Local food

healthier foods in schools. In 2014, there is a mandate that all unhealthy non-nutrient meals be taking out of school as well as vending machines with sugary snacks and sugary beverages have been removed. The occasional fundraiser such as bake sales are allowed but when schools don’t comply like in the example of Houston, Texas High Schools they are fined, Huffington Post advised, ”TDA got serious and imposed fines totaling $73,000 on eight Houston high schools for illegal competitive food…

“Approximately 792.5 million people in the world do not get the food they need to live a healthy life. That is nearly one out of every nine people on earth (Stop Hunger Now).” This is such a devastating thought that many people become overwhelmed and don’t know how to help the hungry people in this world. Hunger may not be stopped all at once, but it can be stopped in a small portion. Once a program is started in a community, it can expand to more communities helping thousands of people. In the…

What is Food? What is the Purpose of Food? Many people have the options of choosing where to eat and what to eat. Some even choose to eat microwavable foods as option for dinner. But can you recall when you ate a home cooked meal? Or when you went to your local farmers market? In today’s society, we are too busy to even cook a meal; we tend to lure towards for processed food or as Camille Kingsolver says, “we rely more on foods that come out of a shiny wrappers instead of peels or skins” (37).…

In the beginning of time, if people wanted to eat they would have to gather their food from plants. Many years later, someone discovered that if you buried your food in the ground, a new plant would grow there. As this method of food cultivation was further explored, it became increasingly popular. Those who had previously been nomads began to set up villages and devote their lives to farming. This was the first agricultural revolution. In the 1700s, the Second Agricultural Revolution began,…

campaign is to increase awareness among low-income families by promoting healthy foods and beverages that are available in the local community. The behavioral change objective is to improve shopping activities of families for preparing health foods that would meet the nutritional guidelines (USDA, 2010). Families will participate in programs such as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) to learn on how to spend on foods at an affordable price. It is important that families should…

Food Consumption: Kill or Save the Planet? “Eating is an agricultural act,” stated Wendell Berry in his article “The Pleasure of Eating” (630). However, it is also an ecological act. By rushing, people do not even think what they eat, how the food is made, and how this production affects the environment. Practically, we eat whatever food producers “put” in our mouths, but many manufacturers do not care about the harm caused by such production; their main concern is to generate a profit.…

When picturing school lunches, many people may think of greasy and oily food that is unappealing and unhealthy. Is this a reality, or just a fiction? There is large controversy over whether this view should be altered or not. About 19,000 schools in the United States currently serve fast food in their cafeteria. Since this food is cheaper to make, many schools may find it a better option than healthier lunches. People on the other side of the debate, however, may argue that schools should serve…

In the beginning of the 20th century advertisements were made by local businesses to get the sidewalk traffic into their stores. However, because of the increasing number of big corporations, today’s advertising has evolved dramatically. With the evolution of mass advertising by large businesses, local businesses have been having difficulty obtaining costumers and keeping their doors open. When a company is created they have to be able to differentiate themselves in the consumer market this is…

years, health and economy wary citizens have started a locavore movement, where they only buy and consume foods grown or produced locally. The key benefits of this locavore movement include higher levels of nutrition in the food and improvement of the local economy, which promotes increased health and an overall strengthening of the community. One main benefit of the locavore movement is that foods grown locally have higher levels of nutrition. The first reason for this is the lesser gap…

been shipped across countries and oceans, locally grown food is far superior. Most food at the local market was harvested less than 24 hours ago (Source…