The stuffs like potatoes, sugar-cane, maize have been studied by histrians and anthropologist.
The United States and Austraria were a colony.
The food which is grown in these countries is eaten by colonizer's country.
In Europe, vegitarian became common because of the advent of many crops from the New World.
However, no all areas increased the consumption of vegetables at the expense of meat.
All foods have history, but the progress is various.
The colonize history is increasingly related to food.
And colonizer's countries are also influenced by that.
Food is traveling.
2015年12月2日水曜日
Food For All and Second Harvest Japan
What are their main activities / events?
Food For All: It enables homeless people to lean new skills. It helps them to make informed choices and find solutions to their problems. For example, it encourages them to do voluntary activity.
Second Harvest Japan: It supplies foods to homeless people and people who can't have enough foods. .
How do they deal with the problem of food waste?
Food For All: This year, it donated fruit and vegetables which are used in the preparation of the meals. Its expenditure was reduced and recycling initiatives were increased.
Second Harvest Japan: It takes food which is dumped from food production factory.
How would you be able to help / volunteer for these organizations?
Food For All: We can donate money, or clothes. The organization is running a charity shop.
Second Harvest Japan: We can donate money, foods, and do volunteer.
Which group seems to be the most active?
I think that Second Harvest Japan is the most active. This is because it supplies food many people. They are not only homeless, but also children in an institution for maltreated children, or victims of DV, and so on.
What do they have in common? How do their approaches differ?
They have in common that they take waste foods and supply them to many poor people. Food For All has a charity shop. Second Harvest Japan connect with many businesses.
I have thought about food waste problem. Particularly, Japan wastes a lot of food. These organization should be made more, and people should this problem seriously.
Food For All: It enables homeless people to lean new skills. It helps them to make informed choices and find solutions to their problems. For example, it encourages them to do voluntary activity.
Second Harvest Japan: It supplies foods to homeless people and people who can't have enough foods. .
How do they deal with the problem of food waste?
Food For All: This year, it donated fruit and vegetables which are used in the preparation of the meals. Its expenditure was reduced and recycling initiatives were increased.
Second Harvest Japan: It takes food which is dumped from food production factory.
How would you be able to help / volunteer for these organizations?
Food For All: We can donate money, or clothes. The organization is running a charity shop.
Second Harvest Japan: We can donate money, foods, and do volunteer.
Which group seems to be the most active?
I think that Second Harvest Japan is the most active. This is because it supplies food many people. They are not only homeless, but also children in an institution for maltreated children, or victims of DV, and so on.
What do they have in common? How do their approaches differ?
They have in common that they take waste foods and supply them to many poor people. Food For All has a charity shop. Second Harvest Japan connect with many businesses.
I have thought about food waste problem. Particularly, Japan wastes a lot of food. These organization should be made more, and people should this problem seriously.
2015年11月29日日曜日
The Wall Street Journal
"Slow Consumer Spending In U.S. Signals Caution"
This article says that Americans consume less than before and save money now.
The personal saving rate was 5.6% in October, the highest level since December 2012.
I have an image that American people consume very much, particularly, foods.
However, the situation of economic is changing and incomes of Americans are increase 0.4%.
Once looking at the data, their spending seem to increase but they increase only 0.3%.
It is possible that they are worried about the future.
In Japan, now, economic is inflation.
But people who get the benefit are only rich people.
Poor people don't get enough salary.
Despite of that, the price of food is increasing.
The financial condition of the world seems to be unstable.
The food style of people may also change.
"Oil Boosts Energy Shares"
In most Asian markets, oil prices are increasing. This is because Russia and Syria are in conflict situation. Syria produces little oil for Islamic State terrorism.
Increasing oil price, the prices of various productions also increase. Of course, food price, too.
"The Best Tech Gifts of 2015"
Samsung Gear VR Powered by Oculus, $100, I pay attention.
The device may take us the popular restaurant. We are able to search the restaurant and decide which restaurant is the best.
This article says that Americans consume less than before and save money now.
The personal saving rate was 5.6% in October, the highest level since December 2012.
I have an image that American people consume very much, particularly, foods.
However, the situation of economic is changing and incomes of Americans are increase 0.4%.
Once looking at the data, their spending seem to increase but they increase only 0.3%.
It is possible that they are worried about the future.
In Japan, now, economic is inflation.
But people who get the benefit are only rich people.
Poor people don't get enough salary.
Despite of that, the price of food is increasing.
The financial condition of the world seems to be unstable.
The food style of people may also change.
"Oil Boosts Energy Shares"
In most Asian markets, oil prices are increasing. This is because Russia and Syria are in conflict situation. Syria produces little oil for Islamic State terrorism.
Increasing oil price, the prices of various productions also increase. Of course, food price, too.
"The Best Tech Gifts of 2015"
Samsung Gear VR Powered by Oculus, $100, I pay attention.
The device may take us the popular restaurant. We are able to search the restaurant and decide which restaurant is the best.
2015年11月26日木曜日
Book Review -Trends in Nutritional Policies-
During 1980s, the FAO and WHO started to develop national food policies.
It's applied in modern Western countries.
They have the two main purpose.
The first main purpose is preventing illnesses and informing the importance of a 'prudent diet.'
Prudent means sensible and careful, especially by trying to avoid unnecessary risks.
They advised people to eat more fruits, vegetables, fiber, and fewer fat foods.
