What has this blog boiled down too?
Initially, I wanted to make it about how corporate
America has taken food away from us, and instead left us with processed food,
genetically modified organisms, and Twinkies. But in the reality of it all, it
was not about how the corporate giant has demolished the local farm; but, it
was about how food has changed in an ever changing world.
New Blog Title: The Progression of Food
Summarizing briefly, this blog has been created in order to
1) encourage readers to think more thoroughly about what they eat, 2) give the
facts about food, 3) provide a sense of direction for future production and
consumption. My main topics for the blog ended up being additives in food/ and misinformed
consumers.
Considering additives
in foods, I wanted to give readers a reason to look at the nutrition label
before buying or eating. Food coloring,
trans-fat, and sugar are just some of the many ingredients/ occurrences in “bad”
food. These are not necessary ingredients. They are the byproducts of a nation that is
used to getting what they demand.
Misled or misinformed consumers could be one of the biggest
draw backs to having a nation driven by profit oriented corporations. Most people
are not aware of what their diets should consist of, making portion control,
food selection, and food preparation a bottleneck of a healthy nation. Milk, corn, and salads can be some of the
most deceiving foods that are preached to support a healthy diet. In reality, these are some of the most
harmful ingredients in food for both the waistline and the environment.
The most interesting topic that i discovered was “uncertainty.”
As a consumer, I believed that there was always an answer to how to stay
healthy. Unfortunately, most of the time there is no crystal clear answer to
the problems our nation is facing with health.
We are catching up though. Each decade
we find that what we were eating in the previous one was not as beneficial as
we thought. We are finding that fish
farms, organic produce, and ready-made meals are not as valuable or destructive
as we thought.
In the future, I can guarantee a push to a new way of
thinking. It has happened continuously
since the beginning of industrialization and will carry on. Locavore, is a brand new term used for a
person who eats locally. We will see an increase in words to describe consumers.
We will see a new food pyramid with more specific guidelines, because as of
today, I could be eating 2.5 cups of potatoes and 2 cups of bananas and be
getting my recommended daily value of fruits and vegetables…but definitely more
tubby. Health and food will continue
gaining momentum as our population increases,
as heart disease maintains its place at #1 for deaths in America, and as our standard of living fluctuates.
There is no clear answer to our nation's diet problems or environmental status, but we do have the ability to make changes to take us away from these issues.
