Food Nutrition
In today’s society of Hawaii, food is probably the most talked about subject. From people deciding where to eat or trying to decide what foods not to eat. Food nutrition is an important topic to discuss because nowadays people are either trying to be more health conscious or lose weight. With the increase in fast food and unhealthy meals, people are unaware of what 's in those type of foods that can affect their health. There are a lot of local delicacies in Hawaii and knowing what 's in them is a good way to gauge if it 's healthy or not. I believe that the people of Hawaii should know the types of food they are eating no matter if they’re on a diet or not.
People are always in a rush to do something and never has the time …show more content…
Being health conscious is very good if people are trying to go on a diet.
Hawaii foods can sometimes be unhealthy no matter how good it taste or how cheap it is. With the increase in obesity in kids and teens Hawaii is trying to create better food systems for those in school. Children that eat at school are more likely to intake grains, milk, vegetables, and meats while children that bring home lunch may get nothing of that. Hawaii schools are now making it a priority to ensure healthy meals for every student.
In the old Hawaiian days food was very precious to the natives. The Hawaiian natives believed that the island provided the people with life and the food that was found was very pure. Some examples of old Hawaiian food consists of taro, sweet potato, poi, breadfruit. and yams. The fact that all these foods come fresh from the earth makes it very healthy. Eating the foods gave the people a lot of nutrients and energy throughout their life.
The people never tried to experiment in their foods and create something better because it was fine just the way it was found. There was a study shown of the Hawaiian lifespan now to back then and it was found that the people of old Hawaii was expected to live longer because of their food intake. So eating a healthy diet is very important to living happy and having a long …show more content…
Back in the day women and men weren’t allowed to eat with each other but times have changed. A lu’au consists of many Hawaiian delicacies such as lomi salmon, kalua pig, lau lau, chicken long rice, squid luau, and haupia. Many of these dishes are still here till this day. The biggest documented lu’au was under King Kamehameha III which had about 10,000 people in attendance. The men did all the cooking while the women prepared the clothing. The point in talking about this relates to my topic because it shows how different the eating styles are from back then to now. Understanding how the hawaiian culture was influenced by westernization shows how different life can be for the natives. With the introduction of new food and new lifestyles. It is hard to stop westernization from happening now because it’s all around us. The one thing that we kept from the Hawaiian culture was their food.
Hawaiian food will always be around us no matter the influences of others because of how delicious and healthy it
In today’s society of Hawaii, food is probably the most talked about subject. From people deciding where to eat or trying to decide what foods not to eat. Food nutrition is an important topic to discuss because nowadays people are either trying to be more health conscious or lose weight. With the increase in fast food and unhealthy meals, people are unaware of what 's in those type of foods that can affect their health. There are a lot of local delicacies in Hawaii and knowing what 's in them is a good way to gauge if it 's healthy or not. I believe that the people of Hawaii should know the types of food they are eating no matter if they’re on a diet or not.
People are always in a rush to do something and never has the time …show more content…
Being health conscious is very good if people are trying to go on a diet.
Hawaii foods can sometimes be unhealthy no matter how good it taste or how cheap it is. With the increase in obesity in kids and teens Hawaii is trying to create better food systems for those in school. Children that eat at school are more likely to intake grains, milk, vegetables, and meats while children that bring home lunch may get nothing of that. Hawaii schools are now making it a priority to ensure healthy meals for every student.
In the old Hawaiian days food was very precious to the natives. The Hawaiian natives believed that the island provided the people with life and the food that was found was very pure. Some examples of old Hawaiian food consists of taro, sweet potato, poi, breadfruit. and yams. The fact that all these foods come fresh from the earth makes it very healthy. Eating the foods gave the people a lot of nutrients and energy throughout their life.
The people never tried to experiment in their foods and create something better because it was fine just the way it was found. There was a study shown of the Hawaiian lifespan now to back then and it was found that the people of old Hawaii was expected to live longer because of their food intake. So eating a healthy diet is very important to living happy and having a long …show more content…
Back in the day women and men weren’t allowed to eat with each other but times have changed. A lu’au consists of many Hawaiian delicacies such as lomi salmon, kalua pig, lau lau, chicken long rice, squid luau, and haupia. Many of these dishes are still here till this day. The biggest documented lu’au was under King Kamehameha III which had about 10,000 people in attendance. The men did all the cooking while the women prepared the clothing. The point in talking about this relates to my topic because it shows how different the eating styles are from back then to now. Understanding how the hawaiian culture was influenced by westernization shows how different life can be for the natives. With the introduction of new food and new lifestyles. It is hard to stop westernization from happening now because it’s all around us. The one thing that we kept from the Hawaiian culture was their food.
Hawaiian food will always be around us no matter the influences of others because of how delicious and healthy it