Paying more attention to eating habits and making improvements towards healthier habits pave the way for a healthier lifestyle on this National Food Day.
Making improvements in eating habits and paying attention to what we eat forms the basis of National Food Day. It is celebrated on the 24th of October every year in the United States. The day tells us about the significance of nutritious food, safe farming methods, and a healthy lifestyle.
NATIONAL FOOD DAY HISTORY
In 1971, Sir, Michael F. Jacobson, chemists, and meteorologists along with two scientists founded CSPI, Centre for Science and Public Interest. At first, its focus was on renewable sources of energy & environmental protection. Later on, when two of its members left the organization, it was focused on food safety. Many campaigns against trans fats were organized by CSPI in fast foods. The organization lasted only about two years and then it was restored in 2011 again by CSPI.
FUNCTIONS OF CSPI
In 1971, CSPI was founded. In 1975, published white papers on infant food products and practices.
National Food day is created to provide awareness of Food and nutrition practices.
It was the first organization to bring awareness about large amounts of popcorn, which contains saturated fats in theaters.
Its main function lies in checking the restaurants, and whether they are providing nutritious food to their customers.
In 1989, awareness against trans-fat was brought and it also led to minimizing animal fat.
IMPORTANCE OF NATIONAL FOOD DAY
1. Food day insists on the significance of healthy eating.
Nowadays, restaurants and fast foods replace homely foods. Its convenient approach makes us forget the side effects of it on our bodies. This National Food Day works as a reminder to get back to our homely foods.
2. Food Production and its importance.
This day helps us to learn about food production and its importance. We should always be grateful to the farmers who work for us to have our food. We should also provide food to underprivileged people on this day.
3. Creating awareness among all
Creating awareness about healthy foods among people is an important aspect of this day. This can be done by teaching how to eat healthy, organic farming practices through workshops others
WAYS TO OBSERVE NATIONAL FOOD DAY
a. Create awareness about Food day among your friends, insisting they have nutritious food.
We should make some effort to cook something nutritious on this day instead of buying them. If someone is craving to eat some crunchy foods in our home, we should make homemade bars from oats, dry fruits, nuts, and honey and serve them
b. Organize some interesting events in your society related to farming, so that many listeners will benefit from them.
Conduct Workshops and campaigns in educational centers to spread awareness of nutritious foods among school and college students.
c. Posts tags in social media and appreciates the nutritious facts of foods.
In 2015, the students in the US are encouraged to post tags with photos of each of them biting an apple, along with hashtags #FoodDay2015.
d. Say bye to packed foods and experience a new type of food shopping on this day by buying fresh and natural foods.
We should make some effort to cook something nutritious on this day instead of buying them. If someone is craving to eat some crunchy foods in our home, we should make homemade bars from oats, dry fruits, nuts, and honey and serve them
NATIONAL FOOD DAY FACTS
- More cash is promoted by food producers on breakfast cereals buying them.
- Added sugars play a greater role in providing 13% of calories among Americans.
- 75% more Burgers are sold by McDonald’s.
- Strolling time is increased by 7 hours for a consumer to buy Cokes, Fries, etc.
- Clinical expenditures will increase by $66 billion by 2030 due to an increase in junk foods.
- In Canada, this day is celebrated as culinary as it originated from “The World’s Largest BBQ”, in order to encourage people to eat healthy vegetables along with protein-rich foods.
- Organic food crops will have 30% low nitrate levels and they are more nutritious than inorganic foods.
- Organic farming uses less water and causes less pollution which is good for the environment.
- Organic foods do not contain Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and are good for our health.
- Organic milk is nutritious and it is a very popular industry in the international market.
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