I am writing this blog as a response to the article's "The Omnivore's Dilemma," by Pollan and "The Pleasures of Eating," by Berry. For the blog I was asked whether or not the articles have impacted how I eat.
I love food, all food, but food causes me a great deal of anxiety. I am always worried about how many calories I am consuming, or if the food is all natural. I worry if I am feeding my family the healthiest choices. I want to make sure I am teaching my children to make healthy choices. In today's society, it seems like all food is unhealthy. One week organic is in and the only way to go, and then the next week they say organic could cause health problems. In Pollan's artice, he claims that "deciding what you eat will stir anxiety." I couldn't agree more with this statement. When I go to the grocery store to pick out weekly dinners stress overwhelms me.
Pollan stated in his artice that Italy and France are healthier and slimmer then our country. He says "they choose their meals based on pleasure and tradition." I wish I could do this. Growing up, my parents always made homemade dinners every night. We never worried about low fat or organic. We ate meals like homemade spaghetti and meatballs, chicken cutlets, roast, etc. We had fabulous meals, and guess what? We were all thin and none of us have any health issues to date. This makes me wonder if other countries are on to something? I make all homemade meals for my family as well, but I am always adding margarine instead of butter, or organic eggs, and low fat milk. I hardly add any salt, and try my hardest to cut down on fats. We very rarely have fast food if ever. We will take the kids once every so many months as a special treat, but we avoid it as much as possible.
Both articles touched on the struggles that farmers are facing today. I feel bad for farmers, but at the same time I am ignorant to most of the struggles they are facing. I am what Berry would describe as an Industrial eater. In Berry's article he defined "the industrial eater as one who does know that eating is an agricultural act, who no longer knows or imagines the connections between eating and the land, and who is therefore necessarily passive and uncritical - in short - a victim." I do make some connections between eating and the land, I try to be aware of what is organic and whats not, but I am not overly aware. I go into the grocery store and I buy what's there. I am not worried about where it came from, the transportation costs, etc. It's either a healthy food or it's not. Berry mentioned that a great way to become a better eater is to "learn what is involved in the best farming in gardening." That just seems like adding more stress and anxiety into choosing what to eat.
The articles have not impacted the way I eat in any way. If anything, they have only caused more anxiety about food choices. However, I may be more aware now about where my produce is coming from but I am not going overly crazy about it. I think I will just follow the French and Italians and eat based on pleasures and traditions! :0)
I love food, all food, but food causes me a great deal of anxiety. I am always worried about how many calories I am consuming, or if the food is all natural. I worry if I am feeding my family the healthiest choices. I want to make sure I am teaching my children to make healthy choices. In today's society, it seems like all food is unhealthy. One week organic is in and the only way to go, and then the next week they say organic could cause health problems. In Pollan's artice, he claims that "deciding what you eat will stir anxiety." I couldn't agree more with this statement. When I go to the grocery store to pick out weekly dinners stress overwhelms me.
Pollan stated in his artice that Italy and France are healthier and slimmer then our country. He says "they choose their meals based on pleasure and tradition." I wish I could do this. Growing up, my parents always made homemade dinners every night. We never worried about low fat or organic. We ate meals like homemade spaghetti and meatballs, chicken cutlets, roast, etc. We had fabulous meals, and guess what? We were all thin and none of us have any health issues to date. This makes me wonder if other countries are on to something? I make all homemade meals for my family as well, but I am always adding margarine instead of butter, or organic eggs, and low fat milk. I hardly add any salt, and try my hardest to cut down on fats. We very rarely have fast food if ever. We will take the kids once every so many months as a special treat, but we avoid it as much as possible.
Both articles touched on the struggles that farmers are facing today. I feel bad for farmers, but at the same time I am ignorant to most of the struggles they are facing. I am what Berry would describe as an Industrial eater. In Berry's article he defined "the industrial eater as one who does know that eating is an agricultural act, who no longer knows or imagines the connections between eating and the land, and who is therefore necessarily passive and uncritical - in short - a victim." I do make some connections between eating and the land, I try to be aware of what is organic and whats not, but I am not overly aware. I go into the grocery store and I buy what's there. I am not worried about where it came from, the transportation costs, etc. It's either a healthy food or it's not. Berry mentioned that a great way to become a better eater is to "learn what is involved in the best farming in gardening." That just seems like adding more stress and anxiety into choosing what to eat.
The articles have not impacted the way I eat in any way. If anything, they have only caused more anxiety about food choices. However, I may be more aware now about where my produce is coming from but I am not going overly crazy about it. I think I will just follow the French and Italians and eat based on pleasures and traditions! :0)
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