INDIVIDUAL DESIGN PROJECT

FOOD

What we know about food? When we talk about food what the first thing that you think ? Something that is delicious and something that you like. Do you know food can effect your mood?

From the research that I found food can effect your mood. There is certain food that can make people feel happy, calm and relax and some people eat food for energy. Example food that can make you feel happy is like asparagus, beans, peas, egg yolk, sunflower seeds, spinach, meat, fish, and poultry. From research all this kind of food can load up on foods containing folate, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12. These B vitamins work to keep homocysteine levels low. Homocysteine is an amino acid produced by the body, and high levels can be a predictor of depression, especially in women, according to astudy published in Archives of General Psychiatry. 

In Malaysia food is one of the attractive thing that all the tourist must try. There is one article about Malaysia is the food heaven for the tourist, from the article they said that Malaysian food products will become the country's tourism industry attractiveness as 1Malaysia Food Festival, which runs for three months from October to December was made official in the state tourism calendar. From the text we can conclude that food is something that is famous and well known in Malaysia. Each of the country and place have different famous food. It became a symbolic for each of the state in Malaysia for example when we talk about Asam Pedas people will think Melaka. Why? because Melaka famous in Asam Pedas. It same goes to other place.

In my individual project I will make a research about the famous food in Mantin and make it as a game. Why I choose game to promote food? It is because people nowadays especially children love to play game and why not we put some information or knowledge in it like kill two bird with one stone while they play a game they also will get information. From here I can promote the famous food in Mantin and make them feel like want to try it.    

I have made a little research about the famous food in Mantin from internet and there is a several food that is famous in Mantin such as Dim Sum, Young Tau Foo, Woon Chai Koh ( a kind of rise puding) and traditional Hakka food. According to the researcher and my own friend that is originally from Mantin he said that traditional Hakka food is no longer found in Mantin because there is nobody want to make it. I want to make another visit to Mantin to find out where the place that the researcher mention and would like to try it.


REFERENCE

• Carol Crenna. (2015) How Food Effect Your Mood. Publisher: Best Health Magazine. [Online]. Available from: http://www.besthealthmag.ca/best-you/wellness/how-food-affects-your-mood#KEDpjLz88zrS0Q2c.97
• ( 2011) Utusan Online: Malaysia Sebagai 'Syurga Makanan' Jadi Tarikan Pelancong Publisher: Utusan Online [ Online ]. Available from:http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2011&dt=1004&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Dalam_Negeri&pg=dn_15.htm#ixzz3iJ7aCeYT © Utusan Melayu (M) Bhd  (Accessed 4-10-2011)
• Sharon Shamla (2014)  sharonshamladesign: Research About Mantin. Publisher : sharonshamladesign- a great wordPress.com side [Online] Available form: https://sharonshamladesign.wordpress.com/2014/02/22/research-about-mantin/ (Accessed 22-02-2014)
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