Food for a little thought. 25.4.012. www.jpsukham.blogspot.com. 1. Though today’s fast paced life does not leave many people enough time to prepare their traditional dishes, the fact is that they save a lot of time, and this time is being used for bettering their general living conditions. • How worth is it to substitute kitchen time for something else? • Do you think people can do without their traditions dishes for long? 2. Today children are found to be moving away from their traditional dishes and relishing dishes alien to their native food culture. • What all reasons do you attribute to it? • What are the dangers involved in such a shift in food culture? 3. The fast changing food culture, in some people’s view, is just a matter of course, and there is nothing modern can do about it. • How far do you agree or disagree with this view? Food for a little thought. 25.4.012. www.jpsukham.blogspot.com. 4. Food culture and health status of a populace are interlinked. In such a context, some people say the governments need to impose heavy tax on alien foods that are available in the market. • Do you think it is going to make any change in people’s attitude to alien foods? • Make a few suggestions to encourage people to stay away from alien foods? 5. It is a wiser idea to encourage children to stick to their native food culture so that the general health status of a population, in the long run, can be kept in good stead. • Do you think keeping one’s food culture is enough to keep one fit all along?