My First Blog

                 Hello. My name is Constance. This blog is for English 103 at LaGuardia Community College in New York. In this blog we are starting to research ethics of food. I eat certain foods and stay away from others. This is because I know what is done to certain foods that our harmful to our bodies presently and in the future.
                 I will not often cook at home because my parents take care of that, but I do cook when I'm home alone and just because I sometimes like to. Usually, my parents do all of the food shopping but I will go with them once in a while. When they shop for groceries they go to a number of different places. They go to a regular supermarket, fruit and vegetable store or traditional European food stores that sell specialty items that you would not find in a regular supermarket. Lately, I've been eating a bit unhealthy but I usually eat lots of vegetables, grains, and chicken. I have been a vegetarian in the past but I became very unhealthy and sick because I was not getting the proper nourishment. So, I have decided to only eat chicken and do not eat any red meat but it can be very unhealthy. I eat a lot of fruits and my favorite are probably kiwi and mango. My other favorite foods are probably traditional dishes that originate from my culture. They are made with thick sauces and vegetables, rice, meat, and cheeses and I really enjoy them. I periodically order take out and I love chinese food and eating it is a really bad habit of mine but I guess it's okay once in a while.
                 Sometimes I'm not even sure what I'm eating when I get food from fast foods restaurants or fast food restaurants but it definitely tastes good. The same goes for these large fast food franchises in that people don't really know what they are eating. They sell cheap meat, make lots of profit and thousands of people turn obese and unhealthy. They also end up have many health issues like diabetes and high cholesterol and thousands of other health concerns. People want the quickest, cheapest and fastest food that they can get.
                I want to say that I know where my food comes from but I probably don't. I do have an idea about what farmers and big food companies do to their food to increase the profit that they can receive. These poor farm animals are being tortured, crammed into cages with other animals, being fed cheap food and using hormones instead to grow them bigger than ever. If people actually knew what they were really eating I don't think they would ever look at there cheeseburger or box of fried chicken the same way ever again. The same thing goes for fruits and vegetables. Farmers grow crops with hormones to grow the produce larger to make more profit and increase the value. They also use harmful pesticides that can make us sick.
                In conclusion to my first post, I am somewhat aware of the dangers of the food we put into our bodies. I would like to learn more of where food comes from to educate myself with smart decisions on what and what not to eat. I think its important to eat healthy foods that can help energize your body everyday and not hurt you in the future.