The Importance of Breakfast

From reading the various posts of my fellow classmates, I noticed that the people that had eaten breakfast as their most recent meal viewed it as a jump start to their day.  They discussed how it gave them the energy to take on Spring Quarter, and started off their day on a positive note.  I too wrote about eating breakfast before a long day of classes, and how it throughly aided in the success of my first day. I am a strong believer in having a good breakfast before the day begins because it overall gives a person energy, and in turn, makes them more productive.  I know for me this is especially the case because when I have had a good breakfast, I have a more positive attitude throughout the day and I feel  more accomplished by the end of it, versus the days when I am unfortunate enough to not have time for a decent breakfast.

Connections between food and family

In both the readings, the authors strongly tied significant foods in with the importance of their families.  In the first reading, the author, Nicholson, discusses the foods that were important to his mother.  He ties in her purity, and the symbolism of her strong tie to white foods, such as white bread, rice, milk, and creme.  When the average person thinks about foods such as these, they normally would not have "pure" thoughts about them.  Rice, bread, and creme are all loaded with carbs, which are looked at in a negative manner.  However, in the writing piece, Nicholson explains that his mother had a different connection with this group of white food, and saw it for its pureness, versus its negative attributes.  In turn, Nicholson was able to tie in memories and thoughts of his mother by discussing this white food, and the impact it had on his mother's life.
In the second piece, the author, Ahn, discusses more his cultural attachment to Korean food.  Ahn himself is Korean, and therefore he is able to have an automatic connection with types of Korean cuisine.  Likewise, he explains his love for American foods, such as ice cream and restaurants like Carl's Jr.  Because he was a Korean boy growing up in America, he was able to experience both cultural pulls regarding food from America, as well as Korea.  In the paper, he is able to connect the food of his childhood with memories of his Korean parents and his life as a young man.  He adds accounts from his past, including watching his father eat rice with ketchup, and how Ahn used to come up with reasons to be around his mother in the kitchen while she cooked, even though the kitchen was not a proper place for Korean boys.  It is through his accounts and his examples of important foods in his life that he is able to strongly connect the two together, just as the Nicholson did in his piece on his mother.

P1- Describe Most Recent Meal

The most recent meal I've had was this morning at 7:45 am.  I ate with my friend Tori in the Halls dining hall because we had just finished working out together at the Richie Center.  For my breakfast, I had scrambled eggs with hot sauce, pork sausage, tator tots with ketchup, a bowl of blackberries, and milk.  I wouldn't say this meal was remarkable considering it's pretty common for me, but the blackberries were a new touch that I was very excited about.  Normally Halls only has fruits like cantaloupe and pineapple and strawberries, but having the blackberries was a nice switch up.  This breakfast was significant because it started off my first day of Spring Quarter in a positive way, giving me energy to attack the day.