Tips And Tricks

Although studies might show otherwise, you don’t have to be rich in order to live a healthy lifestyle. As with the previous article, there are so many ways that one can stay healthy by simply eating lots of fruits and vegetables, a fast, yet budget-friendly way. This article too gives tips and ideas in order to be healthy. Here are some useful yet simple tips: drinking water, eating eggs, and buying generic food. Something as simple as drinking water may not be the ideal way to decrease costs of food, but it is! Drinking water is not only good for the body, but also, is FREE! Eating eggs is also a useful tip. Eggs come in a bulk and are super cheap and are also high in vitamins. It’s a win-win situation. Lastly, buying generic brand can help in the future. You might be thinking it’s only a few cents of a difference, but as time passes, those cents add up. There are many ways one can be healthy on a budget, it is just a matter of being informed. http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog/2007/07/30/16-ways-to-eat-healthy-while-keeping-it-cheap/

Stay On A Budget

There are many ways to eat healthy even if you are on a low budget. This article gives tips on how one can have a healthy lifestyle although money is a little tight. A few ways to stay healthy on a budget are: to choose inexpensive meals, planning ahead, and to seek for help. Choosing food is a great way to stay healthy—picking out canned food, raw fruits, and frozen veggies allow one to stay on a low healthy budget. Planning ahead can help also, with the idea of knowing what to eat, can save you lots of money as well as time. There are also lots of programs and organizations such as applying for food stamps or Meals on Wheels (as mentioned in the article) that are free of cost and can potentially help an individual in the long-run. Living a healthy lifestyle can be easily achieved through low costs.http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/nutritious-meals-low-income-4788.html

It's Not Impossible!

As many people might assume, eating healthy is only achieved by higher income individuals, the article above proves otherwise. It states that in a study that was conducted, the four main nutrients that were being studied showed a significant difference in how much was being consumed by low income people in comparison to people of a higher class. The study looked at what people were already buying and consuming to conclude with their findings. With that, they found an increase of several hundreds of dollars if the recommended was consumed. The real deal here is that, even if you are not as rich as can be, the cost of trying or at least intending to consume healthily is not as impossible as people think it is. People, nowadays, tend to believe that the notion of eating healthy food makes it difficult if it is not in the higher price range.

http://grist.org/food/2011-08-09-healthy-eating-is-hard-but-not-impossible-low-income-americans/

Rich=Healthy

In the article, “Eating Healthy Is A Privilege Of The Rich,” it portrays the idea that eating a healthy diet is a earned not automatically achieved. The author continues by suggesting that the government should be of help towards individuals and families when it comes to eating healthy on a daily basis. The author then paints the idea of a fresh home-cooked meal: a piece of salmon, greens, and rice and concluding to the fact that most Americans can not afford this type of meal.

As stated in the article, a study was conducted in which a survey was administered to individuals in Washington asking what type of food they consumed. The people that were closest to the guidelines were consuming healthier foods that those than those individuals who were not as close. In this same study, it was concluded that about 15 % of households in America or 49 billion people, do not have enough money to pay for food that they want to consume every day.

It is saddening to know that you can only be healthy by being of a particular social class. There are many people that would like to be healthy but cannot due to the amount of income they receive. Being separated through classes not only causes stratification between people, but also creates barriers which keep the lower-income people at the bottom. This makes them less healthy and essentially have a shorter life span when compared to those people that are of a higher class.

           

http://newsone.com/1443135/eating-healthy-is-a-privelege-of-the-rich/

American People Problems

     This meme has a toddler with a suspicious face on him while talking to what seems to be a tourist that is visiting his country of origin. In the meme, the text implies that the tourist tells the little boy about the notion that people in the United States look in their refrigerators and have a variety of food but chose to inflict the idea that there is not any food to eat. While trying to be humorous, this is an actual on going issue that most Americans have on a daily basis.

     People that have food to eat everyday of their lives sometimes forget to appreciate what they have. They surpass the idea that they have food in the first place and live their lives in a bitter way. There are starving children in lots of places around the world, especially third world countries. Low income to no income families go day by day trying to figure out if they are going to have the next meal in order to stay alive that day. These people are usually malnutrition as well as unnourished on a daily basis.

     This meme is significant in the way that it makes you realize the important aspects of life. It makes you appreciate your life as well as others’ lives. Not only that, it also concludes the idea that higher income people are better off in many ways. They are more healthy, live longer lives, are prone to less diseases, and are very nourished.        

Popeyes Of America

Through this meme I have created, I decided to compare the idea of going to a bank and ordering a meal at fast-food restaurant. Usually, when one goes to a bank, a bulletproof glass window divides the individual and the teller for protection due to the fact that there are large amounts of money at a bank. When one goes to a fast food restaurant, there is usually a drive-through or a walk-in area where one can order their food and eat it there as well. It is ironic, yet intriguing that there is bulletproof glass window at a place where someone gets food. After all, how much money could a fast food restaurant have at one particular moment?

