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Where Does Your Food Come From?? This lesson is from Virginia Tech and has not been edited by the Georgia Curriculum Off

Where Does Your Food Come From?? This lesson is from Virginia Tech and has not been edited by the Georgia Curriculum Office. Being a Food Detective. Food comes from world wide sources Hard to determine the origin of ingredients The label is a good starting point. Ingredients in Candy Bars.

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Where Does Your Food Come From?? This lesson is from Virginia Tech and has not been edited by the Georgia Curriculum Off

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  1. Where Does Your Food Come From??This lesson is from Virginia Tech and has not been edited by the Georgia Curriculum Office.

  2. Being a Food Detective • Food comes from world wide sources • Hard to determine the origin of ingredients • The label is a good starting point

  3. Ingredients in Candy Bars • Cocoa • Sugar • Soybeans • Dairy

  4. Cocoa • Cultivation originated in Mexico and Central America • Now grown in Tropical Countries • Has bitter flavor

  5. Sugar • Processed from sugar cane or sugar beets • Some from corn • India & Cuba produce 1/3 of all sugar cane • Sugar cane is also grown in the U.S. • Sugar beets are grown all around the world

  6. Soybeans • Found in many types of products • Grow all over the U.S.

  7. Dairy • Milk • Cheese • Cream

  8. Fruits & Vegetables • Generally seasonal • Some available year round • More expensive & lower quality out-of-season • Imports • Can use controlled environments to lengthen growing season

  9. Examples of Fruits & Vegetables Available in Each Season in the U.S.

  10. Now Let’s Be Food Detectives

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