Essays on American Food and Nutrition

Rice (Oryza sativa) is the most important and prominent agricultural product of the world. It is also the staple food of at least half of the world's population, and mainly of that consists of Asians. It is recognized that in Rice, there are certain constraints brought by the presence of various pests, which includes insects, rodents, nematodes, and even birds. Farmers lose a great amount of their yield by the presence of pests and diseases every year. To control these pests, various ...

Judith Warner’s article “Junking with Junk Food,” in the New York Times symbolizes the prevalent tension among the U.S. government institutions and its constituents today: the public funded advocation for the common good while dealing with the unwise resistance of the people. In Warner’s article, the tension involves the U.S. government’s recent campaign to transition from the domination of “junk food” to the promising “healthy” food that snippets each section of the food pyramid in the U.S. ...

Eric Schlosser’s Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal is an exceptional novel based around the fast food market. Eric Schlosser makes many claims that appeal to both logic and emotion. Each claim is meticulously explained and backed up by various studies from multiple sources. For example in last chapter of the first section, “Success”, Schlosser compares and contrasts the old days of franchises and the new days using facts, studies, and statistics to back up his claims. ...

There are over one hundred and sixty thousand fast food restaurants in the United States. Over fifty million Americans are served daily, making fast food a one hundred and ten billion dollar industry. Only a few decades ago, going out to eat was considered a treat, and a large majority of women stayed home and cooked a well-balanced, healthy dinner for their families. In the modern day, only twenty three percent of women are stay at home moms, compared to fifty percent in ...

Ongoing information shows that Americans are putting on weight at a disturbing rate. Starting late, this issue is more obvious in some southern states than in various states. Honestly, data from the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that the U. S. power ordinary was 12% of each 1990 and had created to 23% by 2005. One of five American adults is now considered obsess according to the information given by the CDC. From 2015 to 2016, 31% of children ages 10 to 17 were arranged ...

It is in dire need that we give importance in naming the most popular beers in different state of USA. These states take pride in making the best beers that everyone consumes. How come we have official state food, state bird, state flags which all have been chosen by U.S. polities but never the official state beer? We really ought to think we need one. Here are some of the most popular beers from every state in America, 1. Bud Light - Alabama In 2017, the total barrels shipped is 33.1 ...

When analyzing the article, the author shows that if we have a border shutdown on food distribution between Canada and the United States that it would leave Canada extremely vulnerable to a shortage. It is also mentioned that there are various reasons why we could shutdown the border but we need to be more prepared in the event that something like this occurs. Also, it states that the President of the United States would not hesitate to use our borders as a way to leverage us into an agreement ...

Americans are known for having busy lives and are attracted to anything that will make basic necessities more convenient, “imagine -- No Carhops --No Waitresses -- No Dishwashers -- No Bus Boys -- The McDonald’s System is Self-Service” (Schlosser 20). For the typical middle class family, it is an inconvenience to come home from a long day of work and still have to prepare a meal. Americans consider “a bag of French fries, a plain burger and a 12-ounce Coke” (Brownlee 5) as convenient and ...

With Lent already well underway, people all over the United States and throughout the world might be working hard towards planning their Easter menu. Even adults will certainly be in on the fun since they can get a special basket on that joyous day. As a matter of fact, with the creator of Jelly Belly recently launching a new line of cannabis-infused jelly beans, you and your friends will certainly be in for a treat come Easter morning. Their newly debuted creations have definitely filled a ...

The desire to live in a peaceful world without any social issues has always been a dream for humans. The world has always been striving to become a better place through the acts of kindness and support towards the negative aspects of life. However, it is a known fact that nothing is perfect which concludes the idea of the world consisting of many problems. These problems include social issues such as racism, suicides, sexism and police brutality etc. Surprisingly, one of the more relevant ...

My favorite food since I have been very young is a hamburger topped with cheese, cooked medium rare. An obvious reason for why this would be my favorite food is the fact that a cheeseburger is the single best tasting food that has ever been prepared. There are, however, many other explanations for my choice, which are rooted in sociological factors related to the environment in which I raised. These factors have no doubt crept themselves into the subconscious of many other Americans, making ...

In “How America Eats”, author Jennifer Jensen Wallach attempts to make the argument that the choices of food that Americans make gives us a better picture as to how Americans define themselves. She argues that, since its inception during the colonial era, what it means to be American has changed throughout the country’s history. As European settlers, indigenous Native Americans, and immigrants from Asia, Africa, South America, and more, begin to interact and coalesce over the span of two ...

Being a member of the Johnson and Wales women’s volleyball team consists of working out and training, therefore I have to be mindful about what foods I am consuming in my body. During the fall trimester of last year, I was testing a myriad of social media diet trends, such as paleo, vegan, gluten-free, and sugar-free, to figure out which eating habits would be best for my body. However, I realized I established an unhealthy eating mindset to lose weight and to achieve the stereotypical body ...

Chile is a South American country. Forests, lakes, volcanoes, glaciers, and landscapes make this land a perfect tourist spot. There is a lot for you to explore. Best recommended sites for you to visit are Orongo Ceremonial Village, Casa da Isla Negra, Rano Raraku, Anakena, Centro Gabriela Mistral, and Cerro San Cristobal. The cities that should be visited are Santiago, Renaca, Santa Cruz, Cerro Provincia, and Valparaiso. Undoubtedly it is a very beautiful country to visit but apart from all ...

The origins of fast food reside in San Bernardino, California. On April 15, 1945, the need for a waitress that runs to your car was over. Two brothers named Maurice and Richard McDonald successfully founded their own restaurant named McDonalds. Their goal was to give a fast and pleasant experience to the customer. So, the two brothers came up with a system to deliver the food within seconds of the customer buying it. The, “speedy service system,” was in full gear at McDonalds. Line cooks ...