Basically in this situation described, when food is advertised, it's glamourized. This is done because seeing the process of getting your food to your mouth is not all that appealing. Another example could be the way bacon is advertised as a great addition to a morning breakfast by showing it steaming on a plate with eggs and a cup of coffee. From that commercial, a person may feel that if they had that bacon tomorrow morning, life would be great. However, if the advertisement started with a pig in overpacked farm to then being slaughtered, that person would most likely not be in the greatest mood to eat a B.L.T. sandwich. This perspective shows how naïve we are to ourselves. We focus to much on how we can get "it" but no too much on how did THEY get "it". 

 

"Durkheim: Food as Totem"

Durkheim describes food as an similar item of worship. Similar to Thanksgiving values, my households a worship towards the creation of tamales for Christmas. I can really see how this is a thing because whenever we see someone eating tamales any other time of the year, its weird to us. Similar to a thanksgiving turkey, making and eating tamales represents mainly family. We all take our part in preparing the meat and masa. Every year, five people are all huddled in the kitchen while sitting at table and making as many tamales as we can until we're out of ingredients. There have been times where people  have decided not to participate. My elder family members took it as disrespectful. They felt it was like saying "they rather be anywhere but with family" (older Mexicans can be dramatic) 

I do notice many people think that they are a hard food to create which isn't entirely true. It's just dough and steamed meat. Both items you can find commonly at most stores. It can take it's time when more is out to it but at the same time any dish can be like that. Most people view pizza as a quick easy dinner and others could take preparation for a week for a single pie. 

Conclusion: 

I never really thought about all the different perspectives that are taken on food. Both perspectives are pretty common to me being that I can list a handful off the top of my head. I can see how this can go beyond food. Like makeup. Advertisements show a woman putting a mascara to make their lashes look dark and long. But never the chemicals being put together to make it or the animals it was tested on to make sure it's even safe to use. 

Or a wedding ring. It's a piece of metal with a diamond that you can get anywhere and should be able to wear whenever. But the perspective for it is unity or relationship. That ring is supposed to represent the love and dedication you and your partner have together.