The Importance Of Taste Over Nutrition

The main source of energy for humans is food. We as a species intake food, have our bodies process it, then dispose of it later. Our bodies suck the nutrients out of what we eat in order to survive. Our bodies do not register what we are eating, our mind does. Since our brain is in charge of how we perceive the taste of food, we tend to eat a variety of food and have preferences to some foods over another. When in reality our bodies could survive off the same food, eaten over and over. Theoretically there could be one and only one food that we eat. If there was a pill that contained all the essential vitamins, nutrients, and enough calories we could live off of that, but we don’t. The way humans feed their population, manipulate their food, and satisfy their nutritional needs all derives from humans own economical greed.
Humans have a weird way of feeding their population. Most humans either cook for …show more content…
According to the California Agricultural Production Statistics, wine is amongst the top 3 agricultural exports in California. This shows that Americans are trying to profit off of an unhealthy food. Wine has some nutritional value, but that is undermined by the negative effects of alcohol. Humans are listening to their brains desires more than their bodies desires. They want instant satisfaction, not long term satisfaction. Sugar is a perfect example of why humans are doing this. First off, sugar is very tasteful, but it provides little to no nutritional value. In the moment a sugary drink satisfies the human, but in the long term it’s a waste of calories. Humans only taste food for about ten seconds, but it sits in their bodies for much longer than that, but they don’t realise it. Food affects the body in the stomach, not the mouth, but the desire for foods stems from the mouth. The manufacturers of sugar take advantage of this desire only to obtain