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The Ramen Diet It 's almost midnight and you 're still up studying. You hear your stomach rumble and you just realize you haven 't eaten yet. There 's not enough time for you to cook something up and you don 't want to eat a snack. The perfect solution, ramen. In a few minutes your cup noodles are ready for you to eat. Have you ever noticed that a lot of students tend to eat cup ramen more than other foods? They 're on this budget called the ramen diet. Ramen first appeared in Japan in 1910, when Chinese cooks, at a restaurant in Tokyo, tried to make a signature dish using broth and Chinese noodles. Chinese noodles are more yellow and elastic then Japanese noodles. Their dough was kneaded with kansui, a sodium carbonate infused mineral water.…

2015, India’s Food safety administration (FDA) ordered Nestle India to recall its popular 2-minute Maggi noodles after tests showed that the product contained high levels of lead and MSG. The recall was followed by a ban on Maggi by most states of India. It was a precarious situation for Maggi as its most selling brand was facing heat and the whole reputation of Nestle was at stake. This case presents the development of the situation, the reaction of Nestle & how the situation could have been…

Americans are obsessed with the trend of healthy eating that they fail to see the unhealthy results it has on them. The unhealthy trend of “healthy diets” is a result of the rise of multi-billion dollar food-marketing business and the “shifting grounds of nutrition science” (268). Michael Pollan believes that Americans focus too much on the scientific aspect of food that they fail to concentrate on their own health and happiness. Americans have misconceptions on the way Americans eat because of…

to Foods That Enable Individuals to Adhere to Dietary Guidelines” and it focuses on the correlation between race and poverty to individuals diets. The hypothesis in this study is whether all communities have equal access to foods that enable individuals to make healthy dietary choices. The researchers conducted audits of community supermarkets and local frequently visited fast food restaurants to get a feel on the accessibility and locations of places where healthy food choices were available.…

Canned fruits and vegetables, contrary to belief, have the almost the exact same amount of nutrients as their fresh counterparts. Salt and sugar levels can be controlled by providing the little-to-no salt vegetable options and 100% fruit juice or water packed fruit options(It All Matters!). Barbara Klein, Ph.D., Professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition at the University of Illinois, and Rhonda Kaletz, M.S. of the University of Illinois confirm in their study Nutrient Conservation in…

Jerry Hetrick is the man behind the grill always cooking up a meal and sharing his story through food and a hearty smile. Jerry is a roofer by day, but spends his evenings and weekends planning and preparing food for those less fortunate or troubled by the same addictions he once faced. Jerry started drinking when he was 11 years old. He was always extremely shy and suffered from chronic embarrassment. One day he tried his alcoholic father’s booze and he felt better. He drank for the next 20…

that if people were to eat processed and harmful foods, such as fats and sugars, their bodies would most likely react very poorly and become at risk for harmful diseases. But Jodi Corbitt’s diet was not full of fats and sugars. In 2010, 47-year-old Jodi Corbitt decided it was time for the anti-depressant medication to be thrown away. She wanted to change her diet due to her battle of depression for many years. Corbitt stopped eating wheat and grains, which had resulted in weight loss and her…

as Toishan in the Guangdong province. She was from a family of farmers and in order to eat, they had to procure most of their food from their own farm. They would grow their own vegetables and, sometimes, they would eat their livestock. However, it was more common that they sold their livestock for income or use them to assist with manual labor in the farm. The money would then go into buying meat and vegetables, when it was available, from other farmers who would set up a small little booth on…

I remember growing up in small low-class apartment in the city of Toronto. I was born the youngest. I had one brother and one sister there were twins and two years older than me. My parents were either working or cooking us food. My sibling and I used to sit on the sofa watching cartoons while my parents were cooking for us. When the food was ready, we had to go eat on the dining table with everyone. I was fortunate to have parents that could cook delicious food but even more a dad that could…

Option 1: In the documentary Food, Inc., Robert Kenner presents his thesis with many examples of what is being done to our food source and how people are being trapped by the time it takes to prepare a healthy meal and the low cost alternative of an unhealthy drive-thru meal. The United States Government has taken control of our food source and allowed it to be genetically modified; the food has had harmful effects on our bodies, but it has become time and cost prohibitive to eat healthier…