Banana Case

     What is the hottest topic among girls in Japan? it's banana dieting. After mainstay TV shows and magazines featured the dieting technique of regularly eating bananas, bananas have become scarce on the supermarket shelves.
     I think this kind of stuff is ridiculous and if people want to lose weight, they should reduce their food intake or work out. Who on earth would believe that bananas are effective in shedding weight. I've been thinking like that.
     However, much to my surprise today, I found a lot of bananas in my kitchen. "Who bought them!", I shouted. It was my youngest daughter, A. I asked her the reason. Apparently, she eats bananas that are relatively low-calorie and bananas will occupy some part of her stomach. Bananas seem to decrease her appetite in this way. She become unable to eat much. Her story sounds agreeable, but she is in the midst of the growing-up period. There's no doubt that her body requires enough nutrition. I'm afraid of trends that pressure people into dieting.
     I'm showing the curious case below. As you see, it is the shape of a banana. It is a container of a banana. She took a banana with her lunch box to her school every day. Stupid! Inner beauty with health, integrity and kindness is far better than the artificial beauty.
     I'm a little mad papa tonight.

(Vocabulary)
get [become] scarce  品薄になる
tendency / trend  風潮
inner beauty  内面の美しさ
artificial  見せかけの

Comments

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[James]

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