The similarities and differences between a child food and that your grandparents food
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My Grandparents were born in the beginning of 20th century and if you look at Indian history, the country was undergoing a huge upheaval and turmoil as Indians were fighting for their independence from the Britishers and they were successful in 1947 and so people had to live with limited resources. Indians used to be a largely agricultural society and majority of the food came from farms and the rest from the local market. My grandparents owned a lot of land where the major crops grown were wheat, sugarcane and some lentils. Vegetables were also grown in the farms but were also acquired from the local market. My grandparents lived in a large joint-family and also owned a cow farm that had a couple of bulls that were used to pull our bullock-carts. An orchard near the house had some fruit trees like grapefruit, custard apple, guava, Indian gooseberry and banana. They also owned a large mango orchard. My grandparents were vegetarian and they largely had a self-sustained life with their major food coming from their farmlands and dairy needs fulfilled by their cows. Their food habits were very healthy. Fresh food was prepared for every meal. The left-overs were given away. There was no concept of refrigerating food and there was no concept of fast food or highly processed food. There was a well very near the house for drinking water which was made prominent with a brick-lined wall to protect anyone from falling into it at night. Electricity was unheard of and oil lamps were used judiciously.
The food preparation process was also tidy. The stoves used were made of clay. The utensils were made of clay, copper, brass and iron. The food was simple but very nutritious. They ate 2 meals a day in harmony with nature, one meal after sunrise and the second meal with sun-set. The living was focussed on harmony in society and nature. From everyday meals, some food was taken out for cow, crow and dog. Celebrations were in the form of Community feasts. The food habits were frugal and needs very limited. They were happy people.
Grandparents: Grew their own “organic” food
Us: Buying our own so-called organic food (because we are not even sure if it is actually organic)
Grandparents: Used mud stove with wood as fuel
Us: Use Stainless steel stove with PNG connection
Grandparents: Used utensils made of various metals
We: Use utensils made of stainless steel, aluminum, plastic and glass
Grandparents: Procured water in pots for daily use
We: Use tap water
Grandparents: Food preparation needed wheat flour, other flours and masalas that were ground at home using mortar and pestle and other such manual tools.
Grinding of wheat
Grinding of masala
We: We practically don’t use much of manual labor for such things as either we use machines for our work or we buy packaged products.
Grandparents: Cooking was a family activity in a joint family as can be seen below.
We: Cook alone
Grandparents: Ate on the floor in Sukh Asan which is a yogic posture and good for overall health.
We: Use dining tables
Grandparents: A marriage in a village meant community cooking. The aunts and married daughters and friend and neighbours would help cook the lunches and dinners for several days
We: For marriage or any such celebration the food is prepared by a professional chef and his team.
Grandparents: The food was served with much love by family members and relatives and people were given 2nd, 3rd helping of food with a lot of beseeching.
We: The food is served in a buffet system by unknown people.
I guess from the above description we can conclude that my grandparents lived a self-sustained life which was in harmony with the ecosystem. The food they ate was unpolluted and nutritious. They worked hard and so kept fit without going to a Gym.
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