Ashley Budman

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Works Cited

FitSlowCookerQueen. (2020, October 21). Unstuffed Lumpia Bowl (Low-Carb, Paleo,

Whole30). Fit Slow Cooker Queen.

https://fitslowcookerqueen.com/unstuffed-lumpia-bowl-low-carb-paleo-whole30/.

Johnson-Kozlow, M., Matt, G., Rock, C., De La Rosa, R., Conway, T., & Romero, R. (2011).

Assessment of Dietary Intakes of Filipino-Americans: Implications for Food Frequency

Questionnaire Design. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 43(6), 505-510.

Nutrition: How to Make Healthier Food Choices. American Family Physician. (2018, June 1).

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0601/p721-s1.html.
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Reflection

Getting ready for my family lunch, I slipped on my loosest-fitting pants and stopped

myself from eating breakfast in preparation for the upcoming feast. My mouth was salivating at

the thought of pancit, lumpia, adobo, sinigang, and much more crowding the table. Sticking to

my Filipino roots, I chose to translate Johnson-Kozlow’s research brief, “Assessment of Dietary

Intakes of Filipino-Americans: Implications for Food Frequency Questionnaire Design,” into a

healthy Filipino recipe. Coming from a third-world country where food is scarce, many Filipino

immigrants tend to adapt unhealthy food choices and intake, leading to “increased rates of

obesity, hypertension, and diabetes,” (Johnson-Kozlow et al., 2011). By translating

Johnson-Kozlow’s research brief to a recipe, I am able to acknowledge the pattern of unhealthy

food habits, and create a beneficial and accessible solution. In creating this recipe, I hope to

encourage positive change towards the health issues Filipino-Americans face, while upholding

the cultural integrity of a beloved and traditional dish.

The research brief describes a study conducted on Filipino-American adults to find a

correlation between commonly eaten food items and how those can be related to chronic

diseases. The study goes into both specific items that are eaten on a daily basis like rice and

meat, along with traditional dishes that are enjoyed at celebrations and gatherings. Before

addressing the audiences for the research brief and recipe, it is important to acknowledge the

discourse communities that are associated with each. In Ann M. Johns’, “Discourse

Communities and Communities of Practice,” she explains that discourse communities share

interests and tend to agree on the ideas expressed (Pogner & Johns, 2005). With this
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understanding of discourse communities, the audience I am addressing in my recipe could be

members of a Filipino-American and/or a health and fitness discourse community. The intended

audience of this recipe can be anyone looking for a healthy recipe, anyone interested in Filipino

cuisine, or Filipino-Americans who want to make Filipino food in a healthier way. While the

primary source is more relevant to members of scientific research or health and dietitian

discourse communities, my recipe is more accessible and useful to a broader group of people. As

I have learned from Johns’ text, people can be members to more than one discourse community,

so there can be overlap between the primary source and recipe. However, the primary source

addresses a more professional crowd that is focused on the science and health of commonly

consumed goods while the recipe can attract a person from any field or background. The recipe I

translated can be found useful and informational to anyone, while the primary source may only

address a select group of people.

Growing up half Filipino, I have always been surrounded by extended family and tables

on tables of delicious food. Although not all Filipino dishes are unhealthy, there tends to be a lot

of deep-frying involved. I do not complain since everything is delicious, but after reading about

the long-term effects of these foods, I wanted to push for a healthier option to inspire other

Filipino-Americans to be more conscious about their food options. I chose a recipe for my genre

because I thought it was the best method to get my ideas across. My primary source pointed out

the issues with commonly eaten foods for Filipino-Americans, so I wanted to create a positive

solution to those problems. I thought a recipe would effectively communicate with my intended

audience because it is a popular Filipino dish that could easily be recreated.

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In translating my primary text to a recipe, I had to integrate the information while

strategically choosing what to keep and what to omit. When doing so, I reflected back on Kerry

Dirk’s, “Navigating Genres,” where he explained that “specific choices that writers make result

in specific actions on the part of readers,” (Dirk, 2010). This excerpt resonated with me because

when translating the research brief to a recipe, I had to make sure that what I was conveying

would not only show how to make a healthy Filipino dish, but I had to express why it was

important to make these healthy changes. Because of this, I decided to keep important

information throughout the recipe about why the healthy options were important to choose. For

example, beneath the ground lean pork, I explain how using lean meat like pork as opposed to

red meat can reduce fat intake. In addition, I had to implement both first and second order

thinking described in Peter Elbow’s, “Teaching Two Kinds of Thinking by Teaching Writing.”

