Over the past 48 hours Fried foods such as fried chicken, soups, Sandwiches, and snacks such as Gogurt,Rice krispie treats and oreo's is what I've eaten. Fried chicken isn't very healthy for the body however it is very delicious. My physical experience with the food has bein a good one. I've eaten fried chicken all my life and i'm not obeast. Fried chicken would have to be the food I most enjoyed eating. Soup Would be the food I least enjoyed eating.I hate soup it isn't filling and it's not good. So I have had a bad experience with soup. Sandwiches and the snacks listed above is a food that is just in the midde. I have no problem eating sandwiches or snacks because they aren't nasty but I could never call a sandwich or snacks a meal. So i guess I have had a good experience with sandwiches and snacks.
Some of the foods i picked wheren't my choice.For example the Soup that I ate was because that was what my mom cooked and it was either the soup or nothing. However the Fried chicken I ate was all me.I wanted some fried chicken because I know that I like that food and i wanted something I enjoy eating for lunch. The snacks I ate was because I got hungry and i didn't want a meal so i just decided to eat a snack.
I doont feel good with the foods i eat.Its nothing new because I usually eat chicken and have snacks every night but i know that this isn't a very healthy life style. However i do know what foods i need to eat more of in order for me to be healthy. This process maybe harder done than said because I eat what my mom gives me. Also there is almost no fruits in my house and i dont know if my mom knows how to make healthy foods that include alot of vegetables.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
HW 5 - Dominant Discourses Regarding Contemporary Foodways in the U.S.
I believe that we are living in a time in which significant reform will not occur. To me it appears as though the people writing those articles do in fact want a reform of foodways to occur because they are putting the time and effort to make vegetables more conveniant however i think the people of the U.S. just aren't willing to eat more vegetables and cut back on meat. However I believe that this is not entirely the fault of the people because there are so many fast food restaurants in the United States. In almost in every corner of every street there is some sort of fast food restraurant.It is almost as if the people in the food business are trieng to brain wash the people(us) in order to fulfill there desire which is to get money.
A well informed member of our society whose worldview gets sculpted by mass-media-propagated dominant discourse would eat fast food such as pizza, hamburgers, etc. She would eat this at the restaurant or at home. She would eat fast food during her lunch hours however she might not eat fast food for dinner. She would probably eat this food with her friends or family members. She would eat those types of food because it is the dominant discourse.Fast food is more dominant than vegetables in the United States.
Fast foods seem to be the most frequently discuseed. I believe this is because so many people in the U.S. eat fast food. Eeven when people are trieng to talk about healthy foods and trieng to sell healthy foods they bring up fast foods. "This week, the company released the 25th edition of its annual report, “Eating Patterns in America.” The news there wasn’t good, either. For example, only 23 percent of meals include a vegetable, Mr. Balzer said. (Again, fries don’t count, but lettuce on a hamburger does.)" (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/25/health/policy/25vegetables.html?emc=eta1) This quote proves that food is the most frequent discussed topic.
A well informed member of our society whose worldview gets sculpted by mass-media-propagated dominant discourse would eat fast food such as pizza, hamburgers, etc. She would eat this at the restaurant or at home. She would eat fast food during her lunch hours however she might not eat fast food for dinner. She would probably eat this food with her friends or family members. She would eat those types of food because it is the dominant discourse.Fast food is more dominant than vegetables in the United States.
Fast foods seem to be the most frequently discuseed. I believe this is because so many people in the U.S. eat fast food. Eeven when people are trieng to talk about healthy foods and trieng to sell healthy foods they bring up fast foods. "This week, the company released the 25th edition of its annual report, “Eating Patterns in America.” The news there wasn’t good, either. For example, only 23 percent of meals include a vegetable, Mr. Balzer said. (Again, fries don’t count, but lettuce on a hamburger does.)" (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/25/health/policy/25vegetables.html?emc=eta1) This quote proves that food is the most frequent discussed topic.
