Food Essay

Belinda Reyff In Defense of Food SUMMARY HEADINGS FOR THE SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS IN AGRI 180 Book title: In Defense of Food 1. List each Chapter in this book and describe in one or a couple of sentences the main ideas. Part I Chapter 1: This chapter discusses how our food industry has changed of over the course of the years, and how we are now more concerned about nutrients than the foods we eat. He discusses how the science in our food has created food our ancestors wouldn’t recognize, and it…

In the article “WHy People Are Falling in Love With ‘Ugly Food’” written by Dan Mitchell, he said that the Ugly Food Movement started 2014 have been really successful in Europe and Australia. He claimed that a major cause of food waste is the stubbornness of consumers in developed countries expect every food product to be “perfect-looking”. Tesco, the biggest British grocer, sells its “wonky” foods successfully in parts of Europe, but hasn’t been really successful in its home country and said…

overweight, and children aged 4-5, 9.1% were obese1. These exponentially increasing figures demand to questioned, why are our youths becoming obese? While multiple factors influence eating behaviours and food choices of youth, the main culprits are believed to be changes in lifestyle and the food supply creating an 'obesogenic ' environment. I, however, aim to investigate the often overlooked but potent role of television…

The food that we put into our bodies is so very important to our overall health. What kind of foods do you eat on a daily basis? Do you microwave a lot of your meals? Do they come in a box or a bag or a package? If you answered yes to many of these questions it's time to reevaluate the way we eat. The objective is to reset your body, hopefully for a lifetime, but specifically for the next 21 days by eating real food. That means if it grew from the ground or came off a tree, or once-upon-a-time…

of my project was to keep track of all the food related waste that we produced over the span of three weeks, and see how we can minimize that amount. The method that I used to keep track of my date was to take note of the waste that I produced, and then uploaded it to my Google sheets document later on in the day. Another method that I used was putting it straight onto my Google Sheets document with my phone. In this date set I recorded the amount of food related trash that the people in my…

Individuals do not realize the amount of food they consume on an average day until keeping a daily food journal. The two-day food journal gave me keen insight into the number of calories and nutrients I was providing my body. After evaluating my results, I concluded there are several things I could do in the future to improve my daily eating habits to benefit my overall health. Throughout the two days, my nutritional caloric intake revealed how different types of foods have a different effect…

The Food of Civilization: Humanity, the Natural Order, and the Epic of Gilgamesh The Epic of Gilgamesh is widely known as an epic about early human civilization and what it means to be human. While these ideas are often researched and discussed in scholarly works, there is one aspect of civilization that is frequently overlooked: food. Food and it’s procuration are one of the three basic needs of a human—as we all known from mister Abraham Maslow and the various forms of Psychology 101 taken at…

So our topic is “The Most Dangerous Food in the World.” Now everyone loves food right? Isn’t it like the highlight of our day? Well little do you know, your favorite food can be the deadliest thing to you. Now I don’t mean to scare you, but today I will be informing you on how too much of these certain types of foods can cause heart disease. A heart disease generally refers to conditions that involve narrowed or blocked blood vessels that can lead to a heart attack, chest pain (angina) or stroke…

than the quality or variety of our food. The fast food industry had a humble start with a few hot dog and burger stands in southern California, but it soon spread to every corner of the nation (“Fast Food Nation,” The Conscious Reader). Over the years fast and processed foods have become more popular; enticing consumers with the convenience and price, to buy it even though it is unhealthy. While the prices of fresh fruits and vegetables continue to rise, unhealthy food remains affordable. People…

Reducing Food Waste Food and water are two of the most important resources for everyone on the planet. No matter what part of the world people are living in, no matter what their income or living situation is everyone needs these two vital resources to live a healthy life. Unfortunately food is not given the respect that it deserves, as perfectly edible food is unnecessarily thrown out everyday. Whether it is being thrown away at supermarkets, restaurants and even in people’s own homes. Most of…