The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations or FAO (2017), defines food waste and food losses as “the decrease of food in subsequent stages of the food supply chain intended for human consumption”. In other words, this means in the supply chain, from the moment food is planted and harvested to the moment […]
Food insecurity is an eating pattern in which the intake of food is less than what a healthy person needs or one in which lack of resources causes repeated cycles of disrupted eating. Two subcategories are low food security in which there may be a sufficient quantity of food, but the food is lacking in […]
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Get startedEvery single human being, regardless of socioeconomic status, should be given the right to choose what goes into their bodies. However, one cannot make this choice if they are unaware of the contents within their food. Those suffering financially may also have little control over their diets due to usual high costs that accompany good-quality […]
“Have you ever thrown away food and then afterwards feel guilty of where it could have gone? We as a group have decided to focus on food waste for the reason of the massive amount of food that gets wasted each year. More than 70 billion pounds of food gets thrown away every year and […]
Taking a thrilling trip into the food habits of Thailand is both an eye-opening and an enchanting experience. In Thailand, like many countries have three main meals breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Thai individuals snack often in-between breakfast, lunch, and dinner. ‘Gin len’ is the term for snacking in Thailand, some popular snacks are grilled meatballs, […]
In the United States, a large percentage of the food citizens eat contain genetically modified ingredients. Food manufacturers in the United States are not required to label genetically modified ingredients on food products. Therefore, many citizens are unaware of what their food contains. Genetically modified organisms are produced as a result of changes made to […]
Did you know that the average American citizen consumes 1,996 pounds of food every year? Also that Americans eat more than their average weight in genetically modified food only over that 12 month period? Like many others in America that this GMO food that we are consuming or Genetically modified organisms is when a plant, […]
It is important to start at a young age to be offering healthy food to nurture their bodies and fuel their brain for development. Eating habits that children learn from a young age carry over into adulthood. Childcare settings can influence their eating habits and how they feel about food. There are many steps that […]
Guns equal protection and a source of food, hunting, people are the ones using the guns to hurt and harm other people. On December 15, 1791, our Founding Father decided that it was important to make sure every citizen of the United States of America has the right to Bear Arms. The Second Amendment of […]
Akello lives in a 25 square feet room in Kisoro, Uganda. To save money, he skips his breakfast as much as he can tolerate the hunger. A bottle of clean water is not abnormal on his Christmas gift list. He has never seen a computer in his life. No doubt that in his school there […]
The use of genetically modified crops is a significant matter that is hugely being discussed because of the fact that it might help the food security and availability increase in the third world, where it is needed the most. There are two main kinds of GMOs: The ones that produce insecticide The ones that are […]
The US Government needs to declare war on today’s new drug, sugar. The use of sugar as a food substance has been shown to exist even before crops were deliberately planted for harvesting. Ancient hunter-gatherers would take note of certain plants that, when chewed, provided a very sweet taste, and would mark these plants out […]
The unknown can be a scary thought, especially when it comes to the foods that are being put into our bodies. So it makes sense that genetically engineered foods, or these “frankenfoods”, are widely unsupported. It seems as if today many will question GMOs but on the contrary will not go anywhere near a brown […]
The Columbian exchange is and will be arguably the most important or one of the most important time periods in history for most of the world. The columbian exchange, which has many other names is the widespread of many things throughout the Americas, West Africa, Europe, the new world, and the old world. This happened […]
As I open the oven door, a wave of heat coats my face and the smell of sweet cinnamon and chocolate resonate throughout the house. Not too much flour, nor too little of baking powder; they are just right, and the smiles on my friend’s faces were just enough to bring me complete joy to […]
In 2017 the CDC reported that an outbreak of E. coli was spreading throughout the US. Apparently, the cause was due to romaine lettuce which had been tainted with the dangerous disease. The CDC urged Americans to immediately stop eating romaine lettuce, as the source of the outbreak had yet to be identified. The outbreak […]
