HW 4 - Your Families' Foodways

My father and I eat completely different foods since he is a vegetarian.  My father doesn't want any animal to have to die for him to eat.  I don't really think me and my father eat the same meal more then once or twice a month.  My approach to food is if its good i will eat it.  But his approach to food is if an animal had to die he wont eat it.  I do not think that my father influences me on what I eat since we don't eat the same foods.  I do see why my father is a vegetarian and i respect it but I don't want to be a vegetarian because it limits what you can and cant eat.  I would prefer to eat what i want and not have to second guess it.


My mother is way more of an influence on what i eat.  Ever since i was little she was the one making my meals so i kind of got taught what foods to like by her.  Me and my mom still don't eat the same exact foods but we do like some of the same foods.  My mom has always known that i am a picky eater so she usually knows what food to buy for me and how I like it.  When i am eating dinner i will sometimes take brakes while eating and my parents will always say keep eating, keep eating.  I think that they like to eat there food quick unlike me.  I like to eat my food at my own pace and not rush.  When i talked to my mother she said that her eating habits were similar to mine when she was a kid, she said she was a very picky eater like me.  Since she was a picky eater she said that her mother didn't really have an influence on her eating habits.


In the paragraph above I talk about eating my food at my own pace.  I think that this goes back to if food is sacred or not because for me if I eat it at my own pace it means that I want to saver it which in a way means food is sacred.  Because if you want to eat it slow and enjoy it then it obviously means that the food means something to you since you are treasuring the moments that you are eating the food.  But i also think that my parents believe food is sacred because even though they don't eat it as slow as I do, when i throw out food they always get angry.  If they get angry when i throw food out that is showing the food is a big deal and they don't want it to be wasted. 

The picture above is a picture of my refrigerator.  This shows the food ways of my family because if you can see there is all different types of food since we mainly eat different things.  The only thing that we all really eat is the same breakfast.  We have a lot of meals that can be made easy and quick which I like because although I do like to savor my food i do not like waiting for it to be prepared.  The only times I can wait to eat is if I know it is something that I really like being made.