Local Supermarket

pts	Tasks	Pictures	Commentary
5	Product from the farthest away possible (from ND).		Determine how many miles away this product came from (China) Determine how many kilometers away this product came from Calculate how much oil was required to get that product to the shelf 6687 miles away 10761.683 kilometers away Oil- I’m not sure considering that the item would have traveled using planes, boats, and trucks.
5	Product (not produce) that likely contains GMOs		Which products have the highest chance of containing a GMO? items that contain certain crops like soybeans, corn, cotton, rice many root and starch vegetables
5	Example of produce that is a GMO		What are the benefits for this product to be a GMO? Name one example of another GMO that could end world hunger. fights off diseases, immune to herbicides and insecticides longer shelf life, more crops produced faster Rice (GMO) could end world hunger
10	Picture of each food group in the correct amount		According to the USDA, what are the major food groups? How much of each should a boy or girl (18 years of age) be getting of each? The major food groups are grains, vegetables, fruits, dairy, and protein Grains- ½-1 cup, vegetables- 2-3 cups, fruits- 2 cups, dairy- 3 cups, protein- ½-¾ cup, fat- 6-7 tbspns The ice cream represents the 6th-ish food group which is fat. Fish- protein, ice cream- fat, greek yogurt- dairy, pre made veggie mix- vegetable, 2 oranges- fruits, square loaf of bread- grains
10	An example of Beef produced by Tyson, Sanderson Farms, Butterball, Jennie-O, BoarsHead, Hillshire, or Oscar Meyer		Explain what industrial meat production is. How are animals raised for these companies? For this example, how much water, land, and energy was used to make this amount of meat? Industrial meat production is a modern form of manufacturing meat through methods that allow large amounts of product through a shorter period of time, use feedlots too Animals are raised with dense and high nutrient diets which allow their product to be manufactured faster Look at answer below
10	An example of Chicken produced by Tyson, Sanderson Farms, Butterball, Jennie-O, BoarsHead, Hillshire, or Oscar Meyer		For this example, how much water, land, and energy was used to make this amount of meat? It takes more than 11 times as much fossil fuel to make one calorie from animal protein as it does to make one calorie from plant protein. It takes more than 2,400 gallons of water to produce 1 pound of meat. According to the United Nations, raising animals for food (including land used for grazing and land used to grow feed crops) uses 30 % of the Earth’s land mass.
10	An example of the most unusual meat you can find		What are some positives of using this kind of meat? Health benefits low mercury source of vitamins Eat endangered species
10	Example of fish or shellfish  that is “Wild Caught” or “farm raised”		What are some pros and cons of each type of product? Wild Caught Pros leaner fewer toxins no environ impact Cons Expensive Farm Raised Pros affordable available year-round high levels of omega-3s Cons can be chemically contaminated impact the environ crowded have antibiotics
2	Product made with High Fructose Corn Syrup		What is the debate about high fructose corn syrup? Give the pros and cons of using this substance in food. Pros cheap makes food taste sweeter uses corn which is overproduced longer shelf life Cons empty calories does not satisfy hunger requires lots of pesticides negative health imapcts
3	Eggs labeled “cage free” and “organic”		How do these eggs differ from regular eggs? Cage Free May still be in close quarters No cages often on floor in open barn perches & nest boxes for egg laying Organic may be in cages usually not chickens fed grain from land that hasn’t had toxins/ chemicals for 3 years non GMO no antibiotics or hormones
5	Overly packaged food & similar food in less packaging		What are the pros and cons of packaging? Pros Consolidates Easier to eat 1 serving Keeps food contained- easier to transport Cons Expensive Wasteful Bad for environment If serving is large often overeat
10	Milk labeled: “soy”, “almond”, “organic”, and regular milk		How are the environmental impacts of each of these different? Is one of these healthier than others? Soy soy beans +water +sweetener less protein soybeans often GMOs Almond almonds + nutrients low in calories low in protein takes 1.1 gallons of water to grow a single almond Organic cows not given hormones cows roam freely cows don’t eat grass w/ pesticide cows eat organic feed best for environment healthiest option Regular cows often live in feedlots
5	The most local product you can find. 5 extra points for the most local product in the class (to NDSJ)		Why is buying local good for the environment? Keeps $ in community. Determine how many miles away this product came from (look at the label or ask) Hayward CA 27.2 mi Determine how many kilometers away this product came from 43.77 km Calculate how much oil was required to get that product to the shelf It varies considering that the product not only uses oil to get from Hayward to San Jose but also for its manufacturing and whatnot But for the distance oil amount, it is about 30 miles and if you are driving a Honda Civic (ex.), it’d be 1 gallon
90	Total*