Here in America we are constantly faced with the decision of whether or not fast food is cheaper and more of a convenience than just staying home and making food. These three writers give examples of how eating at a fast food restaurant can or cannot be cheaper or more of a  convenience.

In Mark Bittman’s article, “Is Junk Food really cheaper?” Bittman argues that fast food is not a cheaper alternate to home cooked meals. He gives an example that says, “two Big Macs, a cheese burger, six Chicken McNuggets, two medium, and two small fries, and two medium and two small sodas cost at McDonalds…$28”. In another example he writes, “You can serve a roasted chicken with vegetables along with a simple salad and milk for about $14.”  In both of these examples he’s showing that staying home and having a healthy home cooked meal can actually save you money. Bittman’s purpose is to show people that you will actually save a lot more money just staying home and making a home cooked meal, and not going to your nearest fast food restaurant and ordering food for the family.

In order to strengthen the author’s argument he could have given a few more examples from different fast food restaurants. This work is significant because, he doesn't just stop at how you can save money he also gives examples showing how eating at home is healthier.

Yet, in Mark Bittman’s article, “Is Junk Food really cheaper?” Bittman argues that fast food is not a cheaper alternate to home cooked meals. He gives an example that says, “two Big Macs, a cheese burger, six Chicken McNuggets, two medium, and two small fries, and two medium and two small sodas cost at McDonalds…$28”. In another example he writes, “You can serve aroasted chicken with vegetables along with a simple salad and milk for about $14.”  In both of these examples he’s showing that staying home and having a healthy home cooked meal can actually save you money. Bittman’s purpose is to show people that you will actually save a lot more money just staying home and making a home cooked meal, and not going to your nearest fast food restaurant and ordering food for the family.

In order to strengthen the author’s argument he could have given a few more examples from different fast food restaurants. This work is significant because, he doesn't just stop at how you can save money he also gives examples showing how eating at home is healthier.

            Also in Elizabeth Greenspan’s response to David Zinczenko’s article, “Don’t blame the eater.” Greenspan argues that there are healthier choices to choose from other than fast food resturants. She states that, “In fact, it is both healthier and cheaper to eat a sandwich or a salad at home from ingredients bought at a supermarket than to go to a fast food restaurant.” In this statements she’s claiming that there are healthier choices out there, people just need to take the time to find them and you can always go to the local super market and pick up some salad and sandwich items and spend less money and eat healthier. She supports this by saying, “That not many parents do not know this or do not have the time or inclination to provide healthy meals for their children is asocial problem that cannot be solved by suing fast food companies.” She’s stating that many parents are aware of this alternative but they choose to feed their children fast food and not take the healthier choice. She’s also stating that parents don’t really have the urge to feed their children healthier foods and that it’s not that fast food companies fault that they make these poor decisions.

Greenspan’s purpose is to make people aware that there are healthier choices to choose from rather than just running to the nearest McDonald and grabbing a cheeseburger. Her purpose is to also, make people aware that fast food restaurants shouldn't be at  fault for someone else poor decisions of their own health. In order to strengthen her argument the she could provide more details about the healthier choices for example, how are they healthier and cheaper in order to incline people to choose the healthier choice. This work is significant  because, she points out that it’s not the fast food companies fault that people choose to be unhealthy and that suing them will not solve anything.

All of these arguments have a great point showing how fast food can or cannot be cheaper or more or less of a convenience.A lot of people are under the impression fast food is actually cheaper than just eating home, if they actually looked at how much they spend weekly just from eating out they would come to realize a home made meal is much cheaper.

David Zinczenko- "Don't Blame The Eater"-

Elizabeth Greenspan-http://ic.galegroup.com.libproxy.azwestern.edu:8080/ic/ovic/NewsDetailsPage/NewsDetailsWindow?failOverType=&query=&prodId=OVIC&windowstate=normal&contentModules=&display-query=&mode=view&displayGroupName=News&limiter=&u=awcl_main&currPage=&disableHighlighting=false&displayGroups=&sortBy=&source=&search_within_results=&p=OVIC&action=e&catId=&activityType=&scanId=&documentId=GALE%7CA94655695

Mark Bittman- http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/25/opinion/sunday/is-junk-food-really-cheaper.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0