Museum Exhibit

By chanc02
  • Influenza

    Influenza is a disease that makes people weak and susceptible to other diseases. People mainly ate simple meals such as soups, gruels, toast, drinks like purees, omelets, and milk.
  • Influenza

    Influenza

    https://bi.gale.com/essentials/article/GALE%7CA68431554/bb92f66cb0e7de22a704600f0d5468ae?u=tel_a_utl Influenza is still spreading, but people have started to make a lot of home cooked meals. This is to avoid the spread of Influenza through processed foods.
  • Covid-19

    People in the 18-30 age group changed their diets to more organic products. They try to avoid places with large crowds such as supermarkets and lessen the disease spread.
  • Covid-19

    Covid is still spreading and now causing some food insecurity. Some people are having a decline in income and supply disruptions for stores caused people to shift from lots of nutrient dense food like fruits and vegetables to a lot of staple foods such as rice and basic grains.
  • Covid-19

    Covid is still present and many variants have popped up. People have gone through many changes in their diets and food shopping behaviors. A lot of people have less access to food they need because of job layoffs and less income. Others are still tiring to stick to more organic and nutrient dense food to avoid crowds. Going to outdoor shops like farmers markets for fruits and vegetables helps promote social distancing to slow the spread and allows people to get food that is good for them.