Horwitz P5

Kerry dePenaloza

Mr. Leake

Writ – 1133

21 April 2013

P5

            In “Eating on the Edge” by Jamie Horwitz, he uses many examples throughout to develop his argument.  His examples back up how eating habits have changed over time as well as how eating habits have changed from country to country.  The main change is how people have been distancing themselves traditional meals.  Mostly Americans show this distance from traditional meals.  For an average worker in America, a lot of their meals are not really meals.  People are eating quick snacks when then can and not really having a traditional meal.  For example, people do not have time to sit down and eat a bowl of soup, so “Campbell’s Soup at Hand” was created as a substitute.  As he is writing about the eating habits of a lot of American citizens, Horwitz mentions that fact that Europeans still continue to have the traditional meal both with family and friends. 

            The first strong example Horwitz uses is the example about soup.  No one has the time to cook a fresh bowl of soup, “none leave behind the pot, stove, bowl, spoon, or table.”  Campbell Soup Company created the Campbell’s Soup at Hand, which allows people to get what they want but in a much shorter amount of time.  Along with Soup at Hand, Horwitz uses the example of the Swanson TV dinner for his argument.  Horwitz writes, “Swanson’s frozen meal, while not designed for asynchronous mobile eating, is similar to Soup at Hand products that capitalize on consumer desire for an easily heated, well-contained, single serving that requires so preparation, no serving dishes or cleanup.”  This example is another strong example used by Horwitz to develop her argument for “eating on the edge.” 

            When it comes to my life, I have never really been big of the small snacks throughout the day.  I was raised with breakfast with my family, lunch with my family, if I wasn’t at school, and dinner with my family.  I really enjoy eating a sit down meal with friends and family because it allows us to talk about our days and just catch up.  Now I’m not saying I’ve never had a snack in the middle of the day, but I always try to have sit down meals.  I know many people that have the eat and go mentality but I cherish each meal I have and whom I share the experience with.