The epidemic of fast food and its effect on the health of Americans.
Of Epidemic Proportions Of Epidemic Proportions Theo Hall Instructor: Joanne Cohn ENG 1101 College Writing CNM July 2, 2012 Thesis Statement: The rise of fast food has helped contribute to obesity on becoming one of the leading causes of preventable death in America. . Introduction 2. History/Background/Purpose . What 2. When 3. How . Mass Production . Effects 2. Risks . Nutrition . Fats 2. Sodium 3. Content . Health Problems . Statistics 2. Obesity 3. Psychological Effects . Conclusion The concept of fast food has made a definite lasting impact on the American consumer and the American culture. Many Americans have made fast food a must in their daily lives. On average, one in four Americans visit a fast food restaurant every day. Along with that, cars, convenience, and poor exercise has helped contribute to what the World Health Organization is now calling an epidemic. It is said that the first fast food chain to have started it all was white castle. White Castle was founded in 1921 and played an important role in the development of fast food. During the time it was founded, many people thought hamburgers came from spoiled meat and slaughterhouse scraps. White Castle helped change the public opinion and gave hamburger meat a better reputation nationwide. McDonalds was also a notable key contributor in popularizing the hamburger to the
Using SWOT, PEST, five forces and the Porters Value Chain, I will assess The McDonald Fast food Chain Organisation.
McDonalds Using SWOT, PEST, five forces and the Porters Value Chain, I will assess The McDonald Fast food Chain Organisation. The analysis is a way to take the temperature of the business and it's market place. It will prompt ideas for improvements to a way the challenges are met. With more than 30,000 restaurants in over 100 countries, 80 % of them franchisees.It feeds some 47 millions clients every day but still serves less than one percent of the world's population. How does it do this? It lies in it's strengths: McDonald's distributors are strategically to be accessible to the each restaurant and carry practically everything, from meat to lightbulbs. From the Classical menu to the new: Newproducts have been introduced as the tastes of the market. Alongside the Big Macs and Chicken McNuggets, there is a New Tastes Menu offering new McTreats. There's low-fat Chicken Salsa Flatbread, penne salad comes with 'Italian style chicken For the first time, I can order fresh fruit. The happy Meal Fruit Bag is 'equivalent to five-a-day recommended daily intake of fruit and vegetables', Outside the U.S. Examples include the popular Teriyaki Burger in Japan and vegetable Nuggets in India. Customers come to McDonald's for signature products they can't find anywhere else. In addition many families visit the restaurants because of their unique ability to put smiles on their children's
3 recipes inspired by popular fast food dishes.
J Shankari (4) 4E3 F&N Recipes Rustic Apple Mixed Berry Tart (Egg Tart from KFC) Skill/s: Rubbing in Method/s: Baking ORIGINAL MODIFIED Ingredients: Crust: 60g butter /4 tsp salt tablespoon castor sugar tablespoon milk powder 250g plain flour, sifted 50g shortening /2 Grade A egg, beaten lightly with a fork -2 tablespoons cold water Filling: 00ml cream 50ml fresh milk 40g castor sugar 2 Grade A eggs Grade A egg yolk /4 teaspoon vanilla essence Ingredients: Crust: 200g of whole-wheat flour teaspoon of honey tablespoon of olive oil 250ml cold water Filling: tablespoon of rice flour 60g fresh cranberries 60g fresh blueberries 60g grapes 50g strawberries 2 large Fuji apples 200ml pure apple juice /4 teaspoon vanilla essence /4 teaspoon ground cinnamon powder 2 teaspoons honey Method: . Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. 2. Combine cranberries, blueberries, grapes and strawberries and apple juice in a small microwave-safe bowl. Cook on high heat for about a minute and stir. Heat for 30 seconds at a time, stirring after each interval, until apple juice is very hot. Cover and set aside for about 60 minutes until mixture is close to room temperature. 3. Combine rice flour and apples in a large-sized bowl. Toss well to coat evenly. Add the combined berry mixture. Mix well. Stir in vanilla essence and cinnamon. Set aside. 4. To make the crust,
Debate on Genetically Modified Food.
Debate on Genetically Modified Food For millions of years, the world has evolved and developed, by selective breeding to adapt into the society, which it is today. Natural adaptations and changes have occurred in various species of plants and animals, which even modern scientists cannot explain. Our world has survived for...well forever, without genetically enhanced produce, so why should it invade humanity now, just because 'we can'? Many scientists, who are in favour of GM foods, claim that it is simply the next step on from selective breeding; however they seem to have overlooked one difference. Genetic modification of anything requires the introduction of 'alien' genes into a species, to modify it and this is certainly not a natural process. For example, GM Soya has been modified using genes that will make it resistant to certain herbicides, such as 'roundup'. Although this may seem like a good thing on the surface, what happens when the pollen from these GM foods is passed on to native species? Aspects like this seem to have been overlooked. It is also a worry, because genetic engineering can be very unpredictable and the damaging effects of GM foods irreversible; if left unconfined it could get out of control. It is possible to end up creating harmful characteristics - such as toxins - unawares. This doesn't necessarily condemn GMOs but it proves the
Is Organic Food Good For You?
Contents What is meant by the defition of"is organic food good for you"? What is organic food?, What is an alternative? Pg 3 Research Pg4 Advantages And Disadvantages and Conclusion Pg5 Sources Pg6 Is organic food good for you true or false? What is meant by the definition of "is organic food good you"? This is trying to say that if organic food is good for you or is there another alternative to this which better and easier. So I am going to find facts and information to help me with this so I am able to answer this question, I am also going to use three different types of research to help me find this information and make it as accurate as I can. What is Organic food? Organic food is food which has been produced to the produce more natural so less chemicals are used and most pesticides are if they are used they are very carefully controlled. Some say organic foods are better than processed food this is becuase: > Processed foods canhave hidden fats, salt and sugasr that can go in during the processing. > Eaters of organic food think that it tastes better. > Some people buy organic meat because the animals are treated better. This is the organic meat price: Meat & Poultry Farmers' market Supermarket Bacon smoked back (1kg) 9.25 3.20 Pork chops (1kg) 7.50 1.49 Minced beef (1kg) 6.00 8.58 Braising steak (1kg) 7.95
The potential benefits and risks of genetically modifying food.
