Processed Food

Pros and Cons of Processed Food

Cons:

Processed foods include many added preservatives. Processed foods are prepared through guidance of physical and chemical treatment before being shipped off to stores around the world. Processed food companies add lots of salt to the foods they prepare. Processed food sound healthier than they are, they actually lack in nutrients and natural vitamins.

Pros:

Processed foods are quick and easy to prepare. Some but not all  processed foods do provide some added vitamins but they are harder to absorb. Most last longer and can make you feel more full for a longer amount of time.

Resources:

www.healthguide.org

www.images.google.com    

By: Maisie, Shayla and, Jaeden  

Reading labels

Reading labels can be confusing. Most people don't know that

4 grams = 1 tablespoon. That`s why we have to be more informed about labels.

Do some research about the different serving values or look at the highs and lows

on the label. Try doing a dietary trade off, that means if you eat something with high sodium or sugar content then later eat something with low or none of that content. Start looking at labels and you will see a difference in your health.

Websites

WWW.HC-SC.gc.ca

WWW.fda.gov

By: Rebecca Fear

                                                  LOCAL FOODS

Some benefits of eating locally grown foods are the foods organic, the food is healthier because it’s not processed, it is way more fresh than industrial. Some challenges of eating locally grown food are there isn’t as much food we can eat because we cannot grow as much food in the winter as we can in the summer. Sometimes it takes a while to transport food so sometimes it’s not as fresh as if we were to get it straight from the plant.

SMOOTHIES

SMOOTHIES

Today in class we made Smoothies they were soooo good can not wait till the next time we had juice, ice, berries, and CHOCOLATE SAUCE! Mine was sour for some reason :-P.  "it was delicious" says one student  "sour' says someone.   #smoothies_4_da_win       

Pesticides used on Fruits and Vegetables

Most older pesticides, like dieldrin, have been banned for uses on plants that provide food. Others are still being used today, but some have been found to have traces of toxic chemicals such as arsenic, used in wars as a poison, dieldrin, which is banned, DDE and dioxins. These chemicals can kill people, and have been used to kill people in the past. Some of the fruits and vegetables that have been found in the top 25 foods for pesticide poisoning are; tomatoes, peaches, apples, peppers, grapes, lettuce, broccoli, strawberries, spinach, pears, green beans, and celery.

MSG is used in the food industry as a flavor enhancer with an umami taste that intensifies the meaty, savory flavor of food, as naturally occurring glutamate does in foods such as stews and meat soups. This was first prepared by Japanese biochemist Kikunae Ikeda, who was seeking to isolate and duplicate the savory taste of kombi, an edible seaweed used as a base for many Japanese soups. MSG as a flavor enhancer balances, blends and rounds the perception of other tastes. It is particularly popular in Japanese and Chinese cuisine.

Oct 22 Wednesday

Today we made pasta, Caesar salad, meat balls, sausage, garlic toast.  We cooked the sausages in 

a pan.  We only cooked half of the spaghetti, because we forgot there was still more in the box.We made the meat balls in the oven that took 20 minutes. We cut up the lettuce and put croutons and dressing in it. We boiled the tomato sauce.