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Imagine being an eight-year-old boy and over 200 pounds. You are at risk for diabetes and hypertension. You were just placed into foster care because the authorities think your mother is unfit to manage your health. This is what happened to a young boy in Cleveland, Ohio in 2011 (Dissell). According to the CDC, which is a government program that stands for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over the past 30 years, childhood obesity has more than doubled (“Childhood Obesity Facts”). Who…

relleno is one of the dishes I would recommend for people who like spice. It is a chile that is stuffed with cheese and is fried with spicy sauce on top. I would not recommend getting the American food but, they do include things on the menu like cheeseburgers, chicken wings, and pizza. The American food is not the same quality as the Mexican food they serve because, it is not their…

Frenchie Franck & Patty O’Burger Mission Diversity is an opportunity to expand the mind and respect cultural differences The Story Patty O’Burger is from Brooklyn New York. Her mom is Filet Mignon and dad is Pot Roast. Her parents own a diner right under the Brooklyn Bridge with a great view of Manhattan. She is the oldest of three burgers. Her sister Kobe is very pretty and quite popular and her brother Angus is the star of the burger football team.…

“Poverty is reality to more people than we’re willing to admit.” Linda Tirando, currently settled in Washington DC, is one out of approximately 50 million people in the United States living in poverty. She has tried to give an explanation on why poor people seem so self-destructive and take poor decisions. She describes poverty as a vicious circle: the longer you stay in it, the less likely it becomes that you will ever get out. Tirando was not born into poverty, but she was simply unlucky and…

in recent years. Differences in the accessibility of foods as well as the way the foods are obtained and made have caused great changes in people diets all across the world. In America, food is so easily obtained it takes just minutes have a hot cheeseburger and French fries in your hand. However, it is a little more difficult, as well as pricier, to provide yourself with a hormone free, caged free, chicken breast. This and many others have caused many inconsistencies to the human diet over…

McDonald’s is the Culprit and Childhood Obesity is the Victim “Ba-da-ba-ba-ba, I’m lovin’ it”. This popular slogan is known worldwide and brings consumers of all shapes and sizes through the golden arches of McDonald’s. The highest targeted age group that we should be worried about the most is the kids of today’s generation. What are we really feeding them when we are purchasing the hamburger or even the chicken nugget Happy Meal? The magic words right there are ‘Happy Meal’. What kids really…

Over a span of three days, I tracked my diet to see if I was following the recommend nutrition guidelines set forth by the USDA. With the help of the SuperTracker website, I was able to see an average of my nutrients, vitamins, and minerals over the three day span. From these results, I decided which foods could possibly make a difference in the areas that were not up to the nutritional standards. Vitamins and Minerals There were quite a few vitamins and minerals that averaged less than a…

Food, a “nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or otherwise taken into the body to sustain life, provide energy, promote growth.” (Dictionary.com) The foundation of all life substance is food. To deprive ourselves from these essential nutrients would immediately lead towards advert repercussions and quite possibly cease life as we know it. People everywhere understand the importance of food, but our mistake was not acknowledging this crucial aliment. Our controversy lies in altering our…

A norm is something that is comfortable, standard, or usual. This norms paper I will discuss two times that I had violated a norm. Violating a norm is doing something that isn’t very normal for people to do. It’s not breaking any laws or rules but violating a norm. I decided to break two social norms that I thought would a good violation and something that I expected to see a lot of reactions with. I will then talk about nonverbal and verbal reactions that I got from people around me and…

contestants have three rounds to show they are the best at baking cupcakes. After each round, one group of contestants are eliminated. In the first round, they have to impress the judges with a taste test, using crazy ingredients such as sriracha or cheeseburgers. In the second round, they have to make three different cupcakes complete with decorations having to do with the theme of the show. In the third round, contestants have to design a display having to do with the theme, & make 1,000…