F05-A I ABSTRACT Food is very important for human life because it provides nutrients such as vitamin, protein, carbon hydrates, etc for human bodies, these substances make human become health, development, and existence in the society In the history, the majority of women prepared meals for their families; they spend so much time on cooking everyday because they use only fire to prepare food The emergence of the modern cooking equipment brings some big changes in preparing dishes, developing food methods: the twentieth century has brought with it many advantages, with those advantages make human lives changes dramatically In some way, life becomes worse but mostly it is better and the changes in the food preparation methods improve our lives greatly In modern life, developing some modern equipment makes human lives become better than before very much, people can learn and practice some cook methods for preparing meals every day F05-A II RESEARCH CHAPTER I Introduction Nowadays, most of people are very busy with their workers in the modern society so they not have enough time to prepare food for themselves The development of society makes food preparation is easier than before and this thing brings some benefits to everyone, especially Vietnamese young people Developing food makes humans spend little time on cooking meals every day and save more time to some different things in their life For preparing meals, everyone can buy fresh food, prepackaged food or canned food in the supermarket, some people enjoy going to restaurant to eat food or buying fast food anywhere However, changing food brings some advantages for people because everyone can use a lot of modern equipment to keep food for a long time or use them to processing food very quickly in short times Besides, human lives is improved very much when developing food because food is very diversity and has a lot of different kind so people can choose some king of food is suitable for themselves People can use prepackaged food, canned food everywhere; workers use them in the office, student can use them in school, and most of people them at home to prepare meals every day The development of food brings not only good things but also bad things for life Many people who like cooling by traditional methods disagree that in becoming easier to prepare, food has not improved the way F05-A people live They think that fast food or prepackaged food have more chemical, fatter than traditional food and some of them believe that the development of food makes people lazier and people will forget the traditional cooking customs The modern method in preparing food brings some good things because developing food changed human lives for the better CHAPTER II Information about how to make food preparation easier today In history When human knew how to create fire, they found a way to process food In that period, most men went hunting while women prepared food at home; they just know how to use a fire for cooking, processing food every day However, human can use some things can contains, reserve food, agricultural produce in the winter; over time, people think a lot of methods, with diverse forms and some different substances help food is conserved for a long time People spend so much time and effort to prepare all of the steps before cooking so food is very simple, not fussy and diverse as nowadays The food preparation in history took so much time and form of food not effected human lives The invention of fire is an important step, necessary in the development of today In modern society Today, the society is developing more and more makes human life more improve very much, going with this development, the development of food is increased and has some big a lot of advantages for human such as save time , foods become delicious and attractive very much Same as in history, today food is conserving for a long time but longer than before very much Everyone can use these equipments to prepare, process food every time, makes their life become perfect and better than ever F05-A How to prepare meals in the modern society Every people has a different way to prepare meals for their family, almost people use stoves to process food by using different methods such as: fry, boil, so on The development of food methods today makes stoves too slowly for cooking and microwave cooking is much easier, we can prepare some things then press a few buttons and a meal is complete cooked in just a short time This equipment can help people process food, warming food very quickly and they can use microwave to for any menu items which have boiling dishes or fry dishes because this equipment can reduce three quarters of the cooking time People can used to spend hours preparing an oven cooking meals, and now they can use that time for other, better things; the advantages of microwave brings some improvement very much about the demand food of people, saving much tine and eating becomes healthier than before The preparatory work of raw materials is also very fast, they can buy fast food, food prepackaged food or canned food in market, supermarket Human can use these food not only at home but also at work , heat them in the office microwave , and lunch at work is quick and easy; the use of these food brings a lot of utilities so students, pupils, and workers use these food very much because they not have enough time to prepare meals every day The combination of canned food in cooking easier because they have been processed and typically are vegetable, fruits, tuber such as: pumpkin, bean F05-A take a lot of times for processing while the canned pumpkins and canned beans allow people shorten time, diminish protein Food preparation today allows for more variety and the preservation of food is pay attention to by consumer because in the winter, food does not fresh in