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America, TV Dinners and Frozen Meals

            An American family in the 1950's on a normal night could be found watching primetime television, eyes glued to the TV, with dinner served in a tinfoil tray that was prepared in twenty-five minutes or less. In 1953, TV dinners became very popular due to the changing lifestyles of American families. The history of TV dinners began with the well-known company, Swanson, that's still in the frozen dinner business today. The company did the hard work of preparing the dinners and then made it easy for consumers to simply heat it up and eat within a few short minutes. Although the convenience the dinners gave to a family allowed a lot more time for other activities, it took away the tradition of home cooked family dinners. While TV dinners were the craze in history's past, today's families are torn between unhealthy drive-thru and eating home cooked meals. The 1950's began the idea of quick and easy convenience when it came to food, something are society still craves today.
              Along with the introduction of TV dinners in the United States, as a country we were introducing lots of other new ideas and change to our everyday lives. When the United States ended World War II a few years prior to the 50's it started the "baby boomers" generation. Dwight D. Eisenhower began his presidential first presidential term in 1953. The 1950's was also the start to may Civil Rights and key events happened during this time, Brown vs. Board of Education and Rosa Parks refusing to give up her seat. A lot was happening in the 50's, but the turn in the way TV was being viewed helped contribute to the invention of TV dinners. There were so many up and coming shows during this time era that families were glued to their TV sets during primetime most nights of the week. The idea of sitting in front of the television instead of at the table grew more and more popular. Mom's wanted to be able to join the family in the evening pastime rather than cooking a homemade dinner for hours.


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1. Crushing Obesity and Building a Healthy Generation

It can start out with a short walk after dinner or even taking the kids to a park to play. Today's culture in America is all about trying to do as many things as possible on the go. ... There are frozen foods that have been advertised as being healthy and even some food chains have things that seem healthy. ... It is all frozen or from a can and ready to eat, whether heated or not. ... Too many parents sit their child in front of a TV or hand them some kind of device to play with because it is easy and requires little to no supervision. ...

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2. The Seven Deadly Sins of Consumers

The "seven deadly sins" helps in categorizing and simplifying the everyday experiences of these consumers: Sloth: Consumers often pick up fast food or pre-prepared dinners from the frozen section of the grocery store; this laziness affects their heath. Consumers of grocery stores and fast food restaurants have many other options for a more healthy meal. Also, another way to avoid this problem is for Americans to begin to cook homemade meals for their families. ... Upon reading magazines, watching TV, and looking at other public advertisements the want for those items seen is lust. Lust has c...

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3. Our Health and High Fructose Corn Syrup

The American Heart Association recommends that most men get no more 9 teaspoons of sugar per day and about 6 teaspoons of added sugar for women. ... This is the just the tip of the iceberg as many Americans eat most of their meals from frozen and canned preservatives which also use a massive dose of HFCS. ... "Americans get about 13 percent of their calories from added sugar. ... I believe that, yes high fructose corn syrup is a direct connection between obesity in America because it is the type of sugar that is most common in processed food. ... The foods that we eat from TV. dinners and...

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4. The Obesity Epidemic

Fast food places have value menus, where a dollar can buy you a meal. ... For most college students, eating in the dorm room dining halls is the most convenient place to eat a meal. ... A sample dinner, shown in Figure, at Illini Tower includes potatoes, a beef stew, biscuits, and a vegetarian combo of frozen steamed vegetables. There is always a pizza bar at dinner. A burger bar, chicken, and French Fries, which are seen in Figure, are available at both lunch and dinner, everyday. ...

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5. Raising the Minimum Wage

The topic is perhaps most interesting to the average American. ... Due to this fact, it is of popular debate over dinner, at restaurants, and in the typical American living room. ... Americans know a raise in the minimum wage is one way to help make work pay. For many working Americans an increase in the minimum wage will make the difference between living in poverty and not. ... When Franklin Roosevelt was running to be re-elected for president, he promised that he would work on protecting the American workers. ...

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6. The Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch

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7. Dumplings and Wontons: Siblings or Cousins?

The Omnipresent Dumplings Before I came to the United states, I noticed that people in lots of American TV shows like to order Chinese takeout. But it was not until I came to the United States that I realized how popular Chinese food is in America. ... Not before long that I came to the conclusion: Americans love dumplings. ... What's more, frozen dumplings will not go bad for at least three weeks, unlike most Chinese dishes and dim sums. The easiness of making and storing fits the American criteria of "fast food" and the American diet always has a place for fast food. ...

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