This is the end.

Well everything leads up to this. We have eaten and prepared all semester and it is time to give these final presentations. After formulating creative ways to shorten and elongate presentations and incorporating unique forms of media, it's time to present. The industrial food complex will be covered from numerous different perspectives. Perhaps we will see what makes the farmer sweat or how can we incorporate star fruit into a healthy balanced diet. Regardless, this has been a wild ride through the super market and I think we have all gained insight on how to live in this industrialized nation.

Feeling The Leftovers

Thanksgiving is over but that does not mean that I no longer feel the holiday. This one has a way of sticking around for many days after the big event. I ate so much food while I was home and I could probably not eat for a week. The meal was nothing short of a feast and i was a little more glutinous than I should have been. Our first meal was at 1:15 and was with all of the family and close friends. There were 35 of us and there was easily enough good for each of us to have three dishes apiece. After that meal I told myself that there was no way tht I could eat any more. I was lying to myself. Later that night at around 8:00 we sat down to our family meal. This was just the four of us around my dining room table with a much small selection. Fortunately, there was corn pudding, which is a huge tradition in my family. It is a sweet dish made with different types of corn and no actual pudding. Definitely one of my favorite parts of the holiday. After I slipped into a good coma I came to with the realization that I would be eating leftovers for the next two days. My initial thought was one of panic big as soon as late afternoon lunch hit the next day, I was singing a different tune. I love thanksgiving and the time that it provides with family. However, the food definitely dominates the holiday and the 2-10 days following the event. Sadly, it is over but Christmas is just around the corner and there is a plethora of new foods waiting.