long time so to ensure fresh food they create and in the summer, the weather always hot so food is rancid With refrigerators and freezers, we can preserve a lot of different food in our homes but not go shopping to buy food many times If people are busy, take care of children not have enough time, they will buy food for several days and keep these food in the fridge without worrying about damage as before and food quality is not diminish The use of fridges and freezers every day help human improve food, not spend much time on buying and preparing meals every day The number of market, supermarket are increasing so everyone can choose, look for cheap food, is much more diverse This means people are slowly favorite these food because them can consume all the nutrients in it Since technology makes cooking so much faster, people are willing to make several dishes for even a small meal with different foods, brings health and favorite for human Now, parents can prepare dishes easier, more suitable with their children favorite, they are more likely to let children be picky, they can easily heat them up some prepackaged macaroni and cheese on the microwave or buy fast food and canned food then keep these food in the fridge so their children can use aliment to provide nutrients for themselves However, adults living in the same house may have different eating habits as well so they can prepare meals for themselves by using modern cooking equipment or food is kept in the fridge If they not want to cook a lot of different dish, it is common now to eat out at restaurant several times a week In the supermarket, people can buy some fresh food such as: vegetable, fruit, meat, so on; some prepackaged food, canned food such as: milk, cheese, noodles, so on or fast food such as: candy, snack, cake, so on then keep all of F05-A these food at home so they can use every time when they need People can these foods to prepare meals preferences, habits, or bring to school, to work every time When people cook, they can use new fat substitutes and cooking spray to cut fat and high cholesterol, calories This reduces the risk of heart disease and high cholesterol Vegetables and canned fruits can provide nutrition as some food, which is cooked with fresh, or frozen ingredients, in some cases have higher nutrient The juices provide a lot of vitamin for human and make them young, improve their skin very much Today’s transportation system has become easier than before so moving food from one place to another is very easy Everyone can buy more food from another country, choose of diverse products which are suitable for family and food hygiene is also greatly improved, people satisfied than before The development that gives people a better life, healthier than before and to store food and prepare meal quickly makes people can use different effects of product, in the modern society, everyone can combine traditional methods with modern methods, and they increase palatable food, diversity of product and preservation of nutrients in some foods CHAPTER III Food preparation indications to Vietnamese young people Today, the society is more developing gives people new life with big changes One important chance is development of preparing food every day Almost young people today enjoy this change in cooking because they always busy with their works, their study so they not have enough time to prepare For pupils and students The education of students occupy a lot of time than before so they are must hard working and hardly have enough time to prepare food but many the changes of food methods brings many improvements for them Almost students, pupils use modern cooking equipment or prepackaged food, canned F05-A food every time at home The development of restaurants more young people like because all of them like all kind of fast food , diversity food but ensuring their healthy We like using these foods because they are very convenient, easy to carry, reasonable prices Young students can easily to find fast food, prepackaged food in the market, supermarket; these food can provide full of nutrients for their body so we are use them very much, more than other people For workers Modern life is increasingly develop, woman today not stay at home, worrying about cooking that they go to work just like man Therefore, they spend so much time on working; new different things so they not have enough time to care family, prepare meals every day We usually buy prepackaged food, canned food, fast food, and then bring them to office and process food at work At home, we can buy all kind of food in the supermarket then keep them in the fridge; freezes so we can process food every time, save more times By using modern cooking equipment, they can take after their family, prepare some delicious meals but ensure their family health, their work Moreover, a majority of women like some food, which can provide full of nutrients but keep their beautiful body so they always use fruits and vegetables fresh, frozen, and canned or food has less cholesterols than other food Besides, when we can earn much more money, we can go to the restaurant eating outside or call to fast store to bring food for us F05-A III ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGED ABOUT PREPARING FOOD IN THE MODERN LIFE III.1 Advantages Create a new cultural eating and drinking In the modern society, the development of foods brings advantages for human lives Nowadays, people not spent so much time and labor in cooking process but prepare a meals with delicious dishes, attractive food and provide complete nutrients, vitamin foe healthy their family The changes in food preparation process brings many diverse dishes for people and the transportation of food from one place to another places, from country to other country makes people can enjoy many strange