Food For Thought
For this project we learned how to become better food consumers. We learned how companies market their products and how that effects uniformed people in the decisions they make.We learned how living in different communities consists of having different food related issues and discussed what changes we should make in order to help. The biggest topic that we discussed as a class was GMO's or genetically modified organisms. GMO's are used to create larger quantities of food and allow them to thrive and live longer on farms. They are often offered to places lacking sufficient food supply and crop growth. But, if these seeds are being used the farm and whatever is grown on it is now owned by a GMO company and that greatly effects the economy of that place. We looked at the pros and cons of both sides and had a debate
We also wrote pieces on food such as Op-Eds, daily food blogs, fictional stories, etc. I chose to write an Op-Ed on how calorie labels on foods should be modified to provide more information. I researched and studied the difference between "empty calories" and "dense calories" and the effects they each have on your body. I also did research on the amount of calories the average person should be consuming and try to include as many facts as possible in order to inform readers.
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wj1KQ-w9vj-M9oRvhmpvsU2JCsaSMK66WkSg9DaTE2o/pub
We also wrote pieces on food such as Op-Eds, daily food blogs, fictional stories, etc. I chose to write an Op-Ed on how calorie labels on foods should be modified to provide more information. I researched and studied the difference between "empty calories" and "dense calories" and the effects they each have on your body. I also did research on the amount of calories the average person should be consuming and try to include as many facts as possible in order to inform readers.
Click Here to See It
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wj1KQ-w9vj-M9oRvhmpvsU2JCsaSMK66WkSg9DaTE2o/pub