In Bodley's book, he states that over-consumption of food is a "dimension of the culture of consumption, and it is a form of malnutrition..."(148). Next time you go out to eat with a group of friends and/or family, keep track of your consumption. According to Brian Wansink from the University of Illinois, the atmosphere and the environment of where you eat can influence how much you eat, and how long you eat for. For example, dimmed or soft lighting can lengthen a party's stay at a restaurant. In addition, the presence of other people can influence the amount of food you eat. A research done in 1992 showed that meal size increased as the number of people present increased.
Every time I go out to eat with my family, I get shoved with food by my parents and their friends. Since my parents prefer not to take home any leftovers, they rely on me to finish the rest of the food; I guess that's why they refer to me as the vacuum cleaner.
In Chapter 4 of Bodley's book, Bodley states that Over-consumption malnutrition is attributed to the "nutrition transition" (148). This is the change from complex carbohydrates, whole grains, and vegetables to fats, simple carbohydrates, or sugars. While observing the isle of bread at this grocery store, I noticed that the majority of the bread being sold were white bread. The healthier multi grain bread with fiber were noticeably outnumbered. In addition, the healthier multi grain bread were more expensive than the plain white bread.
As a part time poor and starving college student, I try to save as much money as I can. When I am off at college, I have to buy my own food and cook for myself. The bread that I tend to buy are the cheapest ones available. I may only save a couple dollars but a couple dollars here and there will add up to an extra meal.
Reading “Inundation” in the Annual Editions Anthropology book caused me to realize that I completely take resources around me for granted, like water. After reading the article a couple of days ago, I passed by this water fountain and decided to take a picture. Water is essential for daily living, and is readily available wherever I turn—-sinks, showers, toilets, water fountains, and even refrigerators are sources of clean water. It is available for purchase in any store I walk into, or any vending machine I approach. I can take a 15 minute shower with warm water and drink some whenever I am thirsty. This all seems obvious, but the thought behind this is, what if we didn't have clean water in the US for daily living? In contrast, the Kiribati people are having a hard time surviving with their subsistence lifestyle, which is being affected by climate change. Blair and Beck wrote, “As ever-higher high tides penetrate these atolls’ porous coral foundations, they foul the only reliable source of fresh water” (p179). I can’t imagine living among a population where over 95% of the children have intestinal worms due to bacteria in their water, let alone having only brackish water to drink when I am thirsty! Life for me has been very easy, and I have never had to deal with actual hunger or thirst. It is always a punch in the face to realize that I have all the basic nutrition and resources that I need to survive, while others are completely struggling to get by.
This is a picture of the cafeteria in Merritt College. I talked to an employee at the counter (who isn't pictured here), who said that the menu and schedule were a bit different for the summer, because there are less students around. The cafeteria is open 7:30am-3:30pm, Monday to Thursdays. On Fridays, nothing is open due to budget cuts. The basic foods sold here are sandwiches, salads, hamburgers, and fries, along with a large selection of snacks such as chips, soda, cookies, candy, fruits, and even Kimchi noodle bowls of ramen and spam musubi. He said that if one wanted to eat a healthier meal, the salad was the best bet, but one could also choose the turkey burger which had no fat, veggies sandwiches, or the Gardenburger that I think has a veggie patty. He didn't give me a straight-forward response when I asked him what he thought was the unhealthiest food on the menu.
This cafeteria is probably similar to cafeterias anywhere else. It contains a wide selection of food, whether healthy or not, and is a frequent stopping point for students and workers on campus. It is convenient and available. However, I wonder how nourishing this food can be if one were to depend on the cafeteria for meals everyday. What are the foods made of, such as the veggie patty and fat free turkey meat? What about the packaged and processed chips, cookies, candies, and sodas that were readily available? It may be easy for people to just buy cafeteria food out of convenience because they don't have time to make lunch everyday and consume it, but not even think twice about what is entering their bodies, causing over-consumption. This reminds me of how Bodley describes over-consumption malnutrition as a "change from diets rich in complex carbohydrates, whole grains, and vegetables to diets based on fats and simple carbohydrates, or sugars" (p148). A cafeteria is probably meant to quickly feed many people at once, but I feel like it has become such a process that one may not even consider the lack of nutrition or quality of the food they are eating.
