Essays on Dieting

America is well known for its big portions and deluxe sizes. Our food chains are marketed on billboards, commercials and every news article marketing that five dollar combo that includes your deluxe burger, large fries and large drink. These new savings are quickly replacing family…

Diabetes is a chronic disease, so it can affect your life in many ways. Managing your diabetes can be stressful. For example, feelings, when your blood glucose levels are low or really high, adds to the stress. Also, there are the worries that you might…

Dry-heat cooking refers to any cooking technique where the heat is transferred to the food item without using any moisture. Dry-heat cooking typically involves high temperatures, meaning 300°F or hotter. Some dry-heat cooking methods are sautéing, pan frying, roasting and baking. Note that the browning…

For most individuals, celebrating a special occasion calls for a great bottle of wine. In fact, most patrons feel the need to pair this with mouth-watering dishes that truly commemorate the event. What better way to do this than by eating perfectly cooked steaks and…

Dear Mr. Ellingson, Vending machines are only open after school, During school hours you are not allowed to purchase anything from them. But I think that they should be operable during lunch also. Deli is open and serving treats during lunch already so the addition…

Eat healthy, be Healthy The power of junk food is very high. No one can stop himself without eating. After all it is a matter of hunger or our tongue wants to taste delicious food. But this delicious food means our stomach is not good….

“Nutritional ecology investigates the interactions between the nutrition of organisms and their environment, linking cellular and individual biology to community and ecosystem scales. Historically, nutritional ecology has primarily emphasized single currencies, such as energy and its trophic transfer though ecosystems;” However, through the exploratory findings…

In “Tastes Like Chicken,” Jacob Bunge talks about the emerging of protein of the masses on breeding chicken. Jacob Bunge thinks that the chicken is going to be the “protein of the masses,” because to start off, there is suppose to be 2.4 billion additional…

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,…

At a time when ecological issues are more topical than ever, many citizens are wondering how to mobilize on their own scale. A simple and applicable answer to everyday life is to adopt a more responsible diet. But how to trigger a change of habit?…

Most people have chicken in their normal diet, but almost none of them know where it comes from or how it is killed. If these people figured out how this happens some of them might never eat chicken again. The way they raise, kill, and…

Make Your Own Pizza Kit, Advanced Edition Why do you love ordering pizza so much? You are perfectly capable of making it yourself and you know it, yet you still choose to order it instead of create it. Do you need instructions? Are you afraid…

This study by Seidelmann, et al. examines dietary habits with specific regards to low versus high carbohydrate consumption and their effects on middle-age American citizens’ life-expectancies and risk of mortality. Through following the cohort for 25 years, data suggests that both low and high consumption…

The modern world is filled with processed foods everywhere we look. Unfortunately, these are the polar opposite of what we need to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Some foods contain ingredients that can ruin your health without you even noticing. In my opinion, people are not…

Imagine a cheesy, saucy, warm bread melting in your mouth. What is this delightful food? Its nothing more than pizza. Pizza pie is one of the most popular foods in America it can be found everywhere. It is a staple of the American diet as…