In this essay I will be looking at the potential benefits and risks of Genetically Modifying Food. The idea of genetically modifying food is, and has been, a subject of great debate for quite a while now, and all over the world GM food is available to buy. The argument for and against GM good is split into 4 main groups, the group that think GM is the way forward, and the way to reduce famine, increase health etc, the group that thinks that GM food is the way forward because it increases efficiency, i.e. no pesticides needed, faster growing, better yields etc, then there are the 2 groups against GM foods, those who fear GM foods to be damaging, and that we should only eat organic, and then there are those who believe that GM foods is playing god. Of course, not everyone fits into a single one of these categories, for example many people are on the fence about the issue, there are people who just don't care about the issue, and there are those who cross between the groups. There are some genuine Health risks that could arise from extensive genetic modification of foods, these risks include; New toxins and allergens in foods, Other damaging effects on health caused by unnatural foods, The creation of herbicide-resistant weeds, The spread of diseases across species barriers, Loss of bio-diversity in crops, The disturbance of ecological balance, Artificially induced
Study on food colourings
Food colourings - Should they be used? Contents: Why use food colourings? 2 The two main types of food colourings 2 Health risks of artificial food colourings 3 Case Studies . Cancerous Colouring in Sausages 3 2. No more blue Smarties 4 3. Colourful curries 5 Hyperactivity in children 6 Should food colourings be used at all? 7 Conclusion 8 Bibliography 9 Why use food colourings? As there is doubt over what food colourings do to your health wouldn't you think people would just leave them out of food? Manufacturers still have many reasons to still put them in such as: * Offsetting colour loss due to light, air, extremes of temperature, moisture, and storage conditions. * Masking natural variations in colour. * Enhancing naturally occurring colours. * Providing identity to foods. * Protecting flavours and vitamins from damage by light. * Decorating purposes such as cake icing * Food that looks good will sell more The two main kinds of food colourings As well as artificial colourings you can get natural colourings which also work, these are things such as Caramel colouring which is used is cola products, which is found in caramelised sugar and Annatto which is made from the seed in a tropical tree and used to create a reddish orange dye for food. Also natural food colourings can be made from many plants other plants.
Market Segmentation
Market Segmentation Market segmentation is all about deciding what products to make and sell by finding out who the likely customers are going to be (e.g. aiming at young or old people.) By knowing this businesses are most likely to be making bigger profits rather than businesses that don't know the market network inside out. In order to target certain customers, businesses break down the market for certain products into different groups. This is known as Market Segmentation. Businesses can segment their market in different groups such as AGE, GENDER, INCOME, and AREA. There are other ways of segmenting such as: Repeat Customers Impulse Buying Planned Buying Brand Loyalty There are numerous reasons why businesses should attempt to segment their markets carefully. Firstly, it's to match the customers' needs. Another big reason is to make enhanced profits for the business itself. Also, there are better opportunities for growth. Lastly, it is to retain more customers. Gain share of the market segment Unless a business has a strong or leading share of a market, it is unlikely to expand its profitability. Minor brands suffer from lack of scale economies in production and marketing, pressures from distributors and limited space on the shelves. Through careful segmentation and targeting, businesses can often achieve competitive production and marketing costs and become the
Should food additives be banned
Should food additives be banned? Contents: s Introduction Page 1 Why use additives? Page 2 Benefits and risks of food additives Page3 E-numbers and why are they used? Page 4 Different types of food additives Page 5 The two main food colourings? Page 6 Health risks of food colourings Page 6 Case Study; No more blue smarties! Page 7 For and against for food additives Page 7 Hyperactivity in children Page 8 Conclusion Page 9 Bibliography Page 9 Why use additives? People use additives in food to make the food look more attractive and colourful also to make customers' buy the food. Additives are used so the foods have a high quality. Many people enjoy making cakes, breads and ice-creams at home, however most of today's food is bought from shops and supermarkets. In some products, they are so essential that additives are used even in certain organic foods. Many foods can be made at home without the addition of gelling agents.Thickners or stabilizers. Food cooked often produced in small
The Impact Of Today's Chefs On Food Choice
The Impact Of Today's Chefs On Food Choice Food choice is investigating why we chose the foods we do, and there are many factors that influence our food choice these days, for example the increase in foreign holidays, longer work breaks, advertising and many more. However, as I am going to explain in this article, the impact of celebrity chefs has been huge, ever since the 1950s with Fanny Craddock, through to Delia Smith, and right up to today with Jamie Oliver. Fanny Craddock was one of the first "celebrity chefs" of our time. In the 1950s the role of cooking was primarily aimed at the women, and even though this now seems a rather sexist approach, it wasn't seen as appropriate for a male to do the cooking, as they were the full time workers. The women's main job was to look after the children and to cook for the family i.e. to be the housewife. It was seen that a women needed to be a good cook to keep the husband happy and even faithful. In the 1950's, as women never worked, it seemed appropriate to spend vast amounts of time over the meals to ensure the husband would be completely satisfied. Fanny Craddock targeted herself at these married housewives. She created elaborate dishes aimed to please the males. Her cookery shows took place in the Royal Albert Hall, and to go with the grand venue, she often wore fancy and glamorous dresses whilst cooking. Even though this is
