LESSON 1

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WHAT INFLUENCES FOOD

SYSTEMS?• Politics• Economics• Environment• Society

POLITICS

• Producing• Controlling• Regulating

• Inspecting• Distribution

Influence on Food:

ECONOMICS

How food and the costs of

food areinter-related

ENVIRONMENT

The types of foods

available in a community

SOCIETY

The influence of our food choices by

family, friends, our culture, television,

social and other media

STUDENT PROJECTS:GUIDING QUESTIONS

• How do the food choices I make, affect my personal health?

• How do they affect the world around me?

STUDENT PROJECTS:

1. Deconstruct My Snack

2. Journaling Notebook

3. Food System Letter