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.
.http://nortonbooks.typepad.com/everydaysociology/2011/07/food-whats-class-got-to-do-with-it.html