The Omnivore's Dilemma, Chapters 1-5

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

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CCSS.RI.11-12.9

CCSS.RI.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.9

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.K.6

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

• Diapers

• Soda

• Beef

• All of these

Define "processed food"

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

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

• food which has been changed or preserved through mechanical or chemical operations.

• Food produced 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

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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

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CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

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

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

What does GMO stand for?

• Genetically Modified Organism

• Giant Mutated Organism

• Great Municipality of Oregon

• Genetically Mass-produced Option

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.8.5

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

• Grass

• Corn

• Beef

• Oat

Why are cows fed corn?

• It is cheaper and speeds up their growth

• Corn-fed beef tastes better

• Corn is a healthier option for cattle

• It is easier to administer medicine to cows in corn

Why is there a corn mill on a feed lot?

• To look cool

• To save space

• To create more corn

• To feed the cattle on the feedlot