Creating futures

Understanding Food Ads on TV

2010-03-01T10:47:00.003+08:00

A "makeup artist for food," who surprises us all with this behind-the-scenes look at how burgers (and fries) are made to look their best for television.

Promoting a healthy lifestyle

2009-04-20T23:40:00.001+08:00

This is an ad promoting a healthy lifestyle, from Cartoon Network and the NBA. This ad featured Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends character, Wilt, and NBA star, Steve Francis. This was aired in early 2005.

Food Safety

2009-03-26T16:34:00.001+08:00

Importance of food safety
The number of food-borne disease outbreaks has been increasing around the world. Annually, about 1.5 billion cases of food-borne disease outbreaks are reported, resulting in 3 million deaths globally.Singapore enjoys one of the lowest incidences of food-borne disease outbreaks compared to the rest of the world. This is despite the fact that more than 90% of all food consumed here is imported.

Remember, Food Safety Is A Shared Responsibility.

Chocolate Muffins

2009-03-09T10:09:00.000+08:00

Reading Food Labels

2009-02-03T20:20:00.001+08:00

International Year of the Potato

2008-11-11T23:22:00.000+08:00

The year 2008 has been declared the International Year of the Potato by the United Nations

“The celebration of the International Year of the Potato (IYP) will raise awareness of the importance of the potato - and of agriculture in general - in addressing issues of global concern, including hunger, poverty and threats to the environment.

Over the next two decades, the world’s population is expected to grow on average by more than 100 million people a year. More than 95 percent of that increase will occur in the developing countries, where pressure on land and water is already intense. A key challenge facing the international community is, therefore, to ensure food security for present and future generations, while protecting the natural resource base on which we all depend. The potato will be an important part of efforts to meet those challenges… “

More information can be found on: http://www.potato2008.org/en/index.html

Global Food Trends

2008-11-11T23:18:00.000+08:00

Everything starts with the consumer, like you and I.

Some of the key consumer trends are:

Indulgence
There has been a move in developed countries for consumers to indulge themselves with luxury products. These products are not necessarily high in calories, but are exciting and experiential. For many this is a treat or reward for sticking to a healthier lifestyle. For example, as a reward for being healthy all week, people choose to treat themselves with more decadent food such as icecream or frozen yoghurt over the weekend.

Healthier Snacking
There has been a move toward healthier snacks in between meals. Afternoon tea is no longer the preserve of unhealthy cakes and biscuits. Healthier snacks are in vending machines. In New Zealand, the government has announced it wants soft drinks out of schools by 2009 and in the US, the beverage industry has agreed to remove all non-diet sort drinks from schools over the next two years. Single serve snacks, nutrition bars, protein bars and mineral waters are increasingly popular.

Food on the go
Busy lifestyles, increasing single person households and apartment living mean people want food on the go, they want it instantly, pre packaged and convenient. The supermarket these days is increasingly used like a pantry or fridge with people making up their minds on the way home from work what they want for dinner. In developed countries nearly 50 per cent of adults shop everyday or several times a week, up from around 30 per cent in 1997 (The World Market for Health and Wellness Products, Euromonitor Report, November 2005).

Dining out
People are eating out more – foodservice is a very important and growing market. For example, some commentaries state that some Americans spend nearly half their food budget in restaurants.

Taken from: http://www.fonterra.com/wps/wcm/connect/fonterracom/fonterra.com/Our+Products/Dairy+and+Nutrition/Global+Food+Trends/

Chocolate chip cookies

2008-09-21T10:41:00.000+08:00

40g unsalted butter
80 g plain flour
1/8 tsp bicarbonate of soda (or baking soda)
15 g caster sugar
30 g brown sugar
70 g chocolate chips
1 tbsp egg (beaten)

1. Preheat the overn to 180C.
2. With an electric mixer, cream the butter and two sugars together until light and fluffy (colour becomes lighter)
3. Add in 1tbsp of beaten egg and whisk.
4. Sift over the flour, baking soda and stir using a plastic spatula.
5. Add the chocolate chips and mix well.
6. Roll the mixture unto shapes and placed onto baking tin
7. Bake until lightly coloured (10 - 15 minutes)

UPDATED - Supplementary Lesson

2008-09-11T21:15:00.000+08:00

Supplementary lesson:

Date: 18 September (Thursday)

Time: 1.50pm - 3.00pm

Venue: AVT

Bring along Home Economics file (with handouts) and Textbook

Felt Key Chain Designs

2008-09-09T19:48:00.000+08:00

All pictures have been taken from flickr.com

Interesting. Creative. Amazing Pictures!

2008-08-31T08:49:00.000+08:00

2008-08-30T08:52:00.000+08:00

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Week 9 - Diet-related diseases

2008-08-19T21:41:00.000+08:00

As discussed in class, here's a brief introduction to the movie, Supersize me. This video showcased the extend of obesity in America. It highlights the consequences (ill effects) of over-consuming fast foods. Obesity is a health problem that is prevalent in many countries, especially the developing and developed countries.

After watching the video, think about these few questions:

Why has there been an increase in the rate of obesity in America in the last few decades? (What factors could have led to this increase?)
Why is obesity a serious health problem?
What can be done to reduce the obesity problem?
Should fast food restaurants be responsible for the rise in obesity?

You may like to e-mail your comments/answers to the questions to miss.shirley.goh@gmail.com

Welcome

2008-08-19T21:39:00.000+08:00

Dear Sec2 Home Econs students,

A warm welcome to the iLovehomeecons blog! First of all, this blog creates an avenue for me to share with you information relating to Home Econs (Food & Nutrition, Textiles & Clothing and Consumer Education). Do visit this blog often and have an enjoyable learning journey!

Best regards,
Ms Goh