Social information processing

On October 12th me and my group members visited La Tapachulteca which is located in Van Nuys. La Tapachulteca is a Central American grocery and bakery shop. The shop that we visited had many different parts to it. As I walked to the front of the shop I noticed a small playground for children that had graffiti all around the sides of the store. As I got closer to the entrance I got a little nervous because I noticed graffiti all over the entrance which is consider vandalism. As I entered into the…

Food, an essential ingredient to survive; yet, one of the more complicated things to produce. In the food industry, the market creates products designed around what the consumers want and needs. Although that may sound simple, it is rather more complex than that due to consumers wanting everything from convenient, non-genetically modified organisms (GMOs), paleo, organic, clean labels, gluten free, and affordable products. Each of these categories has either been a constant desire from the…

meat packing plants that begs the question (Fast Food Nation). His work bears a remarkable similarity to Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle written almost one hundred years ago. Schlosser wrote his book from a different approach but contains shocking information of how our meat is still processed today. He is rightly known as the Upton Sinclair of today. Schlosser went on a meat packing tour and explored the meat packing plant for himself (169). At the time of his book, he stated that meat packing…

Whistle blowing. Snitching. Ratting. Tattling. Exposing. Blowing the lid off. The meat packing industry is not as it seems. Beware of the meat. Beware of the job. Things are not as they seem. Whatever the big meat packing companies have said, it is a lie. Immigrants to the United States were told about a better life, but it was also a lie. Upton Sinclair wrote The Jungle which exposed the reality of the meat packing companies in Chicago in the early 20th century. Likewise in the food documentary…

During the 1800s, and early 1900s, American life were involved in several social problems and bad conditions. These problems led to the Progressive Era, which goals were created to address these problems. The Progressive Era included better working conditions, women’ suffrage, democracy, and an end to child labor. Although reforms proposed during the Progressive Era still had some problems to be addressed, Progressive Reformers worked hard to solved the issues to their best of their ability in…

Caesar Barber is a garbage man. But he made a lawsuit against McDonald's, Wendy's, Burger King and Kentucky Fried Chicken about a week ago. He said that the food there made him obese. He made the lawsuit because he gained lots of weight from eating at the restaurants. In this case I am on the fast foods side. One reason I think it is Caesar Barbers fault is because it is Caesars fault for eating there. If he didn’t eat at those places at all, he wouldn’t be super obese. Or if he didn’t eat there…

Harvard Calls USDA’s Food Plate inadequate Every new program has flaws. When the USDA’s Food Plate was introduce it had its critics. This new program was a revamp of the outdated Food Guide Pyramid. The Food Plate was viewed by many as a success for it was easy to view and fairly simple to understand. Harvard developed its own Plate and describes the differences between the two. The big difference being that the USDA version does not include valuable advice as to why the choices laid out…

In today’s fast paced world, people often resort to convenience foods. The trouble with this, is that the food companies deceive people by making them think they are getting something, rather healthy. As consumers, we trust that the companies are accurately labeling our food with its contents. Consumers have been led to believe that a “diet” product is better than “regular”, when in fact it can be worse. Companies also use key words on the front labels to catch consumer’s eyes, in the hopes…

Nutrisystem is a very popular meal plan that has been advertised for many years and has a variety of options for those seeking to use it. Nutrisystem was founded in 1972. Nutrisystem has used minor celebrities as well as athletes to promote their products such as Marie Osmond and Dan Marino, and it has proven helpful. It is a diet delivery system that allows those who choose a plan to their liking to select their favorite foods that are portioned and measured delivered to their door weekly.…

Introduction Social media is a trending that is quickly growing in the world. Almost every single person has a social media account, whether its Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, or anything else. Facebook has seen a fast increase in subscribers since 2004 increasing from one million to 1.15 billion subscribers today (Growth). On a day-to-day basis the average American spends between 15-30mins of every hour on a social media network (Growth). For those who don’t know social media is a…