Influences on My Family's Food Choices
Influences on My Family's Food Choices
October 12th 2009
Food choices within a family are influenced by a number of different factors. From how many
people are in a family, to the amount of income the family makes, to the lifestyles of the family
members, to health factors, the choices of food to be purchased for the family is narrowed down quite
significantly when considering how many different foods there are in the world.
Living in a house with only one other person, my mom, has its pros and cons. When it comes to
food, because there are only two of us, we tend to buy small amounts of food when grocery shopping.
The small amount of food that we do buy usually ends up being the basics that we both need and/or
enjoy: eggs, bread, apples, bananas, milk, yogurt, oatmeal, sliced ham, cheese, and the occasional
frozen dinner. Having a household of two people certainly helps our family money-wise as well; my
mom, currently a student, does not earn any money through a job. Having to buy only small quantities
of the basics saves our household money that can be spent on other things.
Breakfast seems to always be the best meal of the day in my household. As both of us are
required to wake up fairly early for school, we need to start our days out right by having a good
breakfast that will keep us energized until lunch. I sacrifice plenty of the limited time that I have in the
morning to make sure that I have something tasty to wake me up.
My mom and I are always on the go; most of our time awake is spent outside of the house. We
lead lifestyles that can sometimes be stressful and hectic, and our food choices reflect that. We buy
food that can be prepared easily, or better yet, is already prepared. Both me and my mom do not spend
very much time preparing meals. Preparing a meal from scratch is oftentimes out of the question
because of our lack of free time.
Although we do not have very
October 12th 2009
Food choices within a family are influenced by a number of different factors. From how many
people are in a family, to the amount of income the family makes, to the lifestyles of the family
members, to health factors, the choices of food to be purchased for the family is narrowed down quite
significantly when considering how many different foods there are in the world.
Living in a house with only one other person, my mom, has its pros and cons. When it comes to
food, because there are only two of us, we tend to buy small amounts of food when grocery shopping.
The small amount of food that we do buy usually ends up being the basics that we both need and/or
enjoy: eggs, bread, apples, bananas, milk, yogurt, oatmeal, sliced ham, cheese, and the occasional
frozen dinner. Having a household of two people certainly helps our family money-wise as well; my
mom, currently a student, does not earn any money through a job. Having to buy only small quantities
of the basics saves our household money that can be spent on other things.
Breakfast seems to always be the best meal of the day in my household. As both of us are
required to wake up fairly early for school, we need to start our days out right by having a good
breakfast that will keep us energized until lunch. I sacrifice plenty of the limited time that I have in the
morning to make sure that I have something tasty to wake me up.
My mom and I are always on the go; most of our time awake is spent outside of the house. We
lead lifestyles that can sometimes be stressful and hectic, and our food choices reflect that. We buy
food that can be prepared easily, or better yet, is already prepared. Both me and my mom do not spend
very much time preparing meals. Preparing a meal from scratch is oftentimes out of the question
because of our lack of free time.
Although we do not have very