HW #4

            My parents always eat healthier than I do. Not only that, but they are always conscious of what they are eating and how that will affect them in the long run. I however, hardly ever pay any attention to how what I am eating will affect my body. I do not pay much attention to how healthy the things that I am eating are. When asked, my parents said that their parents actually do not always eat healthier than they do, as I had thought. My grandfather apparently eats almost as unhealthy as I do. My grandmother however, eats far more healthy than the rest of our family. After putting thought into it, I concluded that my grandmother eats healthier because she is a diabetic while my grandfather has been blessed with great health.

            My parents said that the way they were raised did not really promote healthy eating habits. Although my grandmother, who did basically all of the cooking for my dad, eats healthy now, she had not always eating that way.  Becoming a diabetic completely changed her eating habits. Despite growing up with poor eating habits, my father now has much better eating habits for the most part. The main reason for this is really the desire to stay in shape as he ages. Although nobody in my family really struggles to maintain their fitness, my father now makes a conscious effort to keep in shape. Not only does he now workout, but he eats much healthier and is careful not to have to many foods that are not particularly good for him. In my opinion, the way that society is today has a lot to do with the way my father has changed the way he goes about his figure. The way that people are so critical upon others based on their appearance is what I think motivates him. In addition, he may be motivated by the fact that it is so easy to be careless and allow yourself to lose  a strong appearance and gain excess weight.

Basically, looking at , my fridge/menu, we mainly have some sort of meat along with a side or two. It will always be something like pasta, rice, mash potatoes, etc. along with a meat. This is what may be referred to as a typical/daily meal for us. Although we usually have the same thing for dinner, often together at the table, we have different routines after. My father and stepmother for example, usually do a physical activity later the evening or sometime the next day to work off the heavy meal, depending on the meal. Also, they do not always treat themselves to a snack, which I almost always do. This is how our eating habits vary.