Food Miles A food mile is the distance food travels from the farm to the store where you buy it‚ and these miles are costly to the environment. They are among the fastest-growing sources of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. The concept of food miles started in the early 1990’s in the United Kingdom .The more the food miles that are attached to a particular food‚ the less sustainable and the less environmentally the food is desired. Professor Tim Lang at the Sustainable Agriculture Food and Environment
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temperatures. Examples: This technique is used for peeling onions‚ potatoes‚ carrots and beets‚ as the skin is easily removed and the quality of the product can be maintained. Sometimes abrasion peeling is used as a pre-peeling step before knife peeling. Alternative: The capital and energy costs of the process are low‚ but steam peeling is reported to be more economical. Sort by size (fixed aperture screen) Foods that are meant to be cooked/heated are sorted by size. For example‚ potatoes
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Food Is Art According to writer‚ Albert Camus‚ “Great works are often born on a street corner or in a restaurants revolving door.” A good restaurant should contain a luminous environment‚ delicious food‚ and have a friendly staff. Benihanas excels in all of these categories‚ which is what makes it such a great restaurant. Now let me tell you a few reasons why this restaurant is so good. Benihanas has a beautiful environment from the exterior to the interior. When you first walk up you
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March 10‚ 2015 Fast Food & Obesity who’s to blame? According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Approximately 129.6 million Americans‚ or 64 percent‚ are overweight or obese‚ In 2000‚ 400‚000 - one in 700 Americans - deaths were related to eating badly and physical inactivity". Fast food is both easily accessible and cheap which influences higher rates of people towards eating it‚ Widening America ’s obesity rate and diseases that come with it. Healthier foods are less protonate
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traditions of cooking. They take pride in their food and live by the credo that food is only used if it is fresh‚ local and in season. There has been much debate on what defines Italian food and through research one can see that Italian food is not typical of a specific dish‚ rather that each region offers a new variance of depth and originality that is not common to the Americanized beliefs of solely pasta and pizza. Yes one could lump Italian food into categories such as breads‚ pasta‚ olive oil
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Food allergies Approved by the BabyCentre Medical Advisory Board What is a food allergy? Food allergies happen when our immune systems produce antibodies in reaction to a protein in food that is normally considered harmless. Food allergies are more common in people who come from families with a history of allergies‚ such as asthma‚ hayfever‚ or eczema. If your child has a food allergy‚ he will probably have an itchy or runny nose‚ a sore throat‚ itchy‚ watery eyes‚ rashes (hives) and swelling
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1. Causes of food spoilage and food poisoning. What is Food Spoilage? Food spoilage is caused by tiny invisible organisms called bacteria. Bacteria live everywhere we live‚ and most of them don’t do us any harm. Pathogens: Harmful Bacteria The bacteria we’re concerned with from a food safety standpoint are the so-called "pathogens" that cause food poisoning. And these pathogens‚ like salmonella or Escherichia coli‚ don’t produce any smells‚ off-tastes or changes in the food’s appearance —
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Food Literacy Many people in America often take the knowledge of health for granted. As fast food increases‚ people start to cook less and go out to eat more‚ especially with busy schedules. In the American culture‚ portion sizes are a lot bigger‚ the food always tastes better‚ and compared to other countries‚ food is a lot cheaper and easier to obtain. All of these factors lead to food literacy not being strong in America. Over the last 10-20 years‚ obesity has increased immensely and the number
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Fast food still a major part in our society Since 1970‚ the amount of fast food restaurants in business doubled‚ which equates to about 300‚000 establishments in the United States. About‚ 33.8 percent of the U.S. population is affected by obesity and 19 percent of children and adolescents are also affected. McDonald’s is one of the largest fast food in the world. New research found that 1 in 4 visit fast food restaurant. This hunger of fast food it is happening in the global basic. Fast foods and
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- Table of Contents Pages 1.0 Introduction 3 1.1 Company Background of JCJ’s Foods Corporation 3 1.2 Products 3-4 1.3 Expansion 4 1.4 Major Customers and Suppliers 4 2.0 Key Figures 4-5 3.0 JCJ’s Foods Corporation Structural Characteristics 5 3.1 Complexity 5-6 3.2 Formalisation 6 3.3 Centralisation 7 4.0 Evaluating effectiveness of JCJ’s Foods Corporation 7 4.1 Definition of effectiveness 7 4.2 JCJ’s Foods Corporation Approach 7-8 4.3 Actions taken to achieve the Goals 8 4.3.1 Cut
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