Through this worldwide pandemic, there have been many changes. From restaurants closing temporarily, grocery stores shortening their hours, and a complete stop to extracurricular activities. This results in a shift of diets in families and individuals during this time.

Many food industries have been transitioning into either take-out or drive-thru arrangements to continue production. This adjustment has affected many unprepared restaurants causing them to close down for the time being.

Due to the COVID-19 many restaurants have shortened their hours to sanitize their facilities and to minimize human contact as much as possible. Many of these food industries have resulted in take-out making it harder for families to eat out. 

“Not too many restaurants are open or have take out services making it difficult,” Jacob Brown, sophomore stated

Many students have been taking a break from eating healthy during this quarantine. At school students are limited in their choices. At home, they have a bigger variety and access to food more often. Making quarantine perfect snack time.

“Instead of being at school where you pack a lunch all of the snacks are right there,” freshman Monroe Buyack stated.

Although there are few teenagers who have decided to use this free-time to begin a healthy routine including gaining better exercise and eating habits. 

“I’m in the middle of a diet and exercise thing right now,” freshman Nicole Barid, states

Ordering take out every night may get expensive considering the fact that many adults are out of jobs to minimize human contact. Essential stores such as; grocery stores, pharmacies, and some doctor’s offices have stayed open but the small businesses are struggling; therefore, many people have been let go due to the COVID 19 pandemic. 

“I would say we’ve eaten out less because we want to save money. They’ve told all the dentists to stop working right now so my dad can’t make any money,” Buyack states. 

During this pandemic, teenagers claim that their diets have been manipulated due to the extra free time and this drastic change. 

“My healthy habits have grown a lot more now that I have a plan of working out three times a day and eating healthy but at the beginning, my healthy habits were terrible.” Baird states.

This unexpected change has affected a lot of kids in their daily routines more specifically their exercising and eating habits. The limited social activities have left students to pick and choose how their diets are going whether it is exercise more or to eat less. This quarantine lifestyle has forced many people to gain a new perspective and change their daily routines.