Convenience foods will become prevalent and eventually replace traditional foods and traditional methods of food preparation. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this opinion?

It is true that

convenience

foods like instant noodles and canned tuna has become more and more popular and is now a great choice for busy people.

However

, despite their advantages, I do not think that they will one day replace the positions of traditional foods in every family’s fridges, as well as the natural methods to prepare them. On the one hand, I cannot deny the great advantages of

convenience

foods.

Firstly

, they need no or very little preparation, which is perfect for everyone who does not have much time to cook a big meal at home. By simply walking to a nearby grocery store and grabbing a bag of instant noodle, a pack of sausage and some types of vegetable, within 5 minutes, we can have a delicious dinner.

Secondly

,

convenience

foods sold in stores are usually cheaper compared to traditional foods.

This

may be because prepared foods are produced in bulk by mainly machines in factories, which is both time and cost effective, while fresh produce needs a great amount of

labor

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

labour

and care

from

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for

farmers and usually cannot be harvested at

such

a large amount.

As a result

, the total amount of money spent on a meal of

convenience

foods may be less expensive than that of traditional foods.

On the other hand

, I think traditional foods are irreplaceable. The main reason for that lies in its longtime presence on dining tables. Generations of families are so used to eating and cooking natural foods at home that it becomes an integral part of their

lives

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life

.

Therefore

, they are not likely to be taken place of

by

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of

convenience

foods, which were only available on the market a few decades ago. The other reason is that it is widely known that traditional foods are much more nutritious and healthy than

convenience

foods. Vegetables and meat or fish in the market can only stay fresh with a day, while the average shelf life of a canned beef can be up to one year. After

such

a long period, I doubt that the content of nutrients like protein, vitamins, etc.

can

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Can

still remain the same as stated on the label which was stuck to the can at the time the food was packed.

In addition

, the artificial preservatives that are added to the food are believed to be harmful to human health. In conclusion,

although

the increasing prevalence of

convenience

foods, they cannot totally replace traditional foods because of

many concerns

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the many concerns

about their questioned nutrient content and the negative effect of preservatives on human health.