Implications of economics on the way we eat
Cost of food and health
Food can be healthy regardless of the cost. It is imperative to note that the traditional foodstuffs which were used during the era of agrarian revolution are still used even today. This is due to the fact that they were nutritious as compared to the recently scientifically developed foodstuffs. It is also fundamental to note that such traditional foodstuff are cheap to buy and they easily available. This implies that even the low income earners can easily access such foods without difficulties.
Implications of food production and consumption choices on their supply and demand
The forces of demand and supply have reasonable implications on the food production and consumption choices and vice versa. For example, the production of a traditional foodstuff and selling them at low prices attracts high demand for such foodstuffs from low income earners. On the other hand, the high income earners demands high quality and expensive foodstuff. This implies that in order to meet the demand of both the low income earners and the high income earners, the producers of such food stuff have to reduce their consumption in order to meet the demand of the two social groups in their market. In addition, income levels of individuals affect their mode of consumption as stated earlier in the paper. For instance, low income earners prefer to consume the foodstuffs they produce instead of selling them in the market. In this way, the supply of such food stuff decreases thus causing an increase in their profits.
Unintended consequences that come from our foodconsumption choices
The choice that we make in our consumption habits does not always bring about positive consequences or improved health. This is due to some factors as analyzed on this part of the paper. First natural charamities such as drought or diseases may affect our food choices resulting to their destruction. In this way, we are exposed to hunger due to the over reliance we have placed on our choices (Sihag, 2005). Similarly, due to bacterial or viral diseases of the foodstuffs our health becomes exposed to dangers. Secondly, the supply of our food choices may be affected by our over consumption or under consumption. In both the two scenarios the market prices for such foods are adversely affected. This implying that if we over consume our food choices their supply in the market decreases resulting to increased prices. On the other hand, if due to some reasons we decrease the consumption of the food the supply will increase thus resulting to reduced prices.
Some healthy food options owned by some of the big name brand companies
Big brand names companies have invested in quality food options in order to maintain the loyalty of their customers. For example, Kellogg Company, the world biggest cereal producer has embarked in the production of high quality food products such as frozen waffles, crackers, cookies, fruit-flavored snacks among others. In the same way, the company has provided wide range of products in order to meet the high demand of its brands. Some of the notable brands the company has provided in the market include Kashi, Nutri-Grain, Eggo, Frosted Mini-Wheat and Pop-Tarts. Another example of the company which has embarked in providing high quality products is Dole Company. The company has been in the forefront globally in the provision of fresh fruits and vegetables for its consumers.