Local food

Consume a local food and think about it. Reflect upon the experience, then write a two page summary of what you discovered. Address three topics clearly: taste, feasibility, and nutrition. Explain, elaborate and comment on what you have learned, and justify and describe why you think the way you do. Do not just elucidate the benefits of local foods;rather explain why you will/will not consider local foods beyond this course. Discuss how this project might change your diet. Why? Be specific about your food choices. Will this experience cause you to think about where your food comes from? What does the future hold for the local foods movement? Taste: The taste of the food I tried was? I compared my local food from.....to the same food from somewhere not local. I tried an amazing recipe for my local food, it was...... I have never thought about the taste of a local food before, now I think...... Feasibility: Eating a local food changed my perspective on the source of foods in my diet by...... I shared my local food experience with (friends, family etc.) and I explained that we were eating this because......and they thought...... I am going to continue to eat this local food because...... I found the cost of this local food to be...... I found the convenience of this local food to be...... Nutrition Eating this local food will help me meet my dietary needs by....... I am going to continue to try to find and request local foods for my diet because... Dieticians, in fact all healthcare providers should support local foods because..... I think I might improve my diet and easting more local foods by..... This paper needs to include a thorough description of taste, and the nutrition contribution of this food needs to be fully explored. This is a link to find a local food in my area. Compare it to a food you would get in a supermarket from far away. http://www(dot)lanefood(dot)org/home.php look at the link "locally grown guide"