National brand versus store brand On February 26, 2013 I went to Safeway on 2nd and San Fernando near San Jose State University to compare two house brand items versus two national brand items. It was around 4pm and the only workers to be found were either at the register or behind the counter preparing food for hungry customers. As I walked down the aisle, the first thing that caught my attention was these 99cents ketchup that were on sale from its original price of $1.99. When I got a closer look at this brand of 99cents ketchup, I’ve notice that it was a store brand because right at the very bottom right there was a Safeway logo on it. Next to this Ketchup was the well known brand labeled “Heinz tomato ketchup” which was being sold for
In the one hour long special that really touched my heart it shows how this overgrowing crisis is getting out of hand and how us as Americans need to lend a helping hand to stop this. By helping start more programs in my community and helping give students enough nutritious food to get them through weekends, hand-delivering meals to students’ homes during summer break, and providing services to their families and local food kitchens we would decrease a lot of this. We can also help out by calling our governors to help out. Hunger Hits Home made it clear that America’s hunger crisis is occurring in every neighborhood in the United States. And they also make it clear that when everyone contributes to making a difference, we can stop hunger in its tracks and give every child a healthy, happy
Every day in school cafeterias across the country, students are choosing healthier options. According to the revised lunch menus, instead of a breaded beef patty with ketchup, a frozen fruit ice pop, and whole milk, students can now select a chef salad with grilled chicken, low-fat mozzarella, accompanied by a whole-wheat soft pretzel and low-fat chocolate milk. These new offerings are the result of the “Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010,” (HHFK) which provides $4.5 billion in new funding for the federal school lunch program. In order to receive this funding, school districts must offer menus that meet certain nutritional standards. These federally-mandated nutritional standards for school lunch menus will create a healthier generation
This hospital has some challenge in their operational process especially in estimation of required quantity for food and beverage items. SITUATIONAL ANALYSIS On daily basis, the F&B Division had been preparing food items that were more than 20 % in excess of the quantity that was estimated based on previous experience. There are 45 plate/servings of rice were left over after dinner service one day; the consumption of rice for dinner that same day was 75 plates/portions. Food was prepared for around 230 in-patients daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. And they ordered food from the menu given to them every day, for breakfast they were taken the food order the day before and for lunch and dinner were taken in the morning.
During wrestling season we are constantly having to watch what we eat and maintain a healthy diet in order to cut weight. Wrestling season runs straight through November and into February. This makes life difficult because these months are full of holidays that are all about lots of unhealthy delicious food. It takes a lot of self-discipline to maintain a diet when your whole family is scarfing down sweet potatoes, pies and goodies. For Thanksgiving last year my meal was a small scoop of potatoes, a spoon full of gravy, one roll, and a couple pieces of white, dry turkey breast.
Only a select few have what it takes to be an everyday lunch lady. She makes sure the children that eat the frozen foods thank God every night for each well made, home cooked meal they have. She makes them pray that they don’t have to eat her lunch for every meal. She stimulates the economy by making sure children go and buy food and lunches from stores instead of in school; a job only a lunch lady can do. The lunch lady possesses many virtues in this world.
Jonathan Cadena Yummy Ever since I was little I remember my mom making my favorite dish, pozole. Growing up in a Hispanic culture, Mexican food has been the main entre for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. You would think why a Mexican dish would be my favorite food since I eat that kind of food of day. Well in our family pozole is a dish that is only made on special days such as holidays or birthdays. So when ever my mom makes pozole I look forward to it since I don’t eat weekly.
I can see the concern, but I have also had lunch at school with my kids and seen the reality. One of the main reasons behind these changes to school food regulations is to promote healthy eating habits in school age children. The reality is that children do not eat their food, and they throw it away. Parents, who visit their children during lunch, take in fast food for them to eat. At the end of the day, the child is hungry, and most parents stop by the favorite fast food to get dinner as part of their busy lives.
Mrs. Obama stated, "We have a right to expect the food (our kids) get at school is the same kind of food we want to serve at our own kitchen tables." Most of the children that participate in these programs eat more than half of their daily food intake at school. Offering a higher quality of food and better choices that are more nutritious improve children’s diets. (CBS, 2012) The First Lady and the USDA took charge with Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act by reducing starchy foods like potatoes and prohibiting schools from counting a small amount of tomato paste on a slice of pizza as a vegetable. Before they counted as 1 whole serving of vegetables.
There are a variety of healthy foods anywhere you go, including fast food restaurants. Most homeowners own at least one cookbook, and there are cook books available that are devoted to healthy eating so you can learn to make delicious and nutritious meals for your whole family to enjoy. Dieting is becoming more of a popular fashion than ever before. It is getting much easier to go to the grocery store and find reduced sugar or even sugar free products that you have always enjoyed that used to be very unhealthy. If you learn to eat healthier and fit a small workout into your busy life at least a few times a week, you will most likely be able to avoid obesity.