can never beat home-made snacks,” she said.
Gita Shetty said, “Junk food has made the lives of people in urban areas sedentary.”
Vital ingredient
For Padmanetra, home-made snacks had the vital ingredient of affection, which junk food did not have. “Home-made snacks are prepared by our mothers or grandmothers with lots of love and affection for us. Can we say the same about junk food?”
Vidya said that local snacks such as “akki rotti” and “chakkuli” have a taste which cannot be matched by pizzas or burgers. Ramya, who agreed with her, said, “Our home-made snacks reflect our culture. We should be proud of it.”
Challenging the views expressed by her friends, Sugandhi said that in the present times, both men and women went to work. Women did not have time to prepare snacks at home. “Eating pizzas and burgers has become the vogue because of lack of time. After a day's exhausting work, you cannot expect working women to prepare snacks at home.”
Her friend Ramya K. said that people these days were living a fast-paced life. “People want quick results. It is in continuation of this trend that junk food has become popular and also fashionable.”
Amita, Akshata, Jayalakshmi and Rohini also participated in the debate. Moderators of E-Plus Club Naveen Kumar and Sarvesh, and Principal of the Institute Chandrashekhar Hebbar were present.
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