7th Grade Teaching Project at Indian Mounds Middle School

Gen Bus 365: Spring 2008

1. Prior to class, have the teacher do a survey of students to find out the top brands they consume.

2. In class

a. Introductions (1 minute)

b. Give the students some background information on organic foods and pass out handouts (graphs, information on food being tasted, and prices of foods, where we got the food) to students (15 minutes)

c. Taste test: Hand out organic and non-organic versions of chips, fruit juices, soda, and cookies. Talk to the students about which they think is organic, which they prefer, etc. Review the results and the benefits of each option. (20 minutes)

d. Talk about where food comes from and show maps via PowerPoint of where the foods came from (7 minutes)

e. Discuss benefits of organic vs. local food, answer questions, and hand out bags of popcorn from the local Farmer’s market (until the end of class)

!

Survey!for!7th!graders!at!IMMS:!!

1. What!is!your!favorite!meal?!(ex:!!Macaroni!&!Cheese,!Pizza,!Chocolate!Milk!ect..)!!!

2. What!is!your!favorite!brand!of!soda/pop?!(ex:!Pepsi,!Coke,!Mountain!Dew,!Sprite,!7up!ect..)!!!

3. What!is!your!favorite!fast!food!restaurant?!(KFC,!McDonalds,!Taco!Bell,!Burger!King,!ect..)!!!

4. What!is!favorite!!brand!of!Chips?!!(Ex:!Frito!Lays,!Doritos,!Cheetos,!Pringles,!etc…)!!!!

5. What!is!your!favorite!Juice?!(Dole,!Gatorade,!Minute!Maid,!Kool"aid!ect…)!!!

6. What!is!your!favorite!Cereal?!!(Coco!Puffs,!Golden!Grahams,!Cheerios,!Lucky!Charms!ect…)!!!

7. Do!you!know!what!Organic!Food!is?!(Yes!or!No)!!!

8. What!is!your!opinion!of!Organic!Foods?!!Circle!all!that!apply.!!a. Gross!b. Healthy!c. Expensive!d. Bland!e. Tasty!f. Other!!!__________!

!9. Would!you!be!interested!in!trying!Organic!Food?!!

!!

10. How!many!miles!away!do!you!think!your!food!travels!to!get!to!you?!!

!

How!much!do!you!know! about!your

food?

Indian Mound Middle SchoolApril 25, 2008

Candace Stohs-KrauseNichole KnightsRyan WegnerRebecca Smith

5

12

7

4

0

2

4

6

8

10

12

# of answers

Have Yes Maybe I don't know

Results

Your Results on: Would You Try Organic Food

HaveYesMaybeI don't know

So What Does It All Mean?

! 100%!Organic100% free!of!ALL!artificial!inputs,!pesticides,!and!fertilizers!and!bans!the!use!of!animal!by"products,!antibiotics!and!sewage!sludge.!Regulated!by!USDA.

! Organic

Same!as!above,!except!only!95%

free!of!artificial!inputs.

! Made!With!Organic!IngredientsSame!as!Organic,!but!only!70%

free!of!artificial!inputs.

! NaturalA!general!claim!that!implies!that!the!product!or!packaging!is!made!from!or!innate!to!the!environment!and!that!nothing!artifical or!synthetic!has!been!added.!Often!means!that!only!“natural” flavors!and!ingredients!were!used!instead!of!artificial!ones.!

Can you tell the difference?

Lay’s Regular Ruffles

Ingredients:

(5)

"

Potatoes"

Sunflower!Oil"

Corn!Oil"

Salt"

100%!All!Natural!Oil

$3.49 / bag

Lay’s Natural Ruffles with Organic Ingredients

Ingredients:

(3)

" Sea!Salt" Potatoes"

Expeller!Pressed!

Sunflower!Oil

*No!preservatives*No!artificial!Flavors*No!artificial!colors!

Why!Better:"

Frito"Lay’s!policy!of!not!buying!!

genetically!engineered!corn!or!

potatoes!" Organic!varieties:

"Doritos!Natural!White"Nacho!Cheese"Cheetos

Natural!White!

Cheddar!Puffs"Lay’s!Natural!BBQ!Thick!Cut"Ruffles!Natural!Reduced"Fat!Regular"Tostitos!Natural!Blue!Corn"Tostitos!Natural!Yellow!Corn

$3.49!/!bag

Can you tell the difference?

Minute Maid Juice

Ingredients:

(6)

"

Filtered!water

"

Fruit!juice!from!

concentrate!

"

apple,!grape,!

pineapple!and!may!

contain!pear

"

Sugar/glucose"fructose

"

Citric!acid!

