Ideas of Food:
When the word food shows up and into my mind, different words and ideas spring up along with it as if each word has consequence. I begin to think about the ideas of accessibility and convenience. Then ideas about health come up. I think about how the rates of children of color with diabetes are increasing every year. And then I think about communities. I think about my neighborhood, in Washington Heights, and then I think about a friend’s neighborhood, on the ‘upper west side’. And then I think about a neighborhood like the Lower ninth ward- which has only four available food related businesses- a taco cart, Cajun Joes (seafood take out), Magnolia (Bodega), and a Save A lot (supermarket). So, excuse my language, but when I think about the word food, a lot of fucked up issues come into place.
When the word food shows up and into my mind, different words and ideas spring up along with it as if each word has consequence. I begin to think about the ideas of accessibility and convenience. Then ideas about health come up. I think about how the rates of children of color with diabetes are increasing every year. And then I think about communities. I think about my neighborhood, in Washington Heights, and then I think about a friend’s neighborhood, on the ‘upper west side’. And then I think about a neighborhood like the Lower ninth ward- which has only four available food related businesses- a taco cart, Cajun Joes (seafood take out), Magnolia (Bodega), and a Save A lot (supermarket). So, excuse my language, but when I think about the word food, a lot of fucked up issues come into place.
Food Priorities:
As I become a more conscious consumer, I begin to question the food that I used to enjoy eating. Which explains why I no longer eat meat… But at the same time, eating healthy can be expensive! So when I have money, I tend to look for food that’s cheap, but on the healthier side of the spectrum. I also make my own lunches everyday now, so I’m able to eat healthy and not pay at all.
As I become a more conscious consumer, I begin to question the food that I used to enjoy eating. Which explains why I no longer eat meat… But at the same time, eating healthy can be expensive! So when I have money, I tend to look for food that’s cheap, but on the healthier side of the spectrum. I also make my own lunches everyday now, so I’m able to eat healthy and not pay at all.
Home:
I used to live with six people in my house, and now its just three of us: My dad, step mom and I. Now that its less of us, I take care of myself more often than I did before. Since my dad works a lot, I like to cook for him so that he can relax when he gets home, even though my dad LOVES to cook. Whenever I cook, I have to cook what’s in the fridge, because I don’t have money to go to the store. So I often cook pasta or rice and beans, or stir fried vegetables. We never buy take out food services. The few times that I have, my dad gets really angry with me. Plus, it’s a waste of my money. My family often eats together, and we always give thanks before every meal. And the cleaning rules that are put in place is that if you didn’t cook, you clean- so washing dishes is always my job.
I used to live with six people in my house, and now its just three of us: My dad, step mom and I. Now that its less of us, I take care of myself more often than I did before. Since my dad works a lot, I like to cook for him so that he can relax when he gets home, even though my dad LOVES to cook. Whenever I cook, I have to cook what’s in the fridge, because I don’t have money to go to the store. So I often cook pasta or rice and beans, or stir fried vegetables. We never buy take out food services. The few times that I have, my dad gets really angry with me. Plus, it’s a waste of my money. My family often eats together, and we always give thanks before every meal. And the cleaning rules that are put in place is that if you didn’t cook, you clean- so washing dishes is always my job.
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