Taking a Look at Cooking Matters

Read "Home-Front Cookery" (on page 534 of your textbook) and answer this question: What wartime conditions would seem to have been the causes for the kind of cooking described? In order for victory to be obtained in the war the people had to be behind the war and support the war effort. Sacrifices would have to be made by everybody not just on the battlefield but at home as well. Unlike other wars, no one could remain neutral so the government utilized propaganda to get the civilian population behind the war effort.

The “Cooking Matter” program will be responsible for three interventions to help alleviate child hunger by recruiting college student participants. (See appendix J for group work VII on intervention development). The first intervention was “Read It before You Eat It!” this intervention will demonstrate the correct way to read nutrition and food labels. Each participant will examine the actual food packaging labels of different food items such as whole wheat pasta, regular pasta, bread, cheese, and

Denny’s can impact childhood hunger in the US by working closely with food banks across the nation, creating food pantries, and creating community gardens in low income areas. Food banks collects food from many different sources and it also distributes its resources. Furthermore, creating a food pantry in high schools that are in low income areas can help families. Students who attend these high schools will also be from families who struggle with obtaining food. Moreover, students can come to the pantry and get some food for their families. In addition, a high school is a central location for numerous families. High schools Students can volunteer in expanding the food pantry, who will also work closely with the city’s food banks.

For example, I drove around the neighborhood previously looking for healthy food choices at an affordable price. However, I found that around the clinic, there were not many healthy food options in walking distance. For example, Hillen Grocery store, a convenient store that sells snack options is located eleven minutes walking distance from the clinic. Giant food market, which serves more healthier options at a high price range, is located eighteen minutes walking distance from the clinic. Because of this reason, I provided patients at the clinic with alternatives to remedy the problem. Besides teaching them how to replace meals, I also gave them information about virtual supermarkets provided through the program Healthy Baltimore

Attempting to urge student involvement and the rising costs of providing meals is a constant issue with the companies which provides meals for the schools. In the meantime, the issue remains how to increase the nutritional values of the food provided and assisting the companies that provide the food to do so and to maintain a stable program and its honesty, especially in making sure that children who are not eligible do not receive these reduced cost or free meals (Ralston, Newman, Clauson, Guthrie, & Buzby, 2008, p. iii).

In last week’s activity, we had to put ourselves in the shoes of a parent with a nine year old child, who relies on food stamps in order to eat every week. We had forty two dollars to spend on groceries from the food stamps and had to make it last a week. Our strategy consisted of picking the cheapest types of food we could find that had a lot of servings, while also making sure the nutrition was somewhat sufficient to keep us healthy. We used Walmart to shop for groceries since it had the cheapest prices compared to local grocery stores like Publix. Planning out the meals, we realized that living on only forty two dollars a week for food really limited the variety of our diet. We realized that having a child to support with this low variety

In 2014, I proposed a cooking class in partnership with Penn Charter and the St. James School, a nearby middle school that educates underprivileged students in a rigorous, nurturing environment. I designed the program to address food access and nutrition. After fundraising and friendraising, it was successfully

There were neighborhoods throughout Philadelphia where residents couldn’t easily buy healthy foods like fruits and vegetables. And science shows us that people who live in these underserved neighborhoods are more at risk for serious diet-related diseases like obesity(Food Trust website). They began with one farmers market at Tasker Homes, a public housing development in South Philadelphia. Once a week, with the help of the Tasker Homes Tenant Council, they set up one long table overflowing with produce. It happened to be the only source of fresh fruits and vegetables in the community. The Food Trust works with neighborhoods, schools, grocers, farmers and policymakers in Philadelphia and across the country to change how we all think about healthy food and to increase its availability. The Food Trust efforts with its partners resulted in the creation of the Fresh Food Financing Initiative. It was the nations first statewide financing program to increase supermarket development in underserved areas. The Food Trust is a nonprofit organization that continues to ensure that all children who live in communities have access to safe, healthy and affordable food. Their key goal of this project is to stimulate the development of supermarkets in lower-income neighborhoods.

Administration and student council, do you think that children up to college students know how to cook something other than ramen noodles and box mac and cheese? (T1: Rhetorical Question) According to Huffington Post, (2011) (S1:Parenthesis) 28% of Americans did not know how to cook. ‘51% said they had a spouse or partner who does most of the cooking. The other major excuses were “not having enough time” 21% and “not wanting to clean up afterwards” 25%. Many also indicated that the time it takes to go grocery shopping is a major impediment’ (Satran). To put it simply, too many Americans (T2: Synecdoche) just don’t know how to cook. Since our diets consist of highly processed foods that sadly have contributed to a health crisis, more than

I was the volunteer coordinator for a student service organization (SNAC) during my undergraduate work. SNAC’s goal was to improve the health of disadvantaged students through nutrition education and interventions. We provided food assistance, taught healthy cooking classes, and linked students to other assistance services as needed. I quickly recognized a relationship between nutrition, socioeconomic status, and health, which opened the door to my interests in public health. I saw the opportunity to help individuals by improving the wellness of their community.

For such a long time, hunger still remains a complicated issue in America. Unlike other countries, hunger in America is not just getting enough food, but rather getting the right food and making the right choices. This project is a perfect example of how difficult it is to create a balance and nutritional meal on a tight budget. For starter, individuals who are under this program might have to sacrifice for some of the less nutritional food if they want to stay under the budget, which might results in some long term effects on the individual’s health. Instead of being able to purchase fresh fruits and leaner cuts of meat every day, I was forced to purchase cheap products that are nowhere close to today’s nutritional standards. Now, it wouldn’t

In a small town in Massachusetts, one chef makes a difference in the health of the school lunch students eat each day. Chef Paul is the head of her school's lunch program. She makes healthy, fresh food every day and the students

Number 12 on a list of things people regretted the most during old age is wishing they had taken better care of their bodies (Hudson). As a community, finding ways to increase children’s interest in their health is our obligation. One Step at a Time integrates fun into making healthy snacks by filling the tops of tables in the lunchroom with fruits, veggies, and whole grains once a month. One Step encourages the kids to experiment and find different recipes they enjoy. After the children have tested and approved of many different meals, snacks, and even smoothies, volunteers for One Step will create a cookbook filled with loads of recipes. One Step and its attendees will sell copies of the cookbook and any funds will go directly towards funding the exciting, educational

Thinking about the importance and significance of food respective to our health, ethnic culture and society can cause cavernous, profound, and even questionable thoughts such as: “Is food taken for granted?”, “Is specialty foods just a fad or a change in lifestyle?”, and even “Is food becoming the enemy.” Mark Bittman, an established food journalist, wrote an article called “Why take food seriously?” In this article, Bittman enlightens the reader with a brief history lesson of America’s appreciation of food over the past decades. This history lesson leads to where the social standing of food is today and how it is affecting not only the people of America, but also the rest of the world.

Hello, James; overall, great post. First off, I agree with your point that in the Old Testament, God was a bit stricter as it relates to crimes and capital punishment. Then, in the New Testament, He taught on more about forgiveness of crimes. On the other hand, one of the origins of capital punishment is in the Book of Genesis. “The LORD said, “What have you done? Listen! Your brother’s blood cries out to me from the ground” (Genesis 4:10). In this scripture, God has condemned Cain for killing his brother Abel. God did not order Cain to be put to death for his crime. However, from this point on, He expected for all of His children to know what is expected them. “It is common to hear the death penalty described as "barbaric" with reference