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Public Perceptions and Questions About Food

Discover the public's queries about food supply, popularity of chicken, and terms like vegetarian, locavore, and speciesist. Learn about different dietary lifestyles, animal welfare, and the impacts of bottled water and food safety. Delve into the debates on free trade versus fair trade and enjoy exploring various food-related topics.

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Public Perceptions and Questions About Food

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  1. Public Perceptions and Questions About Food

  2. Public questioning food supply. ?

  3. Chicken – Why so popular?

  4. Vocabulary • Vegetarian • Locavore • Vegan • Angus burger • Anthropomorphic • Speciesist • Free range • Organic Milk • Fair vs. Free Trade

  5. What’s in… • Whole hog sausage? Bologna? Pepperoni? • A burger? • A chicken or turkey hot dog? • An Angus burger? . A Steak from Ponderosa vs. Longhorn? • A salad?

  6. US Dietary Recommendations • Meat/Protein—Not over two 4 ounce servings DAILY • Fruits • Vegetables • Calcium • EXERCISE

  7. Vegetarian Lifestyles • Semi • Ovo • Lacto • Ovo Lacto • Pesco • Fruitarian • Vegan

  8. Three Kinds of Vegetarian Activism Moral vegetarians --believe life is possible without killing other animals. Political vegetarians--believe a plant-based diet is more just and sustainable. Nutritional vegetarians--believe that animal products are “the root of all dietary evil.” *Keith, The Vegetarian Myth

  9. When eating with a vegetarian one should ask: • How long have been? • What type are you? • Why are you vegetarian? • NOT “Do you eat jello?” Or “You are going to die.”

  10. Reasons for Vegetarianism • Morals/ethics • Health • Issue of B12 and Fe in Females

  11. Animal Misleadings • Organic • Natural • Free Range • Angus • CertifiedAngus Beef • Kosherand Halal • Organic Milk

  12. Trend is to locavorism • Reduce carbon footprint • Fresh food • Support local growers

  13. Speciesism and Anthropomorphism Most people are speciesists and anthropomorphic.

  14. Most people are speciesists and anthropomorphic • Speciesism—treating one species differently from another species • Anthropomorphism—giving humanlike characteristics to animals

  15. Animal Welfare vs. Rights • Welfare = Responsibility Rights = Equality

  16. Bottled Water • Issues?

  17. Bottled Water • No standards • Increased carbon footprint • “City” water is inspect • Lack of Flouride • 70% plastic not recycled

  18. Bottled Water • Strained • Increased mineral content • Spring water • 70

  19. Food Safety • UDSA and FDA depending on food source do inspections • Issues

  20. Food Safety • UDSA and FDA depending on food source do inspections • E. Coli from intestinal bacteria in mammals • Hepatitis caused by poor hygiene. • Salmonella from food contaminated with rodent feces. • Mad Cow from brain/stem tissue of older animals • H1N1

  21. Zoonotic Diseases • Transmitted to humans from animals • H1N1 Influenza is not zoonotic • Caused major decrease in pork consumption

  22. SodasPopCoke • High Sugar content • Some high caffeine • Sugar free is NOT • Saltfree

  23. Dairy Regular milk is 3.5 percent fat Butter, cream, cheese and ice cream are fat. Latte = fat!

  24. Free Trade Vs. Fair Trade • Issues

  25. Free Trade Vs. Fair Trade • Free—without tarriffs • Fair—producers get equitable wage and treatment

  26. Enjoy you meals!

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