CHOICE DRIVEN CHANGES
Food for Thought by Jessyca Canizales
TODAY…and the Twinkie Defense
This is the age of science. A fabricated custom-made reality,
competing with the natural, organic world man from which has lived
for thousands of years.
The small print on your Twinkies reads more like rocket fuel than food
for human consumption with unpronounceable test tube names labeling
chemicals manufactured in the cauldrons of industry.
There is no doubt that the Twinkie-drug has been a successful
experiment in taste-bud delight, their bright plastic husks found in
dumps all over the planet.
But are there side effects? And if so, do they outweigh the benefits
that Twinkies are providing for the millions who have come to depend
upon their relief from the drudgery of daily living?
The Parent Perspective
Today’s Enduring Understandings
Importance of Food: Ecology/Economy
 Understanding the Industry
 Facts
 Myths
 What’s What
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CHANGES
What is food?
Food Facts
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Food has changed more in the past 50 years than it had in the past 50,000.
There are nearly 50,000 products in an American Supermarket…all
derivatives of 1 or more of just 4 ingredients.
80% of all cattle in the United States are raised for McDonald´s.
Average American spends approximately 90 percent of their food budget on
processed foods.
The Average Person Eats Almost 1500 Pounds Of Food A Year! On average,
that can be thought of as 150 pounds of meat, 290 pounds of milk and
cream, 35 pounds of eggs, 48 pounds of chicken, 68 pounds of bread, 125
pounds of potatoes, and 80 pounds of fruit. That should be enough to fill
your stomach. The average person in the U.S. consumes 68 pounds of HFCS
per year. The average American consumes close to 175 pounds of sugar per
year.
Myths
All Fats are bad
It's a long-held nutrition myth that all fats are bad. But the fact is, we all need fat. Fats aid nutrient absorption
and nerve transmission, and they help to maintain cell membrane integrity - to name just a few of their useful
purposes. However, when consumed in excessive amounts, fats contribute to weight gain, heart disease and
certain types of cancers. Not all fats are created equal. Some fats can actually help promote good health,
while others increase the risk for heart disease. The key is to replace bad fats (saturated fats and trans fats)
with good fats (monounsaturated fats and polyunsaturated fats).
Brown Sugar is better than White Sugar
The brown sugar sold at grocery stores is actually white granulated sugar with added molasses. Yes, brown
sugar contains minute amounts of minerals. But unless you eat a gigantic portion of brown sugar every day, the
mineral content difference between brown sugar and white sugar is absolutely insignificant. The idea that brown
and white sugar have big differences is another common nutrition myth.
Brown Eggs are more nutritious than White Eggs
Contrary to a widely believed nutrition myth, eggshell color has nothing to do with the quality, flavor, nutritive
value, cooking characteristics, or shell thickness of an egg. The eggshell color only depends upon the breed of
the hen. According to the Egg Nutrition Council, "white shelled eggs are produced by hens with white feathers
and white ear lobes and brown shelled eggs are produced by hens with red feathers and red ear lobes. There
is no difference in taste or nutrition content between white and brown colored eggs".
Avoid carbohydrate to lose weight
The key message that many low-carb diets convey is that carbohydrates promote insulin production, which in turn
results in weight gain. Therefore by reducing carbohydrate intake, you can lose weight. Unfortunately, this is just
another nutrition myth.
What is a Processed Food?
If it's boxed, bagged, canned or jarred and has a list
of ingredients on the label, it's processed.
Methods used to process foods include:
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Canning
Freezing
Refrigeration
Dehydration
Why Process?
Convenience isn't the only thing you get when you eat processed foods. There's
a whole list of ingredients that manufacturers add to:
 Color - It gives your orange soda that neon glow
 Stabilize - So your gravy isn't watery
 Emulsify - Who says oil and water can't mix?
 Bleach - Let's disinfect and deodorize
 Texturize - Nothing's worse than soggy cereal...
 Soften - It's as if the ice cream was churned twice
 Preserve - What if you want to eat the cupcake six months from now?
 Sweeten - Sugar is sweet but saccharin and aspartame is sweeter
 Hide Odors - Do you really want to smell the fish paste in your instant Pad
Thai?
 Flavor - Nothing like having the sweet taste of watermelon all year round
Energy Webs (Food Chains)
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HUMANS are still involved in Energy
Webs.
We are animals…surviving and evolving.
We ARE NOT at the top of our food
chain!
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is?
Flour
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Wheat contains gluten which increases our body´s
production of insulin.
Digesting an enriched, high wheat diet floods the
blood system with sugar and toxins. Over time it
wears down the GI system, teeth, effects the bones
and brain.
Enriched flour is the WORST flour you can eat,
whole wheat, multi-grain or otherwise.
WHOLE grains are nutrient rich and contain high
powerful proteins!
Make EVERY BITE count!!
Sugar: Naturally
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Agave
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Honey
Fruit
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Edible crystalline substances, mainly
sucrose, lactose, and fructose. Humans
interpret it as sweet.