"

Abscorbic

acid!(vitamin!

C)

"

Natural!flavor

$2.99!/!carton

Location:• Fruit!from!all!over!the!world• Bottled!in!Illinois

Concerns?•Only!5%!juice•Label!says!“all!natural,”

but!the!ingredients!

aren’t!organic•Lots!of!sugar!and

corn!syrup

Whole Foods 365 Organic Juice

Ingredients:

(4)

"

Organic!juice!from!

concentrate"

Apple,!raspberry,!

red!grape,!cherry,!

strawberry" Calcium!lactate" Ascorbic!acid!(vitamin!C)" Citric!acid

$3.49!/!bottle!(64!fl!oz)

Location:• Fruit!from!all!over!the!world• Bottled!in!Texas

Why!Better?!• Ingredients!are!all!certified!

organic• 100%!Juice• No!added!sugar• Whole!Foods!supports!local!and!

organic!farms

Can you tell the difference?

Nabisco Oreo’s

• Sugar• Enriched!Flour

– Wheat!Flour– Niacin– Reduced!Iron– Thiamine!Mononitrate

(Vitamin!B1)

• Riboflavin!(Vitamin!B2)• Folic!Acid• High!Oleic!Canola!Oil!• and/or!Palm!Oil• and/or!Canola!Oil• Cocoa!• High!Fructose!Corn!Syrup• Baking!Soda• Cornstarch• Salt• Soy!Lecithin!• Vanilin

(an!artificial!flavor)• Chocolate

Location:• Ingredients

Kraft!owns!Nabisco!and!refused!to!

give!out!information• Manufacturing

Plants!are!in!Guatemala!City,!

Guatemala!and!San!Jose,!Costa!

Rica

Ingredients:

(16"18)

$3.29!/!pack

Newman-O’s

Location:• Chocolate

– Talamanca!region!on!the!Atlantic!coast!

of!Costa!Rica!and!Panama.!

• Palm!Fruit!Oil!– Colombia!

Ingredients:

(12)

• Organic!Sugar!• Powdered!Sugar• Organic!Unbleached!Flour• Organic!Palm!Oil• Canola!Oil!• Organic!Cocoa• Cocoa!• Organic!Unsweetened!Chocolate• Natural!Flavor!from!Vanilla!Beans• Salt• Sodium!Bicarbonate• Soy!Lechithin

Why!Better:•

Endangered!Species!Protection:–

The!Talamanca!farmers!provide!an!

important!buffer!zone!for!the!La!Amistad!

Biosphere!Reserve

•

Organic!Palm!Fruit!Oil:!!extracted!from!the!

palm’s!fruit!instead!of!its!kernel!–

Palm!Fruit!Oil!is!50%!saturated,!while!

Palm!Kernel!Oil!is!86%!and!Coconut!Oil!is!

92%

•

Salt:

not!iodized!and!does!not!contain!

dextrose

$4.39!/!pack

Can you tell the difference?

Pepsi

Location:

• Concentration!Plant!

Pepsi"Cola!Concentrate!Division

1000!113th!St,!Arlington,!TX!

•

Bottling!Plant

720!N.!72nd

Ave.

Wausau,!WI

Ingredients:

(8)

– Carbonated!water– High!fructose!corn!syrup– Caramel!color– Sugar– Phosphoric!acid– Caffeine!– Citric!acid– Natural!flavors

$4.49!/!12"pack

Blue Sky Certified Organic Soda

Location:• Concentrated!and!bottled!in!

New!Mexico

Why!Better?!• Ingredients!are!all!organic• No!preservatives,

additives,!artificial!colors,!

flavors!or!caffeine• Not!genetically!modified• Available!at!Copps

Ingredients:

(6)

– Filtered,!carbonated!!!water

– Natural!cola!nutflavor

– Organic!cane!sugar– Organic!cane!juice– Caramel!color– Tartaric!acid!(fromgrapes).

$4.69!/!6"pack

Why Go Organic?

Organic vs. Conventional

The!Chemicals:"Malathion

and!Chlorpyrifos:!these!chemicals!are!restricted!or!

banned!for!home!use

but!are!widely!used!on!a!variety!of!crops!

that!Americans!eat!every!day!

Effect!on!humans:"

damage!to!the!nervous!system,!reproductive!system!and!other!

organs" developmental!and!behavioral!abnormalities" disruption!of!hormone!function!as!well!as!immune!dysfunction.!

How Far We Think Our Food Traveled (in miles)

4

3

4

7

3

7

0-49 50-499 500-999 1000-99999 over 100000 Not Sure

Do you know where your food comes from?

