Soul Food

So, I watched the movie "Soul Food" last night, and it made me think. For those of you that aren't familiar with the movie, it's about a family attempting to stay together after their mother dies. Their mother, Big Mama, cooked Sunday dinner every week. Regardless of what was going on, the family always set aside their issues and problems to come to Big Mama's house for dinner. At any rate, I realized that many families are like Big Mama's family. The only time people ever take the time out to sit down and eat with one another is on a Sunday. Why is that?

Well actually, why was that? The way things are these days, family dinners can be held at the restaurant down the street.

Before you know it, Thanksgiving Dinner will no longer carry the excitement of home cooked turkey and dressing along with it. What is the world coming to?

Home Cooking vs Fast Food

It's about time to collaborate all the blog information together to formulate it into a project. A play is at the top of my list of things where I want to take my research. Writing a play based off of the information accumulated over a period of time, seems like the right choice. It could incorporate the different arguments and ideas of home cooking and fast food. I'm looking forward to starting it.

Final Post

To conclude the posts that have thus far been erratic in style and content, I can honestly say that I have very little new to say. With that being said, from all the information acquired so far, it is reasonable to conclude that (1) Google Alerts, though a clever and convenient form of reasearch, is not the best means, by far, to conduct such research and should not be depended upon as the sole source for all content, (2) that the heat is absolutely terrible and farmers are having a heck of a time dealing with it, and (3) that if the end is as nigh as the common belief would suggest, then we are doomed to rot in a wasteland of mass-produced filth and little more than a reasonable facsimile of "good health." Thank you, industrialization. You've done us a world of good.
Signing Forever Off.
L.A.

Not so fun facts...

So I looked up some interesting facts on diabetes because I am running out of things to talk about. Apparently, Asians are more likely to get diabetes than the white population. Also, diabetes in India is very common because many people have apple shaped or obese body types there. The most common first symptom of diabetes is feeling thirsty. Finally, about 6 people die per minute of diabetes. These were just some of the facts I found about diabetes.

Now Let's See Here...

Research isn't panning out as well as it, I guess, should be. I'm running, quite quickly, out of new things to report and ruin your day with. But, before I completely stop reporting, I'd like to link another article I found that is about reinforcing being "different." It's a good idea:
I forget whether this week's blog is wrapping up or if it is next week's, but I think I'm going to kind of wrap up.
This research has really broadened my knowledge of what people suffer through. I realized that eating disorders weren't just Anorexia and Bulimia, but were binging and purging and abuse of exercise and all these different categories. To be truthful, I once thought I was beginning to be "fat" and gave thought to cutting back on food. This research erased that thought from my mind. It gave me more confidence. I don't want to end up in therapy, talking to some sarcastic adult about my problems, or in the hospital with, shudder, needles under my skin. And more so, I like my eyes and vision. Life is a nice thing. And where I might not have the rock-hard abs and perfectly flat stomach of some of my friends, being a little more curvy isn't a BAD thing. After all, I want people to love me for me, not for what they want me to be. But I'm getting off topic.
Eating disorders affect more people than I realized, too. These past weeks have helped me to be able to recognize eating disorders better, and be able to stand up to anyone who might be afflicted with them. If we do have another blog due next week, I'll leave it to talk about my story. I've already started on it, and it's going very well.

Reflections

There isn't much I can say that I haven't already said before. However, on this blog I would like to...reflect- I don't know. Anyways.

I want whoever reads this to look in the mirror or any thing reflective. Take a good look.
The person staring back is you. He/she will always be you no matter what you look like. The emotion in the eyes and face, is you. Don't try to change who you are to be accepted. Don't go on crazy diets so you be skinny and fit in. When you're hurt dont binge on unhealthy foods. Just Don't.

If you really want to change what you see in the mirror, then change how you see yourself in your mind. If you think you're beautiful then your beautiful. But if you think that isn't enough, then make sure you lose weight the healthy way and do it for yourself, not anyone else. You'll feel a lot better on the inside if you did it for yourself and if you didn't have to stoop to unhealthy levels to do it. Good dietary choices matter, so make good choices.

The Dark Side of the All American Meal

When you ask someone why they love fast food, they will most likely tell you that it's because it tastes good. Although that may be true, many Americans don't know the secret behind the flavor of some of their favorite fast foods. According to Eric Schlosser's book The Dark Side of the All American Meal, just about all of fast foods are processed so most of their original flavor is destroyed. To make of for the loss of flavor, the factories that process the food add in ingredients like beef extract, unknown animal products, and other artifical additives.
Statistics show that about one quarter of the US population eat fast food every day, and that roughly 12% of the working class has worked at McDonald's. Children are now about to recognize McDonald's golden arches before they can even say their own name. Those same golden arches have become more recognized than the Christian cross. Is this really the world that we're living in?