Food. Jamaican food. I love the sound of my meal being cooked within my line of view.
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Food. Jamaican food. I love the sound of my meal being cooked within my line of view.
Nice lyric quote, sir!
What hasn't been mentioned here is the effect fast food has had on the health of the western population. One of the things we marvel about when we go to Jamaica is how, for the most part, the Jamaican population is so fit. This is in part due to the limited access to processed foods and the lovely list of ingredients that go into the preparation of a meal that's hot and ready in a few minutes.
We enjoy waiting for out food in Jamaica because it is real food. It would sadden us greatly if in a couple decades we saw increases in youth obesity, diabetes, and other health issues the Jamaican people as a whole don't experience now. Are the Jamaican authorities teaching anything in the schools about the dietary pitfalls of fast food?
Rob..."Regarding KFC, they have been in Jamaica since 1975."
I'm sure you have read this or was told this, so I'm not disputing that, the year 1975 is indeed mentioned on the official KFC website. In fact however, Kentucky Fried Chicken operated in Kingston during the mid and late 1960's. The only reason I know this is because my mother (may she RIP) would stop on her way home from work from time to time to pick some up and we kids would be patiently waiting on the veranda for her to walk up carrying a bucket of chicken. Our very first exposure to fast food in Jamaica back in the day.
I did some checking and found this ...
"New Management for Kentucky Fried Chicken
In 1964 Sanders sold Kentucky Fried Chicken for $2 million and a per-year salary of $40,000 for public appearances; that salary later rose to $200,000. The offer came from an investor group headed by John Y. Brown, Jr. a 29-year-old graduate of the University of Kentucky law school, and Nashville financier John (Jack) Massey. A notable member of the investor group was Pete Harman, who had been the first to purchase Sanders's recipe 12 years earlier.
Under the agreement, Brown and Massey owned national and international franchise rights, excluding England, Florida, Utah, and Montana, which Sanders had already apportioned. Sanders would also maintain ownership of the Canadian franchises. The company subsequently acquired the rights to operations in England, Canada, and Florida. As chairman and CEO, Massey trained Brown for the job; meanwhile, Harland Sanders enjoyed his less hectic role as roving ambassador. In Business Week, Massey remarked: "He's the greatest PR man I have ever known."
Within three years, Brown and Massey had transformed the "loosely knit, one-man show ... into a smoothly run corporation with all the trappings of modern management," according to Business Week. Retail outlets reached all 50 states, plus Puerto Rico, Mexico, Japan, Jamaica, and the Bahamas. With 1,500 take-out stores and restaurants, Kentucky Fried Chicken ranked sixth in volume among food-service companies; it trailed such giants as Howard Johnson, but was ahead of McDonald's Corporation and International Dairy Queen."
Source...http://www.company-histories.com/KFC...y-History.html
Anyway, I just waned to set the record straight. Someone at KFC corporate needs to check their facts. LOL! :)
I think that the hazards of Western food hasn't been mentioned here because most folks reading this are from the "Western population". We already know it. The food may be tasty, but certainly not a necessary part of a healthy diet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Irine
Education is key and it is being taught to everyone in Jamaica both in school and out! The government is constantly warning about many of the hallmarks of modern lifestyles that are contributing to the increases in cardiovascular diseases, heart attack and stroke, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases and diabetes.
Diet as well as less strenuous activity are the main culprits, more hallmarks of our modern lifestyles. But as in the rest of the Western world, the teachings often fall on deaf ears.
Please note that this trend has been happening already for many decades. This is not a "fast food" issue, although that doesn't help any, but more having to do with the every day diet. The average Jamaican has fast food on special occasions and not as an everyday thing.
I have lost track of people I have known here who have died from strokes and diabetes, and they grew up without fast food.
For those interested, here is more from the Jamaica Information Service:
https://jis.gov.jm/ncds-leading-caus...th-in-jamaica/
The brand and franchise is what you see in Jamaica. I doubt that the food (chicken, french fries, etc) is not the junk franchise standard you would get in the US.
I believe all the chicken is local Jamaican grown. I can't imagine that the franchise is unloading an airplane or a ship to get their supplies.
The biggest chicken supplier in Jamaica is a company Jamaica Broilers.
The jerk chicken you get at any restaurant or barrel came from them most likely. Or did you think it was being raised in some yard?
It's good Jamaican food grown on the island and prepared by Jamaicans. Enjoy it!
Cap
It would be interesting to find out the deal they made. If it's "supply chain management" or locally supplied. We envy the Jamaican's life style and would hate to see them trade it in for convenience as we have in the US. It's great to see Rob that they are educating the masses, I'm sure "smoke" has contributed to some of the heart and stroke issues. We are all for progress, but as Socrates wrote "all things in moderation".
A change 40 years in the making, just announced today!
"The popular ‘nutri bulla’ which has been a favourite of Jamaican primary school children for more than 40 years is among the food items that will soon be banned from public schools.
It forms part of efforts by the government to reduce obesity levels among Jamaican children and, as a first step, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton, signalled during his sectoral budget presentation in June that there will be restrictions to the sugar content of beverages that are made available in public schools as of January, 2019."
http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/p...hdrawn-schools
Speaking of the Colonel...
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Cool photo! :encouragement: