Nowadays, more people would rather purchase food than cook at home. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this trend?

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In modern times, purchasing
food
has become the trend that more
people
prefer over cooking at home. The
time-consumption
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and no cooking skills
require
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for some cuisines are
the
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beneficial
from
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purchasing
food
but there are
also
downsides to be taken into consideration.
Firstly
, one benefit of purchasing
food
is
time-consumption
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time consumption
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. By purchasing
food
, it enables
working
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class to grab a quick meal as they are rushing through their day and don’t have much time left for cooking.
Secondly
, purchasing
food
is
advantages
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because they can buy any cuisine that they want to eat without requiring cooking skills.
For example
,
people
in Australia may want to experience Thai cuisine, so they can easily access
to
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it by ordering from a restaurant.
On the other hand
, one problem when
people
choose
purchasing
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to purchase
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food
is
we
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they
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cannot select the ingredients, which can affect our ability to control dietary
program
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programs
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and
healthy
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issues.
For instance
, some
people
have medical
prescription
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prescriptions
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for using certain types of cooking oil. Another possible issue is that the hygiene process for purchasing
food
is questionable, we cannot ensure the processes and tools used for processing the
food
are hygienic and meet regulatory standards. In a nutshell,
while
purchasing
food
offers benefits
such
as convenience to
people
, it
also
can raise concerns related to
healthy
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issue
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issues
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and hygiene
process
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processes
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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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