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Q1: What are the health concerns with conventionally grown (non-organic) produce? Q2: Based on the dirty dozen list, what produce items are worst and perhaps unhealthiest to eat if grown conventionally (not organic)? Based on the clean 15 list, what produce items are lowest in pesticides andtherefore not as essential to buy organic? Q3: What two questions/answers did you review and what did you learn? Q4: I am confident that United States will act on the behalf of the people and regulate harmful chemicals so that we are not exposed as much as we are today. However, it often takes years for regulatory action to happen, even after the science is completed and there is scientific consensus. In the meantime, how can a health-conscious person reduce their risk of everyday exposure to pesticide chemicals?MyPlate.gov First, review the U.S. food guide called “My Plate” here: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/ . Take the quick quiz and explore the resources provided or others (“Eat Healthy” tab). Review this resource and answer questions 5 and 6. Q5: How does your diet compare to the “My Plate” diet recommendations? Explain Q6: What resource did your explore and what did you learn?
Note: I would be remiss not to mention that many health and nutrition experts question the assumption that diary and grains are necessary in the USDA recommended quantities. If your diet report said you are have excellent diet, but need to eat more diary and or more whole grains, critically consider the following before making that major change to your diet. Dr. Marion Nestle is a NYU Emerita Professor and author of many books including the best-selling book “What to Eat.” She believes that some food recommendations may be influenced in part by lobbyist and profits and boldly says: “Food lobbyists…are people who ask government officials to make rules or laws that will benefit their clients’ companies, whether or not they benefit anyone else.”
Cook it Quick! University of Nebraska Cooperative Extension developed a website http://lancaster.unl.edu/food/ packed with ideas on how to prepare healthy foods in a hurry. It features how to get organized in the kitchen, tips on cooking meals quickly, food safety, and fun food facts. Review the site and focus on what is most interesting to you. Q7: What was most interesting to you? What did you learn from this website?
Restaurant Fact Finder
There are many web and app resources to compare nutrition information for restaurants. Use your favorite resource (or use this one: https://www.nutritionix.com/brands/restaurant) to find information about a food you eat regularly (or have eaten) and answer questions 8 and 9. (If you do not eat any restaurant food ever, think about a friend who does and do some research for them). Review the traditional food label and answer questions 8-9.Q8: What did you learn about the foods you chose?  Q9: Would you make any changes as a result of your research?
Expert Interview Dr. Michael Pollan is the author of In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto, The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, The Botany of Desire; Second Nature, and A place of my own among many more. Watch this video review of his food advice: . Watch this historical view and informative
interview on PBS Bill Moyer’s. Watch both “Michael Pollan Part I” (). I hope that with an understanding of the food industry, politics, and nutrition, you will have more information to make informed eating decisions. Answer questions 10-13 based on Dr. Pollan’s interview. Q10: What are the 5 (or 4) crops that the federal government subsidizes with US tax dollars? Q11: How are our agriculture policies influencing climate change and the health care crisis? (Demonstrate
critical thinking and analysis).Q12: Describe Dr. Pollan’s proposed solution for school lunch. Q13: What is a “victory” garden? Describe 2-3 benefits of growing food at home (in your yard or in pots
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