How Good Food Can Affect Your Mood

In the present day, many families and individuals don't find the time to cook good and healthy meals for themselves, as many decide to pick up the phone and order take-out or visit the local drive-thru for their dinner. What many people don't realize is that many of these options are high in fat and are not good to eat on a regular basis; foods that are fried or processed can be harmful to the health, causing heart disease and diabetes, to name a few. What we should do as Americans is set the example for the rest of the world by patronizing these establishments devoted to the convenience and gluttony we've gotten so used to over the years.

When we eat these foods, not only do they fill us up in a bad way, they can also affect our moods. Eating that double-bacon cheeseburger and fries, or even that large meat lover's pizza, makes us feel like we just ate something very satisfying--to the taste buds, anyway. Our stomachs don't always appreciate having these foods in them, especially if someone has gastrointestinal problems and requires the pink cement to ease the pain. Feeling sick affects our mood, which, at times, can be traced back to what we put into our bodies; the half-gallon of soda from the gas station doesn't help matters, either.

The foods we should be eating on a regular basis (fruits, vegetables, healthy meats such as chicken) are becoming an afterthought, in my opinion. I feel this way because we have become a nation that is filled with convenience and gluttony, and I, for one, feel that this should change. We have given the world McDonald's and Starbucks, which are two of the largest offenders of enabling obesity in not only the United States, but also in the other countries in which they have locations. Instead of having that greasy chicken sandwich, maybe have a grilled teriyaki chicken bowl with rice and vegetables while washing it down with a nice cold glass of water. Eating habits like these will get the country back on the right track: eating healthy.