dishes, especially dishes of each religion By using traditional methods and modern methods with modern cooking equipment, each area can brings different cultures, is famous for dishes of their own country The appearance of restaurant help people can enjoy many different flavor of the disk and give some opinions about food today Improve human lives The appearance of modern cooking equipment such as microwave, stoves, fridge, freezes, so on help people can keep food for a long time and preserve fresh food but not detract from the nutrients in food Some people who are very busy with their works can use these foods every time, we just spend few minutes to heat the meal in the microwave or on the stoves and have a meal is quick and easy Food today increasingly diverse, these additives, spices growing make human lives have been improved, developed greatly Ensure healthy eating In history, human must find food, fruit by using simple objects and process food by using traditional methods but today, with industrialization, human can buy fruits and vegetable fresh, frozen, canned food in the market, supermarket They can process a variety of fruit juices with different flavor which can provide nutrition everyday in short time and these fruit juices F05-A brings health, vitamin, and improve beauty, especially woman because juices reform their skin and makes them become younger than before Above all, they can use foods have less cholesterol, calories such as: vegetable oil, coconut oil, son to keep fit and reduce the risk of heart disease and high cholesterol in blood, so on The changes of food methods help people have good healthy, avoid a lot of disease and have a life better III.2 Disadvantages Make people become lazy Now, people can use a lot of modern cooking equipment so the preparation meals becomes easier than before very much, we rely on them too much because these equipment help our save more times effort but have a perfect meals People are becoming lazy and forgetting a lot of traditional cooking method, not retaining features ancient culture Especially, students and workers are very busy, not have much time so they always buy fast food, prepackaged food or canned food to eat or process dishes every day We are losing some traditional food methods, the methods of making cake by the ancients put back Easily have many diseases The demand about food of humans is growing make food becomes diversity than before very much so the number of restaurants, shop or grocery store is growing fast Food hygiene still gets people interest in because these things strong influence on healthy on human lives Today, the number of processed food is increasing; almost young people enjoy new and attractive food in fast restaurant These food have a lot of fat, salt, sugar, so on; children today is allowed to select food in the supermarket, almost them prefer selecting chocolate, snack, canned food than selecting fresh food, traditional food With these food children select have cholesterol, sugar, lipid, son and these matters is cause of obesity, heart disease, so on Furthermore, more and more young people are choosing to eat in fast food restaurant, which may be harmless F05-A occasionally, but not every day What they eat there is extremely high cholesterols, calories, so on and allow which can be damaging to their healthy Today, human lifestyle is very fast, people still like good food, we can prepare food that is more convenient, healthier, and of greater variety than ever before in history Changes in food preparation methods, for example, have improved our lives greatly, food preparation today allows for more variety and healthful eating is easier than ever now so think makes a new life for human IV Conclusion The development of society brings for human some good things, convinces about life, the change of process food method The appearance of modern cooking equipment help people save more time, prepare dishes very easy, simple and quick Food today is more diversity than before very much; human can use prepackaged food, canned food and brings to the office or everywhere Furthermore, every ones can go to eat outside, call fast restaurant to bring food for them People can ensure all of nutrients is absorbed, they can choose some food is suitable for their health, decrease some fast, cholesterol, calories and avoid some diseases This change brings not only advantages but also disadvantages but almost these changes bring for human a new life, improve everything, something they need V Survey Questionnaires, result, and chart 10 F05-A QUESTIONARES Do you always cook everyday at home? a Yes b No How often you use modern machine or prepackaged food to process food at home?  Sometimes  Often  Hardly  Never What food you cook when you use cooking equipment? Microwave Stove Oven Other equipment What types of people always use prepackaged food or fast food? • Children, teenager • Student, Pupils • Workers • Older person • Another types How many times you choose about kind of food in supermarket Fresh food Prepackaged, Fast food Other canned food food Usually Always Sometimes What are places people always use prepackaged, canned food, or fast food?  At home  At work, office 11 F05-A    At school, university Go on vacation Everywhere Can you give me some influences your health from process food today? What are diseases about using food has so much fat, cholesterol?  Obesity  Heart disease  Lipid in blood  Diabetes  Other opinion Do you like food preparation in modern life now? • Very much • Lots of • A little • Hardly • Never 10 What you think about cooking meals today?  