While first order thinking is described as being intuitive and creative, second order thinking is

more controlled and conscious (Elbow, 1986). In using both, I was able to analyze my primary

source and be creative in translating it to a recipe. In doing so, I addressed the concerns

mentioned and designed a healthy recipe to give a solution. In deciding what to omit, I had to

remember the components of a recipe genre. A recipe is short, concise, and easy to follow. In

order to maintain the qualities of this genre, most of the study’s results and methods were

omitted. Along with that, since the primary source I used focused on the issues with the

Filipino-American diet, I needed to look for a source that gave factual information regarding

healthy food alternatives. I found the article, “Nutrition: How to Make Healthier Food Choices,”

published by American Family Physician which provided the information I needed to give
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accurate healthy ingredient swaps. In this article, I learned the benefits of eating less red meat

and using olive oil instead of other oils (American Family Physician, 2018).

Although it was not required, I found it necessary to include a disclaimer in my recipe.

Despite the need for healthy recipes to combat health risks in America, there is also a toxic diet

culture in our current society. Body image and mental health struggles are prevalent, and calorie

counting and restrictive eating only add to the problem. I wanted to make the message clear that

as much as finding healthy recipes is important, it is equally important to have a healthy

relationship with food and take everything in moderation. This recipe was only a suggestion for

those looking for a healthy alternative, not a warning to restrict favorite foods.

When translating the genres, the main challenge I faced was finding enough information

to make the recipe exciting while sticking to the conventions of the genre. A recipe tends to be

very basic and straightforward, with little room for added fluff. I felt as though my recipe did not

have enough text and would come across as bare or unfinished. I overcame this hurdle by doing

more research into the conventions of a recipe. I learned that a genre is not all about the text, but

also about the different modes used by the writer. Reflecting back on, “An Introduction to and

Strategies for Multimodal Composing,” by Melanie Gagich, there are five main modes that can

all impact a writing, including formatting, images, space, and more (Gagich, 2020). After

rereading about multimodal composing, I understood that my recipe was not all about the

linguistic mode, but I could incorporate spatial and visual modes to make it more exciting to the

audience. I realized that adding more text would not make my recipe any better, if anything, it

could veer away from the readability and simplicity of recipes. As a result, I adjusted the font
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size, boldness, and added images to complete my recipe. Along with that, I used different shaped

text boxes to make the recipe more visually appealing and exciting.

After realizing my loose pants were now skin tight, I sat with a satisfied and happy

tummy. I appreciate and cherish my culture, especially the food. In translating the genres, I

wanted to create a recipe that was close to my heart, but was also heart healthy. Knowing the

pattern and struggles of Filipino-American health, I wanted to promote positive change that

respected the integrity of the culture and cuisine. I hope that in my translation,

Filipino-Americans will not only know the importance of a healthy diet, but also understand that

it is possible to make these changes in their everyday meals.

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Works Cited

Elbow, P. (1986). Teaching Two Kinds of Thinking by Teaching Writing. In Embracing

contraries: explorations in learning and teaching. essay, Oxford University Press.

Gagich, M. (2020). An Introduction to and Strategies for Multimodal Composing. In Writing

spaces: readings on writing. essay, Parlor Press.

Johnson-Kozlow, M., Matt, G., Rock, C., De La Rosa, R., Conway, T., & Romero, R. (2011).

Assessment of Dietary Intakes of Filipino-Americans: Implications for Food Frequency

Questionnaire Design. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, 43(6), 505-510.

Nutrition: How to Make Healthier Food Choices. American Family Physician. (2018, June 1).

https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0601/p721-s1.html.

Pogner, K.-H., & Johns, A. M. (2005). Discourse Communities and Communities of Practice:

Membership, Conflict, and Diversity. In Discourse Communities and Communities of Practice:

On the social context of text and knowledge production in the workplace. essay.

Zemliansky, P., & Dirk, K. (2010). Navigating Genres. In Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing,

Volume 1 (Vol. 1). essay, WAC Clearinghouse.