香港人外出用膳習慣與健康

Writing Question:
Many people in Hong Kong are dining out instead of cooking their own meals at home.  Write an article for your school magazine examining the main reasons for this phenomenon.  You should also discuss the impact of this on people who stay out for meals more often than dine at home.


Because of the convenience, most people would like to dine out.  But still, there are many benefits to cooking meals at home.  Do we eat out for better or for worse?  It is high time for everyone to give it a deeper thought before accepting it as an inevitable habit.

Unquestionably, one of the biggest benefits of dining out is that you can save time.  A lot of people who are short on time during lunch and at night cannot cook at home by themselves since it is a waste of their time.   Contrary to popular belief, dining out at a restaurant is not always a pricey alternative.  Sometimes dining out at a restaurant could be a small price to pay since there is more than the cost of ingredients behind a meal.  When the cost of time, gas, electricity and the risk of a wrecked meal are all added up, dining out can be a great deal.  Besides, even for a talented housewife, some entrees only taste better at a restaurant.  For example, how many people in Hong Kong would have an oven big enough to bake a 12” pizza or even a 12-pound turkey to feed a big family?  True, when blessed with a super mummy or a mighty granny, they could prepare a meal for 24 people with their bare hands.  But, where are we going to get enough space to accommodate this kind of reunion dinner?  And, who’s going to volunteer for the washing afterward?  When money is not much of a concern, opting to dine out seems a no-brainer.

So obvious a choice it might seem, there are costs that customers have to pay which would never be shown on the menu.  Unlike most of the food purchased from supermarkets, there is rarely, if any, nutritional information attached to the dishes being served in restaurants.  Customers have absolutely no control over the amount of calories, fat, oil, salt or sugar they are taking in, let alone MSG.  Despite the trend that restaurants are offering more nutritious food options these days, the choices are still extremely limited.  To sprinkle ample flavours for the contentment of eating, health concerns are unavoidably low on most chefs’ priority list.  Especially when it comes to a tight budget for a meal, who would dare question the nutritional values of less fresh ingredients and frozen meat?  However, if you could spare the time and combat the troubles, with the same amount of money, you can have fresher ingredients with a healthier cooking process, not to mention a worry-free hygiene condition.

All in all, the lack of time and tempting convenience of dining out have surrendered the use of many home kitchens.  But when one realizes that dining is more than an instant pleasure, a better balance between walking into a restaurant with a wallet or stepping back home with bags of fresh ingredients would be struck.

4A (2) Suni Chung

內容眾多,未能盡錄,歡迎訂閱或補購。
訂閱方法: 請按此處
補購查詢:歡迎致電《今日校園》訂閱部 2342-8298 (鄧小姐)
  • 校學零死角完整消毒方案

    校學零死角完整消毒方案

  • iPhoto

    iPhoto

  • 智慧創作家

    智慧創作家

  • 科普教育類新書推介

    科普教育類新書推介

  • 善用餘暇 學習科技創造您的未來

    善用餘暇 學習科技創造您的未來

  • 海外升學熱點情報

    海外升學熱點情報

  • Arduino 入門套件

    Arduino 入門套件

  • 教師俱樂部

    教師俱樂部

  • 常識科STEM融創校本課程

    常識科STEM融創校本課程

  • mi TEC 公共廣播系統 - WO HING RADIO CO., LTD.

    mi TEC 公共廣播系統 - WO HING RADIO CO., LTD.

  • Thymio

    Thymio

  • STEM教室必備的工具

    STEM教室必備的工具

編輯博客
全港首創中小學生法律實戰課程
2017-06-06
轉眼又到五月,再過兩個月便是學生們放暑假的日子,相信不少家長們已經開始為子女報讀有意義的暑期課程。科慧學習中心與國際知名律師行將攜手創辦全港首個可讓中小學生參與的小律師暑期課程,提供真實個案研究分析,讓學生們一嘗小律師滋味,在公堂上一較...
城大推出全新入學獎學金
2016-05-12
香港城市大學(城大)推出一項全新的入學獎學金計劃,以鼓勵本地優秀學生入讀。 新設立的獎學金計劃名為「城大香港精英獎學金」,為透過大學聯合招生辦法(聯招)及非大學聯合招生辦法(非聯招)申請入讀政府資助的本科生課程的學生而設。獎學金年期可長達四年,金額最多可高於本科生課程全額...