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My views on Food

In # 13: How has your view of food changed? by Wyatt

For me, food has always been something that I had to have not necessarily something that I have always enjoyed. I usually do not want to stop my day, or whatever I am doing, to stop and eat. It has always been something that has been more of an inconvenience …

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Changes in Opinion

In # 13: How has your view of food changed? by Alex

After this semester, I still feel that food is a good way to bring people together, but my views on food have grown and changed over time. Coming to this class, I was already familiar with the topics of GMOs, organic foods, and plant-based alternatives coming into this class. I …

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My View On Food

In # 13: How has your view of food changed? by Anthony

What does food mean to me? When asked this question at the beginning of this semester I said food was the comfort obtained from eating it and making it. It also said that it was a necessity to help keep my body going at top capacity. I got this viewpoint …

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Heat-Resistant Tomatoes Article Critique

In # 12: Communicating food science by Bekki

I chose an article titled “Heartier Heinz?” How Scientists Are Learning to Help Tomatoes Beat the Heat,” published on November 11, 2024. The story focuses on how researchers are developing heat-resistant tomato varieties to address challenges from climate change. These advancements aim to protect tomato yields as extreme temperatures become …

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Obesity Epidemic

In # 12: Communicating food science by Wyatt

I found an article from the New York Times discussing the rise in obesity since 1990. It not only discusses the rise of obesity but the implications of this rise and potential causes for the obesity epidemic. The article defines what they characterize as obese as adults over 25 with …

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Health Claims

In # 11: Gut health by Alex

I think that the current guidelines that we have in place for making health claims shouldn’t be changed. The level of evidence necessary is high, but it needs to be high so we can confidently know that the claims are true. If we lower the guidelines for these health claims …

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Probiotics and Prebiotics

In # 11: Gut health by Corinne

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 …

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Healthy Lunchables

In # 10: COVID beyond 2024 by Corinne

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 …

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Who is Responsible?

In # 9: Food safety: who is responsible? by Wyatt

Cleanliness standards are something that has always been drilled into my head in the kitchen. Helping in the kitchen, my hands became immune to hot water from a young age, something I always thought was common. If there is one thing that watching any cooking video on social media has …

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Plant Based Products

In # 8. Plant-based milk and meat products by Corinne

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 …

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Let’s Be Honest

In # 8. Plant-based milk and meat products by Emily

While I am a frequent supporter and consumer of plant-based milks and I have dabbled in plant-based “meats”, I do believe that there needs to be a clear labeling differentiation. If these products are wanting to be labeled as “meat” or “milk” there needs to be a large, clear identifier …