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Food Unit

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 * 1) Make a list of at least 15 "Star Wars"/ "Grocery Store Wars" parallels. For example: Cuke-Luke Skywalker. This choice is for those of you who are really familiar with "Star Wars."
 * 2) Answer this question in paragraph form: //According to "Grocery Store Wars," what is wrong with "the dark side of the farm"? Find at least four specifics that re mentioned.//

Introduction:
Questionnaire: Burgers:15/19 Fries: 17/19 Dinner: Who can trace it back to the source? Very few, if any.... Omnivore: Something that eats anything (plants, meat...)

Terms: These terms are defined in the reading. Since we are reading this section together, let's look for these definitions together.
 * Genetically modified--food created changing plant DNA in a lab.
 * Feedlot--highly concentrated feeding enclosure
 * Omnivore--see above
 * Omnivore's Dilemma-- we can eat anything but how do we know what to eat?
 * Modern Omnivore's Dilemma--now we do not have strong food traditions--it's even harder to choose what to eat
 * Food chain--a system for growing, making and delivering food

Brief summary: The author became a "food detective" when he realized that he did not really know where his food came from. This book looks "behind the curtain of the modern American food chain" (Pollan, 1). More specifically, the books explores four food chains: industrial, industrial organic, local sustainable, and hunter-gatherer.

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Review questions: Why did Pollan feel the need to become a "food detective"? What is the purpose of this book?

=Chapter 1--April 6th= =Leader=team effort= =Let's start with an activity.= Refer to your food packaging. In your comp book, list all of the corn derivatives found in this product. Refer to page 11 and this attached list. List of corn derivatives

Brief Summary: How would you summarize it?
=Terms: What terms did you find?=

Visual: What visual would you make?
=Review questions: Come up with at least one thought-provoking question that makes people process the chapter more deeply.=

Here are mine: Brief summary: Corn products (corn derivatives) are found in tons of products in the grocery store. Corn became "King of the supermarket" because throughout history it adapted so well to human needs. The author aimed to understand why corn is in everything and if that is a good or bad thing. In this section of the book (chapters 1-9) he will trace the so-called industrial food chain.

Terms: photosynthesis--the process in which plants turn light into energy maize--original name for corn industrial food chain
 * agribusiness--giant agricultural business, a series of factories (Nestle, General Mills, Kelloggs?,Kraft)**

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Review questions:
 * 1) Why is it "more than a figure of speech to say that plants create life out of thin air" (p. 13) ?
 * 2) How did corn prove itself to be a very useful plant to the colonists? Find at least three ways.

Chapter 2 Leaders-- Matt & Steven

Summary- This chapter is about the farms on which corn is grown. Also, it is about how corn has changed so much over 50 years. They are making Hybrid Corn and GMO corn to take place of natural corn. These different types of corn promise more corn and they are working. The author describes his visit to a farm in Iowa.

Key Terms- Hybrid Corn: Corn produced by breeding different types of corn to get a better product. Yields: Corn produced GMO: (genetically modified organism) promises higher yields of seed than Hybrid Corn Diversity: a point of difference. (In book it says)

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GMO / HYBRID CORN VS. NATURAL CORN

Review Questions- 1) Why do the farmers need to buy new seed every year? 2) In what ways is GMO or HYBRID corn good? And in what ways is is bad? 3)What is happening to farm land in the 2000's? Stephen, and Matt

=**Turning Bombs Into Fertilizer**=

Chapter 3
Jessica Saunders

__Key Ideas-__
 * Agri-businesses make billions of money off cheap corn prices, while the people that actually make them are suffering from the low costs.
 * Fertilizer and pesticides are affecting the environment.
 * Money from the government is really the only thing that keeps farmers going.

