Processed vs Unprocessed
what is the difference between processed and unprocessed foods?
unprocessed foods are in orginal form or raw
Processed foods go through a process and can change from their original form
example of unprocessed food
apple, banana, cucumbers
any fruit or veggie
why might people like to buy more processed foods?
processed foods may be attractive in colour and flavours. They can reduce the time people spent in kitchen.
Charlotte has a packed bag of salad. Does she have a minimal, moderately or highly processed food?
Moderately processed
what is one big benefit of processed foods?
It helps keep food last for longer time
Milaad has a bag of cheetos and doritos. Does he have a bag of minimal/ moderately/ highly processed food?
Highly processed food
What should we look for when we purchase processed foods?
nutritional label- to see if it is high in salt or sugar
shelf life- is it something that has changed a lot to stay good for longer time
Riley say that some processed food can reduce the nutiritonal value but can have human created nutrition in it. Is this true or false?
True
Does food processing affect our environment? If yes then how do they affect it?
Yes it affects it. Causes us to set up new factories to make processed food, can increase garbage because of packaging and pollution because of transportation
Which is healthier?
choice 1: eating one slice pizza every Friday, mostly healthy food on other days and sometimes candy
Choice 2: eating one slice of pizza for 3 days, candy everyday and some healthy food in the week
choice 1