Students construct a mind map using inspiration 9 soft wear. Any other online mind mapping tool can
also be used for this activity……For producing and making compost.
Sub Activity (a): Visit to the local Supermarket or departmental store/ Search on line
Students along with facilitators and partner school will visit a supermarket to note down the ingredients
of packaged food / processed food items being sold there. Different categories of processed food may
include junk food, meat products, ready-to-cook meals, canned products, soft drinks, juices, sandwich
spreads, cereals, and will also note down the ingredients present in organic products or organic based
products.
Students work in groups to search online for the adverse/bad effects of the ingredients they noted on
the packaged food and organic waste based products items in the supermarket. Groups discuss and
present their findings to develop a collective understanding on effects of artificial chemicals used in
processed foods.
What is the difference between organic and processed food?
Organic foods are grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers, antibiotics or growth hormones. ...
While some organic foods are more nutritious than their non-organic equivalents, others are equal. And
processed foods -- foods altered during manufacturing -- come in organic and non-organic forms.
Is organic food better than processed food?
Organic food may contain more antioxidants and nutrients than regular food, although the evidence is
mixed. Consuming organic food may also reduce your exposure to artificial chemicals, hormones and
antibiotic-resistant bacteria. However, it often costs more and may spoil faster.
Is organic food actually better for you?
Is organic food more nutritious than regular food? Organic foods are not healthier, per se, in terms of
nutrients. You are still getting the same benefits in conventionally grown foods as you are in organic
foods.
Processed foods are, well, processed. As intelligent as we are; as scientifically and technologically
advanced as we have become; and as motivated as we are for self-improvement as a species, we have
not even come close to matching Mother Nature's ability to nourish us. The foods we create in the
laboratory are not as nutritious as those grown on a farm. When hospitalized patients can't swallow and
must be given long-term supplementation directly into their stomach or blood, they may develop
kidney, liver, metabolic, and gastrointestinal disorders because the nutritional mixture that we are able
to manufacture is inadequate. Ultimately, food is the most nutritious when it is carefully looked after,
grown, and cultivated, particularly fruits and vegetables. For example, corn, tomatoes, grapes,
cucumbers, and just about every other vegetable and fruit we now take for granted, would not exist in
its current form without human intervention.
Processed foods typically have more sugar, fat (typically of the bad, omega-6 type), and chemicals than
fresh foods, and fewer vitamins and minerals. Many of the chemicals in processed foods may seem to be
benign, but they may prove one day to be dangerous. We simply, and perhaps ominously, do not know
yet.
Unprocessed food also known as real, whole or fresh food is a food that is still in its natural state. It
hasn't been altered and it doesn't contain any added ingredient or additives. Processed foods, on the
other hand, are foods that have been altered in any way from its natural state.
Is organic food good or bad?
Little do these groups know that there is no reliable research to prove that eating organic is healthpositive. The logic being put forward by organic foodmarketers is: chemical fertilisers and pesticides are
bad for human health, so the food that is grown without them is healthy to consume
Can processed food be organic?
When it comes to processed, multi-ingredient foods, the USDA organic standards specify additional
considerations. Regulations prohibit organically processed foods from containing artificial preservatives,
colors, or flavors and require that their ingredients are organic, with some minor exceptions.
Processed foods are, well, processed. As intelligent as we are; as scientifically and technologically
advanced as we have become; and as motivated as we are for self-improvement as a species, we have
not even come close to matching Mother Nature's ability to nourish us. The foods we create in the
laboratory are not as nutritious as those grown on a farm. When hospitalized patients can't swallow and
must be given long-term supplementation directly into their stomach or blood, they may develop
kidney, liver, metabolic, and gastrointestinal disorders because the nutritional mixture that we are able
to manufacture is inadequate. Ultimately, food is the most nutritious when it is carefully looked after,
grown, and cultivated, particularly fruits and vegetables. For example, corn, tomatoes, grapes,
cucumbers, and just about every other vegetable and fruit we now take for granted, would not exist in
its current form without human intervention.
Processed foods typically have more sugar, fat (typically of the bad, omega-6 type), and chemicals than
fresh foods, and fewer vitamins and minerals. Many of the chemicals in processed foods may seem to be
benign, but they may prove one day to be dangerous. We simply, and perhaps ominously, do not know
yet.
Processed foods are, well, processed. As intelligent as we are; as scientifically and technologically
advanced as we have become; and as motivated as we are for self-improvement as a species, we have
not even come close to matching Mother Nature's ability to nourish us. The foods we create in the
laboratory are not as nutritious as those grown on a farm. When hospitalized patients can't swallow and
must be given long-term supplementation directly into their stomach or blood, they may develop
kidney, liver, metabolic, and gastrointestinal disorders because the nutritional mixture that we are able
to manufacture is inadequate. Ultimately, food is the most nutritious when it is carefully looked after,
grown, and cultivated, particularly fruits and vegetables. For example, corn, tomatoes, grapes,
cucumbers, and just about every other vegetable and fruit we now take for granted, would not exist in
its current form without human intervention.
Processed foods typically have more sugar, fat (typically of the bad, omega-6 type), and chemicals than
fresh foods, and fewer vitamins and minerals. Many of the chemicals in processed foods may seem to be
benign, but they may prove one day to be dangerous. We simply, and perhaps ominously, do not know
yet.