Before reading this article, I honestly had no ideas what the Slow Food Movement was. I now understand that this term mean the better way to grow food without the use of hormones, pesticides, etc. By taking the time to grow the foods we would be properly and safely growing the foods that we eat every day. The Slow Food Movement was established in Italy by a man named Carlo Petrini. In my understanding, Petrini began this movement because of an opening of a McDonald’s in Rome. I believe that I would have had the same reaction as Petrini because he grew and ate all “natural” food, but McDonald’s does not grow/raise their food the same way. In 1989 the Slow Food Movement became international. National Food Chapters began developing in the United States, and a lot of “big” names were linked to the organization. However, the Slow Food Movement only had 80,000 members, which really isn’t that many when you think about the world’s population, but in order to make a difference you need to start somewhere. For my Collaborative Research Project my group and I are focusing on college students and their possibility to eat healthy. This relates very much with Petrini and the other discussions within this article.
“Petrini argues that food “is far more than a simple product to be consumed: it is happiness, identity, culture, pleasure, conviviality, nutrition, local economy, survival” (Slow Food Nation 166, emphasis in original)” (Schneider 388). I believe this statement to be very true. When college students eat right I believe that they would be happier and would be able to produce better grades even. Nutrition is a huge part of growing and energy, and college students need nutritional foods in order to succeed, I believe. However, the students at Rowan University do not have the accommodations to really do so. The school itself does not have a lot of organic/natural food on campus, and locally there really aren’t any places that a student could get organic groceries.
“In his most recent book, Petrini clearly articulates these principles in three words: good, clean, and fair (Slow Food Nation 93)” (Schneider 390). The principles that Petrini has set are described in the three words above, and I agree that these three words are principles that are necessary for college students and for everyone else in the world. My group is focusing on college students’ health and their access to nutritional/organic/healthy foods. In order for students to eat healthy all of the foods that are ingested should definitely be good, clean, and fair. I would agree one hundred percent with Petrini.
“In urging people to slow down,” Petrini says, “we are asking them to look around with greater interest, to be receptive to the details and flavors of the world (Slow Food Nation 183)” (Schneider 398). Many college students do no stop to think about what they are eating, but if they took that moment to think about it they would probably try harder to eat healthier. At the college age, it is important for students to have healthy eating habits, but unfortunately campuses are making it hard for students to do so. If more college students were aware of the foods that they were eating, they could make a difference.
“Petrini argues that food “is far more than a simple product to be consumed: it is happiness, identity, culture, pleasure, conviviality, nutrition, local economy, survival” (Slow Food Nation 166, emphasis in original)” (Schneider 388). I believe this statement to be very true. When college students eat right I believe that they would be happier and would be able to produce better grades even. Nutrition is a huge part of growing and energy, and college students need nutritional foods in order to succeed, I believe. However, the students at Rowan University do not have the accommodations to really do so. The school itself does not have a lot of organic/natural food on campus, and locally there really aren’t any places that a student could get organic groceries.
“In his most recent book, Petrini clearly articulates these principles in three words: good, clean, and fair (Slow Food Nation 93)” (Schneider 390). The principles that Petrini has set are described in the three words above, and I agree that these three words are principles that are necessary for college students and for everyone else in the world. My group is focusing on college students’ health and their access to nutritional/organic/healthy foods. In order for students to eat healthy all of the foods that are ingested should definitely be good, clean, and fair. I would agree one hundred percent with Petrini.
“In urging people to slow down,” Petrini says, “we are asking them to look around with greater interest, to be receptive to the details and flavors of the world (Slow Food Nation 183)” (Schneider 398). Many college students do no stop to think about what they are eating, but if they took that moment to think about it they would probably try harder to eat healthier. At the college age, it is important for students to have healthy eating habits, but unfortunately campuses are making it hard for students to do so. If more college students were aware of the foods that they were eating, they could make a difference.
