NUFD 153 Exam 2: Answers and Explanations
Regional Fare - ANSWER Food produced within the same region as where the consumer lives
-homestyle food prepared with local ingredients
Food companies in NJ - ANSWER Goya inc, Campbell soup, Lipton
New england regional food - ANSWER Fish (lobster, cod), One pot meals, Beans, Pies savory
Makah Indians - ANSWER Whaling
tribe from Washington State, reinstated their tribal whale hunts to preserve traditional culture
Five steps in food system - ANSWER Production- grown, harvested, raised. happens regionally, depends
on whether/climate
Processing- Change in structure, packaging, shipping
Purchase- ability to access the food
Consumption- influences on food to consume
Discard- waste, garbage, recycle
Food System Input - ANSWER Machinery- how it is harvested, different technologies influence how
plants are picked
Transportation
Factories; human resources (labor, research, education)
water consumption in agriculture - ANSWER Agriculture accounts for about 70% of fresh water
consumption.
-needs new system on how to use water in a sustainable way
What are fossil fuels? - ANSWER coal, oil, natural gas
, NUFD 153 Exam 2: Answers and Explanations
-eight times what it used to be
Cattle industry - ANSWER One of the largest based on cash receipts.
-provides b vitamins, zinc, medicine,
concerns
-environment, sat fat, use of antibiotics
Where are consumers purchasing food? - ANSWER Grocery stores (Walmart the biggest)
Farmers market
Fast food
Monsanto - ANSWER The largest American agriculture company that researches agritechnology and sells
genetically modified seeds and other agriculture products globally.
aqua advantage salmon - ANSWER -Same biologically and nutritionally as an atlantic salmon, received
FDA approval in 2015
-Inserted gene for growth hormone from Chinnok salmon under regulation of promoter from Ocean
Pout
Amount of calories needed for food security - ANSWER 2,100
food security- enough food for a healthy active life
Most food insecure region in the world? - ANSWER Sub-saharan Africa
food waste - ANSWER -22 million pounds of uneaten food per year
-any edible food that is discarded, such as uneaten servings on plate
-College students waste 142 pounds