Today in class we discussed the Mark Bittman lecture that many of us attended.
We spent considerable time on his assertion that we need to make it harder to buy "bad" food and easier to buy "good" food. Part of the conversation was focused around the tension between viewing government as having a strong role in helping people and solving societal problems on the one hand and on the preeminence of personal liberty and choice on the other hand (stereotypically policies of the Democrats and Republicans respectively).
Next the class watched a Bittman video clip demonstrating a savory breakfast of wheat berries and scallions. Then we discussed if and how this recipe reflected Bittman's concept of "Food that Matters."
Remember that there is a vocabulary quiz on Thursday; part of the grade for the quiz will be for each student to demonstrate that he or she has a planning device.
We spent considerable time on his assertion that we need to make it harder to buy "bad" food and easier to buy "good" food. Part of the conversation was focused around the tension between viewing government as having a strong role in helping people and solving societal problems on the one hand and on the preeminence of personal liberty and choice on the other hand (stereotypically policies of the Democrats and Republicans respectively).
Next the class watched a Bittman video clip demonstrating a savory breakfast of wheat berries and scallions. Then we discussed if and how this recipe reflected Bittman's concept of "Food that Matters."
Remember that there is a vocabulary quiz on Thursday; part of the grade for the quiz will be for each student to demonstrate that he or she has a planning device.
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