College "Food"

I have never thought much about the food I put into my body, at least not nearly as deeply as I have had to since taking my current college writing class. Most recently, I have been assigned to reflect on "You Can't Run Away on Harvest Day" by Barbara Kingslover and "Taking Local on The Road" by her daughter, Camille Kingslover. In the first piece, Kingslover tells us about her family's decision to live only off of food they grow themselves or food that is grown locally. In the second, her daughter tells us what happens when she starts college and is faced with a completely different variety of food than she is used to. I have always known that my own parents care very little for the words "healthy" and "moral" in relation to food, but I always thought that it would be simple, once I was out on my own, to switch lifestyles and eat food that was not only good for myself, but also for the whole world. Unfortunately, this has proven to be a feat much harder than I originally thought. With a complicated homework and class schedule, sometimes it is almost impossible to get an actual meal, let alone one that is good for anyone involved. Even if I did have the time and resources to eat well, I wouldn't know which foods I should choose anymore after being forced to question everything I thought I knew. I am certainly not complaining about this confusion, I am ecstatic that my mind is being opened by so may different arguments and viewpoints, I'm only saying that it has become much harder to justify my eating arrangements with anything that makes me feel remotely good about myself.