The second main purpose is the safety of food production. It means that enforcing producing, process, and distribution company to the rules and regulation.
The most importances are public enlightment and education, research and control.
I wonder that this policy is applied in modern Western countries, particularly, the United States.
The country has the problems that many people are obesity.
People should change mind about the eating habits for their health.
It's applied in modern Western countries.
They have the two main purpose.
The first main purpose is preventing illnesses and informing the importance of a 'prudent diet.'
Prudent means sensible and careful, especially by trying to avoid unnecessary risks.
They advised people to eat more fruits, vegetables, fiber, and fewer fat foods.
The second main purpose is the safety of food production. It means that enforcing producing, process, and distribution company to the rules and regulation.
The most importances are public enlightment and education, research and control.
I wonder that this policy is applied in modern Western countries, particularly, the United States.
The country has the problems that many people are obesity.
People should change mind about the eating habits for their health.
2015年11月12日木曜日
Book Review -Patterns of Food Consumption (Class and Gender)-
First, there are differences of social class. Higher social economic groups can eat greater range and variety of foodstuffs. In dietary guidelines of the 1980s, it is said that we should reduce intaking salt, sugar and saturated fat, and increase dietary fiber. And fruits are recommended for maintaining good health, however, its consumption is restricted on the higher income or proffessional groups. Higher amounts of animal fat are consumed by lower social economic groups.
Second, there are sexual differences. At first, women eat less than men. Men like to eat white bread with sausage and fat, but women like to eat it with butter. And women drink an awesome amount of red wine. On the other hand, women drink great quantities of coffee. Men regard wine as good for the blood, strong and masculine. They regard milk as bad for the adult masculine digestion and health. This is because they think that milk is drunk by babies and women.
I've thought about differences of social class because a great gap of food consumption by social economic class is the big problem now. But I don't know the sexual differences. In Japan, more interesting sexual differences may be found. I want to study that.
2015年11月5日木曜日
Aoyama Festival 2015
From October 30 to 31, I took parted in Aoyama Festival.
There, I ate Kevab.
The price was 350 yen. It was reasonable. I was satisfied.
I enjoyed the festival very much.
There, I ate Kevab.
The price was 350 yen. It was reasonable. I was satisfied.
I enjoyed the festival very much.
2015年10月29日木曜日
A video related to the book
I introduce a video on youtube.
The title is "The Coming Food Shortage".
This video is about the food shortages of history.The center of the story is not Europe, but it is easy to understand the history.The shortages are occured by wars, agricultural problems, and so on.The prices go up and people became poor.This video uses some quotations from bibles.
We can learn that there are people who are worried about food shortage and the problem is not solved.
2015年10月28日水曜日
Book Review -Shortage and Plenty-
I'm going to present "Shortage and Plenty" from the book.
In western Europe, periods of shortage have alternated with periods of plenty. This is because a security of the supply increased greatly. Through the post-Columbian metamorphosis, the trade routes and the import of food crops were developed. Thanks to the agrarian and industrial revolutions, means of food transport developed. At the same time, processes of democratisation during the past two centuries enabled people to distribute food equally. And wages went up, the prices went down.
Between 1400 and 1800, from the Middle Ages to the eve of the Industrial Revolution, mass poverty and crisis of hunger occured in Europe. Amartya Sen, an economist, said, "Starvation and famine are therefore not in the first place the outcome of instability and shortages of food dupply. Hunger, on the contrary, is much more dependent on entitlements and ownership patterns prevailing in the community.
For me, the idea is very difficult so I may not understand it exactly. I think hunger is not the person's responsibility. His class is most related to hunger. The society should make a structure that help people of low classes.
In tomorrow's class, I introduced a video relating to the story, and explain more detail.
In western Europe, periods of shortage have alternated with periods of plenty. This is because a security of the supply increased greatly. Through the post-Columbian metamorphosis, the trade routes and the import of food crops were developed. Thanks to the agrarian and industrial revolutions, means of food transport developed. At the same time, processes of democratisation during the past two centuries enabled people to distribute food equally. And wages went up, the prices went down.
Between 1400 and 1800, from the Middle Ages to the eve of the Industrial Revolution, mass poverty and crisis of hunger occured in Europe. Amartya Sen, an economist, said, "Starvation and famine are therefore not in the first place the outcome of instability and shortages of food dupply. Hunger, on the contrary, is much more dependent on entitlements and ownership patterns prevailing in the community.
For me, the idea is very difficult so I may not understand it exactly. I think hunger is not the person's responsibility. His class is most related to hunger. The society should make a structure that help people of low classes.
In tomorrow's class, I introduced a video relating to the story, and explain more detail.
2015年10月16日金曜日
Introduction the book I chose
Hi, I'm Mikoto. I'd like to introduce a book I chose.
The book title is "The Sociology of Food: eating, diet and culture". In this book, various topics were written. For example, the role of food, the issues of food, the growth of food disorders, etc. It is difficult to read all topics, so I'm going to read some topics I'm interested in.
Particularly, this book says that food is related to cultures. I'm interested in food cultures in many countries. I think that food express the culture most. And it is very important to know. For example, when we go abroad, at first we face the cultural difference of food. The manner or rule of the way to eat is very different in each country. If you don't obey the rule, you are considered to be impolite. So to know each food culture is very important.
The contents of the book is very wide. I'm looking forward to find something new reading it.
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