I have a few things that I enjoy eating and rarely change my mind on what I like to eat. In middle school, I met my best friend. Her food preferences are larger than mine, she is willing to try many different types of food. When I went to my friends house for dinner one night, her mother made steaks on the grill. I did not know for sure if I liked steaks but my mother taught me that the polite thing to do was to eat the dinner regardless. I decided to eat the steak because my best friend talked about how much she loved them. I knew that if I had told the family that I did not like steak, they would have tried to make me something I did like, which I felt inconveniences the cook. Though the dad would’ve made fun of me for a while as he usually does. This pressure made me choose to eat something I did not like in order avoid being made fun of.

My best friend’s family eats steak and other forms of beef very often. Drawing on the module, Americans consume billions of tons of beef each year and this is causing environmental problems. Yet, knowing this information will not stop people from eating the foods that they love. Although I am not a vegetarian, I choose to not eat a lot of red meat because of how bad it is for the body. Now that I am aware the impact on the environment that cows have, that will also be another reason why I rarely eat beef. I feel as though people should respect the food choices of others rather than make them feel bad for not liking the food that they cook. Society as a whole should make it normal to accept the choices of others and recognize that cows are having a huge impact on greenhouse gases and obesity in America. If one person is making a conscious effort to help the environment and/or their body the response should be respect not bullying.