Healthy Living for Teens by Youth Communication

Author:Youth Communication
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781510759916
Publisher: Sky Pony
Published: 2021-06-10T00:00:00+00:00

Stephanie was in high school when she wrote this story.

MY HOOD IS BAD FOR MY HEALTH

By Anonymous

Every afternoon my abuela (grandmother) walks down the squeaky steps leading to our kitchen. When she hops into that apron, I know it’s my cue to run for cover.

Making up her own recipes is how my abuela relieves her stress. She puts all her worries behind her when she takes on her mission: What’s for dinner?

With a dash of this and a sprinkle of that her creations are ready. I admit that my abuela performs miracles. She stretches her budget by mixing leftovers with fresh foods, is obsessed with cooking pork in every meal, adds plenty of grease and oil—and people savor every last taste. I think it’s disgusting.

My abuela is always talking about how to save a dollar. She’s collected a huge stack of rusty, beat-up cans of food from the church pantry. She also frequents the tons of 99¢ stores that have opened in my neighborhood. My grandmother brings home 99¢ juice, sodas, and junk foods that taste like complete crap and have no nutritional value.

I get angry and frustrated with this woman. Why is she so hardheaded? She talks about saving a dollar, but if we have enough money for Direct TV and all the HBO channels she orders, I think we can afford some healthier, fresher food, instead of eating like it’s hard times.

But if I complain to my abuela, she looks at me with disappointment and says, “Well, you don’t know what it is to not have. It’s called survival.”

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