Food in America

Food In America

The concept of moving West was major as settlers moved into the U.S and it became a country of pushing the frontier and pioneering. In today’s world the U.S can be seen as a pioneering country that pushes boundaries when it comes to food in both a beneficial and non beneficial way. Not only has America pushed its boundaries with the fast food industry as more and more people consume food full of saturated fat and unhealthy amount of sugar, but also in the healthy food industry due to the increase of people becoming vegan and gluten-free. The United States has also expanded the diversity of food by establishing restaurants with different food backgrounds such as Chinese, Japanese, Mediterranean, and Mexican that have taken over the food industry.

Based on farming and agricultural, the U.S has changed its main food source to big companies and factories that produce packaged, frozen, and chemical based foods. Fast foods like McDonalds have grown to be a huge impact on not only the public but the economy. McDonalds produces over $20,025 million in sales and as seen in the right picture, the U.S holds the number one spot for having the highest number of McDonalds outlets. With McDonalds producing millions of dollars, the U.S has and keeps increasing the amount of fast food chains, demonstrating the idea of pushing forward in the fast food industry. 

While many people are increasing their health risks with sugary and fattening food, the new healthy food movement of Whole Foods and Trader Joe's has increased the idea of becoming gluten-free and vegan. In just one year, gluten-free products have had a massive growth of 1,516 new products that went into the market. Restaurants now contain options of vegan, vegetarian, organic, and gluten free, which allows people to explore a new side of food that had never been explored before in the late 1800s or even 1900s. 
 

As we know, the U.S was and is considered a “melting pot” , or a diverse country. Many immigrants that came into the U.S were the pioneers that moved west and pushed boundaries in the U.S. In today's world, the Americans are the ones pioneering in their own country for different cultures. For example, Tex-mex, Chinese, Italian, and Indian food has had a major impact on the food industry in the U.S. The U.S has changed and pioneered Mexican food turning it into Tex-mex, while sushi and pizza are foods that have become incredibly popular. The U.S ability to create a diverse variety of cusine and expand the boundaries of typical American food, such as hamburgers, corn bread, and apple pie, demonstrates their innovation in the food industry.

Born in the 1920's, advertising has been and still is a big part of the American culture. We tend to follow and do things that are advertised to improve our lives in one way or another; therefore, the idea of becoming gluten free or even consuming famous fast food brands plays a main role in the reason why Americans push boundaries with food and tend to explore for newer and uncommon ideas.