Get out the way GMOs

Throughout my last freshman term at GCE, Food, we were able to dive in deeper in where our food actually comes from. We were asking ourselves, does our food come locally? Why do we transport food? or questions like what are the pros or cons to the use of GMOs? I was more on the Anti side of GMOs being that my mom is a health freak and cares about where everything comes from before purchasing. This is my slideshow of why I am anti-GMOs and what you could do to activate and inform the world about GMOs.

           
                                                            NBE "Anti GMO" June 2018

                       

Bake it until you make it!

To begin, throughout this term of Food we were able to look into baking. We studied the pH scale and what is considered an acid or a base. We learned about acid base reactions which we applied to our baking. We went on an FE to Big Delicious Planet where we were able to look at their garden and also get a hands on experience.  We explored their urban farm and how they work from the farm to the kitchen. We made 5 different breads in class. We were trying to figure out which component makes the best leavening agent. The leavening agents we used were baking soda, yeast, and sourdough starter. This AP was actually one of my favorites that we have had all year because I was able to see what worked better and it was more of a hands on AP that I was able to experience with one of my other peers.

                                 


Calculations:

BUTTERMILK
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PROTEIN
17% x 2 cups per serving = 34% of daily value
8 grams of protein per serving x 2 cups per serving = 56 grams of protein
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FAT
4% x 2 = 8% of daily value
2.5 grams x 2 = 5 grams of fat

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CARBOHYDRATES
4 x 2 = 8% of daily value
13 x 2 = 26 grams of carbohydrates
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CALORIES
110 x 2 = 220 calories
220 = x
2000 calories needed daily 100%
22000 = 2000x
2000 2000
11 = x
11% of calories needed daily
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ALL PURPOSE FLOUR
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0.25 serving size x 3.5 cups of flour used = .875
.875 is change factor
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PROTEIN
.875 x 3 = 2.625 grams of protein
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CARBOHYDRATE
7% x .875 = 6.125% of daily value
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CALORIES
100 x .875 = 87.5 calories
87.5 = x
2000 100
8750 = 2000x
2000 2000
4.375 = x
4.375% of calories needed daily
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SUGAR
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CARBOHYDRATES
1% of the daily value
4 grams of sugar
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CALORIES
15 calories
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Be Green Like Beans

Throughout this food term, my last term as a freshman at GCE, our first unit is called: Planting. Throughout this unit we explored gardening methods, went deeper into natural farming by read the book One Straw Revolution by Masanobu Fukuoka, we dove into growing our own herbs and mushrooms. To wrap up the unit we created our own hypothetical gardens. In my garden I decided to include a 5ft by 5ft garden bed. I used three containers such as a hemisphere, a can, and a rectangular bucket. Before, the soil quality was pretty low and wasn’t efficient enough for all of my ten fruits and vegetables to grow such as, strawberries, avocado, raspberries, tomatoes, squash, beans, corn, cabbage, radish and tangerines. 

       
To conclude, I think that this AP allowed me to think more about how I want to create my garden. I think I was able to think more about how I want to make an impact especially after thinking about how I could be more green and how I can make an impact. Hopefully this presentation allowed to think more about creating your own gardens and making an impact.

Citations:
Natural Farming, Wikipedia. April 27, 2018.
Flickr, Fish meal, fishmeal, March 12, 2015, April 27, 2018.
Hemisphere, Wikipedia Commons. 25 November 2014. April 27 2018.