The industrialization of the world food system evolved the way we produce food on a large scale and has shaped the modern day perception of the Western diet. Since the creation of preservatives we have been able to keep more food on shelves for much longer periods of time, if not indefinitely. The effect of these food preserving chemicals are… Read more »
Food is a requirement for survival, we all need it, and so we eat it. There are those who are very health conscious, and those who simply eat what they can afford. At 27 years old, working two jobs and trying to complete my degree, I buy what I can afford. Sometimes, this means how much money I can spend and… Read more »
Like many Americans, I too spend a lot of time considering my food intake, and our collective food systems. I look forward to focusing my pondering, and hearing from peers, on the topics of nutrition education and food politics.
What was my grandmother eating? This is the question posed by Michael Pollan’s book, and is a query I found myself investigating. For me, I transposed the question onto my grandfather, who grew up on a farm. This farm, on which the family subsisted throughout the Great Depression, allotted him a status as a young man that few in South… Read more »
For me, the biggest take away here is the vast amount of misinformation surrounding food and nutrition. We as a society are so wrapped up with the latest diet fads, all in an effort to lose weight quickly or look a certain way, and yet we don’t even realize by following that path, we’re basically feeding ourselves nonsensical artificial foods… Read more »