Classified as a basic food carbohydrate
and primarily comes from sugar cane and
from sugar beet, but also appears in fruit,
honey, sorghum, sugar maple, and in many
other sources, particularly artificially.
Like any food, processing it has been
related to numerous disorders and disease.
White Sugar
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The white crystalline substance we know of as sugar is an unnatural
substance produced by industrial processes (mostly from sugar cane
or sugar beets) by refining it down to pure sucrose, after stripping
away all the vitamins, minerals, proteins, enzymes and other
beneficial nutrients.
What is left is a concentrated unnatural substance which the human
body is not able to handle, at least not in anywhere near the
quantities that is now ingested in today's accepted lifestyle. Sugar is
addictive. The average American now consumes approximately 115
lbs. of sugar per year. This is per man, woman and child.
Reason sugar does more damage than any other poison or drug:
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(a) It is considered a "food" and ingested in such massive quantities, and
(b) The damaging effects begin early, from the day a baby is born and
is fed sugar in its formula. Even mothers milk is contaminated with it if the
mother eats sugar, and
(c) Practically 95% of people are addicted to it to some degree or
other.
Sugars: What´s What?
A food is likely to be high in sugar if any one of
these names appears first or second in the
ingredients list on your food label:
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Brown sugar
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Corn sweetener
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Corn syrup
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Dextrose
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Fructose
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Fruit-juice concentrate
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Glucose
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High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS)
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Invert sugar
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Lactose
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Malt syrup
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Maltose
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Molasses
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Raw sugar
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Sucrose
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Syrup
Side Effects
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Weight gain
Headache
Increased
appetite
Cancer
Diabetes
Tooth decay
Depression
Acne
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MS
Lupus
Anxiety
ADD/ADHD
Nausea
Abdominal
pain
Moodiness
Fatigue
Rash
Dizziness
If You Can't Pronounce It,
Do You Want To Eat It?
Take a look at the list of ingredients from the strawberry flavoring of a
milkshake served at a zip-through restaurant:
Amyl acetate, amyl butyrate, amyl valerate, anethol, anisyl formate, benzyl
acetate, benzyl isobutyrate, butyric acid, cinnamyl isobutyrate,
cinnamylvalerate, cognac essential oil, diacetyl, dipropyl ketone, ethyl
butyrate, ethyl cinnamate, ethyl heptanoate, ethyl lactate, ethyl
methylphenylglycidate, ethyl Nitrate, ethyl propionate, ethyl valerbate,
heliotropin, hydroxphrenyl-2butanone(10% solution to alcohol), a-ionone,
isobutyl anthranilate, isobutyl butrate, lemon essential oil, maltol, 4methylacetophenone, methyl anthranilate, methyl benzoate, methyl
cinnamate, methyl heptine carbone, methyl naphthyl ketone, methyl slicylate,
mint essential oil, neroli essential oil, nerolin, neryl isobulyrate, orris butter,
phenethyl alcohol, sore rum ether, g-undecalctone, vanillin, and solvent3
The FDA doesn't require food manufacturers to list additives as ingredients that they consider
Generally Regarded As Safe (GRAS). All the label has to say is "artificial flavor" or "artificial
coloring" or (are you sitting down?) "natural".6
Animal Products:
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There is no nutritional need for humans to eat any animal
products; all of our dietary needs, even as infants and
children, are best supplied by an animal-free diet. Our
evolutionary ancestors were, and our closest primate relatives
are, vegetarians. Human teeth and intestines are designed for
eating and digesting plant foods, so it is no wonder that our
major health problems can be traced to meat consumption.
The consumption of animal products has been conclusively
linked with heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, and
osteoporosis. Cholesterol (found only in animal products)
and animal fat clog arteries, leading to heart attacks and
strokes. A vegetarian diet can prevent 97 percent of coronary
occlusions. A similar pattern is evident for breast, cervical,
uterine, ovarian, prostate, and lung cancers.
Animal Products: Dairy
ALL cow's milk (regular and 'organic') has 59 active hormones, scores of
allergens, fat and cholesterol. These microbes are harmful (in abundance) to
our GI track. The wear away our insides more quickly and allow for
damaged, infected and carcinogenic cells to thrive.
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Herbicides, pesticides, dioxins (up to 200 times the safe levels), up to 52
powerful antibiotics, blood, pus, feces, bacteria and viruses are also present
in cow’s milk…and thus cow’s cheese. Each bite of hard cheese has TEN TIMES
whatever was in that sip of milk... because it takes ten pounds of milk to make one
pound of cheese. Each bite of ice cream has 12 times ... and every swipe of butter
21 times whatever is contained in the fat molecules in a sip of milk.
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Calcium? Where do the COWS get calcium for their big bones? Yes... from plants!
The calcium they consume from plants has a large amount of magnesium...
necessary for the body to absorb and USE the calcium.
Links and Risks
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CANCER - Some synthetic chemicals used in the
processed foods industry are known to have
carcinogenic properties.
