Food has always been the one of the greatest wants of humankind. It has
influenced almost every step that humankind has taken. The search for food is
the essence of life. Therefore if food is easier to get and prepare it is a real boon
to humankind.
Food is the most important of the three basic amenities of life (water, food and
shelter). Though it can be argued that water is the sustenance for any life form,
food is more important because if you do not have water you will surely die.
But if you are left with a scarcity of food it will lead to a very sickly and
torturous life. Nutritious food is very essential for life, food has been the cause
of many a battle. Thus if food was easier to prepare it will take away from the
mind of the humankind a great burden.
Though the preparation of food becoming easier is considered a great blessing
for humankind. The sudden rise in processed and canned food and all the junk
food that one gets over the counter is not totally a boon. People who are so
busy that they are not able to spend time to prepare their food, develop a liking
for these ready-to-eat junk food. Though it might be thought of as a great way
to save time, this is a shortsighted idea that could actually lead to a world of
harm. Because one must understand that even though junk food saves us a lot
of time, the nutritional value of the food is not so good. In reality the
preservatives used in these foods are often found to be toxic in nature. Hence it
defeats the purpose it is supposed to serve i.e., to provide nutritional value.
Moreover since people do not take time to prepare food, the art of cooking is
slowly vanishing. Actually cooking is a good way of releasing pressure that
builds up from our professional commitments. Cooking can easily provide
relief from all the tensions that prevail in our life. In the past family weekend
get together was considered to be a good time to know each other and they used
to spend time cooking food for the entire family. They used to exchange recipes
and it was a way of rewinding after the hard weeklong labor. Thus this junk
food has denied the human kind of one of humankind's oldest arts. It could
even be termed as a retrograde step in human culture.
Therefore I believe though the processed food has made the preparation of food
much easier, it is not a good step for mankind.