My biggest takeaway from this course has been on how diverse and large that the food industry really is. We discussed a large range of topics in such a small time and it really opened my eyes to many new aspects about the food industry that I had never considered …
Probiotics and Prebiotics
It is a good thing that it has been so challenging to prove health claims for prebiotics and probiotics because it forces the industry to try harder to prove the worth of their products to consumers. There are a variety of health claims on different products already that can be …
Healthy Lunchables
One of the most popular prepackaged foods that kids favor in their lunchboxes are lunchables. Make your own pizzas, make your own chicken nuggets, nachos, ham and cheddar etc. My mom rarely ever bought us these because they are ultra processed and contain little nutrients but every single kid loves …
Plant Based Products
There are some bills that have been passed that limit what meatless/dairy free products can label themselves as. It’s important to point out that the people who are fighting for these labelling laws are a majority from the animal agriculture industry. They will say that these products confuse consumers and …
Who Does Your Coffee Come From?
Plenty of imported goods claim to be “fair trade”. The definition of something being fair trade means that a trade is made between a developed country and one that is developing where fair prices are paid to the workers who produced it. Many goods like coffee, bananas, chocolate, tea, cotton, …
Ultra Thin Shrimp Taco
The strangest food I found created with molecular gastronomy techniques is the miniature shrimp taco. It is simple to create by layering ultra thin edible film on top of itself using egg wash as a glue to hold the edible film together and topping it off with nori flakes, shrimp …
How Food has Changed to me as I have Grown
When I was a kid I mindlessly ate everything given to me. Like many kids I was picky about certain foods, but I did not give much thought into what I was eating. For my entire life I’ve felt a strong personal responsibility for all that is wrong in this …
A bit of why Food is Important to me
Food is something that is very important to me and as it is something that we all need to survive, it should be important to all of us. It is fascinating to learn about how the same food may originate from somewhere else on earth but pop up in a …