__Terms-__
 * hypoxic - dead
 * fertilizer - a substance used to make soil more fertile
 * subsidy
 * ethanol



=**The Grain Elevator**=
 * Chapter 4**
 * Clare**

Key Ideas
 * In Mexico for thousands of years corn was the source of life
 * Now we have too much corn to know what to do with it
 * in 1970 corn production was 4 billion bushels a year ; 2007 thirteen billion bushels produced in a year
 * Corn is fed to animals who are not used to eating corn
 * Corn is being used to make ethanol fuel
 * Americas factory farm its a place where thousands of cattle are raised and fed corn
 * Two companies control most of the corn crop ; Cargill, and ADM ( Archer Daniels Midland )


 * Key Terms**
 * Silo-** a structure for storing bulk materials
 * Number 2 field corn** -corn consumed by animals
 * Maltodextrin** - a food additive that preserves flavor in food
 * High-fructose corn syrup**- a sweetener
 * Commodity** - something to be bought or sold
 * Bumper crop** - producing more than enough


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=Chapter 6- Processed Food=

-Margeaux and Kate

 * __Key Ideas__**
 * We eat a lot of corn (about 1 ton) every year without even knowing it
 * Starch into sugar, it's cheaper than other sugar
 * parts of a kernel of corn
 * products made from or with corn
 * hard to find food products without corn or soybeans
 * some nutrients in processed foods are removed during proceessing
 * Digestion of corn
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**__Dry Mill-__** The old sort of mill, which simply grinds grain into flour, or meal, is a "dry" mill. Kind of an industrial digestive system.

 * **__Glucose (corn syrup)-__** broken down cornstarch turned into sugar
 * Wet mill- makes processed food
 * **__Processed Food-__** Corn that is broken down into different parts and is turned into other foods
 * __**Digestion of Corn**__- Splits the kernel into different parts
 * **__Endosperm-__** the biggest part of the Kernel filled with carbs
 * __**Mill Startch-**__ crushed kernels with out germ contians protien and startch


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 * __Review Questions:__**
 * What was starch mainly used for in the 1840s?
 * How much of a dollar to farmers get on processed food? Labor? Packaging? Energy? Profits? Advertising?
 * How many bushels a year does and average american eat?
 * Why don't we recognize corn?
 * What are the three parts is corn broken into to make processed food?
 * what is todays most valuabe food product?
 * Where does a $1 spent on processed food go?

= =**__Chapter 7: fat from corn __**= Margeaux and Kate

KEY TERMS-
•obese-Grossly fat or over weight •Type 2 Diabetes-either the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the [|insulin].

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 =__ **Chapter 8- The Omnivore's Dilemma** __= By: Miles and Quinn

In chapter 8, it discusses that as humans, we have many choices to make as to what we eat. "We can eat anything, but how do we know what to eat?" This quote is on page 4, in the introduction of the book. What do you think is the reason for the Omnivore's Dilemma? I think it is because there is such a variety to choose from so our food varies very widely.

__**Key Words**__ Omnivore- Omne in Latin means all or everything. Vore comes from the Latin vorde, which means to eat or devour Carnivore- eat only meat. Carne is Latin for meat. Example: Lions and Sharks Herbivores- only eat plants. Herbe in Latin means grass or green plant. Example: Cows Salicylic Acid- a pain reliever. It is the active ingredient is Aspirin Fletcherizing- a fad that included people to chew their food as many as 100 times Sanitarium- a health clinic

__**Key Terms**__ The Bitter and The Sweet- we were born with a built in signal that tells up to stop eating certain foods. This is knows at the taste called bitter. Food Fads- strong food traditions. In America, we do not have any. Although fast food seems like one, it is not.

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== =Chapter 9- My Fast Food Meal= By: Miles and Quinn

Key Terms

 * Emulsifier- An agent that prevents separation of sauces or other processed foods.
 * Zea mays- Tall cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears. Another name for corn.
 * HFCS- High fructose corn syrup.
 * Spectrometer- A machine that lets you see how much carbon is in your food and how much of it came from corn.

**Key Ideas** =Guess If it is real or=
 * This chapter tells us what is actually in our food
 * It also tells us how unhealthy fast food is for you.

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=CHAPTER 12- Polyface Farm= By:Elizabeth Hamilton

**KEY TERMS:**
**•perennials-**something that comes back every year **•annuals-**occurring once every year **•Polyface Farm-** Joe salatin's grass, animal, and food farm

=KEY IDEAS:=

• Grass/ Grass Farmers
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=REVIEW QUESTIONS:=

•What plants are //annuals//?
•What does Salatin call his farm? •Where is Salatin's farm located? Whats does Joe call his hens?

