The picture I chose to analyze includes a family sitting
around a table with a large bowl of leafy green salad sitting in the center of
the table. I located the picture on nutritionforfamilies.com. This is relative
to my research topic because it presents parents enforcing/practicing healthy
eating with their children, which in turn creates less of a change for their children to be obese. At the table the children, a brother and sister have a plate filled with foods in each one of the five food groups including, protein dairy, fruits, veggies, and grain.
This picture does a great job presenting parents who are enforcing children to obtain a healthy lifestyle. Just taking a quick look at
this picture will influence parents to begin encouraging healthy habits for to
their children.
The fact that this photo is of a beautiful, and what seems
like a perfect family creates a greater appeal to viewers. Every person in the
family has a big bright smile on their faces, generating pleasant mood.
This photo creates a sense of practicality to healthy
eating, so that anyone can do it. Parents think if these parents can do it so can I, and it really can be
as simple as that to motivate parents into introducing healthy eating to their
children.
This pathos appeal generates a sense of emotions that relate
to happiness and reasonableness, so parents will be inspired to begin a healthy
lifestyle for kidos.
I like the point you made about how the family is all smiling and seems "perfect". I wonder how effective this is at convincing people to eat healthy.
ReplyDeletei too like the deceiving nature of this picture. i believe this image would be effective in getting certain people to eat healthy, but some people just REALLY don't care.
ReplyDeleteThe white walls in the background brings all the focus to the vibrant scene at the table. The plates are all so colorful and yummy looking! They make it look so appealing! The family is able to share a meal and look as though they have got it all together. I think this might send the message that if you can get some of your nutrition in order then other things may fall into place and you and your family will be more happy overall.
ReplyDeleteI like how you noted the contents of the meal. The amount of green on the plates makes it obvious that this meal is healthy.
ReplyDeleteYour analysis here is spot on. I agree with you that they are trying to appeal to the ideal or "perfect" family look, while still making it look like any parents can do what these parents in the picture are doing.
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