Dr.Agurcia : Did Modern Americans worry about their Body System ?

                                                                                                                       

Corn Tortillas

Flower Tortilla

                                                                    

Traditions : 

 In December 1980 my ancestors were forced to leave El Salvador because of violence such as rape , murderers ,and violent police officers. Violence led to the Civil War and separated into 4 countries, which were Cuba, Nicaragua, Mexico, and Honduras. My ancestors was send to Honduras. Before they left they took all there food such as corn tortillas, rice, beans, flower tortillas, cheese and etc. For any holiday our tradition of food will be mostly flower tortillas since you can eat anything with.You can make a burrito ,add meat, vegetables and more.Corn tortillas can be eaten as ,enchiladas ,tacos, chips and more. My ancestors made both tortillas hand made. Since they were poor they would only make it during Thanksgiving, Christmas,and New Years, left overs will be eaten as their breakfast. Even though they were poor they appreciated that they has something to eat even if they got tired of eating the same food over and over again.

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What I eat Now : 

Arizona Fruit punch

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Today I will eat anything from different cultures, for instance Chinese food, a lot of Spanish food, Italian, and Sea food. For breakfast i usually eat cereal or a bacon and egg sandwich. For lunch i eat chicken with rice or different type of meats. For dinner i will eat any fast food such as Pizza , McDonald , Pop eyes , KFC , Chinese food and etc. When I'm  starving i will cook anything that in the refrigerator like , chicken or make fresh rice and beans . Also i will make plantains or i will eat chicken cutlets with salad. I definitely eat flower and corn tortillas today since its a tradition. I do enjoy eating but we all need a beverage with it, such as Water, Soda , Orange juice, Fruit punch, and Arizonana. I usually don't eat vegetables with my food but i do eat a lot of fruits like Pineapples, Apples, Oranges, Mango, Grapes, Peach, Banana and Watermelon.I do eat a lot of junk food but i still want to be able to eat healthy and keep my body healthy as well.  

Does Michael Pollan believe that Modern Americans lost their food tradition ? 

Modern Americans haven't lost their food traditions . I do believe every one have their own traditions and their own beliefs but isn't force to follow those beliefs/traditions .I do disagree with Michael Pollan opinion that Modern Americans lost their food tradition because even though they might not celebrate a special occasion with food , it doesn't mean that Modern Americans have to eat it at that specific date. We all have different eating habits however , some might celebrate their tradition on a regular day basic. For example my mom makes corn tortillas on a regular days basic, even though it's not a special occasion. Serve the kind of food you know the story behind.

Although people may disagree with me , sometimes its good to have food traditions to gather family but don't know whats inside the food . I think that what worry people about whats actually inside the food if there gaining weight , does it have chemicals, how many calories is in that specific dish ?  Also some people may not have traditions because they usually think about how food going to affect their body system so they usually stick with food that going to help their body system instead of hurting it. Americans stay eating healthy food , but aren't they tired of eating the same food over and over again ? Are they really ready to try something new ?