Home and Corporate Food

Based off of what I see in the media, America is all about getting their food conveniently and fast. On commercials they show families eating together, however the food wasn't provided by the family but by some fast food chain. However, I've also seen the idea of people eating form that same fast food chain, but spread throughout the house like it's every man for themselves. The media is promoting different things when it comes to family and togetherness, but promoting the same idea of families eating this fast food. Food that was prepared quickly and looks healthy, when it is not.

In my house I noticed that a whole meal is rarely cooked. My mom or I may cook a meal maybe 1-2 times a week, other than that it's kind of like every ones is on there own. I do rely on things that can be cooked/made very quickly and easily like macaroni and cheese. However, when we do take the time to make a entire meal i feel that a lot of the time it is based on convenience. A lot of the food we make is frozen because it is more convenient, and because we don't have that much access to the fresh ingredients that we may want. I think this goes for a lot of Americans, especially New Yorkers. Many people don't have access to the fresh ingredients they may want to use in their meals, so they settle for the frozen products that are easier to deal with and are more likely to last longer.

When it comes to eating meals together, that doesn't really happen anymore. when i was younger my mom and i used to go to my grandmother's house or my fathers house at least twice a week for dinner. So it felt like it was more than just the two of us. As i got older i noticed I didn't really care about sitting down and having dinner together with family. I also think that this is the case for many American teens. As we get older our lives become busier, and we choose to evaluate something like sitting down and having dinner with family out of our everyday schedule. It's just not a priority in many households because people feel that there is a better and faster way than sitting down and eating dinner with the family. If Americans are eating at home they are either in front of the TV, computer,or trying to eat and text at the same time (like me). I'm not saying that this is a good thing, i just believe that this is what food and family in America has come to.