I have learned mush from this paper. I researched how the food system turned industrial and how we could change back to a healthier system. I've always known that fast food was bad but what I did not know that regular products at the grocery store are processed so much. Learning the illnesses and the effects of this industrialization of food has been insightful and somewhat inspiring. I have started to be more conscious about the food I eat and am now trying to start cooking with organic unprocessed foods.
Four years ago, having the knowledge I do now, I would try to be more mindful of the food that I put in my mouth. I would have been more involved in cooking and healthy eating. I would have bugged my parents more to buy healthy food instead of microwavable precooked meals.
I would propose, as others have before me, that we transform the many empty lots into community gardens. Gardens that everyone is welcome to take part in. Where the community keeps the garden going. This would provide a healthy and mostly free source of food for your local community. It would also encourage healthy eating. That is important especially for the youth.
There are so many hidden secrets in food all over and it sucks. Eating healthy can be easy if we all try to do it and put in the effort. Also, I think that the community gardens are a great idea and if you started that around here, there would be a ton of support.
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