Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Food #3 - Food Cultures - Home & Corporate
one major thing america seems to value or like to talk a lot about in the media, movies, etc, is FAST food. how to cut down the time of MAKING your meal and get right to the eating. along with this comes mainly what we call fast food, like mcdonalds, wendys, sonic, pizza, etc.-- all unhealthy food that the media portrays as other wise. they'll use family themes - sitting around the table (or sitting in the living room watching tv,but that ok because you are sharing that experience with your entire family) and say these places, like applebees and chili's, and the food they serve are "family friendly" making it SUPER persuasive to the viewers. eww.
my family does not have a sense of togetherness at all, and i've noticed that for years now not only since the start of this unit. we used to sit together at the table and eat breakfast, lunch or dinner together. now we dont, everyone has dinner at a different time and at different places. the only one who eats at the table, and by themselves, are my grandmother and my brother sometimes. i prefer to eat somewhere else and my mother as well,for her dinner....point is no we do not eat together...at all, but with the TV or games. the last time i remember doing that was about 8 years ago i think. ever since then i've secretly wanted all of us to eat like a family again, however i never said it out loud because i was afraid they might think that was wierd or tell me to shut up and change the subject =/ the funny thing is, most of our outside family--they all eat together, most of our family also does not live in the united states =/ so well, its been about a year now that i dont care much anymore whether we sit together or not. now it would just be wierd to do such.
something i wanted to add, to how america does food the convenient FAST way: umm, it seems like you know all the developed countries are in competition to become more and more advanced every day ... well duh ... but thats just ... eww... so well one day i was reading something about food i think, and i came across a video about the 5 laziest inventions. one of them i believe was called THE COL-POP. this new invention is present in south korea....but of course. and well now we can only WAIT for it to touch american soil :D
here'san article about it if you're intrested: http://www.seriouseats.com/2008/02/bbq-chicken-all-in-one-chicken-nugget-drink-cup.html
my family does not have a sense of togetherness at all, and i've noticed that for years now not only since the start of this unit. we used to sit together at the table and eat breakfast, lunch or dinner together. now we dont, everyone has dinner at a different time and at different places. the only one who eats at the table, and by themselves, are my grandmother and my brother sometimes. i prefer to eat somewhere else and my mother as well,for her dinner....point is no we do not eat together...at all, but with the TV or games. the last time i remember doing that was about 8 years ago i think. ever since then i've secretly wanted all of us to eat like a family again, however i never said it out loud because i was afraid they might think that was wierd or tell me to shut up and change the subject =/ the funny thing is, most of our outside family--they all eat together, most of our family also does not live in the united states =/ so well, its been about a year now that i dont care much anymore whether we sit together or not. now it would just be wierd to do such.
something i wanted to add, to how america does food the convenient FAST way: umm, it seems like you know all the developed countries are in competition to become more and more advanced every day ... well duh ... but thats just ... eww... so well one day i was reading something about food i think, and i came across a video about the 5 laziest inventions. one of them i believe was called THE COL-POP. this new invention is present in south korea....but of course. and well now we can only WAIT for it to touch american soil :D
here'san article about it if you're intrested: http://www.seriouseats.com/2008/02/bbq-chicken-all-in-one-chicken-nugget-drink-cup.html
Food #2 - Internet Research
question: i just thought up this question: what foods do americans buldge on or have excess take-in of? (and other info.)
as i read 6+ articles on this question i found out that the foods (mostly worst foods) americans, majority, eat more of include french fries, donuts, soda, bacon and hot dogs, chips, pizza, mexican, sweets; foods that have salt, sugar (like corn syrup) or flour in them. i also read more about how americans worry about shoving the food down their throats and not enjoying the food, the taste, the journey foods can take you on. if you look at rachel ray for example, she had a food show that she became wild famous for, the one about easy cooking; cooking that takes 30 minutes or less. my question is .. really? in my opnion cooking good food, overall, doesnt take 30 minutes or less. it takes more than that, something that opposite rachel ray, her tv-mate ina garten demonstrates more of. along with that, according to the Science Daily, americans tend to use EXTERNAL CUES (eg: have they finished thier drink? is thier plate clean?) rather than INTERNAL CUES (eg: not felling hungry anymore) to help them determine whether they are full or not. according to Dr. David Kessler, we even eat when in reality we're not even fucking hungry (i have to admit, damn, i'm guilty of doing all this, but not always. i even know im doing it but dont care ).
blame the food industry ... in part.