= Chapter 13- Grass = By: Summer and Lizbee

Key Terms:

 * Grass Farmer- In the end everything they raise on their farm comes from grass.
 * Humus- the part of the soil that used to be a living organic matter.
 * Biodiversity- A pasture that has a dozen or more types of plants. or that the pasture is green almost all year long.
 * Gullies- a small valley or ravine originally worn away by running water and serving as a drainage way after prolonged heavy rains.
 * Carolina nightshades or thistles - Are both plants in the pasture that the cows will leave these plants behind. They avoid these because they will make them sick.

Key Ideas:

 * To a cow a fresh pasture is like a salad bar

=Chapter 14- The Animals=

__Key Terms__
Broiler Chickens- A type of chicken that is raised to be broiled, grilled, or fried.

Paddock- A fenced area where livestock, like cows, are held. Gobbledy-Go- A moveable shademobile where turkeys rest under it by day and sleep on it at night. Domestic- An animal that has been made friendly or non-violent to humans. Pigaerator- Corn that was fermented with the animal manure to attract the pigs. Polyface- A farm where they let the animals do what their instincts tell them.

__Summary__ The author is currently at Polyface Farm. He learns many things about the farm, like the Gobbledy-Go, Eggmobile, and the Pigaerators. He also learns about the "Sanitation Crew" (the Chickens) who clean out the parasites in the cowpats.

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__Review Questions__ How many days does it take for the chicken to be large enough for slaughter? What did they name the chickens? How many pounds of beef deo they produce a season? What time is it normal to wake up on Polyface Farm?

= Chapter 15- The Slaughterhouse =

__Key Terms__ Scalder- Where the recently slaughtered chickens are dipped and pulled out of hot water to loosen their feathers. Dehumanizing- How Michael Pollan described slaughtering chickens six times every month. Dehumanizing means the deprive of positive human qualities. Plucker- A machine that had "fingers" that would pluck the chickens as they spun round and round. Gutbucket- Where all the unimportant organs of the chickens were placed.

__Summary__ This chapter took place in the slaughterhouse of the Polyface Farm. Throughout the chapter, the process of how Polyface Farm slaughtered their chickens was described, and Michael Pollan also helped out in the process. Some things that I found that were interesting was the fact the Polyface Farm has their slaughterhouse open, with no walls. This allows customers to see the process of how the chickens are prepared, so they do not really need the approval of the USDA to sell their food.

__Wrap Up Questions__ Why does Joe Salatin insist on slaughtering the chickens himself instead of sending the chickens to a big company that would do it for him? What was done with the blood, guts, feathers, feet, and innards of the chicken after it was slaughtered? How did this benefit the farm? Are there any parts of the chicken that are wasted during the process of slaughtering? How did Michael Pollan feel after slaughtering a couple of chickens? Why or why not did this bother him? Why do you only want to cut the artery, and not the whole neck of the chicken?

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__ Chapter 16: The Market By: Maddie and Natalie __
Key Terms:
 * "Spring lamb"- Lamb that you can eat in the spring that is shipped from New Zealand
 * Art Salatin- The brother of Joel Salatin. He supplies restaurants with meat and eggs from Polyface Farm

====Summary of the book: We think this chapter is about how people tend to pick only what is cheaper, and are not willing to pay an extra dollar even if the food is more healthy or if it is more organic and fresh. This chapter shows us that people today generally do not realize what they are buying and that they are only concerned about the price.====

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Review Questions:
 * 1) How far does the average conventional ear of corn travel?
 * 2) Why are Joel Salatin's eggs more expensive than the industrial eggs you get from the grocery store?
 * 3) How many farmer's markets are in the U.S today? How many were in the U.S in 1996?
 * 4) How long does it take for lamb to mature before they can be eaten?

