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Food/nutrition (39 found)
Carmen loves fast food and at one point was eating at McDonald’s every day. Then she reads Chew on This, a book about the dark side of the industry. (full text)
In her Dominican family, Dayan started helping her mother cook Latino specialities at age 9. (full text)
The Moon Festival celebration reminds Chun Lar of the family and traditions she’s left behind in China. (full text)
When Aurora enters a foster home she expects her foster mother to cook for her, but soon finds out she's expected to make her own meals. The other girls in the home teach Aurora to cook, and in the process she forms friendships with women her age for the first time. (full text)
Chimore takes a cooking class at a Whole Foods supermarket and learns that cooking healthy is not as hard as it seems. (full text)
Shateek writes about a visit to East New York Farms! in Brooklyn, a half-acre organic farm that's staffed by teen interns. (full text)
Kamaal decides to stop eating meat and faces surprising resistance from his foster family and some friends. (full text)
A danish is Hattie's perfect partner—with his soft cherry lips and tan complexion, he's just there to please. But he comes with an unpleasant side effect. (full text)
Horrified by how animals are treated after watching a video on slaughterhouse practices, Suzy tries to become a vegetarian.
A look at the difference between highly processed food and healthy alternatives.
A former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, explains that most packaged and restaurant food contains sugar, fat, and salt to get us hooked.
A program at a youth organization teaches teens about health and nutrition, alternatives to junk food and fast food, and helps them master basic cooking techniques.
Farmer's markets in New York City bring fresh produce from the farm to urban dwellers.
Community supported agriculture (CSA) brings quality fruits and vegetables to the city.
Hattie takes a workshop on healthy cooking, and has mixed results when she tries the techniques at home.
Erica grew up using food to calm herself, but feels stronger when she gets her eating habits under control.
As a child of Pakistanis, Zaineb grows up eating—and disliking—a fruit and nut mixture called panjeeri.
A lot of students rebel against school by refusing to eat the cafeteria food (which is also associated with poverty), but Kenneth isn't one of them.
Princess enrolls in cooking school to learn a trade after foster care. Although she is afraid of failing, she sticks with the program.
Inspired by his mother's artistry in the kitchen, Fabio becomes adept at turning out his own magical meals.
Nurys writes about her love of flan, the custard popular among Latinos. She becomes skilled at making it for family and friends.
Diana's grandfather (abuelo) loved to cook for her, but since he died she's become the "American baby" who goes out for pizza. She misses his dishes and the old "family feeling" that came with them.
Kate's father is a skilled chef. After he passes away, she wants to cook for herself but has no idea where to begin: "And then I found that, although I'd never touched a stove before in my life, I can cook, just like him, with no direct memories of how I learned."
Lenny constantly complained about the quality of group home cooking until he had to cook for himself. Now living in his agency's apartment program, his culinary achievements are less than spectacular. He gives tips to foster youth on how to survive in the kitchen.
Loretta's father spends most of his time working in his restaurant, King Wah, where the decor instantly transports the customers back to China. Although she and her siblings gradually become Americanized, it is her father's elaborate Chinese meals that bind him to his native culture.
Victoria is a vegetarian, but everyone from her mother to her classmates to the school nurse thinks her choice is weird and dangerous. Since she has to spend so much time defending her decision, Victoria's diet becomes a major part of how she sees herself.
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