Your!fruits!and!veggies!travel!over!1000!miles

to!get! to!Madison!!

When!you!add!

together!all!the!

ingredients!of!

your!processed!

foods,!this!

distance!is!even!

greater!

Ruffles (both types)

Potatoes"Idaho!(1250!miles)

Sunflower!Oil"Sunflower!farms!in!the!southeast!US!(720!miles)

Chips" Beloit,!WI!plant!(45!miles)

Total Distance = 2015 miles

Juice

• ApplesHalf!of!apples!in!the!US!come!

from!Washington,!(1600!miles!

from!WA!to!TX!,!1500!to!IL)

•

GrapesMost!US!grapes!come!from!

California.!In!winter!months,!

they!may!be!imported!from!

South!America!(1400!miles!from!

CA!to!TX,!1700!to!IL)

• DistributionMade!and!distributed!from!

Austin,!TX!(990!miles!from!TX!to!

WI)!&!Illinois!(100!miles). Total!Distance!=!3990!miles

(Organic)

Total!Distance!=!3330!miles(Minute!Maid)

Pepsi• Kola!nut

West!Africa!or!Brazil!(5000miles!from!West!Africa!to!TX)

• Vanilla!beanCentral!Mexico!(670!miles!from!West!Africa!to!TX)

• MadeArlington,!TX!(800!miles!to!

Wausau)• Bottled

in!Wausau

Total!distance!=!6470!miles

Cookies

• Cacao!In!Panama!and!Costa!Rica!(3150!miles)• Palm!Oil!In!Columbia,!where!profits!go!to!the!

local!community

(3680!miles)• MadeIn!California!and!shipped!to!WI!(1700!

miles)

Total!Distance!=!8530!miles

• Cocoa!Cote!d’Ivoire!(West!Africa),!where!

Kraft!supports!the!Rainforest!Alliance!

(4900!Miles)

• Canola!Oil!–North!Dakota!produces!80%!of!US!

Canola!oil!(1300!miles)

• MadeRichmond,!Va,!then!shipped!to!WI!

(730!miles) Total!Distance!=!6930!miles

Food Miles Issues

1:50

YouTube Video

• You!create!less!pollution!shipping!your!food!around!the!world• You!help!out!local!farmers!• AND!you!get!

fresher!food!

But if you buy local…it doesn’t travel nearly as far!

Conclusions! Organic is better, but not perfect in-and-of-itself

! Local is better, but still not perfect in-and-of-itself

! Organic AND Local is the BEST option of all !!

Places in MADISON to buy Local & Organic Food:- Willy Street Co-Op- Community Supported Agriculture (CSAs)- Farmers’ Markets (4 convenient locations!)

- Capitol Square- Hilldale Mall- East Side

AND…

McFarland Farmers’ Market

! Dates: May!1st!through!December,!Thursdays,!2pm!to!6pm!

! Location: 5100!Farwell!St.,!in!the!McFarland!Centre!

! Features!over!104!different!foods!and!products throughout!the!year

! From!pies,!to!cheese,!cookies,!meat,!vegetables,!fruit,!honey,!juice,!etc.

Local vendor who sold us the popcorn at the Capitol Square market – largest in the nation.

How much do you know about your food?

ORGANIC vs. NORMAL (CONVENTIONAL) DIETS:

These graphs show the levels of dangerous chemicals that are inside the children. The amount of chemicals go down significantly, and become almost non-existent while the children are on an organic diet. They rise again rapidly when the children go back to eating non-organic foods.

The Chemicals:

- Malathion and chlorpyrifos:

these chemicals are restricted or banned for home use but are widely used on a variety of crops that Americans eat every day – is this a problem?

Effect on humans:

Eating products that contain a lot of these chemicals over a long period of time can cause damage to the nervous system, reproductive system and other organs, developmental and behavioral abnormalities, and disruption of hormone function as well as immune dysfunction. Doesn’t sound very good, does it?

For more information on this study, go to this website:

http://www.ehponline.org/members/2005/8418/8418.html

-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1

On average, your food travels

over 1000 miles

before it gets to you!

