FOOD REFORM IN AMERICA Flashcards
RESTAURANTS IN US
they have 14 courses on menu that you can eat in 2 hours
American don’t like spending too much time eating
this still holds today - Americans make fun of French for eating too long
When did food reform start in America?
in 19. century
Moralizing food
food shouldn’t be a pleasure
just for nutrition and not more than that
“you should enjoy eating more than going to the bathroom”
eating right makes you feel better, makes you sharper, makes you calmer
Influence of science
a lot od=f scientifically reaserches have influence of food industries and what people eat
“I am gluten free because it makes me feel better”
FLETCHERIZING
chewing food kore than 100 times before swallowing
this is bullshit
ELLEN SWALLOW RICHARDS
FOOD REFORMER
she said that eating right is moral duty
if you are obsessed with food you are morally weak
FOOD INDUSTRIES
can easily gain and lose from different claims of food
they want to make new demand, new food, make you think that something is good for you and then but it
BREAKFAST CEREAL
the more difficult preparation the more profit
ADVERTISING
they want us to believe something is really good and better for us
women are good targets because when they invented done meals they made women think that instead of cooking for hours they can just buy that meal and spend time on other thing
you want a product that is gonna last you for some time and the you need a new one - COFFEE
WOMEN TROUGH YEARS
LILLIAN RUSSEL - doesn’t fit into “this and skinny”
GIBSON GIRL- sport
THE FLAPPER- drinking and smoking