=Chapter 17: My Grass Fed Meal= By Lizbee and Summer ===**Summary:** In this chapter he made a meal for his friends using almost entirely Polyface food. The meal tasted really good, and his friend said the chicken tasted more "chickeny". He also talked a little bit about how grass fed animals are better for you than grain fed. ===

Key Terms:

 * Eating or buying Local- eating or buying local foods. If there is a food you're going to buy that is not grown there locally it is still ok to buy it.
 * Brine- brineing the chicken causes the meat to absorb moisture and break down the proteins that can toughen the meat on the grill.
 * slow roast- slow roasting the chicken would keep the chicken from drying out.
 * shuck- shucking corn is peeling back the husks
 * omega 3s- essential fatty acids that are very good for human health. They are important for the growth of brain cells and other neurons.
 * omega 6s- another fatty acid essential to humans. Humans need omega 3s and omega 6s to be balanced.
 * Souffle- to blow (comes from the latin word for breath or a breath for food) It is a dozen eggs flavored by nothing more than sugar and chocolate.

Review Questions:
1. How many... 2. Who was Michael Pollan going to eat his dinner with? 3. What helped him make the chicken he was going to eat not seem as much like the ones he slaughtered? 4. How much did Joel charge Michael Pollan for the ingredients for his meal? 5. Which ingredient did Michael Pollan use for his meal that wasn't local? 6. What gives the Polyface egg yolks their carroty color?
 * chickens did Michael Pollan want for his dinner?
 * eggs did Michael Pollan want for his dinner?
 * ears of corn did Michael Pollan want for his dinner?

Chapter 22- The Perfect Meal
Key Terms:
 * Fava beans: A broad, flat, bright green shelling bean as Micheal Pollan described it. Micheal Pollan planted them in his garden, and was using the for his perfect meal.
 * Blanching: A very quick dunk in boiling water, followed by cold water. Micheal Pollan blanched the fava beans.
 * Yeast: A fungus used in bread that makes the dough rise. Micheal Pollan used the yeast to make homemade bread.
 * Nocino: A black Italian liquor that Micheal's friend, Anthoney made from green walnuts and brought to the dinner party.

Summary: We think this chapter is about Micheal Pollan and how he made his healthy, organic dinner. It explained how he made it, how much better it was than the ordinary meal and how long it took him.

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Review Questions:
 * 1) Where did Micheal Pollan get his salt?
 * 2) Why wasn't he able to use the salt in his dinner?
 * 3) What was the main course of his dinner?
 * 4) What did Micheal Pollan use to get the cherries for his cherry tart?
 * 5) How long did it take Micheal Pollan to make his whole dinner?
 * 6) What things made Micheal Pollan's organic dinner better than the average dinner you would normally get?
 * 7) What did Micheal Pollan say made the meal "the perfect meal?"

**Afterword- Vote with your forks**

Key Terms:
 * CSA: Community Supported Agriculture are local farms that families join for a few hundred dollars a year.
 * Voting with your fork: How a person chooses to spend their money on food whether at a super market or a farmers market.

Key ideas:
 * Food decisions- is the influence on what you eat day to day.

Summary: This chapter is about how you choose your eating choices and what people think about there choices of what they should eat. This book made some vegetarians go back to eating meat because the book taught them not all animals were breed and treated nicely until it was time to be slaughtered properly for food. Some people found that these foods were not processed properly and decided to become vegetarians.

Visual: Vote with your fork.

The omnivore's Solution Key Terms:
 * EFLS: edible food-like substances is food that is disguised as something else. For example a Cereal straw is really cereal.

Key Ideas:
 * Eat the real food. Don't eat the imitation of the food. Eat the real thing.
 * Buy the real food. Don't buy the imitation of the food. Buy the real thing.

Summary: This chapter is about EFLS foods. It shows a person how they can see if they are real or imitation food. This Chapter also gives you good eating choices on how to eat your food.

Visual: EFLS REAL and Fake foods



Chapter 19: Eating animals
Key ideas: Chapter 19 is about Michael Pollan experimenting with becoming a vegitarian. Also it is about the dilemma of weather animals are suffering when they are being slaughtered in the slaughter houses. Key Terms:

Vegan: A person who does not eat meat, diary, eggs or any product containing ingredients that come from animals.
=﻿Visual:= = Or. = =Review Questions: Read 226 (Clean kill) to Don't look away.= 1. Who is Temple Grandin and what is her job. 2. What happens when a animal passes "the blue door." 3. What is the "Stunner."