I consider myself lucky to have grown up near Chinatown, the place where my mom frequently went to go buy groceries. Whenever my mom prepared to go, she would make sure to bring my sister and I along, even bribing us by promising “I’ll buy you whatever you want!” so we would help her carry all the bags. Walking through the streets and cramped stores of Chinatown was nothing like going to a supermarket. There were no shopping carts, no such thing as discounts, very little advertising or fancy packaging, and the stores rarely accepted anything other than cash. However, the streets were always full of people, and the stores crowded with customers. I think it was always primarily the cheap prices and wide selection of fresh fruits and vegetables that always attracted people like my mom to Chinatown. It is amazing to think that I can buy a package of bok choy or a pound of apples for probably 1/3 of the price in Chinatown than at Safeway! Sometimes I feel dissatisfied after walking out of Safeway and looking at my receipt, even after all the savings I’ve accumulated with my club card. I can’t imagine life without a Chinatown, a place my family can turn to for reliable cheap prices on fresh food, and void of excessive advertisements on every flat surface. However, sometimes I wonder how the merchants of Chinatown must fare. Do they have to lower their standards of living to maintain such cheap prices? How is it for competition, since there are many other stores selling exactly the same thing? I often see vendors sitting outside behind the stands of fruits and vegetables. Sometimes they will try to convince customers to buy some fruit or veggie by allowing the customer to eat a piece. It's interesting overall to see the different methods of selling food, the different prices, as well as the different quality of food and environments.
This is a fruit stand at a baseball game. Fruit is a great option for snacking at a ball game. Ball games are known for the kinds of foods they have. Lots of fried foods like chicken or fish and chips and hot dogs are common. Foods such as ice cream and churros are abundant at the games. There are even vendors going all throughout the stands selling crackerjacks, licorice, and peanuts among other foods. You can buy cotton candy, candy, pizza, and nachos at a ball game. Making the choice to have a piece of fruit where candy and ice cream is readily available is a smart snack choice.
This picture was taken at the blood drive I went to this past week. It is a selection of snack foods meant to replenish donors immediately after their blood donation. It consists of prtezels, shortbread cookies, honey-roasted peanuts, granola bars, fig newtons, and oreos. These foods are meant to give donors a blast of calories and immediate energy. It is good that they are in small packages because they are easy to eat and there is a wide variety. Impulse foods are meant to be enjoyed right away in order to satisfy cravings. These snack foods are meant to satisfy hunger after blood donations. In the Bodley text book on page 148 it states, "Over-consumption malnutrition was becoming a global health problem attributed to the "nutrition transition"-the pervasive change from diets rich in complex carbohydrates, whole grains, and vegetable to diets based on fats and simple carbohydrates, or sugars." Since these snack items are mainly simple carbohydrates they are not as good for you as complex carbohydrates. They should be enjoyed in moderation for better health.
This picture was taken at the Oakland Athletics game. It is the view of the counter at a concessions stand. It is a picture of the fountain drink machine and candy and crackerjacks. Candy is about $3.25 a pack and soda costs $4.75 for a medium. In the Bodley text book it states on page 174, "In general, staple foods such as fresh fruit, vegetables, meat, and milk, which could form the basis of a nutritionally sound diet yet require minimal processing and have little "added value," are promoted very little. "Impulse" items such as soft drinks, candy, and other snack foods, and new products generally, are heavily dependent on continual promotion." Candy is a souce of added caloric intake. Too much candy eating is an example of over-consumption malnutrition.
