Food processing

Introduction: I. Attention Getter: Imagine walking in the grocery store shopping for food. You pick up a pack of lunch meat and you look at the back of the ingredients list. As you continue to read, some of the ingredients are hard to pronounce or never heard of them before; Those are chemicals. Consumer items that lists the ingredients of strange chemical compounds are processed foods. II. Central Claim: The processed foods that cause severe health problems and early deaths can be prevented…

The food industry has kept the world in captivity for many years now as people do not realize the multiple changes it has endured, as the film Food, Inc. portrays. From farms to factories and natural grown food production to antibiotic filled mutant food. The illusion that our food is produced on these farms is only an idea and the fact that the only way people even take notice is through a documentary or story shows how alienated many individuals are to the food industry. It is the entrenchment…

wouldn’t be able to proceed with this vicious cycle. This phenomenon will act as a wake up call to large food industries engaging in practices that contribute to our nation’s health epidemics and environmental issues. The reason the fast food corporations are the most preferred choice of meals is because of the nation’s preference towards these options. The achievement of the industrial food system has been to get us to rely on their products because of its convenience (Pollan 259). Without the…

illnesses. The safety of our food supply is very important to our nation, and even though it may be hard to believe, a lot of safety concerns with food are often overlooked. Food scares have come and gone for many years in America. Everybody consumes food, some more than others, but the lack of education behind how safe our food actually is, is troubling. Compared to other nations, America has a growing epidemic of obesity. What attributes most to this is the easy access to fast food all over…

only of sugar. With our current food industry, this apocalyptic scenario is entirely possible. Currently, our meat industry is overrun with inhumane practices in unsanitary conditions. This leads to widespread disease, as well as, over pollution. It is entirely possible that these conditions could cause the food industry to collapse. With a collapse of the food industry, humanity would be forced to rely on what processed food was left. However, processed food has been manipulated to…

The problem that occurred in Hotel Pulau Labuan 2 is probably their foods and beverages which the quality did not reach the expectation or needs and wants of the customers. There’re actually a few ways to solve this problem which is make sure the ingredients used are fresh enough to serve, they have to ensure that the standard or quality of the food is high therefore the customers doesn’t complaint about the foods are too expensive because it worth it. The chef have to be really careful when…

INTRODUCTION: For my Heritage Fair project I picked Shredded Wheat because it’s one of my favorite cereals. Did you know that Shredded Wheat was made in Canada? It was manufactured by a food company called National Food Company (NFC) in Niagara Falls Ontario. The cereal is branded with Post Brand. ABOUT THE PLANT: The plant like building is five stories tall and the locals called it “a Palace of Light”. The building has many windows to let light into the plant, this is why the locals gave…

The summers I’ve spent in Tonga were full of good, natural foods that were either picked locally or from one’s backyard. The ingredients used to make a delicious beverage called otai contains watermelon or mangoes, crushed pineapples, coconut, milk, water, and sugar. The combination of these different components made in Tonga gives a unique taste. However, otai made in Tonga differs to how it is made in America. The texture and sweetness of this beverage is different which makes it less…

Haerens, Margaret. Ed. Sherri Libberman. American Food by the Decades: 1950s. Santa Barbara: Greenwood, 2011. Print. Précis In her section “1950’s” (2011), Margaret Haerens, author and editor, suggests that television became influential to the way Americans eat. Haerens supports her claim by showing different types of examples of how television advertising has influenced Americans’ way of eating because advertising pushed the ideas of convenience. Her purpose is to allow readers to acknowledge…

The food we are eating today may look like it is good for you, but chances are the food is harming you more than it is helping you. Before all foods were processed, people actually ate fresh food, which was good for our health. Food was not processed, but naturally grown without chemicals. Today, industrial agriculture has taken over our food supply (Industrial Food). The food industry is trying to feed more people in an easier, productive way. Since they are trying to make it easier for them,…