The food that you tasted today

traveled this far:

! Chips: 2015 miles

! Juice: 3990 miles

! Soda: 6470 miles

! Cookies: 6930 miles

! McFarland Farmers' Market:

http://www.madison.com/communities/mcfmkt/

2

s

Student Favorite Meal Favorite Pop/Soda1 Japanese Place Strawberry Crush2 Sarki Japan Meal Mountain Dew3 Pizza/ Mac & Cheese Root Beer4 Noodles, Rice and Chicken Dr. Pepper5 Chinese Root Beer and Coke6 Lobster or Shrimp Mountain Dew7 Pizza Mountain Dew8 Spaghetti Mountain Dew9 Pasta Root Beer Grape Soda10 Pasta Coke11 Mac & Cheese or Noodles with sauce 7Up12 Tacos Mountain Dew/ Code Red13 Noodles w/ Balsamic and vinegar Sauce or Octopu Diet Pepsi14 Pizza Coke15 Pasta Monster16 Strawberry Banana Smoothie Don’t like soda17 Pizza Hut Pizza or McDonalds I don’t like soda18 ? 7Up19 Pizza Pepsi20 Steak and Potatoes, Mac and Cheese, Pizza Coke, Root beer, Mountain Dew, Dr. Pepper21 Fruit Salad Raspberry Tea22 Salad and Soup Dr. Pepper23 New York Strip with a baked Potatoes Lime flavored Coke24 Macaroni and Cheese Dr. Pepper25 Potatoes and BBQ sauce Pepsi26 Steak and Potatoes Dr. Pepper27 Fudge Sunday Fruit Salad Water 28 Pizza Mountain Dew

Majority Pizza Mountain dew, Dr. Pepper

Favorite Fast Food Favorite Chips Favorite JuiceMillo's Hot Cheetos Kool AidSubway Sun Chips GatoradeSubway Doritos GatoradeTaco Bell Cheetos GatoradeKFC Sun Chips Minute MaidSmokey Row Funions Blueberry Sugar DrinksBurger King Doritos GatoradeSubway Doritos-Cheese Kool AidCulvers Lays 100% JuiceMcDonalds Lays OrangeNoodles and Co Lays Minute Maid/ GatoradeTaco Bell BBQ Lays Minute MaidTaco Bell Doritos GatoradeKFC Lays Baked GatoradeMcDonalds Lays-Classic GatoradeSubway I hate Chips DoleMcDonalds Doritos GatoradeWendy's Pringles Minute MaidSubway Lays Minute MaidKFC Doritos Gatorade, Dole, Minute Maid, Kool AidSubway Lays-Ranch SnappleSubway Doritos GatoradeWendy's Doritos GatoradeSubway Sun Chips GatoradeSubway Doritos DoleTaco Bell Cheetos Minute MaidSubway Cheddar Sun Chips Kool Aid and Minute MaidQuiznos Frito Lays Minute Maid

Subway, Taco Bell Lays, Sun Chips Gatorade

Favorite Cereal Know Organic Food Opinion of Organic FoodsCoco Puffs No Other-Don’t knowCheerios Yes Healthy/TastyS'mores No GrossCaptain Crunch Yes Expensive/ BlandCheerios Yes Healthy Captain Crunch peanut butter Yes Don’t like, but will Cinnamon Toast Crunch Gross/ Healthy/ ExpensiveHoney Bunches Of oats Yes Healthy/ BoringApple Jacks Yes Fine, Not sure??? No HealthyHoney Gramons Yes Healthy/BlandGolden Grahams No What is it?Honey Oh's Yes TastyCoco Puffs Yes Healthy/ BlandCaptain Crunch No GrossCheerios yes Healthy/ Expensive/ TastyFrosted Flakes Yes Gross/ Healthy/ Expensive/ Tasty? yes Healthy/ Expensive/ BlandCheerios Yes Healthy/ TastyFrosted Cheerios Yes Healthy/ ExpensiveCheerios No I have never tried itLucky Charms Yes Healthy/ BlandCheerios Yes HealthyCaptain Crunch Yes Healthy/Expensive/BlandChispix yes Healthy/Expensive/ Have not tried itFrosted Flakes Yes Gross/Healthy/Expensive/BlandSpecial K fruit Yogurt Yes Healthy/ have not tried itCoco Puffs Yes Healthy

Cheerios Yes Healthy-18Gross-5Expensive- 9 Bland-7 Tasty-5

Interested in trying Organic Foods How Many Miles Food TraveledDon’t Know 75I guess 30000Sure 50000Maybe 1E+13Kinda of 1500I already Have 1000No, I already have More than 200Maybe 1000Yes 100's of MileNo 2Sure I don’t knowI don’t know Infinity Yes I don’t knowYes 100's of MilesNo A long TimeI have already tried it I don’t knowYes 40, Unless it is delivery then 1 mileMaybe ?Yes, if it is good 500maybe 5Sure 5 to 10 idk 100I already Have 500000Yeah 500sure 93864Ehhh Maybe 100000Yes, good experience 1000000Yes Hundreds of

Yes, Maybe Scattered