This is a picture of the middle school I attended for three years. I was compelled to take this picture after remembering all the seagulls I always saw swarming the campus' grassy fields. They were especially aggressive during lunchtime, when all of us kids would accidentally [or purposefully] drop food on the ground. It was both scary and entertaining to watch the seagulls swiftly swoop down and snatch the crumbs off the ground in a matter of seconds. It was a tough game of survival of the fittest. In some ways, I feel like living in a commercialized society has produced “seagulls”—-people who are not very self-sufficient, dependent on what is dropped in front of them to survive, having to grab what’s thrown before others take it away. This picture of a great grassy field is something that is commonly seen throughout the rest of the city of Alameda. Bay Farm Island of Alameda used to be known as “Asparagus Island” because it was composed of farmland with asparagus as the principle crop. However, it is made up of a large golf course, many suburban housing developments, many office buildings, and a small shopping center with one Safeway. The numerous lawns of grass, trees, and bushes on Bay Farm Island reminded me what we talked about in class on those being an idea of a prestige image. They weren’t naturally grown on the island and they require lots of maintenance. What would happen if food was instead grown on those areas? Then we wouldn’t have to rely solely on the one Safeway in Bay Farm to survive…
This is Muhammad. He's been working at this food stand for four out of the 16 years this stand has existed on Mondays to Thursdays, 8am - 6:30pm. I pass by this stand twice a day as I go to and from class from the parking lot. I always saw him sitting outside the stand reading a newspaper, but never actually walked up to buy anything from the stand. There are several coolers in front of the stand, probably containing meat for the hot dogs he likes to make. He also sells a wide array of snack foods, from candy bars to chips to coffee. I feel like though all of these foods sound very tasty and he sells them cheapest out of the three total food stands on the Laney campus, I question how hazardous this could be on one’s health and whether students go there frequently because it is cheap and convenient. As Bodley states in “Anthropology and Contemporary Human Problems”: “The universal shift to urban life with both parents working outside the home, combined with massive commercial advertising, has dramatically increased the worldwide appeal of and market for highly processed and packaged convenience for foods, as well as ‘fast foods’ that are high in fat and sugar and low in nutrients ” (p148). I know that we most likely see the same food in these stands in numerous other places, but I never thought about how just convenience and low pricing could have an impact on one’s diet and health. It also makes me wonder whether some people have no other choice but to buy processed and packaged foods because they are cheaper to buy compared than high quality foods, such as those sold as "organic"...
The bunch of bananas that I bought had Del Monte stickers on them. After reading “Why Can’t People Feed Themselves” in the Annual Editions Anthropology book and watching "Life and Debt", I wondered where this banana came from when I bought it. Was I enjoying it at the expense of someone else living in Guatemala or Jamaica? The article in Annual Editions wrote that plantations often held much of the land idle simply to keep peasants from using it, even today! In Guatemala, Del Monte uses only 9000 out of the 57,000 acres they own! This was to “undercut self-provisioning agriculture and thus make rural populations dependent on plantation wages” (p160). Was this banana grown and picked by someone who was forced to work on a plantation because he was not allowed to be self-sufficient on his own land? Is the person who picked this banana suffering from lack of food and proper nutrition while I ate this banana on top of three other meals and a numerous number of snacks that day? This shows me how ignorant I am about where the food I eat comes from. I don’t think my perspective on Del Monte bananas (and perhaps other foods in the future) will ever be quite the same again.
The vending machine at Merritt College held the most expensive bag of M&Ms I have ever seen. I remember back in elementary or middle school, I was able to buy candy bars for around 60 cents, and even maybe 50 cents if they were on sale. I think it bothers me that a place could sell one regular bag of candy at $1.25, but it bothers me even more to think that people might actually pay that much if they are craving some chocolate or if they just don’t care about the price. Bodley's book states: "The nutrition transition, which seems to be an intrinsic feature of the global market economy, is a circular process in which the development of capitalist commercial enterprises causes social changes that over-stimulate the natural human appetite for fats and sweets and provide the commodities and the incomes to meet the almost unrestrained demand" (p148). I think Bodley may have a point when he writes that in this society, people give into their unrestrained demands and have the means to get what they want. If a person wants to eat a particular food, it is most likely a walk down the street or a short drive away. Even if a restaurant is far, people will still make a long drive to eat there if it is worth it to them. It seems like the taste and temptation of foods are more important than how healthy it is. And even if one is trying to watch what he eats, there are now so many different ways of doing so! Who would have thought food would have become so complicated?
I sat in my car at the edge of the parking lot facing the 880 freeway for a couple minutes, trying to take a good picture of all the trucks driving by. I don't think any of the trucks in this particular picture were delivering food, but I'm sure a good amount of the trucks that passed by every couple seconds were filled with food from all different places. Transportation of food happens all over the place, but I never really thought about that and the whole process of producing and delivering food until now. This reminds me of Bodley's book which says, “…industrial commercial societies reverse the energy input-output relationship of the food system typical of the tribal world, in which 10 or more kilocalories are produced for each kilocalorie expended” (p168). It was baffling to read about the energy costs of the distribution system in Bodley’s book! I never realized before how much work it must have taken for one item to end up on my dinner table, such as a factory potato (described in the book) that required intensive care—-the maintenance of soil conditions, moisture, and nutrients, controlling weeds, diseases, and insect infestations, the use of numerous chemical fertilizers, herbicides, and insecticides, and not to mention transporting, packaging, advertising, distributing, refrigerating, and cooking the potato. It is no wonder foods in supermarkets seem overpriced and no wonder why I am compelled to buy only foods that are on sale. Food has become "fully commercialized" (p163) and pricey. The emphasis on food seems to be hardly ever for basic nourishment anymore.
