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How does Chili Con carne define different regions of the United States, And why it is viewed as a Mexican dish? William Dwyer Hudson County Community College Professor Philbert 5/10/17 Abstract I’m writing this paper about chili because chili has to be hands down one of my favorite meals. Once a month I wake in the morning and smell the aroma of ground beef being cooked wafting through the house. When you walk down the…

According the USDA, corn is the most widely produced feed grain in the United States. The low cost of the corn facilitates its use in an array ways, ultimately making it the main ingredient in our daily diet. As I recently learned, it is not that difficult to grow corn. As a matter of fact, the government helps farmers in a way that they don’t make a lost, but instead they are compensated for it through farmers' subsides. This practice promotes an excessive amount of corn production; therefore…

--Title-- Up to 80% of our processed foods are genetically modified, but the majority of the American public still does not know what this means. GM crops are crops whose DNA has been merged with another species, most commonly through gene splicing. These crops are currently challenging scientists to think environmentally, ethically, and economically. The American public still faces questions. Do GMOs support our environment, economy, or ethics? Are they safe to eat? There are several answers…

In today’s markets genetically modified foods are omnipresent and the odds are, everybody consumes genetically modified foods in one way or another. GM foods have been studied but not extensively and many people fear they are dangerous and pose environmental and health problems, on the other hand GM foods are considered by many to be a miracle cure for world hunger and even health problems like allergies. Overall, GM foods can be considered positive and negative and further explanation is…

Diet The main food that the Aztecs ate was the tlaxcalli also known as the tortilla. The tlaxcalli was a thin cornmeal pancake and it was used to scoop up foods while they ate and they could also wrap their foods in the tlaxcalli to make tacos. The meats that they mostly hunted for were rabbits, deer, geese, and ducks. Dogs and turkeys were the only animals that they raised for meat. The Aztecs were the first people for discovering chocolate. They made chocolate from a fruit of the cacao tree…

Food Production In the United States On average an adult in the United States will eat about 1,825 lbs. of food each year. To provide food to over 300 million consumers, a lot of procedures must be conducted and followed. This demand has altered the ways of food production. “The average meal has ingredients that have traveled 1,500 miles to our table” (Smith 2). All these ingredients came from a farm. Mass producing food has made local farmers disappear. This disappearance has caused food more…

Evaluating the 2010 Dietary Guidelines and the foods that make up each category, I am carefully reconsidering everything that I eat on a daily basis. Although my diet has consisted mainly of chicken, tuna, salads, fresh vegetables, fruits, and water to drink, I now realize there are more areas that I need to re-evaluate. Monitoring the seasonings and the amount that I use when I cook is one of those areas that will need adjustment. Becoming more conscious of the recommended amounts of sodium,…

Crude oil is becoming scarce throughout the world. Due to the heavy reliance on petroleum-based oil in the United States, the conversion from petroleum-based economies to bioenergy sustained economies is of utmost importance. In the United States, corn is considered to be a cheap energy crop and is widely cultivated for ethanol production. In contrast to corn, switchgrass is an easily cultivated plant that can be used for lignocellulosic biomass and ethanol production. Switchgrass (Panicum…

No Secrets My friends Papa is a hillbilly. At family barbecues no one wants to eat what Papa is grilling because they do not know if it is beef or possum. This is similar to America’s food situation. No one knows exactly what we are eating, where we get our food, what is in our food and what harm genetically modified food can do to or bodies. Companies like Panera Bread are one of the few companies that are committed to using fresh ingredients and products that contain no artificial additives.…

“Taco or Burrito!!! Can’t decide on which one then eat them both”. In this paper we will discover the origin of the taco and the mighty burrito. How the Chili Queens became the sexually alluring creature that they are. How the Taco became a Friday night ritual and how the culinary tourism promotes Mexican food. The origin of the taco dates back to the 19th century and the Silver mines. Many people believed that the Spanish word taco could be associated to the silver mines. Miners would call it…