Processing Food

Why do we process food?

• To make it taste better

• To prevent bacteria from growing

• To take all the moisture and air out of our food

• To make our food healthier

Identify all the ways that people process food.

• removing air and moisture

• freezing

• cooking

• eating

Bacteria can only grow with there is _____________ in the air.

How are you feeling about this assessment?

• I am guessing all of these answers.

• I know all of these answers.

• I know some of these answers but not all.

True or false: All the food we eat has been processed in some way.

• True

• False

How do people get food?

• It magically appears in our lunch boxes every day.

• There just always seems to be food in our fridge.

• Mom goes to buy food at the shop.

Farmers who grow lots of food and sell it for a profit are called ___________ farmers.

A ___________ farmer grows a variety of crops to feed his family.

When a farmer only grows one type of crop on his farm this is called _______________.

An Urban farmer has difficulty finding a good water source.

• true

• false