Olivia Rathbone has been in the food industry her whole life. She is able to compare and give lessons on food. Rathbone is a lifelong farmer, so she incorporates as much fresh product into her food. Rathbone loves to write about food because food is one of the main factors that bring people together. Rathbone has written many books, and short articles on food and how it affects people by it and the culture surrounding it. Rathbone has been a part of the OAEC’s program since 2002, and learns something every day, and hopes people can learn from her that food is what can change people and how they see their culture. Rathbone states
“We all have different food preferences, likes and dislikes, diets and food philosophies, but have come to accept…show more content… Due to the fact that many kids, are so meticulous now days, parents are to blame for the reason that their kid was probably not introduced to a good quality food to their child. A personal experience is that my cousin was younger, and the parents did not care what the child would eat only the non-healthy food option. This would include hot dogs, chicken nuggets, and some other types of unhealthy food. This caused him not to be healthy, due to the fact of never eating any vegetables, or fruits. This caused him with to have a medical issue caused from not getting the nutrients from the vegetables, or fruits. This is a bad habit Rathbone said, because the child will grow and become one of the worst eaters every. This is true because she has seen studies about it. Very unhealthy eaters have a tendency to have some unhealthy issues, or bad medical issues. Eating healthy is good for you, due to the fact of the nutrients and other super foods within the item. Rathbone has also stated that food can cause behavioral related things to happen within. Rathbone believes that the behavior of the child comes from eating with the child at night and she said that food is the center of that. Rathbone…show more content… Food brings together everyone on the table by being the centerpiece of the conversations, helps people learn about the food, and the person cooking it. (Rathbone)”
Food brings people and families together because food gets them into the kitchen together, makes them get closer as a family, they can make a connection with the family, this can also help with the behavior of the children. This means the process of food preparing helps teach people the toughness of things, and teaches confidences, and the value of accomplishment. This generation needs to realize that the kids need to learn valuable lessons, and they build character (Rathbone). Connecting with the family has happened in many households, this way it helps families connect, and the family was always up to date about what is going on in the family. Rathbone stated, “that is the past, but it needs to happen again. Having the family, people, and others connect through food helps better the culture. Cultures will flourish again because of the different foods, and ways of cooking being brought into the cultures by other people. This helps bring out different flavors, and possibly even create its own culture.” What has happened in the past needs to happen again so the food and culture can flourish again
