Family and consumer science

for Hispanic Health is the premier science-based and community-driven organization that focuses on improving the health and well-being of Hispanics and works with others to secure health for all. Community-based members provide services to more than 15 million Hispanic consumers throughout the U.S. every year and national organization members provide services to more than 100 million annually. The Alliance works to insure that health incorporates the best of science, culture, and community by…

butterflies are dying after landing on them! Don’t even get me started on the creator of GMOs, Monsanto! Monsanto is a giant evil corporation which is just in it for the money. They don’t care about anything but their wallets and even sue helpless family farmers for no reason! GMOs and anyone associated with them are revolting! We must obliterate GMOs! So, now that I have your attention, this is what anti-GMO activists are filling the heads of the American people with. All of it is a lie. So…

what they should or should not eat. This dialogue is termed the omnivore’s dilemma. Therefore, the omnivore’s dilemma is choosing between food that taste good or food that science say is good for you; new food faddism every decade or maintaining a stable culinary tradition; convenience foods or the…

As civilization progresses, we as humans continue to optimise food and agricultural production. The invention of tools and utilities that allow for mass production has had unforeseen consequences. As consumers, it is less of an obligation for us to understand the circumstances in which our food is produced and how our choices impact the economy, the environment, and the world. Although, food and agriculture is a complex problem that affects every individual around the world to some degree. Any…

FCS Seminar has opened my eyes in a sense that Family and Consumer Science is not just about cooking and clothing. In FCS Seminar, I learned many things that I did not expect to learn. I had many useful take ways from the class. Through seminar, I learned about jobs that uses Family and Consumer Science degrees that I had no idea about. In this paper, I will reflect on things learned in seminar such as jobs and other valuable information. I will also offer my suggestions on how to make it better…

the VAL test, a test which identifies what kind of consumer one is. Different types of consumers included in the VAL test are innovators, thinkers, believers, achievers, strivers, experiencers, makers, and survivors. The innovator and the achiever consumer are two of the consumer types which will be evaluated. Tyler, in the article “What We Are to Advertisers,” is the achiever type consumer who has nothing more important in his life than his family and his job. He is hard working, goal…

There are about 10 crops produced and sold to consumers in the United States and corn is one of them. Native to Central America and unknown to the world prior to 1492, corn is a form of grass, known as grain (Pollan, 2006). Today, this plant is being genetically altered. US farmers have planted genetically modified corn seeds for decades (King Corn, 2007). Genetically modified corn is a food that has undergone a process where the genetics of the plant or organism has been modified by means of…

The mission of Southeastern Louisiana University's Family and Consumer Sciences program is to prepare students for the professions which enhance and strengthen the well-being of individuals, families and communities across the lifespan. Among the many things offered in the Family and Consumer Sciences department at the university of Southeastern, I have chosen the profession of a dietitian for this paper. A Dietitian is a someone who is a health professional with a Bachelor's that specializes…

and the Tending Addiction of Processed Food “The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food”, an expert from The New York Times Magazine, by Michael Moss addresses many issues with big companies and their thought process. Although Moss neglects to show the things that companies do right or do because the consumer desires it. He doesn’t bring to light the different options that big companies put out that are healthier for the consumer. Moss does a good job of pointing out what he believes to be…

support for the well being of families and communities. A professional in this field would be expected to adhere to the code of ethics to prevent situations that may put a consumer in harms way. In other words, if that professional were to attempt to help increase sales for the sake of the company’s profit by providing misleading information about a given food’s ingredients or nutritional value, that professional would not only be violating a code of ethics or losing consumer trust but also,…