User talk:Linchukbb/sandbox

Bogdan's proposed contributions below  LinchukB (talk) 22:30, 24 April 2019 (UTC)

1) Simplify and shorten title of article if possible

• (potential new name 'Food consumption of social classes')

2) remove or rephrase introductory paragraph,

3) incorporate an outline organized by social classes

4) IDEA: Better, more clearly and thoroughly address how processed vs. unprocessed foods effect quality of typical American diet

• refer to health effects of eating processed vs. unprocessed foods

5) IDEA: Address history of issue?

• In the past, starvation was a problem of poor people; currently in the USA becoming overweight replaced the starvation issue for the poor

6) around the world?

7) Replace 'middle class family meal' photo with photo displaying food not just people smiling at a table and food blurred in the background

8) Address why, what, where, when questions in regards to each class. E.g.;

• why does each class eat that way
• what does each class eat?
• examples with references and pictures
• where do they eat? at home, restaurants, whenever and wherever possible - (homeless and poverty stricken)

Test page below

Social class differences in food consumption

The purpose of this article is to show how similarities and differences of what people eat amongst the upper, middle, and lower classes; however, there is no clear distinction where one class begins and where another class ends. One common preconception is that upper and middle class people eat better and more healthy foods than those of the lower class. The question is then what are healthy foods and what are unhealthy food; that seems subjective and relative to each individual. In history, lower class people died from hunger. Today that is much less common; many lower class people are overweight. People eat unhealthy foods in both the upper and middle classes as well. One nuance is that lower class people may lack access to many foods accessible to upper and middle class people.

Upper class

Upper class luxury food

• why they eat? for pleasure
• where they eat?
• when they eat?

Question: should we address issues peripheral to the main topic 'foods' consumed? e.g.; what they wear when they eat?, how they prepare?,

A customary form of eating for the royal upper class is a full course dinner; However, not everyone always eats luxurious, healthy, privately catered meals like Queen Elizabeth II of England and Kim Jong il of North Korea; Warren Buffett, the third wealthiest person has history of regularly eating fast food and soda.

History

China

The highest-earning 10% of the urban Chinese drink over seven times as much wine and consume more than twice as much dessert as their counterparts at the bottom end of the wage scale; also fewer vegetables and rice, more fruits, nuts, beans, and tubers. The wealthy have been noted to drink less local beer while paying more for imported brands and craft brews.

Egypt

Upper class ancient Egyptians like King Tut and other Pharaohs ate various foods including meats, bread, fruit, fish, beer, dairy, and vegetables served on dish-ware made of precious metals.

England

In the Victorian era, formal meals consisted of twelve or thirteen courses; informal meals of five or six courses. A single breakfast might have consisted of soup, roast turkey or pork with potatoes or rice, two vegetable side dishes, citrus ice, fresh rolls with butter, jams or jellies and sweet pickles, fancy cake and preserved fruit, coffee, hot punch and water. The regular food system was large breakfasts, small lunches followed by afternoon tea, and late suppers.

Israel

Diets of the upper class such as King Solomon frequently included meats from sheep, deer, gazelle, roebuck, and fattened geese.

• How they obtain food?
• Diet example + cited source
• quality of diet
• Food availability example + cited source

Further reading

Category:Food politics Category:Social classes