Food Briefing Reflection

Do you like eating at restaurants and fast food places? Almost everyone does, but do we really know how healthy and unhealthy the food we are eating is? Labeling food menu choices should become a law. As stated in passage "Label the Meals", one thing both arguments can agree on is that healthy people are happier and more productive. If labeling meals in food places taken upon, it is a way of helping people take charge of their well-being. People should have the obligation of viewing the nutrition information whether the food is nutritious or not.

This documentary manages to reflect the reality of humanity today, but is hidden before our eyes for us to continue living in a world dedicated to consumerism and "all for the rich - little for the poor." Thus reflect Food Inc. allows human beings, exposing issues like the handling of animals, genetic modifications made daily, indiscriminate overuse of antibiotics, violations that exist immigration laws affecting workers, constant epidemics of diseases and the increasing rate of people suffering from obesity due to their inability to buy healthy food, the little time available because of their work schedules, or simply the variety of engineered foods, which can be extracted very few nutrients. These are just some of the aspects that presents Food, Inc. to demonstrate how corrupt practices in food production are favored daily, passing over the health of consumers and welfare of animals and natural resources.

For my food menu, I can say that I honestly had to due a lot of thinking to 'dish' out a good idea. For starters, the main dish of meal is a serving of Rice. One cup of rice contains 206 calories. The fat contained within the rice is about 0.4 grams. The rice also contains 2 milligrams of sodium and 55 milligrams of potassium. The total carbohydrates found in the dish equate to about 45 grams. White Rice, although not unhealthy, is not a significant source of any vitamins. However, when eaten in multiple 1 cup servings, it could accumulate to be a rather sufficient source of vitamin B-6 and of Magnesium. Also, each cup contains 4.3 grams of protein. This dish was decided as the main dish, as it doesn't differ to much from my family's cuisine,

Over the course of working on this project, I believe there are necessary changes that need to be made in the current structure to accomplish and sustain the Real Food Challenge goals by 2020. One of the first things that need to be addressed is, the lack of cooperation that we have gotten from our campus Sodexo workers, as well as the entire corporation of Sodexo. It has been frustrating to deal with the two-faced approach and the countless roadblocks that our cafeteria seems to be giving us.

People have lost sight of the common denominator with all the finger pointing, when it comes to the intriguing argument of whom or what determines what we eat. Individuals have forgotten the process of supply and demand, democracy, and most important individual choices.

When Michael Pollan's book The Omnivore's Dilemma was published, many readers began questioning him for advice on what they should eat in order to stay healthy. In his more recent book, In Defense of Food, he responds with three rules, "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants"(Pollan 1). This seven word response seems too simple for a relatively complicated question, but as he further elaborates these rules into specific guidelines, this summary turns out to be surprisingly complete. Using inductive and deductive reasoning, he debunks the ideas behind nutritionism and food science, and proves that the western diet is the cause for food related diseases. Inductive reasoning is when a

I have planned and chosen the curriculum links aligned with the activity and the outcome. I have carefully planned the resources/ materials required for the experiment, including plain flour, soft icing mixture and corn flour, water and food colouring. I believe that children would be engaged and motivated in the experiment, as they observe my demonstration and the curiosity to find out the mysterious mixture. Next time, I would ask students to bring a list of items from their kitchen pantry, and to use one of them as an additional mixture, as they will be interested in trying out a mixture of their choic, such as whole meal (wheat, flour), and rice flour. Next time, I would ensure that the lesion is timed well.

Morning: A bowl of cereal at 7:45am. I prepared the bowl of cereal with milk and Cheerios. I also had an orange juice. I ate the entire bowl of cereal.

Macbeth is one of Shakespeare’s most amazing tragedies, where both the ambitious and conscientious feelings of the characters greatly impact the outcome of the play. Macbeth is heavily affected through his ambitious feeling of him wanting to be king, but in the end his conscious wins the internal battle. This is shown through his inner thoughts, his soliloquy and him telling Lady Macbeth that they are not to go through with the killing. Now this may seem puzzling as Macbeth committed a terrible crime, but he was not driven by ambition at the time, but rather by his ambitious wife. When the witches informed him of his future, which stated that he was to be a king, the first thought that came to mind was the murdering of Duncan.

Civilizations are a lot different now than they were in 800 B.C. Since then, history is still being recorded. Things are still being discovered and found from the earliest of days in these foreign communities. From the few things that we know from their past we have developed ideas and inferred what life in Ancient Greece might have been like.

First my measuring in my food was very detailed. My first day of weekly food journal was good.

Food is a necessity for survival in our everyday lives. But have you really thought about the energy that is put in to make the delicious meals? What we eat matters. A vegetarian meal has a lower embedded energy compared to a meal with meat yet we often chose the meal with meat. One of the perks of having more vegetarian meals is the health benefits that come with it. The energy input for meat foods are higher than plant based foods because these foods requires machinery that uses a lot of electricity.

In general, I feel that this lesson was generally successful. The students, for the most part were engaged and thinking about the North East region. During the previous lesson, we discussed that the regions were divided by climate, culture, geography and economy and the students were able to apply those concepts to the lesson. Because they are familiar with this region, because it is our home region, they were able to compare and analyze aspects of this region to the other regions. They determined the climate, culture, economy and geography of this region by activating prior knowledge and sharing what they knew about the

In the book, The Good Food Revolution tells the impactful story of Will Allen. The book goes into full detail about the struggles that lead up to his accomplishments. Will Allen has had an adventurous and eventful life that has allowed him to learn so much from his own experiences. The book is told in first person which allows the reader to feel personally connected to Will Allen as his life story unravels. As Will Allen tells his story he talks about the people who helped him along the way. He mentions how his family and the people he had met stood by his side and how they influenced him. Personally, when I read books that are told in first person point of view it makes me feel more connected to the individual, and what they are telling me. I am able to feel such a  close connection and find a way to relate to the story even better. The way Will Allen’s story is expressed through words on a page does not feel like that at all. I honestly felt like I was having a one on one conversation with Will Allen when reading the book. It felt like he was telling me in person all his stories and his background history. I believe the first person point of view positively affected the book.

Based on the evidence gathered, I would extend this lesson into 4 days and teach at a slower pace. Doing this will allow the students, to do this step by step with no misconceptions along the way. In the four days I would first introduce solids, and go in depth in this lesson. I would do many activities like