Federal Food

Obesity in America has become an epidemic. A large portion of Americans are either obese or overweight. The largest contributors to obesity in America, are restaurants. Food in restaurants often caters to people’s taste buds rather than nutritional value. Restaurants serve foods high in calories and in large portion sizes and people are often unaware of how much calories they are ingesting. In order to help with this issue, the FDA proposed menu-labeling rule. The nutrition labeling rule, is a…

I have always been brought up on the experiences of hunting. It was just the thing to do where I am from. Coming from a small town in southern Louisiana, friends and family made it a thing to do to bond and enjoy. Hunting is a way to create friendships that will last a lifetime. This happens because hunting is universal. It can be shared between different cultures, races, and countries. I personally have made many friends while I’m sitting down on a cold blind with a mug of coffee sharing…

In 2013 over one and a half million people have 3 meals a day, a warm bed, shelter, free exercise, and free entertainment. Welcome to prison, a place that almost rewards you for doing something wrong. One million federal state prisons, and seven hundred and fifty local prisons, each costing about seventy three million dollars for one prison. Why? Well fun fact, you are paying for them. Congratulations! Every single one of us have supported a murderer in one way or another, we all have paid taxes…

Is Fast Food the New Tobacco? As Americans, we have grown accustomed to our racy lifestyles. So when it is meal time, we want to just grab a bite and go. There is no shortage of restaurants where a person can get a quick and inexpensive meal. They do not even have to take time to get out of their car, as these establishments provide a drive up window to speed things up even more, from McDonalds to Chick-Fil-A to, even places that claim they are a healthier choice, such as Subway. Naturally we…

and role of the federal, state, and local authorities in times of disaster and emergency response to such disasters like Katrina. Under the systems or practice where more power is pushed to the federal government to spearhead and to always play the lead role is not a good idea and Katrina exposed the truth in that. In as much as federalism exist, Homeland security and the disaster management organization should operate or response to national disasters and not just act on federal missions.…

high school, Lincoln Park. The kids rushed to order their favorite grill beef sandwich while I picked a crab and asparagus soup for the twenty month baby. Looking at them, all enjoy their food, I can’t help wondering if they have ever given any thought of where they food come from, how it was made, how the food preparation has impacted our life as a young generation living in a fast-moving society in such as big city like Chicago- where part of it used to…

store and purchasing ideas with no nutrition labels? This and more frightening situations could be reality if there were no Dietary Guidelines. Dietary guidelines affect everything from the labeling on store bought food, to the food choices that are available in the hospital, down to the food children have to eat in their school cafeteria. In my research I will discuss how the dietary guidelines were developed, why it is important that they were developed, the recommendations of the 2010 and…

evidence that 's going to slow down.” While it is worrisome that children are eating much more frequently and adding calories to their diets, even more alarming is what they 're actually snacking on. "They are shifting to very low-quality food -- essentially junk food," says Popkin. The study showed that children are consuming less fruit and milk and more salty snacks such as potato chips, as well as more candy, juice and soft drinks. "It 's the worst of both worlds," he says. "We 're getting…

According to Sandra Ford, director of food and nutrition services for Manatee County School District, her district would lose around $975,000 a year if they took away all items that don’t meet the new health and nutrition regulations. This shows that serving healthy food to students cost way too much. It puts the district in a bad financial situation, unless they have loads of money, which most don’t. In…

Animal Welfare in the Egg Industry Hard-boiled, scrambled, sunny side up, poached, baked, or fried, eggs are one of the most common breakfast foods in America. With 50 billion eggs being produced per year in the United States alone, the treatment and welfare of chickens being used for egg production, referred to as layers, is crucial to consider. As egg producers own and manage the majority of their business, they are able to affect the entire process of how the layers are reared, fed, housed,…