My mom bought this chocolate cake from Safeway on July 4th for my sister and a couple other friends' graduation. It was made up of two layers of chocolate cake with something like strawberry jam in the middle, smothered all around in rich, thick, overwhelmingly sweet chocolate frosting. I ate from this cake for a week before I decided I was probably cutting my life short. I eventually threw it out because it was better to get rid of all the temptation than to keep it and maybe be tempted to over-consume again. However, there was some guilt in throwing it out since I knew I had extra food to indulge in while people elsewhere probably didn't even have the luxury of eating dessert, let alone a full meal. Bodley's book states that "The most dramatic assessments of the global food system suggested that by the year 2000 three billion people, half the world's population, were malnourished, either from calorie and protein deficiency or vitamin and mineral deficiency or from over-consumption" (p145). Eating this cake was probably deteriorating my health and contributing to these statistics, not nourishing or benefiting me in any way. However, I feel like it is in a commercialized food system that high sugar and high calorie foods could be processed and successfully sold to people, causing over-consumption. Why are these kinds of cakes so often the main desserts at celebrations anyway? Why can't it be a fruit salad?
It amazes me that buying food can now be so ridiculously convenient...and lazy for us. I took this picture in the parking lot of Alameda Towne Centre, where there were about four other of the same trucks parked outside. I think food from Safeway can be ordered online, and they deliver it to you. Apparently the first order is a free delivery too! This worries me, because this shows how less and less self-sufficient our culture is becoming. Bodley states in his book that "...over-consumption has become more likely because urban life is physically less strenuous..." (p148). This is indeed true in that one doesn't even have to leave their house to buy food anymore if they are willing to pay for delivery! This could indeed lead to less exercise while a rise in over-consumption. What will be the next step in convenience for this commercialized society?
This photograph was taken in a parking lot of a small shopping center. My friends and I made a stop here to rest up and grab some food before the long drive back home. As we were stretching in the parking lot, I noticed that there was a gym called Planet Fitness right across from the Burger King we just ate at. I found it funny that the first thing the people see when they leave the gym was this Burger King and an Arby's which was located to the right of this photograph. I suppose occasional fast food will not substantially harm your body, but why would you want to gain back the fats, sugars, and carbohydrates you worked so hard to exercise off?
This drink is said to contain 0 calories and is naturally sweetened. Also, the nutrition label states that the drink contains 100% of your daily value of Vitamin C. It also contains other vitamins like E, B5, and B6. I notice that a lot of foods, such as cereal, have vitamins added to them now. How come all these vitamins are added in other foods now? Are we not getting enough nutrition from the foods at we eat?
In Bodley's book, he states that malnutrition from over-consumption is often accompanied by vitamins and minerals deficiency. However, the consumer should be aware that he or she should still take note of the amount that is be consumed throughout the day.
When you read the label, it states that the drink contains 100% of your daily value of Vitamin C. However, a 2009 article from the BBC stated that too much Vitamin C, or any other antioxidants may be harmful to your body.
Consumers are just fed the idea that all these supplements can help your body. However, Dr. Sarah Aldred from University of Birmingham states, "Sometimes we need to consider whether taking supplements is actually beneficial."
As I was driving, I noticed this sign placed at the edge of the street. As stated in chapter 4 in Bodley's book, malnutrition is a distribution problem, not production. How come in America, there are these all-you-can-eat buffets and restaurants with food challenges to see if you can consume an enormous amount of food, while people in other countries are starving and undernourished? What happens to the excess food that America does not consume?
With breakfast available at BK for $1, how can anyone afford to not eat unhealthy? With $1, you have the option of choosing breakfast muffin sandwich, sausage biscuit, hashbrowns, Lowfat Chocolate Milk, Fat Free Milk, orange juice, miniature cinnamon rolls, french toast sticks, or the cheesy bacon BK Wrapper. What a way to start the day. The chocolate milk, the fat free milk, and the orange juice are the ones to worry about because they are deceiving. While, the chocolate and the white milk are low in fat, they still have 29g and 14g of sugar respectively. However, the orange juice has 30g of sugar.
