I went to shop for some food staples, having received permission from my mom to buy one of the Fruit and Hemp Seed bars while doing so, as I have wanted to try them since I first saw them. Then again, I was a sucker for the fruit and veggie blended snacks. I got to try the Carrot, Apple, and Hemp Seed bar and I fell in love with it. The bar had a nice chewy texture that I found appealing, and the bar was sweet, almost too sweet. This was reminiscent of the Fig Newton cookies, another snack I'm fond of. The sugar content in the Carrot, Apple, and Hemp Seed bar was due to the raisins and honey apples, both of which have a high natural sugar content.
I look forward to buying more of them in the other flavors as well. And for any parent looking for a tasty and healthy treat to provide for their children, this is a treat I would recommend.
Sunday, 22 January 2017
Friday, 20 May 2016
An Introduction To My Food Blog.
Hello. This is my first blog since my highschool years. This time, the blog is about food, which is one of my favourite things.
For as long as humanity's been alive, food has been somewhat of a status symbol. It is the difference between life and death for people with little means.
First off, a history lesson about the relationship between humans and food. Before the hunter-gatherer society began, humans were scavengeres, consuming meat from the remains of the prey of apex predators. Marrow is a common food obtained from such a source, and the easiest for humans to obtain. Its fat content made it an important means of sustenance.
As humans began to adapt to new lifestyles, so did their diets. As humans began hunting and gathering, that began the introduction of plants into the human diet. Humans retained a nomadic lifestyle because of the instability of this food source.
The discovery of cooked meat was done by mistake when one of the humans dropped meat into the fire. The meat tasted better and was more easily digested. As humans began to adapt to cooked meat, that lessened their risk of parasites such as tape- and roundworm.
With the advent of agriculture and domestication, nomadism began to wane, and populations began growing. With this increasing population came a need to meet the increasing demands to feed. Industrialisation and commercial agriculture made this possible, as did genetic modification.
Genetic modification has been around since the advent of agriculture, where it was used to tamper with the crop's genes to make it more plentiful, resilient, and less prone to pests.
Humans have also been preserving food since agriculture began, starting with the process of drying. The preservation of food allowed the supply of it to become more stable.
Many cultures have a recognisable cusine, a set of cooking traditions using various spices or a combination of flavours unique to that culture. Differences may also include the preferences of different tastes or temperatures.
Evolution-wise, humans are omnivores, but social constructs such as religion, morality, activism, or environmentalism influences what foods they consume.
Food is eaten and enjoyed through the sense of taste, with certain foods more enjoyable than others for evolutionary purposes.
So I hope you enjoy these blogs. I hope to write more of them.
For as long as humanity's been alive, food has been somewhat of a status symbol. It is the difference between life and death for people with little means.
First off, a history lesson about the relationship between humans and food. Before the hunter-gatherer society began, humans were scavengeres, consuming meat from the remains of the prey of apex predators. Marrow is a common food obtained from such a source, and the easiest for humans to obtain. Its fat content made it an important means of sustenance.
As humans began to adapt to new lifestyles, so did their diets. As humans began hunting and gathering, that began the introduction of plants into the human diet. Humans retained a nomadic lifestyle because of the instability of this food source.
The discovery of cooked meat was done by mistake when one of the humans dropped meat into the fire. The meat tasted better and was more easily digested. As humans began to adapt to cooked meat, that lessened their risk of parasites such as tape- and roundworm.
With the advent of agriculture and domestication, nomadism began to wane, and populations began growing. With this increasing population came a need to meet the increasing demands to feed. Industrialisation and commercial agriculture made this possible, as did genetic modification.
Genetic modification has been around since the advent of agriculture, where it was used to tamper with the crop's genes to make it more plentiful, resilient, and less prone to pests.
Humans have also been preserving food since agriculture began, starting with the process of drying. The preservation of food allowed the supply of it to become more stable.
Many cultures have a recognisable cusine, a set of cooking traditions using various spices or a combination of flavours unique to that culture. Differences may also include the preferences of different tastes or temperatures.
Evolution-wise, humans are omnivores, but social constructs such as religion, morality, activism, or environmentalism influences what foods they consume.
Food is eaten and enjoyed through the sense of taste, with certain foods more enjoyable than others for evolutionary purposes.
So I hope you enjoy these blogs. I hope to write more of them.
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