Hw 4 - Your Families' Foodways

        The foods i eat do in fact compare to the foods my parents eat. For example a typical dish that i eat is rice and beans with fried chicken, which is also what my parents eat. My family and I basically eat the same meals, this is because my mom makes the foods that I eat.  Another reason why my parents and  I eat the same meals is because we eat at the table together and eat what is on the table. The portion my parents eat can be compared to the amount of food i eat. This could be compared because everyone in my house hold only gets one plate of food.  

        The foods I eat compare to the foods my grandparents eat too because  what my mom cooks she has learned from her parents (my grandparents). So basically there isn't anything that my grandparents make that i haven't tried before. However the amounts of foods i eat compared to the amount of food my grandparents eat to differ. They differ because my grandparents only have half a plate and sometimes don't even finish that meanwhile I finish my whole plate.    

        The amount of food i eat does infact differ from the amount of food my family members eat. This is because not everyone in my family lives in the same building with me, so they dont eat the same foods as me or my parents. They eat soup more than anything else which is not a typical dish that my parents or I eat. However there are similarities to the food we eat because since we are all the same race my parents, me, and my other family members do eat Ecuadorian typical dishes such as rice and beans with chicken.  Another Similarity would be we all eat fish. Fish Is a very popular dish to eat in Ecuador because they serve it in every single restaurant in Ecuador.

HW 3 - Food - Fast Food Insights and Green Market Realizations

        The green market is different from the typical fast food restaurant (taco bell) because Unlike the green market taco bell is known. Also in the green market they sell a whole bunch of different foods and in taco bell they only sell mexican food. In addition taco bell is different from the green market because taco bell is a restaurant and the green market isn't. There is also the fact that the green market sells vegetables and healthy foods which taco bell doesnt include in their menus. The most different thing about the two places is that the green market not only sells food but they also sell clothes, which is something taco bell doesn't do.
        The reason fast food is so successful is because they advertise their foods. For example they advertise in the computers, and they advertise in the televisions. Another reason fast food restaurants are so successful is because they are usually found everywhere you turn. They are almost on every single block. So its only natural for people to go inside and try there food. Another reason fast food restaurants are so successful is because the food isnt bad and the people that have triedd it and likes it tell other people to try it. This cycle kept on going until the fast food restuarants were filled with people wanting there foods.    
  

HW 1 - Food - Initial Thoughts

        The priorities I have with food is I must set the dinner table, and serve everyone in the house. Another priority I have is I must tell my mom what to make because I am a very picky eater. I think that these priorities are annoying because my mom should just make foods I like all the time. Also I shouldn't set the table all the time, someone like my brothers or father should set the table. My typical meal fails to meet the desires of my ideal meal because, in my ideal meal I visioned myself eating with all my family members such as my cousins,aunts, and uncles. Also in my ideal meal I visioned all my favorite foods on the table just waiting for me to eat it. I think that my ideal meal isn't impossible because it definitely could happen, but it would take a lot of phone calls and planning to get my family together for a meal. Another reason it would be harder to happen is because my family members would have to make alot of food to put on the table and it needs to be all of my favorite foods. Or at least include all of my favorite foods. My favorite foods include chicken parmigan with spaghetti and tomato sauce,lasagna, and Mac&cheese with fried chicken.
        Food to me and my family is not sacred, it isn't sacred because we dont prey before eating or do anything religious related on the dinner table. The word sacred to me means being dedicated to some religious purpose. I believe that food is a very important part of life and is important to a person because without it everyone would die.  Food is important because it can keep your body physically and mentally strong. another reason food is important is because it produces energy for the body, and it keeps us going.