Eating Habits In Western Food

Over the last few years, eating habits have changed throughout the world; some more drastically than others. Some of the reasons behind this is the technologies used in our kitchens, by the modes of transport supplying to shops, by the media and the government, by trade, migration etc.

If any of us today try and compare our eating habits to the eating habits of our grandparents I wouldn’t be surprised if half of our generation finds it unrecognizable! A lot has changed with time including our views on living healthy, our lifestyle habits, our table manners and our eating patterns. Today western cuisine is the generalized term used for European cuisine. This cuisine was developed in noble and royal courts. Today, British families enjoy variety

but today it’s been taken over by fast food chains like McDonalds, KFC, taco bell. Burger king and so on. Obesity is a major issue even in our own country. Our whole some diets be it roti Sabji or Dosa chutney is long forgotten. We are falling into the same trap most western countries are into today. The food we considered as alternatives not so long ago has now become our diet today.

But not everything we learnt from the western worlds is bad. For example, Indian cuisine usually doesn’t include a lot of fruits and salads but it is a healthy pattern and that’s something we must start consuming on a daily basis. In the western cuisine there’s a high amount of protein intake whereas the protein intake of an average Indian is very less comparatively. If we talk about table manners, first we used to sit on the floor and eat; but now we sit at a dining table and even eat with forks and spoons rather than our hands like we used to do in the past. Today even our cutlery and crockery have changed, we have started using different types of spoons, forks and knifes for different dishes and courses. We have even started using different plates for

We have to keep in mind that it’s not only about the taste and appearance of the dish but also about the nutrition value. We have started living what people call the fast life, instant noodles, pastas, fast food, etc. They have even started selling Indianised versions like instant Dosa, Idli mixes or ready to fry Parathas.

These rule our lives and in the long term if not controlled and monitored might even ruin it. We must remember time is of utmost importance but in order to save time we shouldn’t ruin our well-being. Adaptation is not a problem, that’s actually a good thing but while adapting we should remember that we need not forget our roots and where we come from. There’s a reason those dishes are made a certain way during a certain season maybe. Recipes of the old have not been experiments to please the tongue but are ways to keep one healthy and nourished. They are made a certain way to help us achieve a wholesome and nutritious diet. The knack here is to balance it out. To understand why a dish is prepared the way it is and how it benefits us. We must even keep in mind that India has a different weather and social life as compared to the west. All this has to