Hw 4 - Your Families' Foodways
The foods i eat do in fact compare to the foods my parents eat. For example a typical dish that i eat is rice and beans with fried chicken, which is also what my parents eat. My family and I basically eat the same meals, this is because my mom makes the foods that I eat. Another reason why my parents and I eat the same meals is because we eat at the table together and eat what is on the table. The portion my parents eat can be compared to the amount of food i eat. This could be compared because everyone in my house hold only gets one plate of food.
The foods I eat compare to the foods my grandparents eat too because what my mom cooks she has learned from her parents (my grandparents). So basically there isn't anything that my grandparents make that i haven't tried before. However the amounts of foods i eat compared to the amount of food my grandparents eat to differ. They differ because my grandparents only have half a plate and sometimes don't even finish that meanwhile I finish my whole plate.
The amount of food i eat does infact differ from the amount of food my family members eat. This is because not everyone in my family lives in the same building with me, so they dont eat the same foods as me or my parents. They eat soup more than anything else which is not a typical dish that my parents or I eat. However there are similarities to the food we eat because since we are all the same race my parents, me, and my other family members do eat Ecuadorian typical dishes such as rice and beans with chicken. Another Similarity would be we all eat fish. Fish Is a very popular dish to eat in Ecuador because they serve it in every single restaurant in Ecuador.
HW 3 - Food - Fast Food Insights and Green Market Realizations
The green market is different from the typical fast food restaurant (taco bell) because Unlike the green market taco bell is known. Also in the green market they sell a whole bunch of different foods and in taco bell they only sell mexican food. In addition taco bell is different from the green market because taco bell is a restaurant and the green market isn't. There is also the fact that the green market sells vegetables and healthy foods which taco bell doesnt include in their menus. The most different thing about the two places is that the green market not only sells food but they also sell clothes, which is something taco bell doesn't do.
The reason fast food is so successful is because they advertise their foods. For example they advertise in the computers, and they advertise in the televisions. Another reason fast food restaurants are so successful is because they are usually found everywhere you turn. They are almost on every single block. So its only natural for people to go inside and try there food. Another reason fast food restaurants are so successful is because the food isnt bad and the people that have triedd it and likes it tell other people to try it. This cycle kept on going until the fast food restuarants were filled with people wanting there foods.
The reason fast food is so successful is because they advertise their foods. For example they advertise in the computers, and they advertise in the televisions. Another reason fast food restaurants are so successful is because they are usually found everywhere you turn. They are almost on every single block. So its only natural for people to go inside and try there food. Another reason fast food restaurants are so successful is because the food isnt bad and the people that have triedd it and likes it tell other people to try it. This cycle kept on going until the fast food restuarants were filled with people wanting there foods.
HW 2 - Food - Initial Thoughts
The priorities I have with food is I must set the dinner table, and serve everyone in the house. Another priority I have is I must tell my mom what to make because I am a very picky eater. I think that these priorities are annoying because my mom should just make foods I like all the time. Also I shouldn't set the table all the time, someone like my brothers or father should set the table. My typical meal fails to meet the desires of my ideal meal because, in my ideal meal I visioned myself eating with all my family members such as my cousins,aunts, and uncles. Also in my ideal meal I visioned all my favorite foods on the table just waiting for me to eat it. I think that my ideal meal isn't impossible because it definitely could happen, but it would take a lot of phone calls and planning to get my family together for a meal. Another reason it would be harder to happen is because my family members would have to make alot of food to put on the table and it needs to be all of my favorite foods. Or at least include all of my favorite foods. My favorite foods include chicken parmigan with spaghetti and tomato sauce,lasagna, and Mac&cheese with fried chicken.
Food to me and my family is not sacred, it isn't sacred because we dont prey before eating or do anything religious related on the dinner table. The word sacred to me means being dedicated to some religious purpose. I believe that food is a very important part of life and is important to a person because without it everyone would die. Food is important because it can keep your body physically and mentally strong. another reason food is important is because it produces energy for the body, and it keeps us going.
Food to me and my family is not sacred, it isn't sacred because we dont prey before eating or do anything religious related on the dinner table. The word sacred to me means being dedicated to some religious purpose. I believe that food is a very important part of life and is important to a person because without it everyone would die. Food is important because it can keep your body physically and mentally strong. another reason food is important is because it produces energy for the body, and it keeps us going.
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