Contemporary Foodways in the U.S.

We involve ourselves with food everyday. Luckily, we put up a pretty big fuss about the stuff we put in our mouths; whether it will kill us, whether it will make us live longer, look younger if it's cheap, if it's fresh &c. If one were to have the intent to learn about the food they eat I feel like their is enough information in the newspaper and on certain websites that they could acquire it. However the person who reads it must have an objective reading lens because of there is alot of people who say some things that contradict others. Because of this availability of knowledge the ease, reform will occur more rapidly than ever in the U.S.
I think in just the past 40 years there have been advancements in our foodways. I think the media has played a major roll in this as people currently are very aware of their health, and food since is very connected to one's health food is often a topic of health experts. For instance you might read an article in the New York Times about Salmonella poisoning, "A major egg producer linked to an outbreak of salmonella" (NY Times). But 40 years ago food wasn't even in the American media's dominant discourse. With public awareness about something like eating an egg and getting ill people will be more conscientious about the eggs they might buy and eat. Thus, food is in our current discourse for health and if there is a potential threat to our health it is put under the public's eye thanks to media.
By looking at a reliable source for food such as the New York Times someone who wants to inform themselves about anything involving food they can well do so. This can impact the average citizen, they choose (for the most part) what they want to know about the food they eat. That person can choose to not look up on food and remain ignorant but the alternative of educating themselves about what they are putting in there mouths they only may lack the motivation to do so.