This is a photo of my food from a bbq picnic I recently attended. I had a cheeseburger, potato salad and a bag of chips (not pictured) with water. Hamburgers and hot dogs are common bbq foods. So are bbq chicken and ribs and steaks. Hamburgers are not very nutritious. When vegetables like onions, lettuce and tomatoes are added it is a little better than when they are not included. Hamburgers are very tasty, but they are not very good for your health. Potato salad is a tasty treat, and should be enjoyed in small potions. Too much potato salad is likely to contribute to weight gain. Eating hamburgers too often is bad for your health. Eating too many hot dogs is also bad for your health. Come to think of it, having food from a bbq too often is bad for your health. When going to a picnic it is important not too eat too much food. It is easy to eat a lot, so the best thing to do is eat until you are full. Bbq picnics are fun and the food is tasty. The foods at a bbq should be enjoyed every once in a while, but not too often, for better health.
This is a photo of a salsa vendor taken at Piedmont Grocery. Salsa is a healthy snack. When enjoyed with whole wheat chips or chips made with whole grains it can be good for you. Salsa is usually made with hummus, fruits or vegetables. It is a great snack food. The sample that I tried was a Mango Salsa. It was fruity and delicious. At $5.95 for 12 oz. it was a pretty reasonable deal. It is refreshing snack is great for a pre-dinner treat. It can also be enjoyed late at night after dinner. Salsa is a healthy and nutritious food.
This picture was taken on a Saturday afternoon at the Cesar tapas restaurant on Piedmont Avenue. It is an image of restaurant patrons enjoying food from the restaurant. Tapas are small plates of food with lots of flavor. Often times people can order numerous plates and share them between each other. By ordering smaller orders it is less likely for patrons to overeat. When eating with friends and sharing food there is less of a change of overindulgence. Eating together with friends does not have to be a time of indulgence. When eating out at a place like a tapas restaurant the food can be enjoyed without pressure to eat a lot. Eating a modest amount of food is a healthy practice.
During the summer, I am often out late at night going to a friend's house or somewhere else and I often pass by the Jack in the Box that is shown in this photograph. Every time I pass by at night, the drive-through is lined with cars. This photograph was taken at 11:30pm and outside the frame of this photo were three more cars lined up. The line can get so long that my friends actually avoid this Jack in the Box at night. I notice that in my area the only food places still open late at night are fast food chains. Why are there no places to eat healthier foods late at night? Is it because not many people opt to eat healthy late at this time?
I see one of these trucks on many busy streets throughout Oakland. It is a catering truck. Foods from a catering truck are generally unhealthy because of the way that they are prepared and the ingredients being used. Generally the ingredients are not as fresh as they would be from a restaurant because of the limited means of refrigeration on the catering truck. Getting foods from a catering truck is an unhealthy practice because it is often fried or made on a grill that is seldom cleaned. There are only so many ways to get a grill cleaned on a truck. Foods from a catering truck may taste great, but they are not healthy food options. For better health it is a good idea to indulge in these meals only every once in a while. Habitually eating foods from a catering truck is a sure way to gain weight. It is important to not overuse the convenience of a catering truck. Once in a while is fine, but more often than that can lead to health problems.
This picture was taken at the Target store in Hayward. It is a staple of any snackbar-- popcorn. Popcorn is not necessarily bad for you, but it is not exactly what would be classified as health food. If it was air popped with no butter and light salt it might be. I believe it is one of the less unhealthy of foods to get from a snackbar because it is air-popped. It has a ton of butter and salt, so that makes it less than ideal. Popcorn is a better alternative then a candy bar or an ice cream. Popcorn is a healthy treat as long as it is enjoyed in moderation. And with moderate butter as opposed to extra butter.
This picture was taken outside a Safeway near my house. In the image, the viewer can see the one water vending machine outnumbered by three soda machines. In 2009, a research done by UCLA showed that in California, "62% of adolescents ages 12-17 and 41% of children ages 2-11 drink at least one soda or other sweetened beverage every day. In addition, 24% of adults drink at least one soda or other sweetened beverage on an average day." Also, the research showed that adults who drink soda occasionally are 15% more likely to become overweight or obese while adults who drink soda every day are 27% more likely to become overweight or obese. In 2009, the senate proposed a soda tax to help pay for President Obama's universal health care plan. The proposal called for a three-cent tax on sodas as well as other sugary drinks, excluding diet sodas. Will taxing soda fix help with the problem? I do not think so. Cigarettes are currently taxed but hundreds of thousands of people in America still die every day due to smoking.
