American Eating Habits

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American Eating Habits

• Foods/Nutrition
• Ms. Ort

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What eating trends were there 100 years ago?

• Americans farmed their lands eating what they
  produced.
• Any extra was canned, preserved or sold for extra
  income if possible.
• Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints
  and Photographs Division.

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What about 50 years ago?

• Birdseye frozen food display, 1950sCulinary
  Archives and Museum, Johnson Wales University

• Clarence Birdseye, while on an expedition in the
  Artic, discovered a way of quick freezing food
  that limited the loss of essential juices of
  food.
• Upon his return he perfected the process of
  freezing vegetables that could be stored for
  several months and still taste like its fresh
  counterparts when prepared.
• Thus the introduction of the first frozen foods.
• Photo courtesy of the Library of Congress, Prints
  and Photographs Division.

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What about today?
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American trends today.

• Today, Americans are inundated with images from
  fast food chains enticing you to come in and eat
  at their establishment.
• Look in any city in America and you will find at
  least one fast food restaurant.
• What would you consider the most widely
  recognized logo?

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McDonalds

• The first McDonald's, Des Plaines, Illinois,
  1955McDonald's Corporation

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History of McDonalds

• McDonald's The All-American Meal In 1955, Ray
  Kroc opened his first McDonald's franchise in
  suburban Chicago. His advertising slogan was "The
  All American Meal" a .15 hamburger (.04 extra
  for cheese), .10 fries, and a .20 shake. This
  cheap, kid-friendly meal could be served to
  families at a speedy 25 seconds a meal.
  Eventually, Kroc bought the entire company and
  started one of the oldest brand name restaurants
  in America.
• From the Library of Congress collection 500
  Years of American Food

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Other trends

• In earlier times families would spend their meals
  together.
• This allowed families to keep up on what is going
  on in each others lives.

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How about today?

• Does your family sit down together to share a
  meal?
• Or are your lives so busy that many meals are
  eaten alone?

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What about future trends?

• Astronaut sorts out food on the Space Shuttle
  ColumbiaCourtesy of NASA

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Future Trends (cont)

• Will our food supply be like that of the NASA
  astronauts?
• Freeze dried foods
• Tang Orange drink
• Will foods be more organically grown fruits and
  vegetables?
• What can you think of?

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Child Obesity Statistics
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Adult Statistics
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What do you see?