OBESITY - Heavily processed foods are usually higher
in sugar, fat and salt, and lower in nutrients and fiber
than the raw foods used to create them, making them
the perfect choice if you're interested in unhealthy
weight gain and water retention.
HEART DISEASE - Many processed foods have trans
fatty acids (TFA), the dangerous type of fat you don't
want in your diet. TFA's give a rise to LDL, the
dangerous cholesterol, and squash HDL, the good one.
Health Consequences
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Effects brain, nueropathways
GI system
Circulatory system
Vascular system
Chemical imbalances
Depression
Dermalogical disorders
Allergies
Ulcers
Unintended Consequences
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Deforestation
River waste
Contaimination
Bacterial outbreaks
Corporate control
Addiction
Mass consumption
Waste
Mistreatment of animals and laborers
CHOICES
Changes In Our Approach
What is food?
Why do we eat?
What do we eat?
When do you
eat?
When should we
eat?
What is a diet?
How can we
change?
Food as activity
Food as reward
Food as punishment
Food as comfort
Food as energy
Food as nutrients
Food as filling
Food as survival
Orange/
Red
Deep Yellow
Light
Yellow/
White
Green
Blue/
Purple
red apples, beets, red cabbage, cherries, cranberries, pink grapefruit, red
grapes, guava or guava juice, red peppers, pomegranates, red potatoes,
radishes, raspberries, rhubarb, strawberries, tomatoes or tomato sauce,
watermelon.
apricots, butternut squash, cantaloupe, carrots, corn, grapefruit, lemons,
mangoes, nectarines, oranges, papaya, peaches, pears, persimmons,
pineapple, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, yellow peppers, yellow squash.
Cauliflower, sesame seeds, banana, tofu, onions, garlic,
Artichokes, asparagus, avocados, green apples, green beans, broccoli, bok
choy, chard, collard greens, cucumbers, grapes, green onion, honeydew melon,
kale, kiwi, lettuce, lime, peas, peppers, spinach, zucchini.
Bilberries, blackberries, goji berries, black currants, blueberries, eggplant,
elderberries, kelp, prunes, purple grapes, raisins.
Basic Healthy Substitutions
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Sugar
Flour
Butter
Dairy
Meat/Protein
Agave Nectar
Organic Whole
Sprouted Grain
Coconut oil
Soy
Almond
Local fish
Local eggs
Seeds
Nuts
Beans
•Local Honey
•Applesauce
•Organic Canela
•Organic Sugar
•Spelt
•Whole Grain
Wheat
•Unbleached
Flour
•Soy flour
•Potato flour
•Wheat germ
•Organic
Butter
•Soybutter
•Yogurt
•Olive Oil
•Avacado Oil
•Applesauce
•Tofu
•Organic Milk
•Yogurt
•Organic
Cheeses
•Natural
cheese
•Local cheese
•White cheese
•Local
hormone/anti
biotic free
•Tuna
•Free range
chicken
Suggestions
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Try to only shop the perimeter of the grocery store.
Better yet, order fruits and vegggies, and animal
products from local vendors.
Make fresh smoothies instead of buying juice.
Start substituting ½ with natural products to switch
gradually.
Try using less dairy in baking and cooking.
Eat natural yogurt, flavor or sweeten at home.
Prepare meals in bulk.
Eat fresh as often as possible…all foods, including
desserts.
5 things you can do to change your diet
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Read the labels. Know where our food comes from.
Stop consuming soft drinks or other sweetened
drinks.
MAKE don’t BUY food. Make sacrifices…take a
stand.
Eat food without pesticides, organic or sustainable.
Meatless Monday. Stop eating meat one day a week.
Benefits
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Economic
Environmental
Health
Asthetic
Future
The Magic Of Mexico
Leading the world in organic farming
Products Around PV
Organic in Puerto Vallarta & Mexico
Organic-Select
Organic Super-Foods
Wal-Mart
Mega
Soriana
Costco
Mary’s Vegetarian
Semillas Vallarta
Rizzo’s
Azecta Dulceria
Agro Gourmet
Aires de Campo
QUESTIONS AND REVIEW
Reflect to Digest
Making Choice Driven Changes
WHY DO WE DO WHAT
WE DO?
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The Food Industry
Links, Risks, Myths
The Process of Processing
Sugars and Flours
Rainbow Diet
Options
WHY DO WE EAT
WHAT WE EAT?
WHAT ARE THE RIGHT
CHOICES?
WHAT CHOICES ARE IN
MY CONTROL?
What’s What?
Must Haves
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Fresh Veggies
Fresh Fruit
Agave Nectar, Honey
Nuts and Beans
Rice and whole grains
Think Before you Eat
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Dairy (milk, cheese, ice
cream)
Meat (chicken, pork,
red meat)
Oils
Sugar
Pastas, white breads,
corn products
Processed food
In the End
Read, Think, Decide for yourself
The CHOICE and CHANGE are YOURS To Make
FOOD INC.
THIS WEEKEND AT THE VALLARTA FILM FESTIVAL!!!