Paraphrase Each of the Following Short Excerpts and Include the Appropriate

Short Answer

Paraphrase each of the following short excerpts and include the appropriate parenthetical documentation. Use a signal phrase in each of the excerpts you paraphrase.
-"Most Americans eat great quantities of food frequently, based on convenience. In fact, the entire fast-food and TV dinner industries have flourished due to our fast-paced lifestyles that demand we eat 'convenient' foods." (from The Maker's Diet, by Jordan S. Rubin, page 31)