This bag of chips is clearly advertised to those who stay up late at night and are in need of a snack. The words "All Nighter" makes it seem OK to stay up all night and snack on a bag of chips. However, in an article by the BBC, researchers have shown that the lack of sleep may contribute to obesity. Also, a research done by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that eating snack foods at night resulted in weight gain.
Have this kind of advertisement been effective? Looking back at my own experiences, I would have to say yes. The number of times where my friends and I opt to eat healthy after a late night adventure is exactly zero.
This picture features some nice and healthy food options. Fruit. It is recommended to have five servings of fruit a day for better health. It was taken at Piedmont Grocery. The thing that I want to bring to your attention is the price of cherries listed above the produce itself. It is nearly $7.00 per pound for cherries. $7.00. For some, that is the cost of a meal, many times including a drink. Can you just imagine if a customer desired to buy two pounds of cherries? They would spend nearly $14.00 for the fruit alone. Eating fruit is a healthy habit to practice, but it shouldn't be a luxury reserved only for the rich. The cost of these cherries makes the fruit unattainable for those who cannot spend quite so much on just cherries. The high price of fruit may make it out of reach for customers with lower budgets. They may choose to buy chips or cookies instead of fruit because chips may be more affordable. Fruit should be available to all because of the health benefits of eating it. It should be accessable for those with moderate budgets, not just for customers with high budgets. The high price of fruit can be viewed as a factor of malnutrition because not all customers can indulge in high price luxurious fruit.
This picture was taken on Piedmont Avenue in Oakland of three friends enjoying ice cream from Fentons Creamery. I don't believe ice cream directly leads to malnutrition as long as it is enjoyed in moderation, but if a person eats too much ice cream too often it can lead to weight gain or other health related difficulties. The three people in the picture are enjoying ice cream together. Eating ice cream with friends is a common social event. The three of them could have dined in at the restaurant and had a large ice cream creation, but they opted to just get a scoop each, and one person even got sorbet. Eating ice cream can be a fun event and as long as it is done once in a while as opposed to several times a week it is perfectly harmless. The important thing to keep in mind is ice cream is a treat and should be treated as such. Too much of a good thing often leads to something bad.
This is a picture of a convenience store, 7-Eleven, directly located across the local library in San Leandro. Every time a resident passes by this area, one would agree that they have seen, for at least one time, kids sitting outside the library eating food they had just bought from 7-Eleven. Normally after school, the kids walk to the library where eventually their parents pick them up. During the time in between, the kids would without a doubt, walk across the street to buy a some chips or some type of unhealthy snack along with a drink to eat outside the library. At times, they buy a slurpee when it is hot. This is just another way of how the parents are indirectly allowing their children to be malnourished. The parents can see it as just allowing their children to grab a snack while they are on their way to come pick them up. However, the more often the children are buying unhealthy foods, the more malnourished they are getting. This is affecting the kids who walk from school to the library after school everyday.
This picture is taken at a local Safeway close by to my home. As I was walking past the bakery section in the Safeway store, I came across the word irresistible and in my mind, I knew it was just another signal to catch the customers' attention. Below the irresistible word was a wide variety of the sweets that draw the attention of many. No action is occurring in this photograph, aside from the customers that pass by the sweets stands to grab a box or two to buy and take home. This picture was taken in the perspective of the customers where piles of irresistible goods are located, drawing the customer's attention. Many may not realize these sweets are potential signs of malnutrition that surround us all the time, however many neglect to realize these indications. The rate of obesity is increasing every year, and grocery stores like Safeway want to attract the customers by satisfying their needs, SWEETS; In order to increase their yearly sales. The pile of sweets with the color sale tags catch the customer's attention to just take a few boxes to put in their cart to bring home or snack on their way home.This image can educate others about the various signs of malnutrition portrayed in many different ways but many tend to not realize it. I was just a regular customer and it is hard to deny that this was not tempting, it was right in front of the words irresistible! In order to address this issue, we must create awareness to RESIST the malnourishment these food causes in people today.
This was taken at my old high school Arroyo in San Leandro. At the main entrance into the campus, there is an area where Burger King can be served to the students. During lunch time, a crowd of students would line up in front the window. One would be considered lucky if he or she had Physical Education right before lunch because that person would be able to get out earlier than the rest of the school in order to beat the crowd and be the first in line. With all this concern with obesity in high school students, how can a school promote healthy lifestyles when there is a Burger King stand at the main entrance of the campus? However, changes are occurring at Arroyo. Soda can not be purchased at the stand. Instead, Powerade has replaced soda.
