In many ways food comes back to the chicken or the egg paradox question?
How many food places have an image of their food?
Asian restaurants come to mind or food courts at the mall or food trucks.
Let us not forget the attractive packaging on processed food.
Disney currently has their "Festival of the Arts" at Epcot. Food specials is part of their various festivals. Visual is a big part of the advertising.
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Eric Schlosser (2001, p. 121), in his best-selling book Fast Food Nation: “about 90% of the money spent by North Americans on food is used to buy processed food”.
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We must be exceptions to the processed food rule. I scanned the pantry and freezer.
Outside of a few snack crackers in the pantry and a bag of onion rings in the freezer, all the items are ingredients for making a meal.
I am curious of his definition of "processed food". Does my Duke's Mayo, Primal Kitchen Ketchup and other condiments count as processed?
I am very aroma oriented for food.
A year ago, I had a mild case of Covid EXCEPT for losing my smell and taste.
I didn't care how good food looked; I wasn't the least bit interested.
Often I will grill or smoke cook a meal and cannot eat it. I lose my appetite due to overload of aroma. Wife has gotten used to my "nose blind".
I will cook a meal and while it is not the most visually appealing, if it smells good my wife and family will eat it.
Sorry for the long ramble of thoughts.
Great thread Jeff.