sources:
1.five worst foods americans eat daily by jennifer lee (http://www.rense.com/general70/daily.htm)
2. http://www.ift.org/cms/?pid=1000496
3.http://www.ehow.com/video_4399864_what-americans-eat.html
4.http://www.accidentalhedonist.com/index.php?title=how_americans_eat&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
5.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080215103153.htm
6.http://www.city-data.com/forum/food-drink/551091-dark-side-behind-what-americans-eat.html
7.http://www.aces.edu/dept/extcomm/newspaper/fastfoods.html
8.http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/28/earlyshow/main4973595.shtml?source=RSSattr=Health_4973595
9.http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2009-02/2009-02-17-voa1.cfm
10.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4662296
(you probably already knew this or not, but can you believe china has variety of produce, like 10 different kinds of melons! unlike in the US where we have only one or two. OMG! i didnt even know there was such a thing!! damnnnnnnn. wow. )
as i read 6+ articles on this question i found out that the foods (mostly worst foods) americans, majority, eat more of include french fries, donuts, soda, bacon and hot dogs, chips, pizza, mexican, sweets; foods that have salt, sugar (like corn syrup) or flour in them. i also read more about how americans worry about shoving the food down their throats and not enjoying the food, the taste, the journey foods can take you on. if you look at rachel ray for example, she had a food show that she became wild famous for, the one about easy cooking; cooking that takes 30 minutes or less. my question is .. really? in my opnion cooking good food, overall, doesnt take 30 minutes or less. it takes more than that, something that opposite rachel ray, her tv-mate ina garten demonstrates more of. along with that, according to the Science Daily, americans tend to use EXTERNAL CUES (eg: have they finished thier drink? is thier plate clean?) rather than INTERNAL CUES (eg: not felling hungry anymore) to help them determine whether they are full or not. according to Dr. David Kessler, we even eat when in reality we're not even fucking hungry (i have to admit, damn, i'm guilty of doing all this, but not always. i even know im doing it but dont care ).
blame the food industry ... in part.
sources:
1.five worst foods americans eat daily by jennifer lee (http://www.rense.com/general70/daily.htm)
2. http://www.ift.org/cms/?pid=1000496
3.http://www.ehow.com/video_4399864_what-americans-eat.html
4.http://www.accidentalhedonist.com/index.php?title=how_americans_eat&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1
5.http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080215103153.htm
6.http://www.city-data.com/forum/food-drink/551091-dark-side-behind-what-americans-eat.html
7.http://www.aces.edu/dept/extcomm/newspaper/fastfoods.html
8.http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/28/earlyshow/main4973595.shtml?source=RSSattr=Health_4973595
9.http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2009-02/2009-02-17-voa1.cfm
10.http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4662296
(you probably already knew this or not, but can you believe china has variety of produce, like 10 different kinds of melons! unlike in the US where we have only one or two. OMG! i didnt even know there was such a thing!! damnnnnnnn. wow. )
AWOF: Refrigetrator Assignment
here is a list of the ingredients in refridgetrator:
liquids: orange, mix of strawberry banana and orange, strawberry banana smoothie, milk, water, iced tea, black soda.
potato bread
eggs, cheese (slices like kraft and whole like farmers market type), butter, mayonnaise, yogurt, cottage cheese, ice cream,
tomatoes, red peppers, red beans, sweet potato, banana, lettuce, cabbage,
turkey/chicken slices, chicken, soy chicken, meatballs/spaghettii, more..meat? beef i think it is.
spanish rice, white rice.
a whole bunch of sauces.
(other stuff im not including because i cant remember or its my grandmothers; we have our own sides of the refri. )
ummm, well i've noticed over the last few years that what ive been fed at home,on average, really isnt healthy for me. my family comes from a country where grease and fat and nasty shit like that is present in almost every meal. so they cook that stuff at home. i guess thats similar to the american way of food in that a lot of unhealthy shit is being eaten. from the ingredients you see above, it may not seem like its all that bad but when they're mixed together .. ugh, for several months now i've been real disgusted by what mom cooks so i buy my own meals or make them myself and i'll only eat home meals IF I REALLY HAVE TO or dont have $ to buy my own meal ... which is like max 7 days a month. ( fdsfhdhkjgf yahh...thats all i have to say )
liquids: orange, mix of strawberry banana and orange, strawberry banana smoothie, milk, water, iced tea, black soda.
potato bread
eggs, cheese (slices like kraft and whole like farmers market type), butter, mayonnaise, yogurt, cottage cheese, ice cream,
tomatoes, red peppers, red beans, sweet potato, banana, lettuce, cabbage,
turkey/chicken slices, chicken, soy chicken, meatballs/spaghettii, more..meat? beef i think it is.
spanish rice, white rice.
a whole bunch of sauces.
(other stuff im not including because i cant remember or its my grandmothers; we have our own sides of the refri. )
ummm, well i've noticed over the last few years that what ive been fed at home,on average, really isnt healthy for me. my family comes from a country where grease and fat and nasty shit like that is present in almost every meal. so they cook that stuff at home. i guess thats similar to the american way of food in that a lot of unhealthy shit is being eaten. from the ingredients you see above, it may not seem like its all that bad but when they're mixed together .. ugh, for several months now i've been real disgusted by what mom cooks so i buy my own meals or make them myself and i'll only eat home meals IF I REALLY HAVE TO or dont have $ to buy my own meal ... which is like max 7 days a month. ( fdsfhdhkjgf yahh...thats all i have to say )
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