Easier than before very much  Hardier than before  Another answer 12 F05-A RESULT After doing survey in two weeks about food preparation in the modern society, I have some result about this survey I asked a small group with fifty people contains younger people, adults, and older people with some different questions Chart1 As you can be seen that For traditional food:  Fifty percentages of people aged older than 35-pay attention to and prefer preparing these food  Forty percentages of people aged 25 to 35 interests in these foods  Ten percentages of people aged 15 to 25 cares about the flavor of these foods For modern food  Fifty- two percentages of people aged 15 to 25 not care about traditional food but enjoy modern food 13 F05-A  Forty- two percentages of people aged 25 to 35 take in more modern food than traditional food  Eight percentages of people aged 15 to 25 pay little attention to traditional food Chart2 The group includes 42 percent of student said that: they always using prepackaged food, canned food at home to prepare meals because these food easy to use The group includes 46 percent of workers always use prepackaged food and canned food because these food are easy to bring so they can use at work, save more time to better things The final group includes percent of older people, almost they not like these foods, and they think that modern food not as good as traditional food 14 F05-A References http://www.preservearticles.com/201105307268/what-are-theimportant-scientific-methods-of-food-preparation.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of_food_preparation http://www.lougheed.com/LC/messages/603.html http://sc2218.wetpaint.com/page/Food+and+Gender+in+Modern+So cieties http://www.hrs-heatexchangers.com/en/applications/food/preparedfood/default.aspx http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/food_processing http://healthmad.com/nutrition/living-without-processed-foods http://ezinearticles.com/?Fast-Food-and-TraditionalFood&id=4018676 http://www.tienganh123.com/viet-essay/5828-chu-de-41-vietessay.html 10 http://www.livestrong.com/article/484341-the-health-advantages-ofcanned-foods/ 11 http://www.ehow.com/list_6149286_disadvantages-canning-food.html 15 [...]... about traditional food but enjoy modern food 13 F05-A  Forty- two percentages of people aged 25 to 35 take in more modern food than traditional food  Eight percentages of people aged 15 to 25 pay little attention to traditional food Chart2 The group 1 includes 42 percent of student said that: they always using prepackaged food, canned food at home to prepare meals because these food easy to use The group... older people with some different questions Chart1 As you can be seen that For traditional food:  Fifty percentages of people aged older than 35-pay attention to and prefer preparing these food  Forty percentages of people aged 25 to 35 interests in these foods  Ten percentages of people aged 15 to 25 cares about the flavor of these foods For modern food  Fifty- two percentages of people aged 15 to. .. prepackaged food to process food at home?  Sometimes  Often  Hardly  Never 3 What food do you cook when you use cooking equipment? Microwave 4 5 Stove Oven Other equipment What types of people always use prepackaged food or fast food? • Children, teenager • Student, Pupils • Workers • Older person • Another types How many times do you choose about kind of food in supermarket Fresh food Prepackaged, Fast food. .. prepackaged food and canned food because these food are easy to bring so they can use at work, save more time to do better things The final group includes 5 percent of older people, almost they do not like these foods, and they think that modern food not as good as traditional food 14 F05-A References 1 http://www.preservearticles.com/201105307268/what-are-theimportant-scientific-methods-of -food- preparation. html... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outline_of _food_ preparation 3 http://www.lougheed.com/LC/messages/603.html 4 http://sc2218.wetpaint.com/page /Food+ and+Gender+in+Modern+So cieties 5 http://www.hrs-heatexchangers.com/en/applications /food/ preparedfood/default.aspx 6 http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry /food_ processing 7 http://healthmad.com/nutrition/living-without-processed-foods 8 http://ezinearticles.com/?Fast -Food- and-TraditionalFood&id=4018676... supermarket Fresh food Prepackaged, Fast food Other canned food food Usually Always Sometimes 6 What are places people always use prepackaged, canned food, or fast food?  At home  At work, office 11 F05-A    At school, university Go on vacation Everywhere 7 Can you give me some influences your health from process food today? 8 What are diseases about using food has so much fat, cholesterol?  Obesity  Heart... like food preparation in modern life now? • Very much • Lots of • A little • Hardly • Never 10 What do you think about cooking meals today?  Easier than before very much  Hardier than before  Another answer 12 F05-A RESULT After doing survey in two weeks about food preparation in the modern society, I have some result about this survey I asked a small group with fifty people contains younger people, ... http://ezinearticles.com/?Fast -Food- and-TraditionalFood&id=4018676 9 http://www.tienganh123.com/viet-essay/5828-chu-de-41-vietessay.html 10 http://www.livestrong.com/article/484341-the-health-advantages-ofcanned-foods/ 11 http://www.ehow.com/list_6149286_disadvantages-canning -food. html 15 ... fresh food, prepackaged food or canned food in the supermarket, some people enjoy going to restaurant to eat food or buying fast food anywhere However, changing food brings some advantages for people. .. palatable food, diversity of product and preservation of nutrients in some foods CHAPTER III Food preparation indications to Vietnamese young people Today, the society is more developing gives people. .. about how to make food preparation easier today In history When human knew how to create fire, they found a way to process food In that period, most men went hunting while women prepared food at