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This 3 page paper examines two works about natural foods. How food is connected to globalization is highlighted. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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make the effort and get down to earth with natural products. While many Supermarkets carry organic vegetables, and crackers made with natural ingredients for instance, these foods are often more
expensive than average. In the end, many families end up eating what is popular and on sale. In the essay "Food and the Counterculture," Belasco (2005) examines the movement
that began in the 1960s and is associated with New Ageism. That is, there is a movement toward healthy and organic foods. What is different about this movement
is, according to the author, that it is the first time there had been an attempt to associate personal consumption patterns with the needs of the world population. The author
contends that eating is more than a personal experience as it is something that has the ability to connect people around the world (Belasco, 2005). The selection of this argument
is made because the author takes something as simple as food and suggests there is a connection between food products and communication. The author makes a good point. After all,
the idea that people are doing something more than just eating by consuming food has been with the world always. Many people say things to the effect that a mothers
soup is made with "love" and things of that nature. There is a process that goes into preparing and serving food that goes beyond a mere desire to appease hunger.
There is communication, connection and culture that is a part of the process. Further, the fact that ingredients are found all over the world to culminate in a single packaged
product does connect the world at a basic level. The argument is good, but then it is weakened by the author as he goes on to explain how globalization
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