The Omnivore's Dilemma

What does Pollan imply when he writes, "vote with your fork"?

• decide which companies will be successful by trying many types of food.

• Injure the politicians with silverware.

• Use a symbol to protest food and send a message

• Teens can't vote, so use your fork or smart food choices to influence companies and lawmakers.

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What is the omnivore's dilemma?

• We don't know what we're eating

• We don't know what we should eat

• Food is sometimes hard to come by

• We eat when we're not hungry

Which of the following items in a supermarket likely contain corn?

• Diapers

• Soda

• Beef

• All of these

Define "processed food"

• able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.

• the businesses collectively associated with the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural products.

• food which has gone through a series of mechanical or chemical operations performed to change or preserve it

• (of food or farming methods) produced or involving production without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial agents.

Define "organic"

• able to be maintained at a certain rate or level.

• the businesses collectively associated with the production, processing, and distribution of agricultural products.

• food which has gone through a series of mechanical or chemical operations performed to change or preserve it

• (of food or farming methods) produced or involving production without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial agents.

Which food chain produces most of our food?

• Industrial

• Industrial Organic

• Local Sustainable

• Hunter Gatherer

Where do today's industrial farmers get their seeds?

• They buy them from large food processing companies

• They get them from leftover crops

• They use specialized organic seeds

• At Walmart

Why must farmers buy new seeds every time they plant?

• Because hybrid seeds only work one generation

• Because new seeds are the only ones that grow well

• Because it's cheaper than making seeds

• Because GMO seeds are unhealthy

What does GMO stand for?

• Genetically Modified Organism

• Giant Mutated Organism

• Great Municipality of Oregon

• Genetically Mass-produced Option

What is the food that cows, through their rumen, are evolved to eat?

• Grass

• Corn

• Beef

• Oat