page 2 paragraph 2
I feel this is a good fit for my essay because it talks about how it saves him time and money and he added in that he hasn’t eaten a bite of food in 30 days and he goes on to say that it changed his life. When absorbing this portion of the text I instantly think about the difference in meaning about “changing his life”. Things can change for the better or for the worst and when looking at my life it would definitely before the worst. I’d miss being able to sit down with family and have a home cooked meal, putting everything around me on pause to be able to sit, take a deep breath, and relax. I would miss being able to chew my food because that is definitely something most take for granted and if that was taken away, you’d see the struggles that arise. I get this is his choice and it interests him to see different ways in which it can be made and have a positive effect on my life but in my life, I don’t think it would be a change for the better, especially as an active person.
Page 3 paragraph 2
This page really hit at home. He stated that “most of people’s meals have been forgotten” and that “we’ll see a separation between our meals for utility and function, and our meals for experience and socialization.” When I read this I instantly sparked interest and wanted to blurt out my opinion. I disagree with this completely, because in my world, and my lifestyle, meals are a huge aspect to my everyday routine. I wake up and need breakfast to get me ready for the day, lunch gives me that extra push to get through the rest of the day, and dinner puts me to bed at ease and allows me to calm down for the night. My family still stands by home cooked meals and even when I’m here at college I make time in my schedule to get a beneficial meal into my body. Yes, a lot of this sounds as if I use it for utility and function, but the socialization and experience part of it is huge. Meals allow me to connect with friends and family and take my mind off of the chaotic day around me. It allows me to catch up and get things off my mind. It is a way for me to escape from reality and take a few steps back and breathe.
Page 11 paragraph 11 (last quote on the page)
When going through a normal week at home, I usually have one big meal on Sunday’s to start the week, maybe one or two take out days, depending how buys our schedules are, and the rest are homecooked meals. We dedicated time out of our day to prepare a meal that all could enjoy. This was huge in my family. We would even rotate on who cooked the meals, and sometimes even us kids, as we got older, pitched in and made something of our own. When you make a meal there is always some type of importance behind it and in the end some bigger type of reward and feeling of accomplishment. It makes you feel good when you know people enjoyed what you made, and the hard work has paid off. He states that “it’s cheap, its easy… you just add water; and don’t even need a blender.” To me this takes away a big part of the meaning and importance behind home cooked meals. Yes, it takes longer and requires more energy but bringing everyone together, around one table, as one family or friend group, is rewarding when knowing the work put in as paid off.
