Nowadays, more people would rather purchase food than cook at home. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend? Give ideas about which is better way according to you and why?

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These days, as
people
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live a fast-paced life, more
people
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tend to order takeouts from restaurants. Apparently,
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is a faster and easier way to have delicious
food
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than cooking at
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. There are different opinions on both sides,
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, for
people
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who live alone like me, purchasing
food
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is a more efficient way than cooking at
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. On the one hand, cooking at
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requires not only
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but
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skills.
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of all, it takes at least two hours to prepare a healthy and good-tasting meal and clean up afterwards. For those who are busy, it may be a reasonable choice to purchase
ready-to-eat
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meal
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from the markets.
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, not everyone is a good cooker, getting
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from restaurants allows
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to try a variety of delicious dishes from different countries.
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, purchasing
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may be unhealthy and expensive. Takeouts use salts and oils that exceed the daily intake amount of the human body for a better taste. Meanwhile, it is cheaper to buy ingredients from the market than to get meals from restaurants. Personally, I prefer ordering takeouts to cook by myself mainly due to
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factors. I live alone and work eight hours on weekdays.
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, I have to do all the housework myself and do not have enough
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to cook for myself. Even though ordering
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is expensive, I would rather save
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for more important jobs that need to be done. In short, purchasing
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is a good approach to save
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and effort but
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costs more than cooking at
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. As cooking is
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-consuming, it becomes a more suitable action to get
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for busy
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.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • Convenience food
  • Time-efficient
  • Culinary skills
  • Dietary habits
  • Takeout culture
  • Meal prep
  • Fast food
  • Home-cooked meal
  • Nutritional value
  • Consumerism
  • Family dynamics
  • Cultural heritage
  • Food industry
  • Ready-made meals
  • Eating out
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