When it comes to food, I most definitely believe that the people who raise you or the ones surrounding you as you grow have a huge impact on you, which includes your eating habits. From the moment you are born, you have no choice but to rely on your parents (or other adult figures) to help you out food wise for the first big chunk of your life. In some cases, whatever choices these adults make for you in childhood could become a permanent factor in your daily living for the rest of your life.
I personally grew up within a family that eats good overall. I wasn't really exposed to too much junk food growing up. In fact, my mom tells me how she used to feed me spinach and scrambled eggs as a baby. Where I'm at in my life now, I feel nothing but thankful for the way I was brought up with my eating habits because I feel that I pay very good attention to my food choices and choose them according to health and overall goodness.
It should be a parents top priority to push their kids to a more healthy, eating styled life. We usually think back to our parents "blabbing" about how eating fruits and vegetables and drinking all our milk will make us grow up big and strong. Well they're RIGHT! Whatever you eat could make a big difference in how you go about your life. For example, I have eaten Mcdonalds before, who hasn't? I consider myself an active person, i enjoy exercising and playing sports. Now if I were to eat Mcdonalds surrounding this, I could eventually feel to sluggish and tired to want to do anything physical. Now if I were to eat more healthy, not necessarily strict, but just good, I would feel very good and energized and have no problem getting up and going to the gym or for a run.
Food is the fuel for our bodies. Its what our bodies depend on to operate on a daily basis. Because of this, it's our choice to choose the foods not only to eat, but also the foods in which will have an impact on how we act and live day by day.
Monday, September 27, 2010
HW 3 - Food - Fast Food Insights and Green Market Realizations
When we went out to observe different settings involving food, I didn't think I'd expect much, or at least anything new. But once we specifically stepped into a Mcdonalds and were asked to take notes on the different aspects of the fast food restaurant, I surprisingly had a lot to say.
First off, Mcdonalds to me seemed plain, yet colorful at the same time. I guess the design of it indoors had a purpose of attracting customers into coming and purchasing food. When looking at the people themselves, they seemed kind of sad, some were in a hurry and just wanted to come in and out, some stayed even after they were finished eating, as if this fast food joint had become their new SANCTUARY.
We then went to a Green market and it seemed somewhat different in my eyes. it was located outside, on what was a beautiful, sunny morning. There were many types of foods like fruits, vegetables, goodies, anything you could possibly think of. It was pretty packed with people looking around for something they'd think they enjoy eating. To me, I believe the setting of it being outside was what separated the Green market from that of the mood of setting of Mcdonalds.
This experience alone showed that food has a lot more affect on us than we think. People can either be happy and enjoy themselves with their different kinds of food outside, or they can become isolated indoors with food that quite frankly is a mystery in terms of where it has been.
First off, Mcdonalds to me seemed plain, yet colorful at the same time. I guess the design of it indoors had a purpose of attracting customers into coming and purchasing food. When looking at the people themselves, they seemed kind of sad, some were in a hurry and just wanted to come in and out, some stayed even after they were finished eating, as if this fast food joint had become their new SANCTUARY.
We then went to a Green market and it seemed somewhat different in my eyes. it was located outside, on what was a beautiful, sunny morning. There were many types of foods like fruits, vegetables, goodies, anything you could possibly think of. It was pretty packed with people looking around for something they'd think they enjoy eating. To me, I believe the setting of it being outside was what separated the Green market from that of the mood of setting of Mcdonalds.
This experience alone showed that food has a lot more affect on us than we think. People can either be happy and enjoy themselves with their different kinds of food outside, or they can become isolated indoors with food that quite frankly is a mystery in terms of where it has been.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
HW 2 - Food - Initial Thoughts
Although it is a very big part of our lives, it is pretty much certain that not many people really think about what food is to us. Yes, we obviously need food and water to keep living, but what about food do we tend to go after? There is ALOT of types of food in the world, too many to even round a number on. The main question that was discussed in class was what about food do we make our choices to consume on a daily basis?
I personally choose to eat healthy food, in which also tastes good at times. There are times in which my peers think i'm weird for eating things that they don't eat. For example, I'm looked at as the only person in the world to have eaten tuna fish directly from the pouch. Does it taste DELICIOUS? Not really. But i eat it because it's healthy and full of the protein I need for my body. However, not everything I eat is as weird as plain tuna fish. I'm not really a picky eater, I just choose to eat more on the healthy side. Things such as cold cuts, peanut butter, chicken, steak, wheat bread, fruit ad vegetables, the list goes on. Now I'm not an extreme dieter. I'll have a slice of pizza or a cheeseburger from time to time, but not in a daily routine. I also enjoy eating protein bars and drinking as much water as I can.
In my mind, people choose what they eat using mostly their senses. Their sense of smell and taste plays a role of satisfaction while eating their choice of foods. Their use of sight would initially attract them to certain foods that look good. And similar to my thinking, people use their mind and choose foods because they know its good for them. Now beforehand without really thinking about it, one would think you just eat food for no reason, period. But when you think about it, there are actually a few factors that help you decide what you would like to consume day by day.
Because food is a big part of our lives, we use senses in order to decide what we eat, In fact, there's a saying which pretty much holds true. The saying "You are what you eat" expresses how what you put into your body could make you the person you are daily. There's the semi strict dieter eats healthy foods, then there's the "who cares" type person who makes pizza night every night. Thinking about this, eating could be the first set in multiple life paths of a person. A person who eats healthy may be more likely to exercise daily vs the person who likes to eat less healthy. There's plenty of more examples but the point is food is alot more important to us than we usually give it credit for.
I personally choose to eat healthy food, in which also tastes good at times. There are times in which my peers think i'm weird for eating things that they don't eat. For example, I'm looked at as the only person in the world to have eaten tuna fish directly from the pouch. Does it taste DELICIOUS? Not really. But i eat it because it's healthy and full of the protein I need for my body. However, not everything I eat is as weird as plain tuna fish. I'm not really a picky eater, I just choose to eat more on the healthy side. Things such as cold cuts, peanut butter, chicken, steak, wheat bread, fruit ad vegetables, the list goes on. Now I'm not an extreme dieter. I'll have a slice of pizza or a cheeseburger from time to time, but not in a daily routine. I also enjoy eating protein bars and drinking as much water as I can.
In my mind, people choose what they eat using mostly their senses. Their sense of smell and taste plays a role of satisfaction while eating their choice of foods. Their use of sight would initially attract them to certain foods that look good. And similar to my thinking, people use their mind and choose foods because they know its good for them. Now beforehand without really thinking about it, one would think you just eat food for no reason, period. But when you think about it, there are actually a few factors that help you decide what you would like to consume day by day.
Because food is a big part of our lives, we use senses in order to decide what we eat, In fact, there's a saying which pretty much holds true. The saying "You are what you eat" expresses how what you put into your body could make you the person you are daily. There's the semi strict dieter eats healthy foods, then there's the "who cares" type person who makes pizza night every night. Thinking about this, eating could be the first set in multiple life paths of a person. A person who eats healthy may be more likely to exercise daily vs the person who likes to eat less healthy. There's plenty of more examples but the point is food is alot more important to us than we usually give it credit for.
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