Eating Habits

Energy value can be expressed as the property whereby a food produces both energy and heat within the body. The energy value of ice-cream varies greatly, depending on the food value of ingredients from which it is made. The dairy products which are used to make ice-cream contain the components of milk, but in different…

In this essay, I will focus on the aspect of eating animal meats in our everyday life to demonstrate what eat or consume is not as simple as we think. Besides, supporting fair trade foods and reducing food wastage in the food buying and consumption process will also be discussed. Indeed, there are social and…

Eating meat is part of the daily life of billions of people all over the world. Every day thousands of animals are killed for the production of meat food for people. However, studies have shown that meat is not essential for our existence and gives us nothing more than the other foods on the market….

Michael Pollen poses a question that humans ask themselves everyday. What should we have for dinner? I know in my house that is a very hard question to answer. The Seattle Times say that, “Michael Pollen is a Magician.” They like how he turned corn, cows, pigs, and chickens into a brilliant, eye-opening account of…

About one third of Americans are extremely over weight, which may be why crash dieting is beginning to plague America. It’s estimated that Americans alone spend 80-100 billion dollars on weight loss tactics. People go on these diets to get quick results but are these results hurting them more than helping? The answer is Yes!…

The main difference between cake and pie is how they are both made. Cake is a bread-like food. It is typically sweet with layers of sweet icing. There can be multiple layers of cake stacked on top of each other and can be decorated anyway, and in any shape.The main ingredients of a cake is…

Fast Food Nation Eric Schlosser is the author who has written about the fast food industry and he presents many of his findings in the book “Fast Food Nation”. However, his book is not merely an expose of the fast food industry but is even more a consideration of how the fast food industry has…

Harry Elmer Barnes In 1952, Harry Elmer Barnes wrote a timely article, “How ‘Nineteen Eighty-Four’ Trends Threaten American Peace, Freedom, and Prosperity” as the final chapter of the classic revisionist anthology, Perpetual War for Perpetual Peace. Barnes analyzed George Orwell’s classic novel as a work of prophecy and sounded the alarm to reverse the “1984”…

Eating Disorders Two million people in the world suffer from eating disorders, whether it is anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa. Two thirds of teenage girls and one third of teenage boys do not like their bodies and the weights they are at. Many people suffer from related conditions like bulimia and anorexia but do not…

Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is a very important vitamin to the body. Vitamin C promotes healthy teeth and gums, helps absorption of iron, aids in maintenance of normal connective tissue, promotes wound healing, and helps boost the immune system. With vitamin C being such a useful substance to our bodies, finding good sources of vitamin…