            This Popeye’s is located in Los Angeles, California. It is in the heart of a predominately, very low-income area. This bulletproof glass window represents a lot in this restaurant, as well as the society. The fear that underlies this particular community is extremely significant—to the point where the Popeye’s food company is in fear that a person that resides in this community will potentially shoot an employer to either get money or get chicken.

            It is interesting that there has to be a physical barrier of that extreme between the customer and the employee of that restaurant. It makes the claim that lower-income neighborhoods are not only dangerous, but also untrustworthy. In my experiences at Popeye’s, I have never ordered through a window like this. It is very shocking  to know that there are places such as this one.

The Food We Eat

          In this article, I have come across, once again, the notion that social class has an impact on the food we consume. The author focuses on both the indirect and direct ways those social factors play a significant role when buying and consuming food on a day-to-day basis.

          A great point that was brought up in this article is that lower income individuals usually intake less fruits and vegetables as well as consuming not so healthy meals than, let’s say, a middle-class individual. Concluding to fact that lower income people usually have higher rates of illnesses than that of higher status in society.

          Lower income people unfortunately reside in places where there is a vast majority of individuals and families that live in poverty. It saddens me that not only are they struggling to make ends meet, when they do have the money and time to go grocery shopping, there are limitations that withhold them from buying healthy foods. There are times when even when there are foods such as fruit or vegetables, they are either extremely expensive, or not in the best terms for consumption whereas higher income neighborhoods are full of fresh foods on a constant daily terms.

          With higher social economic status, usually comes higher income. Higher educated people are usually more informed on what the body needs on a daily basis in order to be considered healthy. They have a better understanding on what is considered healthy. This portrays that higher-class people not only live a healthier life, but in a better lifestyle.

http://www.eufic.org/article/en/health-and-lifestyle/food-choice/artid/social-economic-determinants-food-choice/ 

Why Food?

     Why talk about food? Food is not only one of the essential aspects of lots of people’s daily lives; it is what brings us together as a society. Throughout our day, food is constantly surrounding us. As I pondered about what topic to chose as the base of my blog, I realized that researching and writing about food would allow me to learn more about the society we live in.
Food is such an interesting topic because it makes us who we are as individuals. Where you buy food, what you eat, and what you do not eat, really says a lot about a particular individual. Besides being fuel for our bodies, it is a way where we portray as well as manifest our beliefs into tangible, edible, items.
     The social status of each person usually reflects up what type of food they buy as well as what they intake on a daily basis. It is sort of like a barrier between who eats socially healthy and who does not. Eating politically “correct” allows for those individuals to feel a part of that society. It is a not only a form of identification, but a level of unity within our society. It allows us to come together under the same underlying notion.
     So far, I have learned a bit about food as well as the impact it has in our society. Being as essential as it is, I hope that I can expand my knowledge on this topic through this blog.

If It Don't Make Dollars It Don't Make Sense!!

          I found this image and it appealed to me because it makes lots of sense. The coins forming a dollar sign describe the power money has over the food we consume on a daily basis. Without money, we would not have much to eat. These tangible pieces of copper allow the idea of exchanging items; such as food become a very significant aspect throughout our day.

          Depending on the social status of each person usually is a great representation on how educated he or she is on consuming enriched, hearty, food.  As well as being educated, it allows for the individual to want to better their lives by eating better, compared to a less educated person. There are times when money isn’t available for people and there is an ultimatum being made between eating the next meal or paying the rent. It is unpleasant to hear these types of situations, but unfortunately, lots of people go through this every single day. The struggle for money can be very straining as well as stressful at times.  

A Day At The Market!

            In a recent blog I was visiting, I have come to realize that everyone thinks differently about the food that they consume. Food is a great, but subtle representation of oneself. It not only shows what type of person you are, but also allows people to put you in certain categories depending on the food that you eat.
            Organic, fast-food, being vegetarian or vegan, and even being on the latest diet all have an impact on the way you are categorized in society. It creates and seperates a fine line between the higher income individuals and the lower income individuals.
            In the article, the woman talks about the idea of eating “healthy” being much more expensive than people think. She continues by explaining that her life as an aspiring family therapist had her life in a fast moving pace. Eating lots of snacks throughout the day, made her used to the idea that her body needed to eat every four hours. Until one day, when she was in Compton and had no snacks. Quickly rushing into the nearest supermarket, she was in for a surprise. She describes the lack of familiarity with the packages as well as the absence of variety of fruits and vegetables. She left the supermarket hungry, disappointed, and stunned.
            It is amazing to me that food and social class are related. Food is such a “normal” aspect of most peoples’ lives that it seems so insignificant that there would in fact be an correlation between the two.
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