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What is slow cooking? All right, let’s get right on it then, Slow cooking as the name implies is the process in which you cook your food on a large bowl or a pot immersed in a liquid for a long period of time, usually a minimum of 3 hours or more. Usual methods of slow cooking involve smoking; stewing or baking the food in low-heat and barbequing is included as well. Although in the United States slow cooking usually implies the use of a crock pot which is usually a ceramic bowl with a glass…

America is facing a food crisis. 40% of food in the United States goes uneaten, while simultaneously, one in six Americans does not have nutrition necessary for survival (Gunders 4). Producing this food uses energy, land, water, and other materials, only to end up in landfills. Something needs to be done to prevent this food wastage and its negative effects. With so much riding on the issue, a question needs to be addressed: to what extent can food wastage be utilized in America to benefit…

If you are diabetic, you might always heard that eating ‘a lot’ is not good for you. Well, that’s a generalized statement. See, the broad niche of vegetables falls into two categories (i.e. starchy and non-starchy). If you are consuming non-starchy veggies, there is no big deal and you could fill up your stomach to the maximum. However, diabetic patients need to be very cautious when it comes to starchy vegetables. Why vegetables? When it comes to diabetes, especially type 2 diabetes, most of…

What is meant by “ambivalent sexism” is “the carrot and the stick of patriarchy”? Ambivalent sexism works to identify the dissonance and misguided aspects of sexism. Ambivalent sexism is seen on a spectrum between hostile sexist views and benevolent sexist views. This spectrum works to identify the subtle prejudices and inequalities that are made against women. An example would be holding genuinely positive views towards women and accrediting them to egalitarian beliefs, which simultaneously…

Buy your snacks at the farmers' market.) Carrots (19. If it came from a plant, eat it; if it was made in a plant, don't.) Nuts (21. It's not food if it's called by the same name in every language. (Think Big Mac, Cheetos, or Pringles.) Tofu (23. Treat meat as a flavoring or special occasion food) Fish Spinach Rice Eggs Lettuce Tomato Peppers Fruits Chicken Okra I included oatmeal, strawberries, carrots, nuts, and tofu because they all follow the food rules and overall…

External motivators such as the carrot-stick approach, or extrinsic motivation is an old school approach, which is not relevant to today’s society. Not only is the carrot-stick, or reward and punishment outdated method, but also it can actually do more harm than good if exclusively utilized. According to Pink if you give human beings the ability to achieved…

Daniel Pink, author of the book, Drive, claims that the outdated motivational method of carrots and sticks is no longer applicable to most of the world. Pink assures that the old motivational method makes a person’s job dull and ultimately boring, causing a person to not place much interest in his or her work and possibly affecting them mentally. He introduces us to a revolutionary idea of how a person could have their dwindling fire reignited so that a person could better their work…

Uneven Ground From the perspective of a teen in a world filled with injustice and constant newsflashes about racists and movements for equality, I’m trained to see things in tunnel vision. I’m trained to view my culture as the very “developed” and “civilized” United States as superior to other cultures despite its flaws. I’m trained to look down upon Middle Eastern countries as they are all “terrorists”. When I turn on the television I hear talk about this white policeman, that black policeman.…

Essay #2 In the book, “Drive” by Daniel H. Pink, the author talks about Motivation 2.0 and Motivation 3.0. The author claims that Motivation 2.0, carrots and sticks method, doesn’t work anymore and Motivation 3.0, self-controlled method, seems to be working better. Autonomy is having the freedom of doing that we want or being self-directed. People who want a Type I behavior need autonomy which is organizing what we do, how we do it, when do we do it, and who we do it with. Autonomy is needed…

Contribution of carbohydrates as a percent of overall intake (relative intake) 1. 57% of my total caloric intake of 1,239 calories came from carbohydrates. 2. The Food and Nutrition Board recommends adults should get between 45-65% of their total caloric intake from carbohydrates. 3. Yes. As 57% of my total caloric intake of 1,239 calories came from carbohydrates and falls well within the recommended range which is anywhere between 45-65% of your total caloric intake should come from…